Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The New Den where Millwall play West Ham United in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Millwall are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while West Ham United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Millwall kick off and get the first half underway!
4.55
Farid Bencherif knocks the ball forward to Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards James Young. James Young directs the ball goalwards with his head but Kolo Koutouan is on top of it.
6.26
Matt Hansen brings the ball forward. Matt Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni shoots from distance but it is miles over!
8.12
Peter Grondin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Wilson. Adam Wilson whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.16
Peter Grondin decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Grondin whips in a cross ball towards Matt Benjamin. Matt Benjamin directs the ball goalwards with his head. Matt Benjamin scores for Millwall!!
18.57
Michael Egger threads the ball through to Les Owen. Les Owen makes a probing pass to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson whips in a cross ball towards James Young. James Young connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kolo Koutouan easily smothers it.
21.46
Felice Tentoni barges into Greg Woodgate. Felice Tentoni is shown the yellow card! Greg Woodgate grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.12
Jonathan Power deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Young. James Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kolo Koutouan who gathers it comfortably.
26.36
Francisco Galindo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Benjamin. Matt Benjamin powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.11
Michael Egger makes a beautiful solo run. Michael Egger makes a probing pass to Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards James Young. James Young powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.01
Nick Kirkland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards James Young. James Young heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.31
Farid Bencherif surges forward with the ball. Farid Bencherif plays a perfect one-two with James Young and rushes in on goal... Farid Bencherif shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.09
Alfred Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Galindo. Francisco Galindo kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Wilson. Adam Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.32
West Ham United are easily keeping Millwall at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.37
Bradley Blatsis kicks a strong pass forward to Les Owen. Les Owen threads the ball through to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson goes all the way! Tim Kitson shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Bradley Blatsis knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Power. Jonathan Power makes a probing pass to James Young. James Young finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
West Ham United kick off the second half!
47.41
Tim Kitson catches Greg Woodgate on the ankles. The referee calls over Tim Kitson and warns him to calm down! Greg Woodgate is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
49.57
Peter Grondin chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Benjamin. Matt Benjamin tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.59
Pasquale Giampieretti makes a probing pass to Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.42
Farid Bencherif makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Woodgate.
65.33
Jonathan Power threads the ball through to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
67.24
Francisco Galindo sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Galindo passes the ball forward to Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.27
Pasquale Giampieretti flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.40
Bradley Blatsis makes a probing pass to Les Owen. Les Owen knocks the ball forward to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Kolo Koutouan easily smothers it!
81.12
Matt Hansen takes it forward alone. Matt Hansen makes a simple pass to Felice Tentoni. Felice Tentoni shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
84.21
Pasquale Giampieretti knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Roque Junior. Alexandre Roque Junior knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Hansen.
85.30
Matt Hansen knocks the ball forward to Nick Kirkland. Nick Kirkland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson goes all the way! Tim Kitson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.32
Nick Kirkland makes a probing pass to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Merino.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Roque Junior of Millwall

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 4 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 7
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 0 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 39.7058823529412 vs 60.2941176470588
Play Area
Home team third: 29.41%, Midfield: 44.12%, Away team third: 26.47%