Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfonso Ricchiuti | A. Ricchiuti |  | 41 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 |  | Syd Sherwood | S. Sherwood | |||||||||
| Eoin Myers | E. Myers | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Damien Morris | D. Morris | |||||||||
| Ian Lloyd | I. Lloyd | | 43 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 50 | | Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | |||||||
| Damien Howells | D. Howells | | 37 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Darius Armstrong | D. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Wes Kerr | W. Kerr | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | |||||||||
| Frank Rankin | F. Rankin | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | David Froggatt | D. Froggatt | |||||||||
| Seth Jacobs | S. Jacobs | | 41 | M | | 7 | | M | 48 | | Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Craig Prior | C. Prior | | 37 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Peter Duberry | P. Duberry | | 35 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | |||||||||
| Brian Kanu | B. Kanu | | 44 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Ashley Cole | A. Cole | |||||||||
| Joe Pearson | J. Pearson | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | |||||||||
| Stanley Williamson | S. Williamson | | 41 | A | | 12 | | M | 41 | | Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | |||||||||
| Gilles Galli | G. Galli | | 40 | A | | 13 | | A | 40 | | Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | |||||||||
| Marcello Goma | M. Goma |  | 40 | A | | 14 | | A | 40 | | Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 2,766 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Shrewsbury Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Galli.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Oldham Athletic and Shrewsbury Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Tim Galli.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
12.04
0-0Simon Mendonca knocks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
20.58
Damien Howells flicks a high pass forward. Seth Jacobs controls it well on his chest. Seth Jacobs takes it forward alone. Seth Jacobs shoots from outside the area his aim is horrendously poor!
22.34
0-0Darius Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Simon Mendonca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Mendonca knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Damien Howells.
24.59
Seth Gascoigne sees space and advances. Seth Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Lloyd.
26.40
0-0David Froggatt comes in with a late challenge on Peter Duberry. The referee calls over David Froggatt and warns him to calm down! Peter Duberry stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.10
0-0Stan Kerr sees Simon Mendonca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. With imagination, Simon Mendonca plays the ball forward to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin edges inside the box! Eoin Myers clumsily knocks into Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
34.53
Damien Morris flicks a high ball forward to Peter Cooper who takes it down. Peter Cooper passes the ball forward to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eoin Myers.
40.02
Frank Rankin brings the ball forward. Frank Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
55.16
Brian Kanu barges into Stan Kerr. The referee calls over Brian Kanu and warns him to calm down! Stan Kerr stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.27
Seth Jacobs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.17
0-0Simon Mendonca flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Griffin who brings the ball under control. Gavin Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Eoin Myers!
61.13
With some swift thinking, Craig Prior plays the ball forward to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Morris.
63.23
0-0David Froggatt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alfonso Ricchiuti effortlessly smothers it!
66.11
Craig Prior clumsily knocks into Seth Gascoigne. Craig Prior is given a warning by the referee! Seth Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Seth Gascoigne plays the ball forward to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole plays a sublime one-two with Gavin Griffin and races in on goal... Ashley Cole rockets a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
73.15
Wes Kerr threads the ball through to Seth Jacobs. Seth Jacobs flicks a high pass forward to Brian Kanu who brings the ball under control. Brian Kanu sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
75.31
0-0Shrewsbury Town are dictating the run of play here today.
84.47
Gavin Griffin comes in with a late challenge on Ian Lloyd. Gavin Griffin is warned by the referee! Ian Lloyd stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
0-0Wes Kerr flicks a high pass forward. Craig Prior collects the pass. Craig Prior threads the ball through to Joe Pearson. Joe Pearson skips past Stan Kerr! Darius Armstrong hacks Joe Pearson from behind! Penalty not given!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Seth Jacobs of Oldham Athletic |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Alfonso Ricchiuti (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Eoin Myers (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Ian Lloyd (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Damien Howells (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Wes Kerr (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Frank Rankin (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Seth Jacobs (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Craig Prior (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Peter Duberry (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Brian Kanu (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Joe Pearson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Stanley Williamson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gilles Galli (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marcello Goma (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Syd Sherwood (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Damien Morris (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Stan Kerr (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Darius Armstrong (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Ian Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Simon Mendonca (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |