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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at The Valley where Charlton Athletic play host to Leyton Orient in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Charlton Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Terry.


0.00
The first half starts with Charlton Athletic kicking off!
2.17
Gilles Adams catches Alan Anderton on the ankles. The referee calls over Gilles Adams and shows him a yellow card! Alan Anderton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.21
Gavin Minto changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Minto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Duncan Bowyer gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
4.11
With imagination, Warren Taylor plays the ball forward to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves plays a scrappy one-two with Gilles Adams and advances towards the goal... Shaun Greaves muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
9.17
Gavin Minto makes a probing pass to Nicholas Bramble. Nicholas Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-No‘l Barret. Jean-No‘l Barret powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
14.30
Nigel Stuart flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie makes a simple pass to Gilles Adams. Gilles Adams knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alan Anderton.
15.50
Stuart Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Greaves who brings the ball under control. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Adams. Gilles Adams gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.29
John Cooper makes a simple pass to Frank Stuart. Frank Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Wetherall.
18.23
John Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Gilles Adams who brings the ball under control. Gilles Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
22.53
Gavin Minto sees a break and surges forward. Gavin Minto shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
24.52
John Cooper threads a neat ball through to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Ehiogu. Gareth Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.49
Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Adams. Gilles Adams beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Kemal Kahn replacing Gilles Adams. Leyton Orient have changed their lineup with Jacob Weir replacing Carl Salako. The Charlton Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Leyton Orient kick off and get the second half underway!
47.00
Frank Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Ehiogu. Gareth Ehiogu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.18
Frank Stuart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.34
Alan Anderton flicks a high ball forward to Jacob Weir who takes it down. Jacob Weir plays the ball forward to Jean-No‘l Barret. Jean-No‘l Barret knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Cooper.
53.04
With a delightful solo run, Gavin Minto stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Minto finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
54.59
Nigel Stuart makes a probing pass to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Ehiogu collects the pass. Gareth Ehiogu whips in a cross ball towards Kemal Kahn. Kemal Kahn finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
55.07
Isaiah Gordon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jean-No‘l Barret. Jean-No‘l Barret sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.46
Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Marvin Stewart replacing Frank Stuart .Leyton Orient have made a substitution with Daniel Bellamy replacing Jean-No‘l Barret .
61.49
Jacob Weir flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Bramble controls it well on his chest. Nicholas Bramble shoots from outside the area but Duncan Bowyer reads it well. Nice save!
63.44
Gavin Minto flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Barry collects the pass. Fredrik Barry tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Duncan Bowyer manages to gather it easily.
66.01
Isaiah Gordon clumsily knocks into Stuart Ritchie. The referee calls over Isaiah Gordon and warns him to calm down! Stuart Ritchie stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.56
Stuart Ritchie changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Ritchie shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
72.36
Gavin Minto plays the ball forward to Daniel Bellamy. Daniel Bellamy shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
73.49
Stuart Ritchie flicks a high pass forward to Kemal Kahn who brings the ball under control. Kemal Kahn lofts in a cross ball towards Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Shaun Greaves!
77.25
Leyton Orient have made a substitution with Max Davies replacing Lee Wetherall .
78.29
Marvin Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Ehiogu. Gareth Ehiogu gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.40
Warren Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Shaun Greaves collects the pass. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
89.08
Steve Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Ritchie. Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Kemal Kahn. Kemal Kahn whips in a cross ball towards Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Carl Johnson.
90.00
Corner kick to Charlton Athletic. Warren Taylor plays it out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Anthony Shaw provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 57.8947368421053 vs 42.1052631578947
Play Area
Home team third: 26.32%, Midfield: 46.05%, Away team third: 27.63%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Shaun Greaves of Charlton Athletic

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
8
2. Nigel Stuart (DEF)
6
3. Steve Jeffers (DEF)
6
4. John Cooper (DEF)
7
5. Anthony Shaw (DEF)
6
8
7. Frank Stuart (MID)
6
8. Warren Taylor (MID)
7
9. Gareth Ehiogu (ATT)
6
10. Gilles Adams (ATT)
5
11. Shaun Greaves (ATT)
9

12. Kemal Kahn (GK)
7
13. Marvin Stewart (ATT)
6

1. Carl Johnson (GK)
6
2. Dean Ward (DEF)
6
3. Martin Power (DEF)
6
4. Alan Anderton (DEF)
6
5. Lee Wetherall (DEF)
6
6. Gavin Minto (MID)
8
7. Carl Salako (MID)
6
8. Isaiah Gordon (MID)
6
10. Fredrik Barry (ATT)
6

12. Max Davies (DEF)
6
13. Jacob Weir (MID)
6
14. Daniel Bellamy (DEF)
6