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Vetra Vilnius

Fulham

  • Zamora 44’
  • Murphy 57’ (pen.)
  • Ki-Hyeon 86’

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  1. Fulham cruise to win in Vilnius

    Fulham cruise to win in Vilnius

    Fulham cruised to a 3-0 win at Lithuania's Vetra Vilnius to take control of their Europa League third qualifying round tie. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Vetra Vilnius
    • Fulham
    • 90' That's the final whistle, Fulham win with ease and take a commanding lead into the second leg next week!
    • 88' The clock winding down now, the home fans are all leaving...
    • 86' Zamora and Gera with some great work on the right, Seol gets the ball and dances into the box and rifles it past the keeper for 3-0! Super goal, really good play by Fulham.
    • 84' Eliosius combines with Borowski but the flag is up, offside.
    • 82' Good ball across the face of goal by Seol and Zamora is in to finish but doesn't get a good contact and it's back with the keeper! Should have been three.
    • 81' The ref gives a free-kick to Fulham after Seol tangles with a Vetra man, even though he gets out of the tangle with ease.
    • 80' FULHAM SUB: Seol comes on for Dempsey.
    • 79' Fulham are easing off now, this will be a commanding lead, two away goals to boot.
    • 77' Zamora gets the ball and with Gera in the box he plays it in but it sails out for a goal-kick.
    • 75' Mazitsev on the edge of the box, he shoots but blocked, back with Mazitsev who crosses and Vezevicius goes down but he is penalised and it's a free-kick to Fulham.
    • 74' Mexian waves all over the shop while Grigaitis receives treatment.
    • 72' Long from Schwarzer, Zamora flicks on, Nevland is in but goes down, Jankauskas clears... Murphy puts it back in, Vetra deal with it... Murphy drills it low but cleared. Zamora offside, has a row with the ref and gets a warning.
    • 71' Vetra come forward and Rasinauskas pops up with a shot but over! He got underneath that, a good position to be in but poor shooting again.
    • 69' Dempsey goes down but gives away a free-kick.
    • 67' FULHAM SUB: Nevland on for Johnson.
    • 63' Fulham free-kick but Hangeland does not come forward and they take it short... Baird to Murphy, long for Konchesky but too long and out.
    • 62' Rasinauskas has a crack from distance but well over.
    • 61' Valincius does well to claim a cross this time.
    • 59' Free-kick to Fulham, in by Murphy, now Knochesky on the left and GERA CAN FINISH but he side-foots it into the keeper's arms! Another great chance for Gera!
    • 57' Murphy to take then.... and he sends it low into the corner past the keeper and that is 2-0!
    • 55' Jankausas pulls back Zamora in the box after Konchesky's ball into the box and it's a penalty!! No-one realised what had happened there. It seemed the ref was going to talk to Zamora for backing in! Murphy to step up...
    • 54' Zamora with a dummy to let Johnson in but Jankauskas manages to delay Johnson just enough for the defenders to get back and clear.
    • 51' Hangeland clears the corner, put back in but Dempsey clears.
    • 50' Baird fouls Stanaitis and Vetra have a free-kick... now they win a corner, let's see if they can repeat the trouble they called with the first one they had...
    • 49' Konchesky does well to get back and clear the danger and Murphy completes the clearance.
    • 48' Bright start from the hosts as Hangeland is forced to clear after Pantsil made an error, Grigaitis almost in but the Norway defender big and strong.
    • 46' Second-half underway!!
    • 46' VETRA SUB: Ngapounou, booked in the first half, comes off for Stanaitis.
    • 45' Half-time, Fulham lead 1-0 thanks to that Bobby Zamora strike just before the break.
    • 44' Zamora gets the ball on the edge of the box, turns well and drills a superb finish past the keeper for 1-0!! Finally they make it count and it's the man who almost joined Hull, Bobby Zamora gets a goal in his first competitive match of the season.
    • 43' Sell-out crowd here at the Vetra stadium, with a load of others hanging around on a nearby grassy knoll and some behind one of the goals. Like a non-league ground.
