Charlton Diary: Match Report 1
Posted 08-08-2009 at 06:26 PM by Addickted4Life
Charlton Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers
Final Score: Charlton 3-2 Wycombe
It was a day for the debutants at The Valley today, as both Christian Dailly and Miguel Llera netted on their Addicks bows. Christian Dailly powered a header home in the 21st minute from a Jonjo Shelvey corner. Nicky Bailey then doubled Charlton's lead 2 minutes later, smashing the ball into the top right corner from 15 yards.
Miguel Llera then walked off the pitch with blood streaming down his face, quick work from the Charlton physio allowed him to return to action 5 minutes later, with 11 stitches is his head, and a Terry Butcher-esque bandaged head. This didn't stop him putting his body on the line for the cause though, as he twice jumped in front of shots, but wasn't quick enough to ball as Chris Zebroski headed the ball into the far corner.
As the teams came out at the start of the 2nd half, the players knew what the fans wanted, another early goal. They were not dissapointed, as wounded Miguel Llera stabbed the ball home after a frantic goal rush 5 minutes from the re-start.
A goal rush to match that of Llera's goal, resulted in a fantastic double save from 'keeper Rob Elliot, only for Chris Zebroski to smash in from 5 yards, to make the remaining 15 minutes nail biting.
So many long balls upfield resulted in Charlton's defenders losing out on headers, as 16,556 Charlton's fans hearts skipped a beat. But The Addicks held firm against Wanderers' attacks, as the ref' blew his whistle, resulting in all Charlton fans breathing a sigh of relief.
My Verdict: Pleased with the result, maybe deserved more goals than we got, a bit dissapointed at the amount of silly passes we gave away, but a win is a win at the end of the day.
Charlton Line-Up
1. Rob Elliot (GK)
2. Frazer Richardson (RB)
3. Kelly Youga (LB)
4. Nicky Bailey (LM)
5. Miguel Llera (CB)
6. Jose Semedo (CM)
7. Jonjo Shelvey (AMC)
8. Therry Racon (MC)
10. Deon Burton (ST)
11. Lloyd Sam (RM)
35. Christian Dailly (CB)
*Blue Name Denotes Goal
*Yellow Name Denotes Booking
*Red Name Denotes Sending Off
*Green Name Denotes Booking and Goal
Final Score: Charlton 3-2 Wycombe
It was a day for the debutants at The Valley today, as both Christian Dailly and Miguel Llera netted on their Addicks bows. Christian Dailly powered a header home in the 21st minute from a Jonjo Shelvey corner. Nicky Bailey then doubled Charlton's lead 2 minutes later, smashing the ball into the top right corner from 15 yards.
Miguel Llera then walked off the pitch with blood streaming down his face, quick work from the Charlton physio allowed him to return to action 5 minutes later, with 11 stitches is his head, and a Terry Butcher-esque bandaged head. This didn't stop him putting his body on the line for the cause though, as he twice jumped in front of shots, but wasn't quick enough to ball as Chris Zebroski headed the ball into the far corner.
As the teams came out at the start of the 2nd half, the players knew what the fans wanted, another early goal. They were not dissapointed, as wounded Miguel Llera stabbed the ball home after a frantic goal rush 5 minutes from the re-start.
A goal rush to match that of Llera's goal, resulted in a fantastic double save from 'keeper Rob Elliot, only for Chris Zebroski to smash in from 5 yards, to make the remaining 15 minutes nail biting.
So many long balls upfield resulted in Charlton's defenders losing out on headers, as 16,556 Charlton's fans hearts skipped a beat. But The Addicks held firm against Wanderers' attacks, as the ref' blew his whistle, resulting in all Charlton fans breathing a sigh of relief.
My Verdict: Pleased with the result, maybe deserved more goals than we got, a bit dissapointed at the amount of silly passes we gave away, but a win is a win at the end of the day.
Charlton Line-Up
1. Rob Elliot (GK)
2. Frazer Richardson (RB)
3. Kelly Youga (LB)
4. Nicky Bailey (LM)
5. Miguel Llera (CB)
6. Jose Semedo (CM)
7. Jonjo Shelvey (AMC)
8. Therry Racon (MC)
10. Deon Burton (ST)
11. Lloyd Sam (RM)
35. Christian Dailly (CB)
*Blue Name Denotes Goal
*Yellow Name Denotes Booking
*Red Name Denotes Sending Off
*Green Name Denotes Booking and Goal
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