Match Report
| Chester City | Chester City |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Damien Delaney | D. Delaney |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Enrico Santoni | E. Santoni | |||||||||
| Syd Hendrie | S. Hendrie | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Jason Windass | J. Windass | |||||||||
| Danny Newby | D. Newby | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Benoit Louiron | B. Louiron | |||||||||
| Del Stuart | D. Stuart | | 64 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Tim Boateng | T. Boateng | ||||||||
| Kyle Joyce | K. Joyce |  | 67 | M | | 5 | | | M | 68 | | Ben Christie | B. Christie | ||||||||
| John Burgess | J. Burgess | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Del Best | D. Best | |||||||||
| Augusto Bordi | A. Bordi |  | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Scott Etherington | S. Etherington | |||||||||
| Eddie Boertien | E. Boertien | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Bill Draper | B. Draper | |||||||||
| Daniele Wright | D. Wright | | 57 | M | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Julian Crooks | J. Crooks | |||||||||
| Liam Wright | L. Wright | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Daniel Allman | D. Allman | |||||||||
| Dave Standing | D. Standing | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Marcus Potts | M. Potts | |||||||||
| Adrian Newton | A. Newton | | 56 | G | | 12 | | D | 56 | | James Lightfoot | J. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| David Bowyer | D. Bowyer | | 49 | D | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Graham Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Brendan Mason | B. Mason | | 44 | M | | 14 | | M | 50 | | Richard Ljungberg | R. Ljungberg | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Deva Stadium where Chester City play host to Sheffield United. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Chester City are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
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 Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Sheffield United get the match underway!
4.25
1-0Kyle Joyce sees Dave Standing in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Standing lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Wright. Liam Wright rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Liam Wright!
8.56
1-0Tim Boateng threads a neat ball through to Bill Draper. Bill Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts plays a one-two with Daniel Allman and rushes in on goal... Marcus Potts rockets a shot on goal but Damien Delaney is on top of it.
10.10
Augusto Bordi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Liam Wright. Liam Wright shoots from outside the area but is denied by Enrico Santoni. Excellent save.
16.38
1-0Del Stuart brings the ball forward. Del Stuart kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Standing. Dave Standing runs straight at the defence! Dave Standing rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
21.21
Danny Newby threads a neat ball through to Dave Standing. Dave Standing flicks a high pass forward. Liam Wright controls it well on his chest. Liam Wright shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.56
1-0Syd Hendrie decides to run forward with the ball. Syd Hendrie kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Wright. Liam Wright knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Enrico Santoni who gathers it comfortably.
30.41
Marcus Potts knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
38.18
1-0Danny Newby comes in with a late challenge on Marcus Potts. The referee warns Danny Newby to calm down! Marcus Potts runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Chester City appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Chester City kicking off!
47.28
Daniele Wright flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Boertien. Eddie Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Kyle Joyce collects the pass. Kyle Joyce edges inside the box! Kyle Joyce strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.56
With great vision, John Burgess plays the ball forward to Liam Wright. Liam Wright knocks in a cross ball towards John Burgess. John Burgess knocks the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
55.38
Jason Windass flicks a high pass forward. Julian Crooks controls it well on his chest. Julian Crooks runs straight at the opposition's defence. Julian Crooks whips in a cross ball towards Del Best. Del Best makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.43
2-1Chester City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
60.43
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Potts controls it well on his chest. Marcus Potts controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Scott Etherington through on goal. Scott Etherington side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.43
Tim Boateng barges into Kyle Joyce. The referee brings Tim Boateng to one side and gives him a warning! Kyle Joyce stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.48
Del Best flicks a high pass forward to Bill Draper who brings the ball under control. Bill Draper runs straight at the defence! Bill Draper tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Damien Delaney!
65.16
Syd Hendrie flicks a high ball forward to Dave Standing who takes it down. Dave Standing makes a simple pass, allowing Daniele Wright to run into the box. Daniele Wright comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
71.55
Ben Christie passes the ball forward to Bill Draper. Bill Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Damien Delaney who gathers it comfortably.
73.32
Augusto Bordi hits a low pass to Dave Standing. Dave Standing whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Wright. With a superhuman jump, Daniele Wright connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
75.52
John Burgess clumsily knocks into Scott Etherington. The referee calls over John Burgess and warns him to calm down! Scott Etherington stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.25
3-1Benoit Louiron passes the ball forward to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Best. Del Best knocks the ball forward to Daniel Allman but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.17
Syd Hendrie knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Boertien. Eddie Boertien makes a simple pass to Liam Wright. Liam Wright sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Enrico Santoni effortlessly smothers it!
85.36
Benoit Louiron makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Allman. Daniel Allman plays a scrappy one-two with Marcus Potts and stumbles forward towards the goal... Daniel Allman shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.11
Del Stuart barges into Julian Crooks. The referee warns Del Stuart to calm down! Julian Crooks stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
25%
45.5%
29.5%
Scorers
| Liam Wright 4 Kyle Joyce 47 Daniele Wright 65 | Del Best 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kyle Joyce of Chester City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Damien Delaney (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Syd Hendrie (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Danny Newby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Del Stuart (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Kyle Joyce (MID) |  | 9 |
| 6. | John Burgess (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Augusto Bordi (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eddie Boertien (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Daniele Wright (MID) | | 8 |
| 10. | Liam Wright (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Dave Standing (ATT) | 9 | |
| 12. | Adrian Newton (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Bowyer (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Brendan Mason (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Enrico Santoni (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jason Windass (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Benoit Louiron (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Tim Boateng (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ben Christie (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Best (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Scott Etherington (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Bill Draper (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Julian Crooks (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Daniel Allman (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marcus Potts (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | James Lightfoot (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Graham Ince (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Richard Ljungberg (MID) | 0 | |