IWC Group 15, San Jose Earthquakes vs. Fulham (Sun Mar 02) San Jose Earthquakes | Fulham 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-3-1-2 E Steven Parkinson | Robert Farmer | R_Fulton GK | GK R_Batistax02 J_Ntuka DF | DF F_Pavon Branco_Silva DF | DF P_Connolly T_Butcher_x04 DF | DF A_Goodall N_Stiles_x06 DF | DF K_Keanex07 H_Herring DM | MF B_Runstrom R_Garcia AM | MF Josip_Skoko16 A_Walker MF | MF A_Bolder B_Mwaruwari FW | AM A_Berkovic K_Boyd FW | FW L_Quinteros J_Wright MF | FW D_Bell | Marcos SUB | SUB D_Brill Jan_Mutsaers SUB | SUB L_Primus B_Davis SUB | SUB J_Neeskens D_Maradona SUB | SUB M_vanBasten A_Moreno SUB | SUB J_Beattie Referee: W_Young (England) Min. 1 :(ful) A_Bolder is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Berkovic ... Branco_Silva wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 2 :(sje) K_Boyd with the Cruyff turn ... K_Boyd hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... R_Batistax02 gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... R_Garcia plays it towards the near post! ... T_Butcher_x04 makes a firm connection with his head ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... R_Garcia chips the ball into the area! ... P_Connolly heads it away Min. 3 :(ful) B_Runstrom with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to K_Keanex07 ... K_Keanex07 attempts a low drive! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... The Fulham fans go wild! ... That’s put Fulham ahead! ... San Jose Earthquakes 0-1 Fulham ... Min. 9 :(ful) B_Runstrom with a reverse pass to A_Goodall ... But Branco_Silva wins the tackle Min. 10 :(ful) K_Keanex07 beats Branco_Silva ... He showed great skill there ... K_Keanex07 with his head down lets it go ! ... R_Fulton collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 12 :(sje) K_Boyd with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from F_Pavon ... B_Runstrom wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Wright lofts the ball in! ... The ball comes to H_Herring ... He knocks it goalward ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... It's all square now! ... San Jose Earthquakes 1-1 Fulham ... Min. 12 :(ful) Josip_Skoko16 cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Goodall ... A_Goodall heads the ball towards goal ! ... R_Fulton makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 13 :(sje) B_Mwaruwari beats L_Quinteros ... He muscled him off the ball ... K_Keanex07 tackles cleanly Min. 13 :(ful) A_Berkovic sidesteps Branco_Silva ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A_Berkovic drives the shot in! ... R_Fulton with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 17 :(ful) F_Pavon stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... F_Pavon gets up high for the header ! ... R_Fulton gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by R_Fulton !! Min. 24 :(ful) K_Keanex07 jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Quinteros ... L_Quinteros with a bomb of a shot ! ... Looks like it should be R_Fulton's ... Oh he's let it go through his legs ... But drifts inches wide !! ... R_Fulton looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ... Goal kick given, amazing decision there! Min. 25 :(sje) A_Walker feeds the ball through the middle ... K_Boyd runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... F_Pavon plays the back pass ... R_Batistax02 can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... H_Herring hits it into the box! ... J_Ntuka gets to it! ... GOAL !! ... R_Batistax02 looks dejected ... That’s put San Jose Earthquakes ahead! ... San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Fulham ... Min. 25 :(ful) The Fulham manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 25 :(ful) A_Berkovic with the header on ... He finds Josip_Skoko16 in space ... H_Herring with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 26 :(ful) A_Berkovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Quinteros decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... H_Herring hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Quinteros hits it into the box! ... R_Fulton easily claims the ball! Min. 27 :(ful) Josip_Skoko16 runs at goal ... He spots the run of L_Quinteros ... He's played him in ... J_Ntuka with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 29 :(sje) J_Ntuka with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... L_Quinteros scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 30 :(ful) B_Runstrom with the towering header to P_Connolly ... But N_Stiles_x06 spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 31 :(ful) A_Berkovic has a go! ... It hits the defender ... D_Bell collects the loose ball! ... D_Bell tries to catch the keeper out! ... R_Fulton parries it ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Josip_Skoko16 crosses it in! ... R_Fulton comes out and claims it! Min. 31 :(ful) B_Runstrom spits at R_Garcia ... He could be off here! ... W_Young reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 34 :(ful) A_Berkovic runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to D_Bell ... T_Butcher_x04 reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 34 :(sje) K_Boyd breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Batistax02! ... L_Quinteros brings him down! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD! Min. 36 :(ful) F_Pavon shoves A_Walker in the chest!! ... W_Young has seen it! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Steven Parkinson looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(ful) D_Bell runs forward ... Branco_Silva had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Fulham Min. 47 :(ful) K_Keanex07 finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... K_Keanex07 with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Fulton with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 47 :(sje) J_Ntuka takes advantage of a bad back pass ... K_Keanex07 with a bad challenge ... W_Young will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... A_Walker hoists it forward ... K_Boyd gets on the end of it ... A_Bolder plays the back pass ... R_Batistax02 can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... R_Garcia hits it towards the far post! ... The danger is dealt with by F_Pavon Min. 51 :(ful) D_Bell curls the ball out wide to B_Runstrom ... B_Runstrom fires the shot in! