Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Preston North EndPreston North End
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ferdinando LambertiniF. Lambertini49
G
1
G
50Harvey BarmbyH. Barmby
Kevin TilerK. Tiler59
D
captain2
D
54Leon JessL. Jess
Trevor CopeT. Cope58
D
3
D
42Stanley GoldbergS. Goldberg
Syd StuartS. Stuart52
D
4
D
36Anthony LuzhnyA. Luzhny
Andy Wright-PhillipsA. Wright-Phillips49
M
5
M
47Ledley BloomerL. Bloomer
Vasco LopesV. Lopes48
M
6captain
M
40Paolo LofthouseP. Lofthouse
Victor SchoenmakersV. Schoenmakers48
M
7
M
39Les EvansL. Evans
Dean NichollsD. Nicholls47
M
8
M
38Ashley MccannA. Mccann
David JacksonD. Jackson43
M
9
A
50Des LloydD. Lloyd
Clive ClemenceC. Clemence49
A
10
A
45Ledley BrownL. Brown
Edgar SemedoE. Semedo46
A
11
A
44Gilles JobsonG. Jobson
 
Ugo BloomerU. Bloomer48
D
12
G
44Peter RowettP. Rowett
Ronnie MurrinR. Murrin45
A
13
A
42Gavin KingG. King
Nicky LaverN. Laver43
G
14
G
42Terry BowerT. Bower

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 2,803 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rufus.


0.00
Preston North End get the match underway!
2.05
Ledley Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
3.08
Vasco Lopes sees Edgar Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Semedo shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.17
Trevor Cope takes it forward alone. Trevor Cope makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harvey Barmby who gathers it comfortably.
18.16
Clive Clemence clumsily knocks into Stanley Goldberg. The referee calls over Clive Clemence and shows him a yellow card! Stanley Goldberg stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.49
Andy Wright-Phillips knocks the ball to his team mate, Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leon Jess.
28.28
Victor Schoenmakers flicks a high ball forward to Clive Clemence who takes it down. Clive Clemence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.49
Shrewsbury Town have made 2 substitutions with Nicky Laver replacing David Jackson and Ronnie Murrin replacing Andy Wright-Phillips and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
33.56
Syd Stuart laces a through ball forward to Victor Schoenmakers. Victor Schoenmakers hits a low pass to Edgar Semedo. Edgar Semedo passes the ball forward but Clive Clemence is offside!
36.10
Les Evans sees a break and surges forward. Les Evans whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Brown. Ledley Brown connects with a diving header. Ferdinando Lambertini easily punches it away to safety.
44.12
Syd Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Victor Schoenmakers. Victor Schoenmakers flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Laver. Nicky Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
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. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half. The Shrewsbury Town players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town kick off!
48.51
Ashley Mccann flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Jobson controls it well on his chest. Gilles Jobson tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
51.36
Syd Stuart catches Ledley Brown on the ankles. Syd Stuart is shown the yellow card! Ledley Brown runs off the knock.
53.56
Syd Stuart breaks forward. Syd Stuart kicks a strong pass forward to Nicky Laver. Nicky Laver whips in a cross ball towards Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence beats his man to it with a header but it is miles over!
66.36
Paolo Lofthouse passes the ball forward to Gilles Jobson. Gilles Jobson tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
71.22
Stanley Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Ledley Bloomer. Ledley Bloomer threads a neat ball through to Des Lloyd. Des Lloyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.50
Dean Nicholls catches Paolo Lofthouse on the ankles. Dean Nicholls is warned by the referee! Paolo Lofthouse hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.42
Ledley Bloomer brings the ball forward. Ledley Bloomer shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Preston North End
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
23.7%
46.1%
30.3%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ledley Bloomer of Preston North End

Match Ratings
1.Ferdinando Lambertini (GK)
7
2.Kevin Tiler (DEF)
6
3.Trevor Cope (DEF)
8
4.Syd Stuart (DEF)yellow card
8
5.Andy Wright-Phillips (MID)
6
6.Vasco Lopes (MID)
7
7.Victor Schoenmakers (MID)
7
8.Dean Nicholls (MID)
5
9.David Jackson (MID)
6
10.Clive Clemence (ATT)yellow card
4
11.Edgar Semedo (ATT)
6
 
12.Ugo Bloomer (DEF)
0
13.Ronnie Murrin (ATT)
6
14.Nicky Laver (GK)
7

1.Harvey Barmby (GK)
6
2.Leon Jess (DEF)
7
3.Stanley Goldberg (DEF)
8
4.Anthony Luzhny (DEF)
7
5.Ledley Bloomer (MID)
9
6.Paolo Lofthouse (MID)
7
7.Les Evans (MID)
7
8.Ashley Mccann (MID)
6
9.Des Lloyd (ATT)
6
10.Ledley Brown (ATT)
6
11.Gilles Jobson (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Rowett (GK)
0
13.Gavin King (ATT)
0
14.Terry Bower (GK)
0