Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Wycombe WanderersWycombe Wanderers
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Brutil de BruinB. de Bruin70
G
1captain
G
57Hugo AlvesH. Alves
Kemal GerrardK. Gerrard66
D
2
D
49Phil MercerP. Mercer
Chris HaynesC. Haynes63
D
3
D
58Don HendryD. Hendry
Andy MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn60
D
4
D
47Spencer McManamanS. McManaman
Nwankwo NaylorN. Naylor58
D
5
M
50Gavin BeattieG. Beattie
Glynn MidgleyG. Midgley82
M
6
M
76Corrado AtzoriC. Atzori
Alec SounessA. Souness53
M
captain7
M
57Julian CabreraJ. Cabrera
Gavin NaysmithG. Naysmith49
M
8
M
55Steve SharpeS. Sharpe
Jermaine BellamyJ. Bellamy45
M
9
A
76Maurits WijngaardenM. Wijngaarden
Mark CookeM. Cooke73
A
10
A
56Ugo SimonsenU. Simonsen
Scott McNeillS. McNeill60
A
11
A
53Jon GallagherJ. Gallagher
 
Ugo BrambleU. Bramble57
D
12
D
53Steve KitsonS. Kitson
Ralph PriorR. Prior57
D
13
M
59Kevin RoyceK. Royce
Wes GerrardW. Gerrard56
A
14
A
60Jose Javier CastroJ. Castro

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Wycombe Wanderers. A crowd of 9,400 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Wycombe Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Graham Atherton.


0.00
The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town kick off!
3.34
Phil Mercer hits a low pass to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Simonsen. Ugo Simonsen knocks in a cross ball towards Maurits Wijngaarden. Maurits Wijngaarden gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Wonderful reactions from Brutil de Bruin keeps it out!
6.26
Julian Cabrera makes a simple pass to Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher makes a great pass forward. Ugo Simonsen runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
12.06
Chris Haynes knocks the ball forward to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke cuts inside the box! Mark Cooke strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.07
Andy Meiklejohn sees Kemal Gerrard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kemal Gerrard flicks a high ball forward to Alec Souness who takes it down. Alec Souness knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill beats his man to it with a header. The ball strikes Spencer McManaman's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
15.49
Jermaine Bellamy takes a quick corner, playing it short to Andy Meiklejohn. Andy Meiklejohn knocks the ball into the box. Scott McNeill looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.25
Don Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Beattie holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Beattie knocks the ball to his team mate, Maurits Wijngaarden. Maurits Wijngaarden side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Brutil de Bruin gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
18.17
Alec Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Hugo Alves manages to keep it out.
21.38
Andy Meiklejohn comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Beattie. The referee warns Andy Meiklejohn to calm down! Gavin Beattie stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.20
Jon Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Corrado Atzori. Corrado Atzori shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
26.19
Julian Cabrera makes a simple pass to Ugo Simonsen. Ugo Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher makes a convincing header but Brutil de Bruin is on top of it.
30.01
Nwankwo Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Naysmith. Gavin Naysmith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
32.41
Glynn Midgley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Bellamy. Jermaine Bellamy whips in a cross ball towards Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
34.07
Kemal Gerrard hacks Ugo Simonsen from behind! Kemal Gerrard is warned by the referee! Ugo Simonsen stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.18
Julian Cabrera flicks a high pass forward to Ugo Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Ugo Simonsen sees Jon Gallagher just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Jon Gallagher provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
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. Wycombe Wanderers 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
Wycombe Wanderers start the second half!
48.36
Don Hendry pushes up the pitch. Don Hendry surges forward with the ball. Don Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Brutil de Bruin!
54.56
Glynn Midgley flicks a high pass forward to Mark Cooke who brings the ball under control. Mark Cooke shoots from outside the area but Hugo Alves is on top of his game. Nice save!
57.50
Spencer McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Corrado Atzori holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Corrado Atzori flicks a high pass forward. Steve Sharpe holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steve Sharpe tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.18
Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Ugo Bramble replacing Kemal Gerrard, Ralph Prior replacing Glynn Midgley and Wes Gerrard replacing Scott McNeill .
61.18
Corrado Atzori threads the ball through to Ugo Simonsen. Ugo Simonsen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
67.15
Chris Haynes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Bellamy. Jermaine Bellamy hits a low pass to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.39
Julian Cabrera makes a probing pass to Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher advances inside the box! Jon Gallagher strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
71.23
Jon Gallagher comes in with a late challenge on Ugo Bramble. Jon Gallagher is shown the yellow card! Ugo Bramble hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.34
Spencer McManaman flicks a high pass forward. Ugo Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ugo Simonsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher puts a great ball through but Ugo Simonsen is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
75.39
Jon Gallagher sees Maurits Wijngaarden in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maurits Wijngaarden tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Brutil de Bruin!
77.13
Phil Mercer makes a simple pass to Gavin Beattie. Gavin Beattie chips the ball to his team mate, Maurits Wijngaarden. Maurits Wijngaarden makes a probing pass between the defence to Jon Gallagher. Chris Haynes barges into Jon Gallagher. Jon Gallagher appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
78.55
Alec Souness passes the ball forward to Jermaine Bellamy. Jermaine Bellamy plays a scrappy one-two with Ralph Prior and advances towards the goal... Jermaine Bellamy shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.14
Steve Sharpe catches Alec Souness on the ankles. Steve Sharpe is warned by the referee! Alec Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.53
Spencer McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera knocks the ball forward to Gavin Beattie. Gavin Beattie makes a probing pass to Jon Gallagher but he's offside!
85.36
Corrado Atzori threads the ball through to Maurits Wijngaarden. Maurits Wijngaarden shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Brutil de Bruin.
86.47
Julian Cabrera takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Brutil de Bruin gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
87.06
Phil Mercer chips the ball to his team mate, Don Hendry. With some swift thinking, Don Hendry plays the ball forward to Ugo Simonsen. Ugo Simonsen rushes past Ugo Bramble! Some silky footwork from Ugo Simonsen provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Ugo Simonsen scores for Wycombe Wanderers!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Wycombe Wanderers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.7%
66.3%
Play Area
30.3%
41.6%
28.1%

Scorers
Steve Sharpe 57
Ugo Simonsen 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Simonsen of Wycombe Wanderers

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

1.Hugo Alves (GK)
7
2.Phil Mercer (DEF)
7
3.Don Hendry (DEF)
9
4.Spencer McManaman (DEF)
7
5.Gavin Beattie (MID)
6
6.Corrado Atzori (MID)
7
7.Julian Cabrera (MID)
7
8.Steve Sharpe (MID)goal scored
8
9.Maurits Wijngaarden (ATT)
7
10.Ugo Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Jon Gallagher (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Steve Kitson (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Royce (MID)
0
14.Jose Javier Castro (ATT)
0