Match Report


WalsallWalsall     ChesterfieldChesterfield
Phil WarbPhil Warb Computer Player Computer Player
Eoin BrandE. Brand73
G
1
G
54Ian ScowcroftI. Scowcroft
Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio67
D
2
D
52Alfred BouldA. Bould
Urvin LeiwakabessyU. Leiwakabessy65
D
3
D
51Mansour ChabbertM. Chabbert
Brendan LampardB. Lampard62
D
4captain
D
49Paul MccallP. Mccall
Rafael MartinR. Martin70
M
5
D
44Anthony GranvilleA. Granville
Morris SeamanM. Seaman70
M
captain6
M
61Gavin GascoigneG. Gascoigne
Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk56
M
7
M
55Tony DavisT. Davis
Dean MarshallD. Marshall64
M
8
M
53Ben NevilleB. Neville
Torsten FrieserT. Frieser46
A
9
A
58Sylvain PottsS. Potts
Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin63
A
10
A
54Alex FialdiniA. Fialdini
Teddy DoddT. Dodd58
A
11
A
50Tommy PriorT. Prior
 
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone56
D
12
A
49Anton ErlerA. Erler
Edward MillsE. Mills57
M
13
M
45Harry GrantH. Grant
James VenusJ. Venus53
D
14
M
44Jody Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Chesterfield. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Walsall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Adams.


0.00
Chesterfield kick off the first half!
3.36
Dean Marshall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.01
Morris Seaman darts forward. Morris Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Mccall.
14.50
Morris Seaman chips the ball to his team mate, Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
16.24
Maxence Tomczyk makes a probing pass to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Martin but the linesman indicates offside!
21.28
Morris Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Granville.
24.54
Rafael Martin flicks a high pass forward. Brendan Benjamin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Granville.
26.47
Morris Seaman makes a simple pass to Torsten Frieser. With great vision, Torsten Frieser plays the ball forward to Teddy Dodd who has made a great run into the box. Teddy Dodd takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
28.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.45
Tony Davis threads a neat ball through to Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
32.19
Morris Seaman hits a low pass to Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.11
Rafael Martin runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rafael Martin whips in a cross ball towards Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Chesterfield also appear unchanged since the first half. The Walsall players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Walsall kick off!
47.48
Urvin Leiwakabessy sees Maxence Tomczyk in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Maxence Tomczyk sees space and advances. Maxence Tomczyk plays a scrappy one-two with Teddy Dodd and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Maxence Tomczyk provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.21
Brendan Lampard flicks a high ball forward to Morris Seaman who takes it down. Morris Seaman takes it forward alone. Morris Seaman plays a one-two with Teddy Dodd and rushes in on goal... Morris Seaman tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
65.45
Kewullay Di Livio clumsily knocks into Ben Neville. The referee calls over Kewullay Di Livio and shows him a yellow card! Ben Neville runs off the knock.
66.32
Kewullay Di Livio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
67.04
Ben Neville threads the ball through to Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior lofts in a cross ball towards Ben Neville. Ben Neville connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.14
Teddy Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.14
Walsall have made 2 substitutions with Stuart Johnstone replacing Kewullay Di Livio and Edward Mills replacing Dean Marshall .
81.13
Teddy Dodd comes in with a late challenge on Paul Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.08
Teddy Dodd barges into Tony Davis. The referee warns Teddy Dodd to calm down! Tony Davis carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.01
Rafael Martin flicks a high pass forward. Morris Seaman controls it well on his chest. Morris Seaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Mccall.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

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

Possession
72.9%
27.1%
Play Area
16.9%
45.8%
37.3%

Scorers
Maxence Tomczyk 47
Brendan Benjamin 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Maxence Tomczyk of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Urvin Leiwakabessy (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Martin (MID)
7
6.Morris Seaman (MID)
9
7.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)goal scored
9
8.Dean Marshall (MID)
6
9.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
7
10.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
13.Edward Mills (MID)
6
14.James Venus (DEF)
0

1.Ian Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Alfred Bould (DEF)
6
3.Mansour Chabbert (DEF)
6
4.Paul Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Granville (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Tony Davis (MID)
6
8.Ben Neville (MID)
6
9.Sylvain Potts (ATT)
6
10.Alex Fialdini (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Prior (ATT)
6
 
12.Anton Erler (ATT)
0
13.Harry Grant (MID)
0
14.Jody Wright-Phillips (MID)
0