Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Bury | Bury | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Smith | J. Smith |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Tony Bastin | T. Bastin | |||||||||
| Damien Morris | D. Morris | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Colin Sheringham | C. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Darius Armstrong | D. Armstrong | | 47 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 46 | | James Woodcock | J. Woodcock | |||||||
| Brendan Jobson | B. Jobson | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Scott Taylor | S. Taylor | |||||||||
| Shaun Benali | S. Benali | | 36 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Des Milburn | D. Milburn | |||||||||
| Simon Mendonca | S. Mendonca | | 48 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 |  | Roberto Hertog | R. Hertog | |||||||||
| Seth Gascoigne | S. Gascoigne | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Anthony Jess | A. Jess | |||||||||
| Peter Cooper | P. Cooper | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Gavin Bramble | G. Bramble | |||||||||
| Peter Kanu | P. Kanu | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 56 |  | Hugo Diez | H. Diez | |||||||||
| Ashley Cole | A. Cole | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Neil Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Gavin Griffin | G. Griffin | | 41 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Martin Cruciani | M. Cruciani | |||||||||
| Nigel Cottee | N. Cottee | | 40 | A | | 12 | | A | 48 | | Dean Mustoe | D. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Teddy Dyer | T. Dyer | | 40 | A | | 13 | | G | 41 | | Colin Stone | C. Stone | |||||||||
| Albert Suarez | A. Suarez | | 38 | A | | 14 | | M | 41 | | Michael Griffin | M. Griffin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Bury. A crowd of 2,630 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Bower.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Bower.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Bury kicking off!
2.37
0-0Seth Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.39
0-0Seth Gascoigne hits a low pass to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
6.53
0-1Gavin Bramble advances with the ball. Gavin Bramble runs straight at the defence! Gavin Bramble looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.02
Gavin Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Henry. Neil Henry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.52
Damien Morris flicks a high pass forward. Peter Cooper holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Cooper makes a probing pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin lofts in a cross ball towards Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Tony Bastin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
21.15
1-1Scott Taylor threads the ball through to Roberto Hertog. Roberto Hertog chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Cruciani. Martin Cruciani shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
22.03
Gavin Bramble sees Neil Henry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Henry rushes past Brendan Jobson! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Neil Henry provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
24.06
Anthony Jess chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Cruciani. Martin Cruciani finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
26.16
1-1Brendan Jobson takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Darius Armstrong. Darius Armstrong breaks forward. Darius Armstrong makes a simple pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole but the linesman indicates offside!
28.47
1-1Simon Mendonca catches Des Milburn on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Mendonca and shows him a yellow card! Des Milburn runs off the knock.
33.56
Gavin Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Neil Henry collects the pass. Neil Henry flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Diez controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Hugo Diez takes a shot at goal but is denied by Jonathan Smith. Excellent save.
34.26
Anthony Jess flicks a high pass forward. Neil Henry controls it well on his chest. Neil Henry shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
36.42
Damien Morris makes a simple pass to Peter Kanu. Peter Kanu advances with the ball. Peter Kanu shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
38.22
Roberto Hertog makes a simple pass to Martin Cruciani. Martin Cruciani lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Diez. Hugo Diez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jonathan Smith with no chance!! Goal for Bury!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Bury have changed their lineup with Colin Stone replacing Anthony Jess.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
47.12
Peter Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole edges inside the box! Ashley Cole muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.35
Peter Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Ashley Cole. Ashley Cole makes a probing pass between the defence to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.28
Colin Stone sees Hugo Diez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Diez knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Cruciani. Martin Cruciani makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
57.52
Gavin Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Henry. Neil Henry rushes past Shaun Benali! Some awkward footwork from Neil Henry provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bury!
61.10
2-3Seth Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Gavin Bramble. Seth Gascoigne is warned by the referee! Gavin Bramble runs off the knock.
77.24
Shaun Benali flicks a high pass forward. Seth Gascoigne collects the pass. Seth Gascoigne makes a beautiful solo run. Seth Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it flies wide!
83.00
Seth Gascoigne hits a low pass to Gavin Griffin. Gavin Griffin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.4%
50%
20.6%
Scorers
| Ashley Cole 13, 47 | Gavin Bramble 7 Hugo Diez 38 Neil Henry 58 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Bramble of Bury |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jonathan Smith (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Damien Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Darius Armstrong (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Brendan Jobson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Shaun Benali (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Simon Mendonca (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Seth Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Peter Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Peter Kanu (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ashley Cole (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Gavin Griffin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nigel Cottee (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Teddy Dyer (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Albert Suarez (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tony Bastin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Colin Sheringham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | James Woodcock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Scott Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Des Milburn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Roberto Hertog (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Anthony Jess (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gavin Bramble (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Hugo Diez (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Neil Henry (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Martin Cruciani (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dean Mustoe (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Colin Stone (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Michael Griffin (MID) | 0 | |