Match Report
| Blackpool | Blackpool |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Vieira | R. Vieira |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Neil Brady | N. Brady | |||||||||
| Ighli Ganz | I. Ganz |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Darius Newby | D. Newby | |||||||||
| David Moutinho | D. Moutinho |  | 55 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 52 | | Ledley Greaves | L. Greaves | ||||||||
| Matthew Thomson | M. Thomson | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Mark Allman | M. Allman | |||||||||
| Benedetto Teodorani | B. Teodorani | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Danny Drake | D. Drake | |||||||||
| Clive Rankin | C. Rankin | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Dean Bowyer | D. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Omer Bastin | O. Bastin | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Steve Woodcock | S. Woodcock | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Syd Unsworth | S. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Alberto Camacho | A. Camacho |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Alun Huckerby | A. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Peter Impey | P. Impey | | 50 | A | | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Tommy Mercer | T. Mercer | ||||||||
| Simon Mckay | S. Mckay | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Luke Charlton | L. Charlton | |||||||||
| Tommy Mccann | T. Mccann | | 53 | G | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Richard Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| James Chadwick | J. Chadwick | | 49 | M | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Daniele Simonsen | D. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Omer Powell | O. Powell | | 49 | G | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Simon Westwood | S. Westwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Bloomfield Road where Blackpool play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,890 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Blackpool and Millwall are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Palmer.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Blackpool and Millwall are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Palmer.
0.00
0-0Millwall get the match underway!
2.54
0-0Danny Drake plays the ball forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer whips in a cross ball towards Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.24
0-0Matthew Thomson flicks a high ball forward to Omer Bastin who takes it down. Omer Bastin chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Camacho. Alberto Camacho passes the ball forward but Peter Impey is offside!
8.03
1-0Omer Bastin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Omer Bastin finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.16
Matthew Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Clive Rankin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With a delightful solo run, Clive Rankin stretches the opposition's defence. Clive Rankin makes a probing pass to Simon Mckay but he's offside!
18.11
David Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Rankin. Clive Rankin flicks a high pass forward to Simon Mckay who brings the ball under control. Simon Mckay whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Camacho. Alberto Camacho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.09
Omer Bastin decides to run forward with the ball. Omer Bastin shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
24.34
Dean Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer advances inside the box! Tommy Mercer comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.33
2-1Matthew Thomson pushes up the pitch. Matthew Thomson sees space and advances. Matthew Thomson sees Alberto Camacho just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Camacho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but is denied by Ledley Greaves. Excellent block.
30.01
2-1David Moutinho flicks a high ball forward to Omer Bastin who gracefully takes it down. Omer Bastin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Impey. Peter Impey knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Newby.
36.35
2-1Danny Drake threads a neat ball through to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton skips past Ighli Ganz! Luke Charlton shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Richard Vieira manages to gather it effortlessly.
39.51
Ighli Ganz takes it forward alone. Ighli Ganz chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Mckay. Simon Mckay plays a one-two with Peter Impey and advances towards the goal... Simon Mckay rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.04
Clive Rankin threads a neat ball through to Peter Impey. Peter Impey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
44.43
Danny Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Tommy Mercer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackpool appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackpool get the second half underway!
47.14
Ledley Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Abel Teixeira controls it well on his chest. Abel Teixeira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Abel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Charlton. With a superhuman jump, Luke Charlton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.31
Dean Bowyer threads the ball through to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
54.58
Dean Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Alun Huckerby holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Huckerby runs straight at the defence! Alun Huckerby shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
60.16
Danny Drake sees Alun Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alun Huckerby shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
61.48
Matthew Thomson knocks the ball forward to Clive Rankin. Clive Rankin hits a low pass to Alberto Camacho. Alberto Camacho skips past Mark Allman! Alberto Camacho shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
63.39
Steve Woodcock flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Camacho who takes it down. Alberto Camacho whips in a cross ball towards Simon Mckay. With a superhuman jump, Simon Mckay connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.45
Without breaking stride, Ledley Greaves plays the ball forward to Abel Teixeira. Abel Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a defence splitting pass to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
71.08
David Moutinho makes a probing pass to Steve Woodcock. Steve Woodcock sees Peter Impey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Peter Impey threads the ball through to Simon Mckay but he's offside!
72.02
Abel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Tommy Mercer who brings the ball under control. Tommy Mercer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
75.26
Ledley Greaves plays the ball forward to Dean Bowyer. Dean Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer plays a scrappy one-two with Alun Huckerby and advances towards the goal... Tommy Mercer strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.53
3-2Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Richard Beckham replacing Darius Newby, Daniele Simonsen replacing Abel Teixeira and Simon Westwood replacing Luke Charlton .
79.39
Mark Allman makes a beautiful solo run. Mark Allman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Vieira who gathers it comfortably.
81.13
Richard Beckham flicks a high pass forward to Syd Unsworth who brings the ball under control. Syd Unsworth passes the ball forward to Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby cuts inside the box! Alun Huckerby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.45
David Moutinho sees space and advances. David Moutinho passes the ball forward to Peter Impey. Peter Impey shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
89.24
Seeing a gap ahead, Clive Rankin laces a through ball forward to Peter Impey. Peter Impey finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Neil Brady manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.8%
44.2%
Play Area
34.9%
38.4%
26.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Omer Bastin of Blackpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Vieira (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ighli Ganz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Moutinho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Matthew Thomson (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Benedetto Teodorani (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Clive Rankin (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Omer Bastin (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Steve Woodcock (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alberto Camacho (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Peter Impey (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Simon Mckay (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Tommy Mccann (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | James Chadwick (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Omer Powell (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Brady (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Darius Newby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ledley Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Allman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Danny Drake (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dean Bowyer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Abel Teixeira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Syd Unsworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alun Huckerby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tommy Mercer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Luke Charlton (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Richard Beckham (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniele Simonsen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Simon Westwood (DEF) | 6 | |