    • 41' Panstil picks up a loose ball, Johnson drills it across goal AND NOW GERA FLIES IN BUT HE MIS-KICKS IT AND IT GOES WIDE! It was a difficult height but he should have scored.
    • 40' Dempsey with a poor ball, he's being a bit champagne today, maybe the Confederations Cup exploits of the American have gone to his head.
    • 38' Dempsey goes down the other and and wins a corner. Hangeland is not having the best day, which ironically is good news for Fulham fans with Arsenal sniffing around.
    • 37' Long ball that Hangeland totally messes up as it bounces, and Valisauskas goes down but nothing given and back with Schwarzer! Almost a mess for Fulham.
    • 36' Fulham attack again and Dempsey is in and he drills it low on goal but inches wide!!
    • 35' Konchesky clears under pressure but Vetra still have it, Pantsil does well to get across, play it off the Vetra winger and win a goal kick.
    • 34' Good play by Murphy to set up Dempsey, nice backheel for Gera who drills it low across goal and Johnson and Zamora slide across but they can't make contact and Vetra survive!! Great football from the Whites!
    • 33' Fulham are doing relatively well but lack that bit of sharpness at both ends of the pitch, unsurprising given the lack of match practice.
    • 31' The corner comes in but it flies out with the keeper nowhere.
    • 30' Good move by Fulham as Murphy does well and Johnson and Zamora link up but Johnson can't shoot so sets up Baird whose shot is blocked, corner.
    • 29' Johnson gets away from Rasanauskas, now Murphy, Konchesky with a cross but headed clear by Jankauskas.
    • 27' Konchesky with a hospital ball, Hangeland can't clear and Ngapounou can shoot but poor effort.
    • 26' Murphy to take a corner from the left but headed clear for a Fulham throw.
    • 24' Ngapounou with a poor tackle on Murphy and is booked, not for the tackle, but for refusing to retreat to allow him to take it quickly.
    • 23' Danny Murphy with a superb ball forward and ZAMORA IS IN AND MUST SCORE BUT FIRES STRAIGHT AT THE KEEPER!! Poor miss. He should have headed that.
    • 22' Konchesky is forced to hack it out on the Vetra right but they waste the throw, although they do get another one.
    • 21' Grigaitis tries a long shot after a passing move following a mistake by Murphy but well wide. He snatched at that, there was time to work something better.
    • 20' Johnson gets on to a long ball, Giankauskas eases him off the ball and is very close to committing a foul but it's back with the keeper.
    • 19' Zamora gets the ball on the edge of the D but Paulauskas wins a free-kick, Zamora backing in.
    • 18' Fulham get forward, slid through to Johnson who could be in but a last-ditch tackle sees Vetra clear their lines.
    • 16' Konchesky swings the corner in and the keeper is all over the place but no-one gets a touch and it's out for a goal kick.
    • 15' Dempsey gets down the right and crosses low, out for a corner.
    • 14' Vetra clear from the corner and the break is on but a superb tackle by Pantsil, back in left-back covering for Konchesky, on Borowski.
    • 13' Gera has a crack from distance but punched up in the air by the keeper and it's a corner to Fulham, the first for them of the game.
    • 12' Half-chance for Vetra after Dempsey gets stranded on the left wing but a long shot goes well wide.
    • 9' Hangeland gets a chance from a Murphy free-kick but heads over.
    • 6' Fulham break and Johnson is in, his shot is blocked by the keeper and Zamora can finish but cleared!! End-to-end opening!
    • 5' Good delivery and Schwarzer is nowhere and headed down by a Vetra player but off the line by Murphy!!
    • 4' Rasinauskas crosses in and Fulham have to put it behind, Konchesky having allowed Borowski forward and Dempsey making the block.
    • 3' Free-kick to Fulham on halfway, swung in by Murphy for Zamora but a foul by the big man and Vetra have a free-kick now.
    • 2' Borowski slides it forward but the Whites clear.
    • 1' Almost a mix-up between Hangeland and Schwarzer but the Aussie keeper gets on it.
    • 1' First half underway!!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Vetra Vilnius against Fulham in the third qualifying round of the Europa League from 18:00 UK time!

