Match Report
| Salamanca | Salamanca |  |  | Watford | Watford | ||||||||||||||||
| Drazen Patarcic | Drazen Patarcic | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Salomon Mbami | S. Mbami |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Glynn Green | G. Green | |||||||||
| Cedric Cordonnier | C. Cordonnier |  | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Martin Fromm | M. Fromm | |||||||||
| Markus Borchard | M. Borchard | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Richard Rowett | R. Rowett | |||||||||
| Miel Venema | M. Venema |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Rio Griffin | R. Griffin | |||||||||
| Gabriel Helguera | G. Helguera |  | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 49 | | John Bellamy | J. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Del Watson | D. Watson | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Brendan Weir | B. Weir | |||||||||
| Kevin Mccall | K. Mccall |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Simon Edwards | S. Edwards | |||||||||
| Amdy Samson | A. Samson | | 72 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | John Gower | J. Gower | |||||||||
| Jesper Sørensen | J. Sørensen |  | 85 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Tim Gray | T. Gray | |||||||||
| Stan Stuart | S. Stuart | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Jimmy Dehu | J. Dehu | |||||||||
| Rafael Mathijssen | R. Mathijssen | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Nigel Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Helmantico where Salamanca play Watford in this friendly game. A crowd of 17,918 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Salamanca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Salamanca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Watford appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Salamanca kicking off!
2.21
0-0Miel Venema makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Watson. Del Watson passes the ball forward to Stan Stuart. Stan Stuart whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen powers a header at goal. Glynn Green easily picks it out of the air!
10.43
0-0Simon Edwards barges into Kevin Mccall. Simon Edwards is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.32
0-0Del Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Green who gathers it comfortably.
14.04
0-0Miel Venema catches Nigel Ball on the ankles. The referee calls over Miel Venema and warns him to calm down! Nigel Ball gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.49
John Gower threads the ball through to Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball plays a perfect one-two with Tim Gray and rushes in on goal... Nigel Ball rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Salomon Mbami easily smothers it!
16.24
Gabriel Helguera makes a probing pass to Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Glynn Green who gathers it comfortably.
21.42
0-0Cedric Cordonnier knocks the ball forward to Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall kicks a strong pass forward to Stan Stuart. Stan Stuart shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
24.01
1-0Del Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen shoots from 20 yards. Jesper Sørensen scores for Salamanca!!
34.48
1-0Kevin Mccall chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stan Stuart but he's offside!
36.43
Amdy Samson flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.08
Martin Fromm chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Edwards. Simon Edwards knocks the ball forward to Tim Gray. Tim Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball rockets a shot on goal. Salomon Mbami is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
1-1Richard Rowett hacks Rafael Mathijssen from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Mathijssen runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Watford kick off!
48.38
1-1Watford are easily keeping Salamanca at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
49.57
Rafael Mathijssen clumsily knocks into Martin Fromm. Rafael Mathijssen is given a warning by the referee! Martin Fromm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.09
Amdy Samson passes the ball forward to Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen whips in a cross ball towards Stan Stuart. Stan Stuart is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stan Stuart!
54.55
Miel Venema passes the ball forward to Del Watson. Del Watson makes a simple pass to Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Glynn Green.
57.27
Richard Rowett knocks the ball forward to Brendan Weir. Brendan Weir sees a break and surges forward. Brendan Weir lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Gray. Tim Gray is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.30
Richard Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Gower. John Gower passes the ball forward to Tim Gray. Tim Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.16
Simon Edwards passes the ball forward to Tim Gray. Tim Gray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miel Venema.
65.13
Simon Edwards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball plays a perfect one-two with Jimmy Dehu and rushes in on goal... Nigel Ball tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.26
Simon Edwards makes a simple pass to Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Dehu. Jimmy Dehu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.55
Cedric Cordonnier knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mccall. Kevin Mccall knocks the ball forward to Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.12
Rio Griffin kicks a strong pass forward to John Gower. John Gower decides to run forward with the ball. John Gower goes all the way! John Gower rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.36
John Gower threads the ball through to Jimmy Dehu. Jimmy Dehu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.28
Cedric Cordonnier knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Helguera. Gabriel Helguera threads the ball through to Rafael Mathijssen. Rafael Mathijssen whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.47
Kevin Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jesper Sørensen. Jesper Sørensen plays a perfect one-two with Stan Stuart and rushes in on goal... Jesper Sørensen takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
John Bellamy barges into Rafael Mathijssen. John Bellamy is warned by the referee! Rafael Mathijssen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Jesper Sørensen 24, 81, 85 Stan Stuart 51 | Nigel Ball 42, 65 |