Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Wycombe Wanderers | Wycombe Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dion Powell | D. Powell |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | Harvey Ball | H. Ball | |||||||||
| Alistair Marshall | A. Marshall | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Gilles Cutler | G. Cutler | |||||||||
| Joe Forbes | J. Forbes | | 42 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 50 | | Peter Whelan | P. Whelan | ||||||||
| Eoin Shields | E. Shields | | 40 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Adrian Bishop | A. Bishop | |||||||||
| Phil Lineker | P. Lineker | | 37 | D | | 5 | | M | 52 | | Mike Potts | M. Potts | |||||||||
| Peter Hackworth | P. Hackworth | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Paul King | P. King | |||||||||
| Gary Cooke | G. Cooke | | 51 | M | | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Darren Cooper | D. Cooper | ||||||||
| Matt Batty | M. Batty | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Tommy Andrews | T. Andrews | | 43 | M | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Rio Montague | R. Montague | |||||||||
| Matt Shields | M. Shields | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Julian Midgley | J. Midgley | |||||||||
| Steven Marr | S. Marr | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Tim Marshall | T. Marshall | |||||||||
| Eddie Gardner | E. Gardner | | 42 | A | | 12 | | M | 41 | | Danny Peckham | D. Peckham | |||||||||
| Jody Griffin | J. Griffin | | 42 | A | | 13 | | D | 40 | | Liam Mckay | L. Mckay | |||||||||
| Mark Deane | M. Deane | | 41 | A | | 14 | | D | 40 |  | Don Morrison | D. Morrison | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Wycombe Wanderers. A crowd of 2,954 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Royce.
The pitch is in good condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Royce.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town kick off!
6.04
0-0Adrian Bishop passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paul King. Paul King threads a neat ball through to Rio Montague. Rio Montague plays a one-two with Julian Midgley and advances towards the goal... Rio Montague shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
8.10
Gary Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Shields. Matt Shields tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
9.26
0-0Gary Cooke threads the ball through to Matt Shields. Matt Shields knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.44
With some swift thinking, Eoin Shields plays the ball forward to Gary Cooke. Gary Cooke makes an attacking run forward. Gary Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Shields. Matt Shields connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it rises well off target!
14.07
1-0Matt Batty knocks the ball forward to Matt Shields. Matt Shields skips past Peter Whelan! Matt Shields shoots from just inside the box. Matt Shields scores for Swindon Town!!
18.12
With a delightful solo run, Darren Cooper stretches the opposition's defence. Darren Cooper shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
20.34
1-0Darren Cooper catches Gary Cooke on the ankles. The referee warns Darren Cooper to calm down! Gary Cooke stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.46
1-0Alistair Marshall catches Darren Cooper on the ankles. Alistair Marshall is shown the yellow card! Darren Cooper carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.24
Joe Forbes threads the ball through to Tommy Andrews. Tommy Andrews flicks a high pass forward. Matt Shields controls it well on his chest. Matt Shields shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
33.26
Eoin Shields kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Batty. Matt Batty deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Marr. Steven Marr tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
36.39
Gary Cooke makes a simple pass to Steven Marr. Steven Marr shoots from outside the area. The keeper, Harvey Ball, sees it late!! Goal for Swindon Town!
42.06
Darren Cooper threads a neat ball through to Julian Midgley. Julian Midgley plays a one-two with Rio Montague and rushes in on goal... Julian Midgley tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town have changed their lineup with Mark Deane replacing Matt Shields and Jody Griffin replacing Alistair Marshall. Wycombe Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Wycombe Wanderers kicking off!
51.32
Eoin Shields comes in with a late challenge on Tim Marshall. Eoin Shields is shown the yellow card! Tim Marshall gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
53.06
Matt Batty sees Steven Marr in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steven Marr shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.50
2-1Stuart White knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Marshall. Tim Marshall finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Dion Powell!
59.33
Darren Cooper hacks Matt Batty from behind! Darren Cooper is warned by the referee again! Matt Batty stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.47
Eoin Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Batty. Matt Batty deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Deane. Mark Deane shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
65.50
Paul King laces a through ball forward to Julian Midgley. Julian Midgley knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Montague. Rio Montague makes a looping header on goal but it's well over the bar!
67.05
With some swift thinking, Mike Potts plays the ball forward to Rio Montague. Rio Montague knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Marshall. Tim Marshall shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
72.06
Adrian Bishop flicks a high ball forward to Paul King who takes it down. Paul King runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Paul King plays a quick one-two with Julian Midgley and rushes in on goal... Paul King comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Dion Powell had no chance!! Goal for Wycombe Wanderers!
81.09
Peter Whelan makes a simple pass to Stuart White. Stuart White passes the ball forward to Rio Montague. Rio Montague hits a low pass to Tim Marshall. Tim Marshall looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.15
Eoin Shields kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Batty. Matt Batty chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Deane. Mark Deane shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.17
2-2Gilles Cutler hits a low pass to Darren Cooper. Darren Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Tim Marshall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tim Marshall makes a defence splitting pass to Rio Montague. Rio Montague tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but Eoin Shields blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
32.2%
44.8%
23%
Scorers
| Matt Shields 14 Steven Marr 36 | Julian Midgley 42 Paul King 72 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Julian Midgley of Wycombe Wanderers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dion Powell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alistair Marshall (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Joe Forbes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eoin Shields (DEF) | | 7 |
| 5. | Phil Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Peter Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary Cooke (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Batty (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Tommy Andrews (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Matt Shields (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Steven Marr (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Eddie Gardner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jody Griffin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mark Deane (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Harvey Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gilles Cutler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Peter Whelan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Adrian Bishop (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mike Potts (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul King (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Darren Cooper (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Stuart White (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rio Montague (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Julian Midgley (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Tim Marshall (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Danny Peckham (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Liam Mckay (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Morrison (DEF) | 0 | |