Match Report
| Chester City | Chester City |  |  | Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Delaney | D. Delaney |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Brutil de Bruin | B. de Bruin | |||||||||
| Syd Hendrie | S. Hendrie | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Kemal Gerrard | K. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Danny Newby | D. Newby | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Chris Haynes | C. Haynes | |||||||||
| Del Stuart | D. Stuart | | 64 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Andy Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | ||||||||
| Kyle Joyce | K. Joyce |  | 67 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Nwankwo Naylor | N. Naylor | |||||||||
| John Burgess | J. Burgess | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 83 | | Glynn Midgley | G. Midgley | |||||||||
| Augusto Bordi | A. Bordi |  | 64 | M | | 7 | | | M | 68 | | Del Richards | D. Richards | ||||||||
| Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Alec Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Daniele Wright | D. Wright | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Gavin Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Liam Wright | L. Wright | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Mark Cooke | M. Cooke | |||||||||
| Dave Standing | D. Standing | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Scott McNeill | S. McNeill | |||||||||
| Adrian Newton | A. Newton | | 56 | G | | 12 | | D | 57 | | Ugo Bramble | U. Bramble | |||||||||
| Kelvin Midgley | K. Midgley | | 53 | M | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Wes Gerrard | W. Gerrard | |||||||||
| David Bowyer | D. Bowyer | | 49 | D | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Ralph Prior | R. Prior | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 9,128 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
0.00
0-0Chester City start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.31
0-0Alec Souness hacks Danny Newby from behind! Alec Souness is given a warning by the referee! Danny Newby stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.39
0-0Gavin Naysmith changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Naysmith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.23
0-1Kemal Gerrard decides to run forward with the ball. Kemal Gerrard makes an attacking run forward. Kemal Gerrard makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Scott McNeill. Some good footwork from Scott McNeill provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.07
0-1Andy Meiklejohn plays the ball forward to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.25
Del Richards plays the ball forward to Mark Cooke. Mark Cooke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Stuart.
21.15
Eddie Boertien sees Liam Wright in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Liam Wright shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.21
Nwankwo Naylor flicks a high ball forward to Alec Souness who takes it down. Alec Souness chips the ball to his team mate, Del Richards. Del Richards plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Souness and stumbles forward towards the goal... Del Richards rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
30.27
Alec Souness comes in with a late challenge on Liam Wright. Alec Souness is warned by the referee again! Liam Wright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.46
1-2Glynn Midgley barges into Del Stuart. The referee calls over Glynn Midgley and shows him a yellow card! Del Stuart carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.02
Del Richards makes a probing pass to Alec Souness. Alec Souness advances inside the box! Alec Souness comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
36.50
Alec Souness catches Daniele Wright on the ankles. The referee brings Alec Souness to one side and gives him yet another warning! Daniele Wright runs off the knock.
38.40
Augusto Bordi runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Augusto Bordi rushes past Nwankwo Naylor! Some superb footwork from Augusto Bordi provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. Brutil de Bruin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
42.03
Alec Souness sees Glynn Midgley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Glynn Midgley finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.37
Chris Haynes chips the ball to his team mate, Del Richards. Del Richards flicks a high pass forward. Alec Souness holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Souness finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Del Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Liam Wright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Liam Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Standing. Dave Standing shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Shrewsbury Town players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the second half underway!
47.12
2-2Del Stuart makes a probing pass to Eddie Boertien. Eddie Boertien passes the ball forward to Dave Standing. Dave Standing knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Wright. Liam Wright finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Brutil de Bruin!
49.37
Del Richards hits a low pass to Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.23
Alec Souness sees Scott McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
53.11
Kyle Joyce flicks a high pass forward. Dave Standing controls it well on his chest. Dave Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Haynes.
54.30
Del Stuart knocks the ball forward to Danny Newby. Danny Newby makes a probing pass to Liam Wright. Liam Wright edges inside the box! Liam Wright takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
55.28
Kyle Joyce threads a neat ball through to Dave Standing. Dave Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Brutil de Bruin who gathers it comfortably.
57.47
Mark Cooke passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Scott McNeill. Scott McNeill shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
59.32
Liam Wright knocks the ball forward to Dave Standing. Dave Standing skips past Chris Haynes! Dave Standing takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.32
3-2Chester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Shrewsbury Town have made 3 substitutions with Ugo Bramble replacing Kemal Gerrard, Wes Gerrard replacing Glynn Midgley and Ralph Prior replacing Scott McNeill .
63.35
Danny Newby makes a probing pass to Dave Standing. Dave Standing shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Brutil de Bruin!
77.47
John Burgess threads a neat ball through to Daniele Wright. Daniele Wright whips in a cross ball towards Augusto Bordi. Augusto Bordi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Brutil de Bruin reads it well. Nice keeping!
79.56
3-2Augusto Bordi passes the ball forward to John Burgess. John Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Wright. Liam Wright makes a great pass forward. Eddie Boertien runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
83.32
John Burgess takes a short throw-in bringing Augusto Bordi into play. Augusto Bordi threads the ball through to Daniele Wright. Daniele Wright makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Augusto Bordi. Some silky footwork from Augusto Bordi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Brutil de Bruin. Excellent save.
89.47
Eddie Boertien clumsily knocks into Del Richards. The referee warns Eddie Boertien to calm down! Del Richards runs off the knock.
90.00
Ugo Bramble controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Souness. Alec Souness controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.9%
53.1%
Play Area
30.9%
44.4%
24.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Augusto Bordi of Chester City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Damien Delaney (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Syd Hendrie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Danny Newby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Del Stuart (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kyle Joyce (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Burgess (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Augusto Bordi (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Eddie Boertien (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Daniele Wright (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Liam Wright (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Dave Standing (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Adrian Newton (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kelvin Midgley (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | David Bowyer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Brutil de Bruin (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kemal Gerrard (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Chris Haynes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Nwankwo Naylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Glynn Midgley (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Del Richards (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Alec Souness (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mark Cooke (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Scott McNeill (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Ugo Bramble (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Wes Gerrard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ralph Prior (DEF) | 6 | |