Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     PortsmouthPortsmouth
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brutil de BruinB. de Bruin70
G
1
G
70Jon ScowcroftJ. Scowcroft
Kemal GerrardK. Gerrard66
D
2
D
68Fredrik LisbieF. Lisbie
Chris HaynesC. Haynes63
D
3
D
60David ClaphamD. Clapham
Andy MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn60
D
4
D
52Bill GoodwinB. Goodwin
Nwankwo NaylorN. Naylor58
D
5
D
52Ralph BowyerR. Bowyer
Glynn MidgleyG. Midgley82
M
6
M
64Duncan NaysmithD. Naysmith
Alec SounessA. Souness53
M
captain7
M
63Dave PrommayonD. Prommayon
Gavin NaysmithG. Naysmith49
M
8
M
63Graeme HigginbothamG. Higginbotham
Jermaine BellamyJ. Bellamy45
M
9captain
A
72Julian NevilleJ. Neville
Mark CookeM. Cooke73
A
10
A
62Noel BoatengN. Boateng
Scott McNeillS. McNeill60
A
11
A
58Djamel JeunechampD. Jeunechamp
 
Ugo BrambleU. Bramble57
D
12
M
58Francisco KikoF. Kiko
Ralph PriorR. Prior57
D
13
M
56Luuk BosL. Bos
Wes GerrardW. Gerrard56
A
14
G
51Alistair ClaphamA. Clapham

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Portsmouth. A crowd of 8,779 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Portsmouth appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thierry Salako.


0.00
Portsmouth get the match underway!
8.43
Dave Prommayon hacks Chris Haynes from behind! The referee calls over Dave Prommayon and shows him a yellow card! Chris Haynes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.22
Graeme Higginbotham makes a simple pass to Duncan Naysmith. Duncan Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Superb reactions from Brutil de Bruin. What a save!
10.08
Gavin Naysmith runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.07
Gavin Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.20
Alec Souness comes in with a late challenge on Graeme Higginbotham. The referee warns Alec Souness to calm down! Graeme Higginbotham grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.27
Ralph Bowyer makes a simple pass to Julian Neville. Julian Neville shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.20
Alec Souness flicks a high pass forward. Scott McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott McNeill shoots from distance. Solid save from Jon Scowcroft.
22.02
Duncan Naysmith hacks Jermaine Bellamy from behind! The referee brings Duncan Naysmith to one side and gives him a warning! Jermaine Bellamy stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.42
Fredrik Lisbie barges into Jermaine Bellamy. The referee brings Fredrik Lisbie to one side and gives him a warning! Jermaine Bellamy runs off the knock.
32.20
Graeme Higginbotham sees a break and surges forward. Graeme Higginbotham shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
33.01
Andy Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Naysmith controls it well on his chest. Gavin Naysmith changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Naysmith shoots from 25 yards. Jon Scowcroft gets down and covers it.
36.53
Nwankwo Naylor flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Bellamy controls it well on his chest. Jermaine Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness whips in a cross ball towards Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
39.03
Duncan Naysmith makes a beautiful solo run. Duncan Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
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. Portsmouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Shrewsbury Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off!
48.02
Jermaine Bellamy flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Souness and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Mark Cooke provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.54
Shrewsbury Town are in full control of this game.
59.20
Nwankwo Naylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Bellamy. Jermaine Bellamy plays a scrappy one-two with Scott McNeill and advances towards the goal... Jermaine Bellamy looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
60.13
Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Ugo Bramble replacing Kemal Gerrard, Ralph Prior replacing Glynn Midgley and Wes Gerrard replacing Scott McNeill .
61.16
Ugo Bramble comes in with a late challenge on Graeme Higginbotham. Ugo Bramble is shown the yellow card! Graeme Higginbotham runs off the knock.
69.23
Duncan Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Neville. Julian Neville shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Brutil de Bruin smothers it!
77.30
Chris Haynes clumsily knocks into Julian Neville. The referee calls over Chris Haynes and warns him to calm down! Julian Neville gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.13
Jermaine Bellamy changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jermaine Bellamy makes a great pass forward. Ralph Prior runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
With imagination, Alec Souness laces a through ball forward to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke shoots from long range but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Portsmouth
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
18.2%
50%
31.8%

Scorers
Mark Cooke 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Cooke of Shrewsbury Town

Match Ratings
1.Brutil de Bruin (GK)
7
2.Kemal Gerrard (DEF)
6
3.Chris Haynes (DEF)
5
4.Andy Meiklejohn (DEF)
7
5.Nwankwo Naylor (DEF)
6
6.Glynn Midgley (MID)
6
7.Alec Souness (MID)
7
8.Gavin Naysmith (MID)
8
9.Jermaine Bellamy (MID)
7
10.Mark Cooke (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Scott McNeill (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Bramble (DEF)yellow card
5
13.Ralph Prior (DEF)
6
14.Wes Gerrard (ATT)
6

1.Jon Scowcroft (GK)
7
2.Fredrik Lisbie (DEF)
6
3.David Clapham (DEF)
6
4.Bill Goodwin (DEF)
6
5.Ralph Bowyer (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Naysmith (MID)
6
7.Dave Prommayon (MID)yellow card
5
8.Graeme Higginbotham (MID)
7
9.Julian Neville (ATT)
6
10.Noel Boateng (ATT)
6
11.Djamel Jeunechamp (ATT)
6
 
12.Francisco Kiko (MID)
0
13.Luuk Bos (MID)
0
14.Alistair Clapham (GK)
0