Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Walsall | Walsall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Omer Brooking | O. Brooking |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 62 | | Robbie Hibbs | R. Hibbs | ||||||||
| Ian Grantt | I. Grantt | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Gianfranco Ferron | G. Ferron | |||||||||
| Terry Tolley | T. Tolley | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Joris Van Haaren | J. Van Haaren | |||||||||
| Jakob Helmer | J. Helmer |  | 54 | D | | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Syd Moncur | S. Moncur | ||||||||
| Toni Laigle | T. Laigle |  | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Cesar Quaresma | C. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Arno Hässler | A. Hässler | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Jimmy Roux | J. Roux | |||||||||
| Mariano Appoloni | M. Appoloni | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Carl Pallister | C. Pallister | |||||||||
| Julian Gento | J. Gento |  | 54 | M | | 8 | | A | 59 | | Fabrice Blanc | F. Blanc | |||||||||
| Clive Hughes | C. Hughes | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | David Oliver | D. Oliver | |||||||||
| Darren Pearce | D. Pearce | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 46 | | Marvin Sherwood | M. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Steve Charlton | S. Charlton | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Eddie Forbes | E. Forbes | |||||||||
| Arthur Christie | A. Christie | | 59 | G | | 12 | | M | 56 | | Toni Bugnet | T. Bugnet | |||||||||
| Brendan Ball | B. Ball | | 53 | M | | 13 | | M | 55 | | John Stewart | J. Stewart | |||||||||
| Enzo Cristante | E. Cristante | | 53 | D | | 14 | | G | 54 | | Francisco Vazquez | F. Vazquez | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Walsall. A crowd of 13,757 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ronnie Edwards.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Walsall appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ronnie Edwards.
0.00
0-0Walsall get the match underway!
2.26
0-0Cesar Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister threads the ball through to Jimmy Roux. Jimmy Roux finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.11
0-0Syd Moncur takes it forward alone. Syd Moncur knocks the ball forward to Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Terry Tolley. Excellent block.
6.53
0-0Arno Hässler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Clive Hughes. Clive Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Steve Charlton. Steve Charlton flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Robbie Hibbs.
9.31
Gianfranco Ferron flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.36
0-1Fabrice Blanc sees space and advances. Fabrice Blanc knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Carl Pallister!
34.05
Syd Moncur makes a probing pass to Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Sherwood collects the pass. Marvin Sherwood whips in a cross ball towards Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.31
Julian Gento flicks a high pass forward. Darren Pearce holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren Pearce runs straight at the defence! Darren Pearce takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
42.36
1-2Arno Hässler clumsily knocks into Carl Pallister. The referee calls over Arno Hässler and shows him a yellow card! Carl Pallister stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
1-2Terry Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Mariano Appoloni collects the pass. With great vision, Mariano Appoloni plays the ball forward to Julian Gento. Julian Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joris Van Haaren.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Walsall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Norwich City kick off!
48.13
Ian Grantt threads a neat ball through to Mariano Appoloni. Mariano Appoloni brings the ball forward. Mariano Appoloni finds some space and shoots from distance. Mariano Appoloni scores for Norwich City!!
51.08
Jimmy Roux sees a break and surges forward. Jimmy Roux knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
60.57
2-2Walsall have made a substitution with Francisco Vazquez replacing Jimmy Roux .
63.37
Joris Van Haaren flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Sherwood holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marvin Sherwood makes a probing pass to Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
65.25
Jakob Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Terry Tolley comfortably collects the pass. Terry Tolley passes the ball forward to Darren Pearce. Darren Pearce advances inside the box! Darren Pearce shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Robbie Hibbs has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.31
Mariano Appoloni flicks a high pass forward. Arno Hässler controls it well on his chest. Arno Hässler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
71.00
3-2Norwich City are in full control of this game.
73.24
Syd Moncur surges forward with the ball. Syd Moncur surges forward with the ball. Syd Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Omer Brooking manages to keep it out.
75.04
Carl Pallister makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Pallister whips in a cross ball towards Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Omer Brooking as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.33
3-2It's a corner kick. Carl Pallister loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Clive Hughes reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
78.10
Syd Moncur pushes up the pitch. Syd Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Vazquez. Francisco Vazquez lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
81.34
3-2Carl Pallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Oliver. David Oliver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Vazquez but he's offside!
85.11
Carl Pallister sees Fabrice Blanc in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabrice Blanc knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.2%
52.8%
Play Area
27.8%
40.3%
31.9%
Scorers
| Darren Pearce 38, 65 Mariano Appoloni 48 | Carl Pallister 28, 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Darren Pearce of Norwich City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Omer Brooking (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ian Grantt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Terry Tolley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jakob Helmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Toni Laigle (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Arno Hässler (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Mariano Appoloni (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Julian Gento (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Clive Hughes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Darren Pearce (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Steve Charlton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Arthur Christie (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Brendan Ball (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Enzo Cristante (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Robbie Hibbs (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gianfranco Ferron (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Joris Van Haaren (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Syd Moncur (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Cesar Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jimmy Roux (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carl Pallister (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Fabrice Blanc (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | David Oliver (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marvin Sherwood (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Eddie Forbes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Toni Bugnet (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Stewart (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francisco Vazquez (GK) | 6 | |