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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)
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| 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 |
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