Match Report
| Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth Argyle |  |  | Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Huckerby | R. Huckerby |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Lorenzo Quaglia | L. Quaglia | |||||||||
| Paolo Mccann | P. Mccann | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 34 | | Vittorio Pinton | V. Pinton | |||||||||
| Stan Pearce | S. Pearce | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 43 | | Graeme Forbes | G. Forbes | |||||||||
| Robert Formon | R. Formon | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Ledley Fenton | L. Fenton | |||||||||
| Rio Blake | R. Blake | | 73 | M | | 5 | |  | D | 44 |  | Markus Richter | M. Richter | ||||||||
| Andy Gemmill | A. Gemmill |  | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 43 | | Anthony Craddock | A. Craddock | |||||||||
| Les Huckerby | L. Huckerby | | 52 | M | | | 7 | | M | 37 | | Frank Jeffers | F. Jeffers | ||||||||
| Stan Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 49 | M | | 8 | | A | 44 |  | Mathias Alexandersson | M. Alexandersson | |||||||||
| Amedeo Grossi | A. Grossi | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Francois Senoussi | F. Senoussi | |||||||||
| Renato De Sole | R. De Sole | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 35 | | Samir Breyer | S. Breyer | |||||||||
| Robert Lampard | R. Lampard | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 37 |  | Joe Nelisse | J. Nelisse | |||||||||
| Mick Middleton | M. Middleton | | 61 | G | | 12 | | D | 34 | | Martin Dichio | M. Dichio | |||||||||
| Harvey Ehiogu | H. Ehiogu | | 52 | A | | 13 | | D | 24 |  | Casey Lalas | C. Lalas | |||||||||
| Ross White | R. White | | 50 | A | | 14 | | A | 39 | | Mike Lockley | M. Lockley | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Home Park where Plymouth Argyle play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 4,402 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Plymouth Argyle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Heskey.
The pitch is in good condition.
Plymouth Argyle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Heskey.
0.00
0-0Plymouth Argyle start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.46
0-0Stan Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Robert Lampard collects the pass. Robert Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lorenzo Quaglia who gathers it comfortably.
12.20
0-0Anthony Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Samir Breyer. Samir Breyer finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
15.30
Andy Gemmill passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Renato De Sole. Renato De Sole lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.40
Andy Gemmill hits a low pass to Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.17
0-0Frank Jeffers catches Andy Gemmill on the ankles. Frank Jeffers is warned by the referee! Andy Gemmill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.43
0-0Anthony Craddock hacks Andy Gemmill from behind! Anthony Craddock is shown the yellow card! Andy Gemmill carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.45
Paolo Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Les Huckerby controls it well on his chest. Les Huckerby takes it forward alone. Les Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.09
0-0Anthony Craddock flicks a high pass forward to Samir Breyer who brings the ball neatly under control. Samir Breyer passes the ball forward to Francois Senoussi. Some world-class footwork from Francois Senoussi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Ronnie Huckerby.
25.41
0-0Frank Jeffers takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Markus Richter. Markus Richter chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Amedeo Grossi reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
26.27
Paolo Mccann makes a probing pass to Les Huckerby. Les Huckerby flicks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.15
With vision, Andy Gemmill laces a weighted ball forward to Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
33.55
Ledley Fenton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frank Jeffers. Without breaking stride, Frank Jeffers plays the ball forward to Samir Breyer. Samir Breyer finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.09
1-0Andy Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.18
Frank Jeffers threads a neat ball through to Francois Senoussi. Francois Senoussi lofts in a cross ball towards Mathias Alexandersson. Mathias Alexandersson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.16
Frank Jeffers darts forward. Frank Jeffers shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Stan Nicholls knocks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Lorenzo Quaglia.
45.00
Les Huckerby takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Lorenzo Quaglia scoops up the ball.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Plymouth Argyle appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leyton Orient players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Leyton Orient kick off!
47.36
Les Huckerby threads a neat ball through to Renato De Sole. Renato De Sole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.01
Markus Richter knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Jeffers. Frank Jeffers flicks a high pass forward to Mathias Alexandersson who brings the ball under control. Mathias Alexandersson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
51.17
Rio Blake comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Craddock. The referee calls over Rio Blake and warns him to calm down! Anthony Craddock runs off the knock.
55.05
Stan Pearce threads the ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lorenzo Quaglia who gathers it comfortably.
57.13
With great vision, Andy Gemmill plays the ball forward to Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graeme Forbes.
60.38
1-0Leyton Orient have made 2 substitutions with Casey Lalas replacing Samir Breyer and Mike Lockley replacing Joe Nelisse .
61.42
Paolo Mccann threads a neat ball through to Les Huckerby. Les Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard beats his man to it with a header but it flies wide!
63.25
Stan Pearce threads a neat ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Robert Lampard collects the pass. Robert Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Renato De Sole. Renato De Sole rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Lorenzo Quaglia. Excellent save.
65.56
Graeme Forbes flicks a high pass forward to Frank Jeffers who brings the ball neatly under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Frank Jeffers plays the ball forward to Casey Lalas. Casey Lalas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.33
Andy Gemmill sees a break and surges forward. Andy Gemmill whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi powers a header at goal. Amedeo Grossi scores for Plymouth Argyle!!
71.05
Paolo Mccann flicks a high ball forward to Rio Blake who takes it down. Rio Blake sees space and advances. Rio Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.01
Markus Richter passes the ball forward to Frank Jeffers. Frank Jeffers flicks the ball to his team mate, Francois Senoussi. Francois Senoussi knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Lockley. Mike Lockley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.31
Rio Blake threads a neat ball through to Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lorenzo Quaglia who gathers it comfortably.
75.28
Stan Pearce hits a low pass to Rio Blake. Rio Blake runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rio Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Amedeo Grossi! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Italian!
77.28
Plymouth Argyle have made 3 substitutions with Ross White replacing Stan Nicholls, Harvey Ehiogu replacing Les Huckerby and Mick Middleton replacing Rio Blake .
78.22
Frank Jeffers flicks a high pass forward to Francois Senoussi who brings the ball under control. Francois Senoussi lofts in a cross ball towards Mike Lockley. Mike Lockley makes a convincing header but somehow Ronnie Huckerby manages to keep it out.
85.32
Robert Lampard clumsily knocks into Ledley Fenton. The referee calls over Robert Lampard and shows him a yellow card! Ledley Fenton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.35
Stan Pearce threads a neat ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill plays the ball forward to Amedeo Grossi. Amedeo Grossi lofts in a cross ball towards Renato De Sole. Renato De Sole connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Lorenzo Quaglia manages to keep it out.
89.02
Harvey Ehiogu threads a neat ball through to Robert Lampard. Robert Lampard shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
24.1%
44.6%
31.3%
Scorers
| Amedeo Grossi 36, 66, 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Amedeo Grossi of Plymouth Argyle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ronnie Huckerby (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Mccann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stan Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Robert Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rio Blake (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andy Gemmill (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Les Huckerby (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Stan Nicholls (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Amedeo Grossi (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Renato De Sole (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Robert Lampard (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Mick Middleton (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Harvey Ehiogu (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ross White (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Lorenzo Quaglia (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Vittorio Pinton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Graeme Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ledley Fenton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Markus Richter (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Anthony Craddock (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Frank Jeffers (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Mathias Alexandersson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Francois Senoussi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Samir Breyer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Joe Nelisse (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martin Dichio (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Casey Lalas (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mike Lockley (ATT) | 6 | |