Match Report
| Fulham | Fulham |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Brendan Dao | Brendan Dao | manager | Anthony Connelly | Anthony Connelly | |||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Hyldgaard | J. Hyldgaard |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 84 |  | Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey | |||||||||
| Richard Andersson | R. Andersson |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Colin Burley | C. Burley | |||||||||
| Fabrizio Florio | F. Florio |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Elbekay Hadji | E. Hadji | |||||||||
| Hermanni Kolkka | H. Kolkka |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Evangelos Boutaris | E. Boutaris | |||||||||
| Luca Hagi | L. Hagi |  | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 74 |  | Toufik Zeroual | T. Zeroual | |||||||||
| Alf-Inge Johnsen | A. Johnsen |  | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Luis Santos | L. Santos | |||||||||
| Sixto Amaya | S. Amaya |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 83 |  | Oluwashegun Babayaro | O. Babayaro | |||||||||
| Tomasz Deyna | T. Deyna |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 | | Guerino Triuzzi | G. Triuzzi | |||||||||
| Ruuben Fonselius | R. Fonselius | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Georgios Bourbakis | G. Bourbakis | |||||||||
| Robert Brand | R. Brand |  | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 85 |  | Manuel Salgado | M. Salgado | |||||||||
| Matthias Erler | M. Erler |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 75 | | Mark Appiah | M. Appiah | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Brentford. A crowd of 19,123 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Fulham and Brentford are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Fulham and Brentford are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Fulham kick off the first half!
2.23
0-0Fabrizio Florio makes a probing pass to Alf-Inge Johnsen. Alf-Inge Johnsen advances with the ball. Alf-Inge Johnsen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
3.51
0-0Guerino Triuzzi makes a probing pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Jakob Hyldgaard manages to gather it comfortably.
10.25
0-0Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a simple pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.06
Sixto Amaya surges forward with the ball. Sixto Amaya knocks in a cross ball towards Ruuben Fonselius. Ruuben Fonselius flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.21
Sixto Amaya makes a beautiful solo run. Sixto Amaya tries a spectacular long range effort. Mark Dugbatey easily smothers it.
24.23
Fabrizio Florio makes a simple pass to Sixto Amaya. Sixto Amaya makes a probing pass to Matthias Erler. Matthias Erler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Evangelos Boutaris.
26.51
Tomasz Deyna deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruuben Fonselius. Ruuben Fonselius controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mark Dugbatey.
30.53
0-0Fulham are easily keeping Brentford at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
33.34
Guerino Triuzzi chips the ball to his team mate, Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jakob Hyldgaard manages to gather it comfortably.
34.13
Colin Burley makes a probing pass to Luis Santos. Luis Santos knocks the ball forward to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.47
Oluwashegun Babayaro passes the ball forward to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah powers a header at goal but Jakob Hyldgaard is on top of it.
42.06
Luca Hagi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sixto Amaya. Sixto Amaya flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruuben Fonselius. Ruuben Fonselius shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Mark Dugbatey!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Brentford kick off!
53.57
0-0Colin Burley hacks Matthias Erler from behind! The referee calls over Colin Burley and warns him to calm down! Matthias Erler runs off the knock.
55.58
Hermanni Kolkka makes a probing pass to Alf-Inge Johnsen. Alf-Inge Johnsen sees a break and surges forward. Alf-Inge Johnsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.43
0-0Elbekay Hadji barges into Hermanni Kolkka. The referee calls over Elbekay Hadji and shows him a yellow card! Hermanni Kolkka grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.07
Sixto Amaya makes a probing pass to Ruuben Fonselius. Ruuben Fonselius knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
72.35
Tomasz Deyna clumsily knocks into Luis Santos. The referee calls over Tomasz Deyna and warns him to calm down! Luis Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.01
Hermanni Kolkka clumsily knocks into Mark Appiah. The referee calls over Hermanni Kolkka and shows him a yellow card! Mark Appiah carries on, but is struggling a bit.
75.01
Luis Santos advances with the ball. Luis Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.57
0-1Luis Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah plays a perfect one-two with Manuel Salgado and rushes in on goal... Mark Appiah cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
85.06
0-1Richard Andersson comes in with a late challenge on Georgios Bourbakis. Richard Andersson is shown the yellow card! Georgios Bourbakis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.50
Tomasz Deyna clumsily knocks into Luis Santos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luis Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
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
| Mark Appiah 80 |