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... D_Bell crosses it in! ... R_Fulton catches it! Min. 52 :(ful) A_Berkovic plays in F_Pavon with a beautiful ball ... R_Garcia is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... W_Young reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(sje) A_Walker chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Boyd ... K_Boyd shoots towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He jumps into the San Jose Earthquakes crowd to celebrate!! ... Both he and the fans are delighted!! ... San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 Fulham ... Min. 62 :(sje) H_Herring with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... H_Herring bears down on goal! ... R_Batistax02 won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 62 :(ful) D_Bell has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Ntuka! ... He has some space now! ... The cross hits D_Bell on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... Josip_Skoko16 swings it in! ... R_Fulton fists it away! Min. 65 :(sje) R_Garcia holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to B_Mwaruwari ... P_Connolly takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 68 :(ful) F_Pavon beats A_Walker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... B_Mwaruwari with the tackle ... W_Young will want to speak to him Min. 68 :(sje) K_Boyd flicks it past A_Berkovic ... He runs forward ... A_Goodall with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... W_Young gave him a strong warning ... What’s W_Young going to give? ... PENALTY !! ... That looked like it was outside the box!! ... K_Boyd places the ball on the spot! ... R_Batistax02 dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... San Jose Earthquakes 4-1 Fulham... Min. 69 :(ful) F_Pavon takes advantage of a mistake by N_Stiles_x06 ... He runs towards goal ... A_Walker with a bad challenge ... W_Young will want to speak to him ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning ... Robert Farmer looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 73 :(ful) D_Bell knocks the ball past the lunge of H_Herring ... But J_Ntuka reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 74 :(ful) A_Berkovic with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... A_Walker with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... W_Young calls him over ... W_Young tells him he has had enough warnings ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(ful) L_Primus is coming on for K_Keanex07 and will play DF Min. 75 :(ful) A_Bolder gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds D_Bell ... Branco_Silva stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That’s a rash challenge!! ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... F_Pavon plays it short to A_Bolder ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... H_Herring looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 86 :(ful) A_Goodall kicks A_Walker off the ball ... Well spotted by W_Young ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sje) T_Butcher_x04 with a real burst of pace ... He leaves P_Connolly behind ... B_Runstrom slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Spartan Stadium Attendance : 25,156 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Jose Earthquakes Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Herring (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Herring (12), J_Ntuka (25), K_Boyd (55,68 pen) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Garcia (52), A_Walker (74) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fulham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Runstrom Scorers : K_Keanex07 (3) Sent Off : L_Quinteros (34) Booked : B_Runstrom (31), A_Goodall (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- San Jose Earthquakes | Fulham Attempts on Goal : 7 | 10 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 5 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 11 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 3 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : San Jose Earthquakes 4 - 1 Fulham ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - San Jose Earthquakes Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Fulton GK 26 1 1 1 20 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 J_Ntuka DF 1 19 10 7 15 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 43 Branco_Silva DF 1 19 8 8 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Butcher_x04 DF 1 14 10 6 33 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 10 12 N_Stiles_x06 DF 1 13 9 8 35 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 H_Herring DM 1 11 17 10 29 | 95 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 72 28 42 R_Garcia AM 1 7 20 12 32 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 11 -4 A_Walker MF 1 9 22 8 36 | 95 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -4 49 -4 B_Mwaruwari FW 1 5 4 19 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Boyd FW 1 7 5 19 19 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 67 J_Wright MF 1 3 20 11 16 | 95 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 35 10 Marcos GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jan_Mutsaers DF 1 16 8 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Davis MF 1 4 18 14 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Maradona MF 1 9 17 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Moreno FW 1 3 7 16 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Fulham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Batistax02 GK 15 1 1 1 18 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 0 0 0 F_Pavon DF 1 20 13 7 24 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 -10 -5 P_Connolly DF 1 21 9 6 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 A_Goodall DF 1 19 9 6 36 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 1 K_Keanex07 DF 1 11 8 5 19 | 78 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 24 15 55 B_Runstrom MF 1 9 21 10 31 | 95 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 48 65 -2 Josip_Skoko16 MF 1 8 10 8 39 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 20 -10 A_Bolder MF 2 13 19 9 23 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 15 0 A_Berkovic AM 1 9 19 11 36 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 75 5 L_Quinteros FW 1 9 12 20 27 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -8 D_Bell FW 1 5 10 18 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 7 D_Brill GK 25 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Primus DF 2 19 9 10 45 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Neeskens MF 1 8 18 8 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_vanBasten AM 2 9 12 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Beattie FW 1 9 9 18 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1204494559 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08