Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Grimsby TownGrimsby Town
Computer Player Computer Player Davis Kalkerts Davis Kalkerts
Bill NaylorB. Naylor49
G
1
G
45Wayne BrandW. Brand
Julian SmitheJ. Smithe57
D
2
D
58Robert HuckerbyR. Huckerby
Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento56
D
3
D
50Patrick CutlerP. Cutler
Greg BlackG. Black43
D
4
D
46Syd Le TissierS. Le Tissier
Dale HallD. Hall38
D
captain5
M
59Hugo LeonH. Leon
Scott BoatengS. Boateng58
M
6
M
49Eoin Lua-LuaE. Lua-Lua
Dave MendezD. Mendez56
M
7
M
49Colin FerdinandC. Ferdinand
Alun GoldbergA. Goldberg55
M
8
M
44James SouthgateJ. Southgate
Jermaine GeorgeJ. George58
A
9
A
67Danny FinneyD. Finney
Simon BarrettS. Barrett53
A
10captain
A
53Nicholas MidgleyN. Midgley
Carl EadieC. Eadie52
A
11
A
47Ben BastinB. Bastin
 
Sebastiao NunesS. Nunes52
M
12
D
46Joe SummerbellJ. Summerbell
Jaime PostigaJ. Postiga49
M
13
D
42Norman StampN. Stamp
Wayne PearceW. Pearce49
M
14
A
39Seth JamesS. James

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 4,378 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.


0.00
The whistle blows and Notts County get the match underway!
2.59
Scott Boateng threads a neat ball through to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
3.25
Robert Huckerby threads the ball through to Colin Ferdinand. Colin Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dale Hall.
8.44
Colin Ferdinand flicks a high pass forward. Danny Finney controls it well on his chest. Danny Finney shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Bill Naylor!
9.42
Hugo Leon comes in with a late challenge on Alun Goldberg. Hugo Leon is given a warning by the referee! Alun Goldberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.34
With imagination, Patrick Cutler laces a through ball forward to James Southgate. James Southgate runs deep into the other half of the pitch. James Southgate lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Bastin. Ben Bastin whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
15.40
Scott Boateng changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Scott Boateng makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Barrett but he's offside!
16.27
Abel Nascimento hits a low pass to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine George knocks in a cross ball towards Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
18.08
Julian Smithe surges forward with the ball. Julian Smithe hits a low pass to Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from outside the area. What a cracker!! Wayne Brand had no chance!! Goal for Notts County!
21.46
Greg Black kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Mendez. Dave Mendez kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
22.45
Julian Smithe catches Ben Bastin on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Smithe and shows him a yellow card! Ben Bastin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.42
Alun Goldberg makes a probing pass to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from distance. The keeper, Wayne Brand, sees it late!! Goal for Notts County!
32.18
With some swift thinking, Alun Goldberg plays the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.35
Colin Ferdinand flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Midgley collects the pass. Nicholas Midgley shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.16
Notts County are in full control of this game.
40.08
Dale Hall kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Mendez. Dave Mendez surges forward with the ball. Dave Mendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
44.08
Julian Smithe flicks a high pass forward to Alun Goldberg who brings the ball under control. Alun Goldberg plays the ball forward to Jermaine George. Jermaine George finds some space and shoots from distance. Wayne Brand gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Grimsby Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Notts County players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Grimsby Town kicking off!
48.52
Alun Goldberg brings the ball forward. Alun Goldberg controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
49.19
Greg Black plays the ball forward to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine George collects the pass. Jermaine George controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Wayne Brand manages to keep it out.
55.15
Eoin Lua-Lua decides to run forward with the ball. Eoin Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bill Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
59.16
Abel Nascimento comes in with a late challenge on Eoin Lua-Lua. Abel Nascimento is shown the yellow card! Eoin Lua-Lua gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
59.16
Free kick to Grimsby Town just outside the area...
62.25
Danny Finney slowly runs up and flicks the ball over the wall. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.23
Scott Boateng flicks a high pass forward. Carl Eadie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Eadie shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
71.45
Scott Boateng sees Jermaine George in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jermaine George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.44
Dave Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Carl Eadie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carl Eadie whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine George. Jermaine George is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.55
Notts County have made a substitution with Jaime Postiga replacing Scott Boateng and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
79.24
Julian Smithe catches Nicholas Midgley on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Smithe and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Midgley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.58
Showing composure, Colin Ferdinand plays the ball forward to Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Danny Finney. Jaime Postiga clumsily knocks into Danny Finney. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Grimsby Town
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
25.4%
45.1%
29.6%

Scorers
Jermaine George 18
Carl Eadie 27
Danny Finney 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jermaine George of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Bill Naylor (GK)
6
2.Julian Smithe (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Abel Nascimento (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Greg Black (DEF)
6
5.Dale Hall (DEF)
6
6.Scott Boateng (MID)
7
7.Dave Mendez (MID)
7
8.Alun Goldberg (MID)
9
9.Jermaine George (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Simon Barrett (ATT)
6
11.Carl Eadie (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
0
13.Jaime Postiga (MID)
6
14.Wayne Pearce (MID)
0

1.Wayne Brand (GK)
6
2.Robert Huckerby (DEF)
6
3.Patrick Cutler (DEF)
6
4.Syd Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Hugo Leon (MID)
6
6.Eoin Lua-Lua (MID)
6
7.Colin Ferdinand (MID)
7
8.James Southgate (MID)
6
9.Danny Finney (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Nicholas Midgley (ATT)
6
11.Ben Bastin (ATT)
6
 
12.Joe Summerbell (DEF)
0
13.Norman Stamp (DEF)
0
14.Seth James (ATT)
0