Match Report
| Leyton Orient | Leyton Orient |  |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Johnson | C. Johnson |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Syd Sherwood | S. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Dean Ward | D. Ward | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Damien Morris | D. Morris | |||||||||
| Alan Anderton | A. Anderton | | 49 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 50 | | Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | |||||||
| Ugo Bloomer | U. Bloomer | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | |||||||||
| Max Davies | M. Davies | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Darius Armstrong | D. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Julian Hulme | J. Hulme | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | David Froggatt | D. Froggatt | |||||||||
| Carl Salako | C. Salako | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Isaiah Gordon | I. Gordon | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Fredrik Barry | F. Barry | | 41 | A | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | |||||||||
| Jean-No‘l Barret | J. Barret |  | 38 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Ashley Cole | A. Cole | |||||||||
| Omer Kirkland | O. Kirkland | | 36 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | |||||||||
| Jacob Weir | J. Weir | | 40 | M | | 12 | | M | 41 | | Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | |||||||||
| Clive Haynes | C. Haynes | | 38 | G | | 13 | | A | 40 | | Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | |||||||||
| Gilles Thirlwell | G. Thirlwell | | 37 | M | | 14 | | A | 40 | | Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Brisbane Road where Leyton Orient play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 2,701 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Leyton Orient are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Vernazza.
The pitch is in good condition.
Leyton Orient are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Vernazza.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the match underway!
4.14
0-0Seth Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole rushes past Alan Anderton! Ashley Cole looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.49
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Darius Armstrong laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca threads the ball through to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.02
0-0Dean Ward catches Peter Cooper on the ankles. Dean Ward is warned by the referee! Peter Cooper hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.33
Seth Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
30.22
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
36.37
0-0Dean Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Salako. Carl Salako flicks a high pass forward to Jean-No‘l Barret who brings the ball under control. Jean-No‘l Barret deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Kirkland but the linesman indicates offside!
39.20
Carl Salako comes in with a late challenge on Seth Gascoigne. The referee brings Carl Salako to one side and gives him a warning! Seth Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.57
David Froggatt makes a simple pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leyton Orient have changed their lineup with Clive Haynes replacing Carl Salako. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Leyton Orient kick off and get the second half underway!
53.02
Clive Haynes threads the ball through to Jean-No‘l Barret. Jean-No‘l Barret skips past Darius Armstrong! Jean-No‘l Barret tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
55.52
Julian Hulme makes an attacking run forward. Julian Hulme controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.52
0-0Seth Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Cole who takes it down. Ashley Cole threads a neat, attacking ball through to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Carl Johnson gets down and covers it.
60.54
0-0Leyton Orient have made a substitution with Gilles Thirlwell replacing Omer Kirkland .
69.26
Seth Gascoigne makes a simple pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.17
Leyton Orient have made a substitution with Jacob Weir replacing Max Davies .
81.02
Isaiah Gordon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Isaiah Gordon finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.24
Ugo Bloomer flicks a high pass forward to Julian Hulme who brings the ball under control. Julian Hulme flicks a high pass forward. Jean-No‘l Barret holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean-No‘l Barret knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
0-0Ian Beckham passes the ball forward to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca threads a neat ball through to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole plays a one-two with Gavin Griffin and advances towards the goal... Some awkward footwork from Ashley Cole provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but Jacob Weir is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.4%
60.6%
Play Area
37.9%
47%
15.2%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ashley Cole of Shrewsbury Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carl Johnson (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Dean Ward (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alan Anderton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ugo Bloomer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Max Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Julian Hulme (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Carl Salako (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Isaiah Gordon (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Fredrik Barry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jean-No‘l Barret (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Omer Kirkland (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jacob Weir (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Clive Haynes (GK) | 7 | |
| 14. | Gilles Thirlwell (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Syd Sherwood (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Damien Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stan Kerr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ian Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Darius Armstrong (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | David Froggatt (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Simon Mendonca (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) | 9 | |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |