Match Report


Cambridge UnitedCambridge United     Notts CountyNotts County
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sylvain CarltonS. Carlton53
G
1
G
50Bill NaylorB. Naylor
Nicholas HoweyN. Howey45
D
2
D
57Julian SmitheJ. Smithe
Oleg MorrisO. Morris44
D
3
D
56Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento
Shaun WallworkS. Wallwork43
D
4
D
54Ben MiddletonB. Middleton
John MintoJ. Minto43
D
5captain
D
43Daniel MartinsD. Martins
Alexandre LoureiroA. Loureiro58
M
6
M
58Scott BoatengS. Boateng
Bill InsleyB. Insley54
M
7
M
58Dave MendezD. Mendez
Patrick DuberryP. Duberry50
M
8
M
57Alun GoldbergA. Goldberg
Flavio GinestraF. Ginestra61
A
9
A
58Jermaine GeorgeJ. George
Ralph GoodwinR. Goodwin48
A
10
A
53Simon BarrettS. Barrett
Bill FinneyB. Finney45
A
captain11
A
52Carl EadieC. Eadie
 
Steve ForbesS. Forbes48
M
12
M
53Sebastiao NunesS. Nunes
Craig GardnerC. Gardner48
M
13
M
49Wayne PearceW. Pearce
Jason DraperJ. Draper48
M
14
M
49Jaime PostigaJ. Postiga

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at R Costings Abbey Stadium where Cambridge United play host to Notts County. A crowd of 4,880 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Cambridge United and Notts County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Taylor.


0.00
Notts County kick off and get the first half underway!
3.51
Alun Goldberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by John Minto.
8.51
Patrick Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
9.47
Dave Mendez makes an attacking run forward. Dave Mendez shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
20.11
Patrick Duberry hacks Scott Boateng from behind! The referee warns Patrick Duberry to calm down! Scott Boateng runs off the knock.
26.40
Nicholas Howey takes a short throw-in bringing Oleg Morris into play. Oleg Morris makes a simple pass to Alexandre Loureiro. With great vision, Alexandre Loureiro plays the ball forward to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.14
Jermaine George comes in with a late challenge on Nicholas Howey. The referee brings Jermaine George to one side and gives him a warning! Nicholas Howey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.09
Dave Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest. Simon Barrett shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
33.16
Dave Mendez passes the ball forward to Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from distance but Sylvain Carlton is on top of it.
36.03
Patrick Duberry makes a beautiful solo run. Patrick Duberry whips in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Bill Finney heads the ball goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
39.24
Alun Goldberg hits a low pass to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
42.25
Scott Boateng flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from distance. Solid save from Sylvain Carlton.
44.37
Patrick Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Flavio Ginestra. Flavio Ginestra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bill Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Cambridge United appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Cambridge United kick off!
47.42
Daniel Martins makes a simple pass to Dave Mendez. Dave Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.06
Dave Mendez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.45
Nicholas Howey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Duberry. Patrick Duberry flicks a high ball forward to Ralph Goodwin who takes it down. Ralph Goodwin finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
54.08
Bill Insley decides to run forward with the ball. Bill Insley lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Bill Finney gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
57.35
Dave Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from outside the area. Sylvain Carlton gets down and covers it.
60.55
Alexandre Loureiro threads the ball through to Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Bill Finney flicks the ball with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Cambridge United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
63.12
Cambridge United are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
65.05
Patrick Duberry sees space and advances. Patrick Duberry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bill Naylor who gathers it comfortably.
67.56
Simon Barrett catches Nicholas Howey on the ankles. The referee warns Simon Barrett to calm down! Nicholas Howey stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.24
Scott Boateng brings the ball forward. Scott Boateng shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
73.08
Abel Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Dave Mendez. Dave Mendez hits a low pass to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.10
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Sebastiao Nunes replacing Ben Middleton and Jaime Postiga replacing Dave Mendez .
81.42
Bill Insley chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Goodwin. Ralph Goodwin knocks in a cross ball towards Bill Finney. Bill Finney knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Bill Naylor is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
84.18
Abel Nascimento comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Duberry. The referee warns Abel Nascimento to calm down! Patrick Duberry runs off the knock.
85.54
Julian Smithe threads a neat ball through to Jaime Postiga. Jaime Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine George. Jermaine George lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
87.43
Julian Smithe passes the ball forward to Scott Boateng. Scott Boateng makes a probing pass to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett runs straight at the defence! Simon Barrett tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
89.47
Scott Boateng passes the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett plays a quick one-two with Carl Eadie and rushes in on goal... Simon Barrett looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Jaime Postiga kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oleg Morris.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Cambridge United

Notts County
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
32.4%
45.1%
22.5%

Scorers
Bill Finney 54, 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bill Finney of Cambridge United

Match Ratings
1.Sylvain Carlton (GK)
7
2.Nicholas Howey (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Morris (DEF)
6
4.Shaun Wallwork (DEF)
6
5.John Minto (DEF)
6
6.Alexandre Loureiro (MID)
6
7.Bill Insley (MID)
7
8.Patrick Duberry (MID)
8
9.Flavio Ginestra (ATT)
6
10.Ralph Goodwin (ATT)
7
11.Bill Finney (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Steve Forbes (MID)
0
13.Craig Gardner (MID)
0
14.Jason Draper (MID)
0

1.Bill Naylor (GK)
6
2.Julian Smithe (DEF)
6
3.Abel Nascimento (DEF)
6
4.Ben Middleton (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Martins (DEF)
6
6.Scott Boateng (MID)
7
7.Dave Mendez (MID)
7
8.Alun Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Jermaine George (ATT)
6
10.Simon Barrett (ATT)
6
11.Carl Eadie (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
6
13.Wayne Pearce (MID)
0
14.Jaime Postiga (MID)
6