Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syd Sherwood | S. Sherwood |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 47 | | Peter Platt | P. Platt | ||||||||
| Damien Morris | D. Morris | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 39 | | Stan Hunt | S. Hunt | |||||||||
| Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | | 50 | D | | | 3 | | D | 37 | | Del Hall | D. Hall | ||||||||
| Darius Armstrong | D. Armstrong | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 36 | | John Summerbee | J. Summerbee | |||||||||
| Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 46 | | Ugo Walsh | U. Walsh | |||||||||
| David Froggatt | D. Froggatt | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Lomano Brighton | L. Brighton | |||||||||
| Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Michael Pallister | M. Pallister | |||||||||
| Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Niccolo Hendrie | N. Hendrie | |||||||||
| Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Seth Venus | S. Venus | |||||||||
| Ashley Cole | A. Cole | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Scott Kitson | S. Kitson | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Dean Gerrard | D. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | | 41 | M | | 12 | | A | 46 | | Francis Allman | F. Allman | |||||||||
| Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | | 40 | A | | 13 | | A | 41 | | Gilles Young | G. Young | |||||||||
| Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | | 40 | A | | 14 | | G | 40 | | Mark George | M. George | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 2,922 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Atherton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Atherton.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Cheltenham Town kicking off!
2.13
0-0Darius Armstrong flicks a high ball forward to Seth Gascoigne who takes it down. Seth Gascoigne makes a probing pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
4.59
0-0David Froggatt barges into Michael Pallister. The referee warns David Froggatt to calm down! Michael Pallister grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
12.56
Michael Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Dean Gerrard easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Gerrard whips in a cross ball towards Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson heads the ball goalwards but it flies well off target!
15.26
0-0Lomano Brighton flicks a high ball forward to Dean Gerrard who takes it down. Dean Gerrard tries a spectacular long range effort but Syd Sherwood reads it well. Superb keeping!
16.30
John Summerbee flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Walsh. Ugo Walsh flicks a high ball forward to Seth Venus who takes it down. Seth Venus knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson beats his man to it with a header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.02
0-1Niccolo Hendrie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.54
Simon Mendonca flicks a high ball forward to Ashley Cole who takes it down. Ashley Cole rushes past Stan Hunt! Ashley Cole makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Shrewsbury Town!
30.23
1-1Del Hall flicks a high ball forward to Lomano Brighton who takes it down. Lomano Brighton kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
32.23
Michael Pallister threads the ball through to Dean Gerrard. Dean Gerrard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Armstrong.
34.13
Niccolo Hendrie flicks a high pass forward to Scott Kitson who brings the ball under control. Scott Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.45
Seth Gascoigne sees Ashley Cole in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ashley Cole runs straight at the defence! Ashley Cole looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Peter Platt reads it well. He makes it look easy!
42.19
Lomano Brighton hits a low pass to Dean Gerrard. Dean Gerrard lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Venus. Seth Venus makes a deft header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Cheltenham Town have changed their lineup with Gilles Young replacing Lomano Brighton.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
49.30
Darius Armstrong makes a probing pass to Seth Gascoigne. Seth Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by John Summerbee.
60.51
1-1Cheltenham Town have made 2 substitutions with Francis Allman replacing Stan Hunt and Mark George replacing Dean Gerrard .
63.56
Simon Mendonca flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Griffin who brings the ball under control. Gavin Griffin finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
65.31
With some swift thinking, Stan Kerr plays the ball forward to Simon Mendonca. Simon Mendonca makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Mendonca makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.01
Gilles Young makes a probing pass to Scott Kitson. Scott Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.16
1-1Gavin Griffin catches Francis Allman on the ankles. Gavin Griffin is shown the yellow card! Francis Allman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.36
1-1Seth Gascoigne hacks Ugo Walsh from behind! The referee warns Seth Gascoigne to calm down! Ugo Walsh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.03
Darius Armstrong catches Scott Kitson on the ankles. The referee calls over Darius Armstrong and warns him to calm down! Scott Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.49
Simon Mendonca chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Niccolo Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark George. Mark George knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Kerr.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
30.6%
43.5%
25.8%
Scorers
| Ashley Cole 23 | Scott Kitson 18 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ashley Cole of Shrewsbury Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Syd Sherwood (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Damien Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stan Kerr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Darius Armstrong (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Simon Mendonca (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Peter Platt (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stan Hunt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Del Hall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | John Summerbee (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ugo Walsh (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lomano Brighton (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Michael Pallister (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Niccolo Hendrie (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Seth Venus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Kitson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Dean Gerrard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francis Allman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gilles Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Mark George (GK) | 6 | |