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Grimsby 1 Fulham 0 - Text Commentary

last updated Sunday 06th May 2001, 3:50 PM
Fulham:
Marcus Hahnemann,

Steve Finnan, Andy Melville, Alain Goma, Terry Phelan,

Bjarne Goldbaek, Lee Clark, Sean Davis, Andrejs Stolcers,

Louis Saha, Luis Boa Morte.

Subs:
Kevin Betsy, Barry Hayles, Kit Symons, Paul Trollope, Mark Taylor.



Gimsby: Coyne, McDermott, Gallimore, Raven, Groves, Butterfield, Donovan, Livingstone, Pouton, Campbell, Willems.

Subs:
Hyldgaard, Jeffery, Smith, D. Burnett, Allen.

Referee: P.Rejer (Tipton)

13:29 Here we go the last time in Division One with the lads playing in red tops with white shorts to avoid a colour clash with Grimsby in black and white striped shirts and black shorts

COME ON YOU WHITES
13:31 Grimsby wins the toss and prepare to kick off. The whistle is blown and off we go
13:32 Gallimore hacks Clarkie down and Sean Davis takes the freekick but Grimsby block it and clear up field.
13:35 Both sides are trying to get into the final third but without any success with most moves breaking down
13:36 Cambell of Grimsby gets the first shot at goal but no trouble for Marcus having a rare run out
13:36 Preston go 1-0 up at home to West Brom
13:38 Fulham playing their distinctive passing game but not able as yet to pierce the Mariners defence
13:39 First yellow card to Gallimore for a foul on Bjarne Goldbaek, Gallimore's second foul
13:40 The freekick is taken with the ball heading towards Louis Saha who heads it back and Bjarne tries a block buster but it goes wide.
13:41 Fulham on the attack again with a great ball forward from Andrejs Stolcers to Luis Boa Morte who takes it past two home defenders but slots it just wide. Ahhhhhhh
13:44 Grimsby counterattack and Cambell crosses in to Livingston but Marcus is up to it and gathers up the ball.
13:45 Fulham starting to control the game but still failing to penetrate the home goal
13:47 Stevie Finnan tries to chip the Grimsby defence to set Luis Boa Morte free but the Ref whistles for offside
13:48 Willems clashes with Alain Goma and the ball runs to Cambell who shoots .... Marcus pulls off a good save.
13:50 Ohhhhhh Louis Saha catches the Grimsby defence out with his pace and is one on one with the advancing Grimsby keeper. Louis Saha shoots ... the shot is blocked but it comes back out Loius who tries with the other foot ..... wide!!
13:52 Luis Boa Morte has reacted badly to a tackle and is confronting a Grimsby player. Luis needs to be careful because he is on 14 yellows and one more will mean that he misses the first three games in the Premiership
13:54 Grimsby trying to mount an attack win a throw in 5 yards out. The ball is thrown in to the Fulham area towards Alain Goma and Livingstone. Livingstone gets there first and turns Alain Goma and shoots ..... just wide thank goodness
13:56 Portsmouth go 1-0 up while Huddersfield go 1-0 down
13:58 Grimsby put Fulham under pressure from a cross to Campbell who puts in a pacey shot low and through a ruck of players right at Marcus who can't stop it. Grimsby 1 Fulham 0
14:00 Grimsby and their fans are delighted as at the moment it means Grimsby are safe from relegation
14:02 The Champions try to get back into the game
14:05 Steve Finnan attacks up the right and wins a corner. Bjarne takes the corner and it goes to Melville who heads it down the ball falls to Andrejs Stolcers who tries a shot but it is blocked
14:06 Fulham pushing more players forward in the search for a goal
14:07 Luis Boa Morte working well outside the Grimsby area he cuts it back to Bjarne Goldbaek who shapes up for a thunder bolt but it goes high over the stand!
14:10 Fulham attack again Steve Finnan sends a ball log and forward to Bjarne Goldbaek who takes it into the Grimsby area and knocks it across the face of the goal but Grimsby clear
14:14 Scrappy play with Steve Finnan bringing Campbell down but the Ref just gives him a verbal warning
