Match Report
| Crewe Alexandra | Crewe Alexandra |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marinus Houtman | M. Houtman |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 71 |  | Des Pallister | D. Pallister | ||||||||
| Tomas Veloso | T. Veloso |  | 78 | D | |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Paul Lowe | P. Lowe | ||||||||
| Tomas Maini | T. Maini |  | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Matthew Redknapp | M. Redknapp | |||||||||
| Dion Monk | D. Monk | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Sean Ciullo | S. Ciullo | |||||||||
| Vinicio E. Anastasi | V. Anastasi | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 |  | Elena Morales | E. Morales | |||||||||
| Seth Benali | S. Benali | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Andres Aguilar | A. Aguilar | |||||||||
| Dion Tiler | D. Tiler | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Darren Edghill | D. Edghill | |||||||||
| Miguel Pichichi | M. Pichichi | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Pablo Nunez | P. Nunez | |||||||||
| Matt Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 75 | A | | 9 | | M | 65 | | Billy Moore | B. Moore | |||||||||
| Kai Helmer | K. Helmer |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Chris Dixon | C. Dixon | |||||||||
| Chris Laver | C. Laver | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Colin Morrison | C. Morrison | |||||||||
| Darius Benali | D. Benali | | 57 | M | | 12 | | M | 64 | | Ernesto Farinos | E. Farinos | |||||||||
| Gilles Greening | G. Greening | | 56 | M | | 13 | | G | 63 | | Trevor Mcgreal | T. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Leon Kuzorra | L. Kuzorra | | 55 | A | | 14 | | G | 62 | | Noel Pearce | N. Pearce | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Alexandra Stadium where Crewe Alexandra play host to Hull City. A crowd of 9,024 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Eoin Keane.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Crewe Alexandra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Eoin Keane.
0.00
0-0Hull City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.42
0-0Darren Edghill brings the ball forward. Darren Edghill shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
3.04
Seth Benali chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
10.09
0-0Darren Edghill decides to run forward with the ball. Darren Edghill lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Marinus Houtman gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
18.27
Sean Ciullo darts forward. Sean Ciullo knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon runs straight at the defence! Chris Dixon comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but is denied by Marinus Houtman. Excellent save.
21.05
Sean Ciullo flicks a high pass forward. Andres Aguilar collects the pass. Andres Aguilar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison skips past Tomas Veloso! Colin Morrison rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Marinus Houtman. Excellent save.
22.40
0-0Hull City are dictating the run of play here today.
26.28
0-0Chris Dixon hacks Dion Monk from behind! Chris Dixon is shown the yellow card! Dion Monk runs off the knock.
30.44
Seth Benali comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Nunez. Seth Benali is shown the yellow card! Pablo Nunez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.13
Dion Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Pichichi. Miguel Pichichi threads a neat ball through to Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
Seth Benali flicks a high pass forward. Kai Helmer controls it well on his chest. Kai Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Chris Laver controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Chris Laver rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Crewe Alexandra appear unchanged since the first half. Hull City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off the second half!
49.33
Seth Benali knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Des Pallister!
54.28
1-0Miguel Pichichi flicks a high ball forward to Chris Laver who takes it down. Chris Laver rushes past Matthew Redknapp! Some good footwork from Chris Laver provides some space. He shoots at goal. Des Pallister is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
59.17
1-0Seth Benali decides to run forward with the ball. Seth Benali makes a great pass forward. Matt Le Tissier runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
61.52
1-0Andres Aguilar makes a probing pass to Colin Morrison. Colin Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Veloso.
63.07
1-0Chris Dixon clumsily knocks into Tomas Veloso. The referee warns Chris Dixon to calm down! Tomas Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.31
Billy Moore threads a neat ball through to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon plays a quick one-two with Colin Morrison and rushes in on goal... Chris Dixon strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
67.33
Matthew Redknapp plays the ball forward to Billy Moore. Billy Moore flicks a high pass forward. Chris Dixon holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Dixon rushes past Vinicio E. Anastasi! Chris Dixon tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Marinus Houtman had no chance!! Goal for Hull City!
71.03
Dion Monk makes a simple pass to Dion Tiler. Dion Tiler knocks the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.25
With some swift thinking, Dion Tiler plays the ball forward to Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthew Redknapp.
77.54
Seth Benali comes in with a late challenge on Pablo Nunez. Seth Benali is warned by the referee! Pablo Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.33
Pablo Nunez knocks the ball forward to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon makes a great pass forward. Colin Morrison runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.34
Showing composure, Dion Tiler plays the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.27
Sean Ciullo makes a probing pass to Andres Aguilar. Andres Aguilar kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Dixon. Chris Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marinus Houtman who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
26.7%
48%
25.3%
Scorers
| Chris Laver 54 | Chris Dixon 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Laver of Crewe Alexandra |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marinus Houtman (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Tomas Veloso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tomas Maini (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dion Monk (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Vinicio E. Anastasi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Seth Benali (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Dion Tiler (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Miguel Pichichi (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Matt Le Tissier (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kai Helmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Chris Laver (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Darius Benali (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gilles Greening (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leon Kuzorra (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Des Pallister (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Lowe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthew Redknapp (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sean Ciullo (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Elena Morales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andres Aguilar (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Darren Edghill (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Pablo Nunez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy Moore (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Chris Dixon (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Colin Morrison (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Ernesto Farinos (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Trevor Mcgreal (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Noel Pearce (GK) | 0 | |