Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe United
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Thierry LoweT. Lowe52
G
1
G
66Jonathan RizaJ. Riza
Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento56
D
2
D
59Darren CrooksD. Crooks
Ben MiddletonB. Middleton55
D
3
D
58Carlton OakleyC. Oakley
Greg BlackG. Black45
D
4
D
52Anthony JobsonA. Jobson
Daniel MartinsD. Martins44
D
captain5captain
D
50Ledley RowettL. Rowett
Scott BoatengS. Boateng58
M
6
M
53Omer AndrewsO. Andrews
Dave MendezD. Mendez58
M
7
M
50Brendan FletcherB. Fletcher
Alun GoldbergA. Goldberg57
M
8
A
48Alex FergusonA. Ferguson
Simon BarrettS. Barrett53
A
9
A
48Stan GodberS. Godber
Carl EadieC. Eadie52
A
10
A
41Arthur MilburnA. Milburn
Carl WilliamsonC. Williamson45
A
11
A
37Sylvain SalakoS. Salako
 
Sebastiao NunesS. Nunes53
M
12
G
53Martin BartonM. Barton
Jaime PostigaJ. Postiga50
M
13
D
50Chris BanksC. Banks
Sylvain CarrickS. Carrick49
M
14
M
49Luke ThirlwellL. Thirlwell

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 4,100 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Scunthorpe United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Swift.


0.00
Notts County kick off and get the match underway!
4.59
Anthony Jobson breaks forward. Anthony Jobson brings the ball forward. Anthony Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Milburn. Arthur Milburn powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.26
Alun Goldberg kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Carl Williamson. Carl Williamson connects with a diving header but it's a lousy effort!
9.01
Scott Boateng flicks a high ball forward to Carl Eadie who takes it down. Carl Eadie tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
10.32
Brendan Fletcher hits a low pass to Stan Godber. Stan Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.07
Brendan Fletcher makes a probing pass to Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
30.05
Greg Black threads a neat ball through to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.18
Ben Middleton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Mendez. Dave Mendez sees Carl Eadie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Eadie sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
38.28
Omer Andrews knocks the ball forward to Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Middleton.
44.54
Ben Middleton threads a neat ball through to Scott Boateng. Scott Boateng chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Williamson. Carl Williamson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Scunthorpe United start the second half!
48.26
Greg Black knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Boateng. Scott Boateng flicks a high ball forward to Carl Williamson who takes it down. Carl Williamson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
49.35
Darren Crooks makes a strong solo run forward. Darren Crooks passes the ball forward to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Stan Godber. Stan Godber is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
51.43
Brendan Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Godber. Stan Godber lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Ferguson. Daniel Martins hacks Alex Ferguson from behind! Alex Ferguson appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
54.44
Brendan Fletcher clumsily knocks into Scott Boateng. Brendan Fletcher is given a warning by the referee! Scott Boateng stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.40
Scott Boateng deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Williamson. Carl Williamson whips in a cross ball towards Carl Eadie. With a superhuman jump, Carl Eadie connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Jonathan Riza manages to keep it out.
69.09
Brendan Fletcher flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Milburn who brings the ball under control. Arthur Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Sylvain Salako. Sylvain Salako makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
72.32
With a delightful solo run, Dave Mendez stretches the opposition's defence. Dave Mendez shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
77.37
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Sebastiao Nunes replacing Greg Black and Sylvain Carrick replacing Dave Mendez .Scunthorpe United have made a substitution with Chris Banks replacing Arthur Milburn .
78.43
Brendan Fletcher makes a simple pass to Alex Ferguson. Alex Ferguson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.17
Daniel Martins launches a long ball forward into the other half. Carl Williamson shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
81.49
Ledley Rowett hacks Carl Eadie from behind! Ledley Rowett is shown the yellow card! Carl Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.49
Free kick to Notts County just outside the area...
82.39
Carl Eadie calmly steps up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Scunthorpe United
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
28.7%
42.5%
28.7%

Scorers
Arthur Milburn 5

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arthur Milburn of Scunthorpe United

Match Ratings
1.Thierry Lowe (GK)
6
2.Abel Nascimento (DEF)
6
3.Ben Middleton (DEF)
6
4.Greg Black (DEF)
7
5.Daniel Martins (DEF)
7
6.Scott Boateng (MID)
7
7.Dave Mendez (MID)
7
8.Alun Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Simon Barrett (ATT)
6
10.Carl Eadie (ATT)
6
11.Carl Williamson (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
6
13.Jaime Postiga (MID)
0
14.Sylvain Carrick (MID)
6

1.Jonathan Riza (GK)
6
2.Darren Crooks (DEF)
7
3.Carlton Oakley (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Jobson (DEF)
9
5.Ledley Rowett (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Omer Andrews (MID)
7
7.Brendan Fletcher (MID)
8
8.Alex Ferguson (ATT)
6
9.Stan Godber (ATT)
6
10.Arthur Milburn (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Sylvain Salako (ATT)
6
 
12.Martin Barton (GK)
0
13.Chris Banks (DEF)
6
14.Luke Thirlwell (MID)
0