14:14 Grimsby take the freekick but Louis Saha rises to clear it.
14:15 Raven pushes Louis Saha in the back and the Ref gives a freekick to Grimsby!
14:17 Just two minutes to the end of halftime
14:18 First half ends with Fulham losing 1-0 and not playing up to their normal standard
14:35 Fulham line up for the second half and there goes the whistle
14:36 No changes at half time with Fulham needing a couple of goals
14:39 Grimsby try to mount an attack but it runs out for a Fulham goalkick
14:40 Terry Phelan gets a knock in the face and the Ref gives a freekick the other way! The ball is crossed into the Fulham area but Andy Melville is there and he clears
14:42 Grimsby are keener than Fulham and are winning most of the fifty-fifties
14:44 COME ON YOU WHITES, COME ON YOU WHITES
14:44 Sean Davis pulls a Grimsby man down but the Ref lets him off.
14:45 Bazza Hayles is waiting to come on
14:46 Fulham win a corner and that gives Bazza the chance to come on to replace Andrejs Stolcers
14:47 Come on you Whites
14:48 Terry Phelan surges forward he passes forward to Luis Boa Morte who crosses into the home area but Grimsby clear once again
14:49 Alain Goma has the ball he passes to Luis boa Morte out on the left. He crosses to the near post but Grimsby clear yet again
14:50 Fulham on the attack again and the ball falls to Steve Finnan who is in a shooting position. Owwwww a thunderbolt just over the bar.
14:52 Fulham win a freekick in a dangerous position after Luis Boa Morte is brought down
14:52 Sean Davis lines up to take the kick and he curls it over the wall but without enough pace and Coyne gathers it up without a lot of trouble
14:53 Pompey go 2-0 up so they look as if they have dodged the grim reaper
14:55 Kevin Betsy looks as if he is warming up. He comes on for Bjarne Goldbaek
14:58 Fulham win another corner. Lee Clark sends the ball in and Loius Saha rises to head it goalwards but just wide. Nothing seems to be working today
15:00 Owwww Louis Saha passes to Luis boa Morte who crosses into Bazza Hayles but the Grimsby defender gets there first. Unfortunately the Ref didn't bring his glasses and he gives a goalkick to Grimsby
15:02 Grimsby come forward and the ball falls to Livingstone who is prevented from shooting by a good block from Andy Melville
15:03 Terry Phelan has the ball in the Grimsby area and he tries to get the ball through to Steve Finnan but without success
15:04 Grimsby bring Burnett on for Willems
15:05 Boa Morte reacts badly to a tackle and brings Pouton down and gets his 15th yellow and will now miss at least the first three games in the Premiership. Well done Luis!
15:08 Pompey go 3-0 up against Barnsley
15:08 Bazza get the ball in the area from Loius Saha but is judged to be offside
15:10 Louis Saha has the ball in front of the Grimsby area, he passes over to Steve Finnan who crosses the ball in but puts too much power on it and it goes straight through for a goalkick
15:12 Grimsby bring on Smith for Campbell
15:13 Under 10 minutes to go. COME ON YOU WHITES
15:15 Grimsby given a freekick in a dangerous spot. The ball comes in but Steve Finnan is there and clears
15:17 The ball is sent up towards Bazza but Raven heads clear
15:18 A couple of minutes left for Fulham to find an equaliser
15:19 Alain Goma sends up a long ball to Luis Boa Morte who knocks it on towards Bazza Hayles but Grimsby manage to clear
15:21 It looks as if Fulham are already treading in the footsteps of Man Utd losing to a relegation threatened team in the last game of the year
15:22 So Fulham are the Champions with 101 points and will next play in the Premiership
15:24 Elsewhere Palace escape relegation with a last minute goal!!! Huddersfield are relegated.
15:24 Fulhamweb will be here throughout the Summer with all the Fulham news so stay in touch. COME ON YOU WHITES
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