  • Summary

    • 86' Zamora and Gera with some great work on the right, Seol gets the ball and dances into the box and rifles it past the keeper for 3-0! Super goal, really good play by Fulham.
    • 82' Good ball across the face of goal by Seol and Zamora is in to finish but doesn't get a good contact and it's back with the keeper! Should have been three.
    • 59' Free-kick to Fulham, in by Murphy, now Knochesky on the left and GERA CAN FINISH but he side-foots it into the keeper's arms! Another great chance for Gera!
    • 57' Murphy to take then.... and he sends it low into the corner past the keeper and that is 2-0!
    • 44' Zamora gets the ball on the edge of the box, turns well and drills a superb finish past the keeper for 1-0!! Finally they make it count and it's the man who almost joined Hull, Bobby Zamora gets a goal in his first competitive match of the season.
    • 41' Panstil picks up a loose ball, Johnson drills it across goal AND NOW GERA FLIES IN BUT HE MIS-KICKS IT AND IT GOES WIDE! It was a difficult height but he should have scored.
    • 36' Fulham attack again and Dempsey is in and he drills it low on goal but inches wide!!
    • 34' Good play by Murphy to set up Dempsey, nice backheel for Gera who drills it low across goal and Johnson and Zamora slide across but they can't make contact and Vetra survive!! Great football from the Whites!
    • 23' Danny Murphy with a superb ball forward and ZAMORA IS IN AND MUST SCORE BUT FIRES STRAIGHT AT THE KEEPER!! Poor miss. He should have headed that.
    • 6' Fulham break and Johnson is in, his shot is blocked by the keeper and Zamora can finish but cleared!! End-to-end opening!
    • 5' Good delivery and Schwarzer is nowhere and headed down by a Vetra player but off the line by Murphy!!
    • - Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Vetra Vilnius against Fulham in the third qualifying round of the Europa League from 18:00 UK time!

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  1. I predicted a 3-0 win to Fulham and Man U to get beaten­ in the Audi cup. Drinks are on me.

    From Hutch, on Fri 31 Jul 1:18AM

  2. Ron. W it was just a prediction and i said 2-0 u @#$%

    From SANDRA A, on Thu 30 Jul 8:13PM

  3. nice win by Fulham

    From Bretzky, on Thu 30 Jul 7:48PM

  4. FULHAM IS BETTER THAN REAL MADRID HAHAHA

    From lawimp2005, on Thu 30 Jul 7:44PM

  5. What did you say the score would be Sandra A?

    From Ron. W., on Thu 30 Jul 7:42PM

  6. well done zamora you score alot of goals that help your­ squads cant believe people want to get rid of ya like­ west ham you helped them stay up just as well tevez did­ why people cant remember that makes me laugh.good luck­ matey

    From Darren H, on Thu 30 Jul 7:42PM

  7. ZUBI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From bruno_rf_al, on Thu 30 Jul 7:25PM

  8. Talking about transfer targets doesn't really build­ up the squad for the EPL + 2 Cups + Europa League.­ I'd love to see better, but I think 6th place is­ the 'Championship' for any team that­ doesn't have big money.

    From Maxx92, on Thu 30 Jul 7:22PM

  9. Bretzky- We're reading the play by play from­ Eurosport. Aren't your updates a bit redundant?

    From Maxx92, on Thu 30 Jul 7:21PM

  10. sudas

    From Mantas, on Thu 30 Jul 7:21PM

  11. Dempsey put up some real ice-capades performances in­ the Confed cup until the US started winning. But, I­ wish I could see this game, because our 'mystery­ writer' seems to be calling his name too much to­ warrant the 'champagne' comment.

    From Maxx92, on Thu 30 Jul 7:20PM

  12. I don't support Fulham but they play some­ attractive football. Good luck in the new season.

    From lee, on Thu 30 Jul 7:13PM

  13. danny murphy SCORES! 2-0 fulham

    From Bretzky, on Thu 30 Jul 7:10PM

  14. penalty for Fulham. zamora hauled down. danny murphy­ takes and ....

    From Bretzky, on Thu 30 Jul 7:10PM

  15. kojo m: Think you've had too much Pimms down in­ London son, can't for the life of me see Fulham­ managing a top 4 finish. Realistically 6th at best, you­ did overachieve last season so it'll be extremely­ hard to match this season as you had no pressure last­ year but expectations will be sky high this season.

    From Cosmic Soul, on Thu 30 Jul 7:08PM

  16. quite a clinical strikers goal from zamora 2-0 to­ fulham ive already said it

    From SANDRA A, on Thu 30 Jul 7:05PM

  17. so It looks like Fulham have played hangeland who has­ not signed a new contract but by playing him have they­ not devalued him to any of the top four playing in the­ champions league?

    From Alex F, on Thu 30 Jul 6:54PM

  18. Sounds like one of those brilliant East European­ grounds you see on TV in these prelim rounds. I­ remember one that a Welsh team (BAngor or Rhyl?)played­ in Slovakia I think. There was just a metail rail along­ the far side and a guy was watching with his white dog­ on a lead. Brilliant!

    From david.clayton3, on Thu 30 Jul 6:51PM

  19. I take back what I said about Zamora.
    What a wonderful­ player he is.

    From Ron. W., on Thu 30 Jul 6:51PM

  20. 1-0 fulham. nice strike by Zamora

    From Bretzky, on Thu 30 Jul 6:45PM
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