Match Report


Chester CityChester City     Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers
Chris FrostChris Frost Wilson Kennedy Wilson Kennedy
Alfred SkoraA. Skora71
G
1
G
62Gareth MacleanG. Maclean
Seth SummerbellS. Summerbell67
D
2
D
65Teddy HollowayT. Holloway
Dave MendezD. Mendez70
D
3captain
D
71Ryouichi AkioR. Akio
George De RomijnG. De Romijn73
D
4
D
70Richard CooperR. Cooper
Franco RamosF. Ramos69
M
5
D
65Des SalmonD. Salmon
Marc LaursenM. Laursen74
M
captain6
M
67Robert LawrenceR. Lawrence
Kevin WitteK. Witte74
M
7
M
68Gareth ThompsonG. Thompson
Henning FloH. Flo74
M
8
M
70Ruel MurrayR. Murray
Silvain Van Den HerikS. Van Den Herik71
A
9
A
64Darren GeorgeD. George
Mateo Vidal VillanuevaM. Villanueva81
A
10
A
78Salvador SernaS. Serna
Takis VenizelosT. Venizelos75
A
11
A
66Jonathan DoddJ. Dodd
 
Linus BirkwaldL. Birkwald69
D
12
M
70Craig WatersC. Waters
Roberto FerreiraR. Ferreira71
M
13
M
65Joe InsleyJ. Insley
Adrian BowerA. Bower50
A
14
A
65Harry MontagueH. Montague

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. A crowd of 19,600 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steffen Helmer.


0.00
Chester City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.13
Robert Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren George. Darren George sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.17
Gareth Thompson surges forward with the ball. Gareth Thompson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
4.47
Henning Flo darts forward. Henning Flo whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Teddy Holloway catches Takis Venizelos on the ankles. Takis Venizelos appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
6.52
Kevin Witte flicks a high pass forward. Silvain Van Den Herik collects the pass. Silvain Van Den Herik plays a one-two with Mateo Vidal Villanueva and rushes in on goal... Silvain Van Den Herik shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.39
Under pressure, George De Romijn clears the ball far upfield. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.57
Ruel Murray hits a low pass to Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd lofts in a cross ball towards Darren George. Darren George whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Alfred Skora.
12.23
It's a corner kick. Ruel Murray loops the ball over to the far post. Des Salmon side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.28
Ruel Murray flicks a high pass forward. Darren George collects the pass. Darren George passes the ball forward but Jonathan Dodd is offside!
16.05
Kevin Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
18.32
Marc Laursen flicks a high pass forward to Takis Venizelos who brings the ball under control. Takis Venizelos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.30
Ruel Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Darren George. Darren George puts a great ball through but Salvador Serna is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
24.25
Under pressure, Seth Summerbell clears the ball far upfield. Mateo Vidal Villanueva whips in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Takis Venizelos scores for Chester City!!
27.11
George De Romijn flicks a high ball forward to Marc Laursen who takes it down. Marc Laursen flicks the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Villanueva. Mateo Vidal Villanueva knocks in a cross ball towards Takis Venizelos. Takis Venizelos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Gareth Maclean has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Richard Cooper plays the ball forward to Ruel Murray. Ruel Murray flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jonathan Dodd shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Alfred Skora. Excellent save.
40.52
Chester City are in full control of this game.
44.37
Robert Lawrence threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd plays a quick one-two with Salvador Serna and rushes in on goal... Jonathan Dodd rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Alfred Skora has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Wolverhampton Wanderers start the second half!
47.23
Kevin Witte flicks a high pass forward. Takis Venizelos controls it well on his chest. Takis Venizelos hits a low pass to Silvain Van Den Herik. Some good footwork from Silvain Van Den Herik provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
49.38
Ruel Murray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren George. Darren George makes a defence splitting pass to Jonathan Dodd. Jonathan Dodd takes a shot at goal but somehow Alfred Skora manages to keep it out.
51.31
Ryouichi Akio knocks the ball forward to Robert Lawrence. Robert Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Darren George. Darren George edges inside the box! Darren George muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
57.07
Ruel Murray threads the ball through to Salvador Serna. Salvador Serna threads the ball through into the box. Darren George rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.18
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Harry Montague replacing Jonathan Dodd .
67.44
Seth Summerbell comes in with a late challenge on Salvador Serna. The referee calls over Seth Summerbell and shows him a yellow card! Salvador Serna gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.08
Richard Cooper decides to run forward with the ball. Richard Cooper sees space and advances. Richard Cooper runs straight at the defence! Richard Cooper rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.10
Ryouichi Akio flicks a high pass forward to Robert Lawrence who brings the ball under control. Robert Lawrence darts forward. Robert Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Salvador Serna. With a superhuman jump, Salvador Serna connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Alfred Skora!
77.26
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Craig Waters replacing Robert Lawrence .
78.32
Gareth Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Harry Montague controls it well on his chest. Harry Montague lofts in a cross ball towards Darren George. Darren George connects with a diving header. The ball flies towards the top corner but Dave Mendez is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
79.11
Corner kick to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Ruel Murray plays it out to the edge of the box. George De Romijn steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
81.42
Seth Summerbell kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Witte. Kevin Witte deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Silvain Van Den Herik. Silvain Van Den Herik tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
84.38
Gareth Thompson makes a probing pass to Salvador Serna. Salvador Serna plays a scrappy one-two with Darren George and stumbles forward towards the goal... Salvador Serna 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 Wolverhampton Wanderers!
87.02
Ryouichi Akio flicks a high pass forward to Gareth Thompson who brings the ball under control. Gareth Thompson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Salvador Serna. Salvador Serna knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Summerbell.
90.00
Craig Waters flicks a high pass forward. Darren George holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Darren George passes the ball forward but Harry Montague is offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Chester City

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
32%
42.7%
25.3%

Scorers
Takis Venizelos 24, 27
Jonathan Dodd 44
Darren George 57
Salvador Serna 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Salvador Serna of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Alfred Skora (GK)
7
2.Seth Summerbell (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Dave Mendez (DEF)
6
4.George De Romijn (DEF)
6
5.Franco Ramos (MID)
6
6.Marc Laursen (MID)
6
7.Kevin Witte (MID)
6
8.Henning Flo (MID)
6
9.Silvain Van Den Herik (ATT)
6
10.Mateo Vidal Villanueva (ATT)
7
11.Takis Venizelos (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Linus Birkwald (DEF)
0
13.Roberto Ferreira (MID)
0
14.Adrian Bower (ATT)
0

1.Gareth Maclean (GK)
6
2.Teddy Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Ryouichi Akio (DEF)
6
4.Richard Cooper (DEF)
7
5.Des Salmon (DEF)
6
6.Robert Lawrence (MID)
7
7.Gareth Thompson (MID)
7
8.Ruel Murray (MID)
7
9.Darren George (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Salvador Serna (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jonathan Dodd (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Craig Waters (MID)
6
13.Joe Insley (MID)
0
14.Harry Montague (ATT)
6