Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Charlton Athletic | Charlton Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
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| Syd Sherwood | S. Sherwood |  | 45 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Kemal Kahn | K. Kahn | |||||||||
| Damien Morris | D. Morris | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Nigel Stuart | N. Stuart | |||||||||
| Stan Kerr | S. Kerr | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 51 | | John Cooper | J. Cooper | ||||||||
| Darius Armstrong | D. Armstrong | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Danny Grant | D. Grant | |||||||||
| Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Jason Moore | J. Moore | |||||||||
| David Froggatt | D. Froggatt | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 |  | Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Frank Stuart | F. Stuart | |||||||||
| Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Warren Taylor | W. Taylor | |||||||||
| Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Danny Hughes | D. Hughes | |||||||||
| Ashley Cole | A. Cole | | 45 | A | | 10 | | | A | 49 | | Shaun Greaves | S. Greaves | ||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Marvin Stewart | M. Stewart | |||||||||
| Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | | 41 | M | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Glynn Hughes | G. Hughes | |||||||||
| Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | | 40 | A | | 13 | | A | 46 | | Jermaine Goldberg | J. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | | 40 | A | | 14 | | M | 45 | | Ruel Joachim | R. Joachim | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 2,787 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Terry.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Terry.
0.00
0-0Charlton Athletic kick off and get the first half underway!
6.45
0-0Frank Stuart flicks a high pass forward to Danny Hughes who brings the ball under control. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Beckham.
8.01
Danny Grant flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Ritchie collects the pass. Stuart Ritchie flicks a high ball forward to Danny Hughes who takes it down. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Darius Armstrong.
14.51
0-0Jason Moore barges into Gavin Griffin. Jason Moore is shown the yellow card! Gavin Griffin runs off the knock.
18.29
0-0Frank Stuart hacks Seth Gascoigne from behind! The referee calls over Frank Stuart and warns him to calm down! Seth Gascoigne gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.01
Stuart Ritchie clumsily knocks into Peter Cooper. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Cooper stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.19
0-0Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball forward to Shaun Greaves. Shaun Greaves knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart makes a looping header on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
Seth Gascoigne hits a low pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ashley Cole. Some awkward footwork from Ashley Cole provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Glynn Hughes replacing Shaun Greaves. The Charlton Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
47.02
1-0Darius Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Peter Cooper collects the pass. Peter Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Griffin collects the pass. Gavin Griffin chips the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ashley Cole!
53.19
John Cooper makes a probing pass to Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Stewart controls it well on his chest. Marvin Stewart knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Syd Sherwood who gathers it comfortably.
54.51
1-0Stuart Ritchie barges into Seth Gascoigne. Stuart Ritchie is given a warning by the referee! Seth Gascoigne runs off the knock.
60.44
1-0Charlton Athletic have made a substitution with Jermaine Goldberg replacing Frank Stuart .
63.19
Warren Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Beckham.
67.22
John Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Taylor. Warren Taylor threads a neat ball through to Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stan Kerr.
73.31
1-0Warren Taylor chips the ball to his team mate, Marvin Stewart. Marvin Stewart runs straight at the defence! Ian Beckham barges into Marvin Stewart. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.17
Stuart Ritchie passes the ball forward to Glynn Hughes. Glynn Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Beckham.
78.38
Jermaine Goldberg plays the ball forward to Danny Hughes. Danny Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.54
Stan Kerr hacks Warren Taylor from behind! Stan Kerr is shown the yellow card! Warren Taylor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.03
Jermaine Goldberg clumsily knocks into Simon Mendonca. Jermaine Goldberg is shown the yellow card! Simon Mendonca runs off the knock.
90.00
Warren Taylor darts forward. Warren Taylor shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
30.6%
51.6%
17.7%
Scorers
| Ashley Cole 47 |
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) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Darius Armstrong (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ian Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Froggatt (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Simon Mendonca (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Kemal Kahn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nigel Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Cooper (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Danny Grant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jason Moore (DEF) | | 4 |
| 6. | Stuart Ritchie (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Frank Stuart (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Warren Taylor (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Danny Hughes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Shaun Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marvin Stewart (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Glynn Hughes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jermaine Goldberg (ATT) | | 5 |
| 14. | Ruel Joachim (MID) | 0 | |