Match Report


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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at St James Park where Exeter City play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 18,167 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Exeter City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stockport County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Royce.


0.00
Stockport County start the match!
2.48
Pieter Damman pushes up the pitch. Pieter Damman runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Pieter Damman cuts inside the box! Pieter Damman cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
6.34
Ebi Radomski passes the ball forward to Arno Witte. Arno Witte chips the ball to his team mate, Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera plays a scrappy one-two with Ferdinando Pecorari and advances towards the goal... Aimo Carrera shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Vito Colasante smothers it!
15.40
Duccio Carnasciali knocks the ball forward to Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Steffen Hansen!
22.07
Duccio Carnasciali hacks Marek Malkowski from behind! The referee calls over Duccio Carnasciali and warns him to calm down! Marek Malkowski runs off the knock.
24.23
Rodolfo Tresoldi knocks the ball forward to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
26.08
Anthony Etherington knocks the ball to his team mate, Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ebi Radomski.
30.40
Kurt Denneboom comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Mendes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruben Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.55
Marek Malkowski hits a low pass to Aimo Carrera. With great vision, Aimo Carrera plays the ball forward to Ferdinando Pecorari who has made a great run into the box. Ferdinando Pecorari makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.02
Sjaak Leiwakabessy deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Etherington. Anthony Etherington flicks a high pass forward to Kurt Denneboom who brings the ball under control. Kurt Denneboom lofts in a cross ball towards João Osorio. João Osorio connects with a diving header. Steffen Hansen is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Exeter City appear unchanged since the first half. Stockport County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Exeter City kick off!
49.21
Tomek Joswiak comes in with a late challenge on Nicola C. Gobbi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicola C. Gobbi stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.29
Anthony Etherington passes the ball forward to João Osorio. João Osorio whips in a cross ball towards Jørgen Hakansson. Jørgen Hakansson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Steffen Hansen didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
60.03
Stockport County have made 3 substitutions with Franceco Foggia replacing Tomek Joswiak, Fatik Kasmi replacing Duccio Carnasciali and Warren Moncur replacing João Osorio .
61.10
Arno Witte flicks the ball to his team mate, Ferdinando Pecorari. Ferdinando Pecorari whips in a cross ball towards Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.19
Rodolfo Tresoldi comes in with a late challenge on Torsten Völler. Rodolfo Tresoldi is shown the yellow card! Torsten Völler stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.57
Franceco Foggia catches Nicola C. Gobbi on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicola C. Gobbi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.37
Arno Witte knocks the ball forward to Aimo Carrera. Aimo Carrera advances inside the box! Aimo Carrera makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.19
Rodolfo Tresoldi knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Gobbi. Nicola C. Gobbi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.25
Rodolfo Tresoldi knocks the ball forward to Nicola C. Gobbi. Nicola C. Gobbi shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
29.4%
48.5%
22.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aimo Carrera of Exeter City

Match Ratings