Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at St James Park where Exeter City play Barnet in this league cup game. A crowd of 18,148 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Exeter City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnet appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Westwood.


0.00
Barnet start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.52
Mark Riggott passes the ball forward to Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise beats his man to it with a header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.31
Maxence Boniface clumsily knocks into Morris Mills. The referee calls over Maxence Boniface and warns him to calm down! Morris Mills runs off the knock.
9.42
Maxence Boniface controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
14.26
Danny Morris threads the ball through to Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie lofts in a cross ball towards Fabrice Haise. With a superhuman jump, Fabrice Haise connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Aaron Brand is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.20
Morris Mills makes a probing pass to John Brooking. John Brooking controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
26.37
With a delightful solo run, Maxence Boniface stretches the opposition's defence. Maxence Boniface tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.35
Gavin Law flicks a high pass forward. John Brooking collects the pass. John Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abraham Bueno who gathers it comfortably.
30.45
Gavin Law chips the ball to his team mate, John Brooking. John Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards David Taylor. David Taylor makes a looping header on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.49
Maxence Boniface deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.23
Ben Montague knocks the ball forward to Jesper Dijkhuizen. Jesper Dijkhuizen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abraham Bueno who gathers it comfortably.
40.28
Morris Mills flicks a high pass forward. Jesper Dijkhuizen collects the pass. Jesper Dijkhuizen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abraham Bueno who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. Barnet also appear unchanged since the first half. The Barnet players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Exeter City kick off!
48.50
Danny Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Tiler.
51.05
Vitor Sousa passes the ball forward to Mark Riggott. Mark Riggott flicks a high pass forward to Fabrice Haise who brings the ball under control. Fabrice Haise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Brand who gathers it comfortably.
53.37
Maryn Marsiglia makes a probing pass to Danny Morris. Danny Morris threads the ball through to Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
61.05
Edward Tiler flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Law who brings the ball under control. Gavin Law makes a probing pass to David Taylor. David Taylor shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
63.49
Ledley Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Morris Mills. Morris Mills threads a neat ball through to John Brooking. John Brooking knocks in a cross ball towards David Taylor. David Taylor jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
66.11
Miguel Sanchez takes a long throw-in. Vitor Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Riggott. Mark Riggott sees a break and surges forward. Mark Riggott knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
67.51
Danny Morris flicks a high pass forward to Marcos Redondo who brings the ball under control. Marcos Redondo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron Brand who gathers it comfortably.
69.49
Morris Mills controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Brooking. John Brooking whips in a cross ball towards Jesper Dijkhuizen. Jesper Dijkhuizen rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Abraham Bueno gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
71.13
Maxence Boniface kicks a strong pass forward to Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ledley Gascoigne.
72.12
Ledley Gascoigne sees Morris Mills in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morris Mills knocks the ball forward to David Taylor. David Taylor threads the ball through to John Brooking but he's offside!
73.03
Mark Riggott threads the ball through to Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise lofts in a cross ball towards Eoin Christie. Eoin Christie beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.41
Danny Morris knocks the ball forward to Fabrice Haise. Fabrice Haise knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Tiler.
77.05
Barnet appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
79.40
Maxence Boniface hits a low pass to Marcos Redondo. Marcos Redondo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.06
Danny Makin threads a neat ball through to Gavin Law. Gavin Law threads a neat ball through to David Taylor. David Taylor shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Gavin Law hacks Maxence Boniface from behind! Gavin Law is given a warning by the referee! Maxence Boniface runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 6 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 55 vs 45
Play Area
Home team third: 26.25%, Midfield: 45.00%, Away team third: 28.75%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabrice Haise of Exeter City

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
7
6
3. Vitor Sousa (DEF)
7
6
6. Danny Morris (MID)
7
8. Mark Riggott (MID)
7
8
10. Fabrice Haise (ATT)
9
11. Eoin Christie (ATT)
8

12. Wes George (GK)
0
13. Phil Cottee (GK)
0
0

1. Aaron Brand (GK)
6
3. Danny Makin (DEF)
6
4. Edward Tiler (DEF)
6
5. Spencer Hunt (MID)
6
6. Morris Mills (MID)
7
7. Gavin Law (MID)
6
8. Ben Montague (MID)
6
9. John Brooking (ATT)
7
11. David Taylor (ATT)
9

12. David Myers (GK)
0
13. Ole de Boer (ATT)
0
14. Rainer Wieland (MID)
0