Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Brutil de BruinB. de Bruin70
G
1
G
71Norman SmithN. Smith
Kemal GerrardK. Gerrard66
D
2
D
62Chris GranttC. Grantt
Chris HaynesC. Haynes63
D
3
D
61Anthony JessA. Jess
Andy MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn60
D
4
D
58Gavin StampG. Stamp
Nwankwo NaylorN. Naylor58
D
5
M
66Nwankwo WrightN. Wright
Glynn MidgleyG. Midgley83
M
6
M
64Emile PeckhamE. Peckham
Alec SounessA. Souness53
M
captain7
M
60Eoin InceE. Ince
Gavin NaysmithG. Naysmith49
M
8captain
M
59Dean SharpeD. Sharpe
Jermaine BellamyJ. Bellamy45
M
9
A
63Glynn PowellG. Powell
Mark CookeM. Cooke74
A
10
A
61Franois BiancalaniF. Biancalani
Scott McNeillS. McNeill60
A
11
A
54Wes BeckhamW. Beckham
 
Ugo BrambleU. Bramble57
D
12
M
56Roberto BerrettaR. Berretta
Ralph PriorR. Prior57
D
13
D
56Chris DaviesC. Davies
Wes GerrardW. Gerrard56
A
14
G
54Kelvin BrownK. Brown

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 9,555 fill this 10,000 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 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Winston Varkevisser.


0.00
Charlton Athletic kick off the first half!
4.50
Andy Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Gavin Naysmith. Gavin Naysmith threads the ball through to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eoin Ince.
8.54
Dean Sharpe passes the ball forward to Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Powell. Glynn Powell powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.50
Alec Souness sees Glynn Midgley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Midgley plays a scrappy one-two with Scott McNeill and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Glynn Midgley provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Nwankwo Wright's outstretched leg.
16.22
Emile Peckham advances with the ball. Emile Peckham shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
22.35
Gavin Stamp flicks the ball to his team mate, Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Powell. Glynn Powell rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.29
Anthony Jess barges into Alec Souness. Anthony Jess is given a warning by the referee! Alec Souness stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.31
Dean Sharpe makes a high pass forward. Eoin Ince shows exceptional athleticism as he brings the ball under control. Eoin Ince hits a low pass to Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
28.21
Emile Peckham sees a break and surges forward. Emile Peckham plays a scrappy one-two with Nwankwo Wright and stumbles forward towards the goal... Emile Peckham takes a shot at goal. Brutil de Bruin gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
30.39
Anthony Jess darts forward. With vision, Anthony Jess laces a through ball forward to Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani plays a scrappy one-two with Wes Beckham and advances towards the goal... Franois Biancalani shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.33
Andy Meiklejohn sees Mark Cooke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Cooke advances inside the box! Mark Cooke looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Norman Smith comfortably gets down and covers it.
36.31
Kemal Gerrard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Glynn Midgley. Glynn Midgley whips in a cross ball towards Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill heads the ball goalwards. Norman Smith gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
38.43
Emile Peckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Beckham. Wes Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Meiklejohn.
42.48
Eoin Ince sees Franois Biancalani in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Franois Biancalani knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Powell. Glynn Powell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Alec Souness knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill advances inside the box! Gavin Stamp barges into Scott McNeill. Penalty not given!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic have changed their lineup with Chris Davies replacing Nwankwo Wright. The Shrewsbury Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the second half underway!
47.22
Gavin Stamp passes the ball forward to Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.40
Emile Peckham flicks a high ball forward to Dean Sharpe who takes it down. Dean Sharpe lofts in a cross ball towards Franois Biancalani. Franois Biancalani outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Franois Biancalani!
51.58
Franois Biancalani plays the ball forward to Dean Sharpe. Dean Sharpe knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Ince. Eoin Ince connects with a diving header but Brutil de Bruin is on top of it.
53.32
Chris Grantt makes a simple pass to Emile Peckham. Emile Peckham makes a probing pass to Eoin Ince. Eoin Ince knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.51
Chris Grantt clumsily knocks into Jermaine Bellamy. The referee calls over Chris Grantt and shows him a yellow card! Jermaine Bellamy runs off the knock.
59.58
Eoin Ince controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Powell. Glynn Powell plays a one-two with Eoin Ince and rushes in on goal... Chris Haynes barges into Glynn Powell. Penalty not given!!
60.38
Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Ugo Bramble replacing Kemal Gerrard, Ralph Prior replacing Glynn Midgley and Wes Gerrard replacing Scott McNeill .
63.48
With vision, Chris Haynes laces a weighted ball forward to Alec Souness. Alec Souness makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Souness plays a scrappy one-two with Wes Gerrard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Souness looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Norman Smith. Excellent save.
65.33
Ugo Bramble clumsily knocks into Eoin Ince. The referee calls over Ugo Bramble and shows him a yellow card! Eoin Ince carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.08
Chris Haynes barges into Dean Sharpe. The referee calls over Chris Haynes and warns him to calm down! Dean Sharpe runs off the knock.
73.44
Emile Peckham plays the ball forward to Glynn Powell. Glynn Powell plays a scrappy one-two with Franois Biancalani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Glynn Powell strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
75.49
Ugo Bramble makes a probing pass to Chris Haynes. Chris Haynes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Chris Haynes shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
79.32
Franois Biancalani takes a quick throw-in. Eoin Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes Beckham. Wes Beckham makes a pass forward but Glynn Powell makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
83.03
With imagination, Chris Haynes plays the ball forward to Alec Souness. Alec Souness threads a neat ball through to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke shoots from outside the area but is denied by Norman Smith. Excellent save.
87.50
Dean Sharpe flicks a high pass forward. Chris Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.47
Andy Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Gavin Naysmith. Gavin Naysmith flicks a high ball forward to Wes Gerrard who takes it down. Wes Gerrard plays a one-two with Mark Cooke and rushes in on goal... Wes Gerrard makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.3%
56.7%
Play Area
31.1%
46.7%
22.2%

Scorers
Franois Biancalani 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franois Biancalani of Charlton Athletic

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

1.Norman Smith (GK)
8
2.Chris Grantt (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Anthony Jess (DEF)
7
4.Gavin Stamp (DEF)
6
5.Nwankwo Wright (MID)
6
6.Emile Peckham (MID)
8
7.Eoin Ince (MID)
7
8.Dean Sharpe (MID)
8
9.Glynn Powell (ATT)
6
10.Franois Biancalani (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Wes Beckham (ATT)
6
 
12.Roberto Berretta (MID)
0
13.Chris Davies (DEF)
6
14.Kelvin Brown (GK)
0