[cite]Posted By: Dazzler21[/cite]Charlton 1-1 Bristol R FT
(HT 0-0)
Benson 77
Brown 63
Team line-ups and match stats
Charlton
01 Elliot
02 Francis
12 Doherty
19 Fryyellow card (Reid 65)
24 Fortune
04 Jackson
06 Semedo (McCormack 58)
07 Wagstaff (A Sodje 68)
08 Racon
10 Martin
17 Benson
Substitutes
25 Warner, 05 Llera, 28 Seip, 11 Reid, 16 McCormack, 09 Abbott, 14 A Sodje
Bristol Rovers
01 Andersen
03 Sawyeryellow card
05 Coles
06 Tunnicliffe
04 Lines
07 Campbell
11 Hughesyellow card
14 Brown
23 Swallow
09 Akinde (Hoskins 66)
17 Kuffour
Substitutes
13 Green, 21 Clough, 22 Pell, 28 Powell, 29 Jeffries, 08 Hoskins, 18 Richard Ref: Russell
Att: 13,468
Possession
Charlton 50% Bristol R 50%
Attempts on target
Charlton 12 Bristol R 3
Attempts off target
Charlton 3 Bristol R 4
Corners
Charlton 6 Bristol R 2
Fouls
Charlton 10 Bristol R 9
Comments
Sodje looked menacing when on but Martin and Doc were struggling in second half and of course Jose went off. Bristol came to do a job and done it more or less. They had 2 chances and scored one.
Considering the run we've been on and other results in the league tonight I'd take it.
sounded like we could have nicked it at the end with a few chances and commentators said we were the better team,
dont have a midweek game untill brentford so players can recover a bit and hopefully push on!
overall not to disapointed and glad we came back from a goal down
I said on the match thread that last year we may have lost this if we had gone one down. However there seems to be a 'tenacity' about this side which just wont lay down - no matter how they are playing - this speaks volumes for the manager, coaches and playing staff.
We can keep this unbeaten run going and I'm beggining to believe that this side can get to the 'fizzypop' league this season......am I being too optimistic as I can only deliver my opinion from the commentary?.....which tonight was excellent!!
Other results didn't really go against us, so we shouldn't be too disappointed.
Another match unbeaten.........good stuff.
A lot of players not quite on their games esp Wagstaff.
Fortune looked comfortable all night while Sodje made a huge difference. Harried them, laid it off and had a couple of chances. Most importantly he pushed them 15 yards back so we suddenly had room to play.
PS why are we choosing to kick the 'wrong way' and how did the PA man think the scorer was Reid?
PPS. Addicted was in a good mood for some odd reason I can't remember.
LOVED proper commentary, Stevie Brown is so switched on....
Roll on Saturday, if we can get a win there I think we are in a strong position to keep in those automatic spots...
For 80 minutes it appeared to be a textbook smash and grab, with them taking the one half chance that fell their way. For the bulk of the 1st half we had the bulk of play, but kept getting players isolated in the final third running into brick walls.
We kept increasing the pressure in the 2nd half but to no avail, twice Doherty picked out two beautiful cross field balls, with their keeper pulling off a fine save from Akpo, who really shook things up well when he come on.
And then just when it looked like the game was going to drift away, we nicked the goal, and looked like we may go on and get the three points, but not to be.
Of the bits to pick out, when teams sit so flat as Rovers did tonight, we really need to mix up our midfield and have one or two really pushing in beyond the forwards and stretching the game that way. I thought we played with too flat a midfield for too much of the game. Martin grafts, that there is no doubting. Francis does the majority of what he has to do fine, but then he makes too many needless passing / positional mistakes and makes it out he is having a worse game than he is.
Shame the ref didn't really get into Rovers for their timewasting, and reflect it in what he added on. Can understand why they did it, but frustrating none the less.
i had to look up whether they had a player called bulk and maybe i was just missing something!
Totally agree everything you just said. Everyone around me said we played well but did not get our luck but think we could have played a lot better in terms of passing, pushing forward and getting decent crosses in.
I can't fault the lads at all. They all put it in tonight and played some lovely football at times. Unfortunately they were up against a 'keeper at the top of his game and conceded a training ground corner that worked like a dream.
It happens. Onwards and upwards. I just hope Jose is ok. Fry will miss the cup game so if he had to be suspended probably as good a time as any.
Don't know what the attendance was (did BDL announce it?) but we seemed sparse on the ground to me.
But I'm not maoning - would have bitten your hand off on Aug 1st to be sitting 2nd come December..........just need to keep in the pack and then make alate run come March time.
What really does p**s me off is the bloke in my a few seats from me who constantly boos when things start going a bit pear shaped. Tonight, it was after 60 mins and once we were 1-0 down he boos every player who makes even the slightest error................same bloke I nearly twatted last season who booed at the end of the Norwich game , after we narowly lost to the team who finished top.
He is so negative he makes me soumd like Henry !!
Good positive substitutions by Parkie.
Its been a tough few weeks and we have done really well better than we could have hoped for, I'd live with a weakened team on Saturday for this team to get some rest.
You really should have a word with Large :-)
Apart from one dire pass Francis played pretty well and didn't let the winger get past him. Racon classy and fully involved again.
For gawds sake, don't expect to win every game.
Oh and I won some dosh with Draw/Draw so maybe I'm getting psychic.
Att: 13,468, Len.
Can we have that in writing, please Golfie......?
Oh, we just have.
(only joshing)
;o)
Saying that their keeper made 3 world class saves.
Akpo coming on again made a difference, runs at them and causes problems a bit like Ayinsah does, just a shame Akpo doesn't have a better first touch.
Martin always has his head down, has skill but seems to always try too much which is a little frustrating, still think he is useful for the side.
Semedo going off lifted Racon, Racon basically got us the equaliser with his run and cross. Another good display from him, think he is liking the Racon chants and feeling loved ;-)
Bristol had a few chances, Hoskins looked dangerous for them and nearly won them the game.
Overall I'm disappointed we didn't have the 3 points, we got in alot of dangerous positions but made the wrong choice by either not shooting or not passing to the right man, but 5 wins out of 6 since Brighton, the team looking more solid at the back and more dangerous going forward and with players who aren't featured in the 1st team much looking solid and useful (Akpo,McCormack,Fortune) I'm feeling positive about the rest of our season.
As far as he ref goes as I said to Rothko "if the scottish league are looking at bringing in refs from iceland then that one we last night must've come from netto"
If the keepers were swapped the scoreline would have favoured us
Racon was superb again
Rovers time wasting was a joke , I thought if they'd pushed onto doherty the result could have been worse , the fella had run himself into the ground
Wagstaff looked rusty but still had one good run and shot
Anyway the league is so pony any sort of form will keep us in the hunt for automatics
10% automatic promotion 75% play off pressure 15 % we'll be in this division next season thinking of restarting target 10k !
And I said after the brighton game give parky till the end of november to show what he can produce and boy has he and the team produced , long may it continue and no time for us to rest on our laurels
COYR