[Eaglesfan27]

12 minute mark: Alexander Gnedoy with a vicious check on Rooney.. he is given a red card and ejected.

33 minute mark: Wood passes it to Rooney in the box... he shoots.. upper left corner.. past the keeper.. it hits the crossbar.

35 minute mark: Stolcers tackles Downing hard.. Downing is hurt. I put Hall on for him.


Halftime: 0-0 tie. We are playing surprisingly lackluster.


50 minute: I demand the guys pick up the pace and press the attack.

64 minute mark: Rooney is tripped in the box.. Wood takes the penalty shot.. blasts it into the lower left corner.. GOAL!!!! 1-0.

70 minute mark: Defoe on for King and Cook on for Wood.

74 minute mark: Reo-Coker steals it..pass to Hall.. Hall crosses to Defoe.. Defoe with a header.. upper left corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-0.

89 minute mark: Wayne Dunn with a hard two footed tackle. Red card for Dunn.



Game over. 2-0 win.

We outshot them 17-7 (9-3 on target)

John Hall wins MoM, 9 for form, 21 of 27 passes, 3 key passes, 2 of 2 tackles, 2 of 3 headers, 2 runs.