Match Report


Exeter CityExeter City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Computer Player Computer Player Chris Lucken Chris Lucken
Abraham BuenoA. Bueno71
G
1
G
62Luke BishopL. Bishop
Maryn MarsigliaM. Marsiglia72
D
2
D
63Shaun JessS. Jess
Vitor SousaV. Sousa72
D
3
D
62Torsten WielandT. Wieland
Miguel SanchezM. Sanchez70
D
4captain
D
61Del LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Alistair WestwoodA. Westwood66
D
5
D
46Riccardo MezzanoR. Mezzano
Danny MorrisD. Morris75
M
captain6
A
68Eduardo SantosE. Santos
Maxence BonifaceM. Boniface72
M
7
M
71Julian WilliamsJ. Williams
Mark RiggottM. Riggott67
M
8
M
72Julian HernandezJ. Hernandez
Marcos RedondoM. Redondo73
A
9
M
56Julian BouldJ. Bould
Fabrice HaiseF. Haise71
A
10
M
67Martin HendrieM. Hendrie
Eoin ChristieE. Christie68
A
11
A
61Gavin LaverG. Laver
 
Wes GeorgeW. George67
G
12
G
47Girolamo GiampaoloG. Giampaolo
Phil CotteeP. Cottee67
G
13
A
61Antonio ReyA. Rey
Dennis GilchristD. Gilchrist67
A
14
M
55Niccolo MacleanN. Maclean

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 9,812 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Exeter City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 4-5-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Lawrence.


0.00
West Ham United kick off!
4.51
Gavin Laver catches Vitor Sousa on the ankles. Gavin Laver is shown the yellow card! Vitor Sousa runs off the knock.
6.14
Alistair Westwood makes a probing pass to Mark Riggott. Mark Riggott changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mark Riggott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Luke Bishop is on top of it.
10.16
Danny Morris flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Christie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Christie knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise whips the ball goalwards with his head. Luke Bishop picks it out of the air!
33.21
Miguel Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Mark Riggott. Mark Riggott threads a neat ball through to Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo skips past Torsten Wieland! Marcos Redondo rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
39.17
Showing composure, Shaun Jess laces a weighted ball forward to Martin Hendrie. Martin Hendrie plays the ball forward to Gavin Laver. Gavin Laver shoots from distance. The ball takes a deflection leaving Abraham Bueno with no chance!! Goal for West Ham United!
44.33
Vitor Sousa threads the ball through to Mark Riggott. Mark Riggott threads a neat ball through to Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Wieland.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. West Ham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Ham United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Exeter City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.04
Gavin Laver catches Alistair Westwood on the ankles. Gavin Laver is given a warning by the referee! Alistair Westwood grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.10
Maryn Marsiglia flicks a high ball forward to Danny Morris who takes it down. With a delightful solo run, Danny Morris stretches the opposition's defence. Danny Morris shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.10
Miguel Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Riggott. With great vision, Mark Riggott plays the ball forward to Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Lofthouse.
60.54
West Ham United have made a substitution with Niccolo Maclean replacing Julian Hernandez .
61.60
Mark Riggott knocks the ball forward to Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
66.09
Vitor Sousa kicks a strong pass forward to Maxence Boniface. Maxence Boniface knocks the ball forward to Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Riggott plays the ball forward to Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.04
West Ham United have made a substitution with Antonio Rey replacing Gavin Laver .
79.27
Vitor Sousa comes in with a late challenge on Martin Hendrie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Martin Hendrie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.31
Torsten Wieland flicks a high ball forward to Julian Bould who takes it down. Julian Bould threads the ball through to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Sousa.
83.19
Mark Riggott sees Eoin Christie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Christie plays a one-two with Marcos Redondo and advances towards the goal... Eoin Christie strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Luke Bishop effortlessly gets down and covers it.
84.15
Mark Riggott flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Christie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Christie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Wieland.
85.42
Miguel Sanchez sees Mark Riggott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Riggott makes an attacking run forward. Mark Riggott knocks in a cross ball towards Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
90.00
Mark Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Luke Bishop gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Exeter City

West Ham United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
31.5%
46.6%
21.9%

Scorers
Marcos Redondo 33
Fabrice Haise 71
Gavin Laver 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Riggott of Exeter City

Match Ratings
1.Abraham Bueno (GK)
6
2.Maryn Marsiglia (DEF)
6
3.Vitor Sousa (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Miguel Sanchez (DEF)
6
5.Alistair Westwood (DEF)
6
6.Danny Morris (MID)
6
7.Maxence Boniface (MID)
6
8.Mark Riggott (MID)
9
9.Marcos Redondo (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Fabrice Haise (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Eoin Christie (ATT)
6
 
12.Wes George (GK)
0
13.Phil Cottee (GK)
0
14.Dennis Gilchrist (ATT)
0

1.Luke Bishop (GK)
8
2.Shaun Jess (DEF)
6
3.Torsten Wieland (DEF)
6
4.Del Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Riccardo Mezzano (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Santos (ATT)
6
7.Julian Williams (MID)
6
8.Julian Hernandez (MID)
6
9.Julian Bould (MID)
6
10.Martin Hendrie (MID)
7
11.Gavin Laver (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Girolamo Giampaolo (GK)
0
13.Antonio Rey (ATT)
6
14.Niccolo Maclean (MID)
6