Match Report


Peterborough UnitedPeterborough United     Scunthorpe UnitedScunthorpe United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nick KerrN. Kerr40
G
1
G
43Teddy BeattieT. Beattie
Marvin CopeM. Cope57
D
2
D
57Joe OwenJ. Owen
Lomano GoodwinL. Goodwin47
D
captain3
D
50Graham ButtG. Butt
Steven GowerS. Gower46
D
4
D
48Dave MilburnD. Milburn
Wayne BattyW. Batty56
M
5
M
44Martin RipleyM. Ripley
Ralph KahnR. Kahn45
M
6
M
43Tony WrightT. Wright
Ashley GreeningA. Greening43
M
7captain
M
42Jonathan ClemenceJ. Clemence
Darren FletcherD. Fletcher41
M
8
M
39Terry SouthgateT. Southgate
Trevor BowerT. Bower57
A
9
A
56Ruel RedknappR. Redknapp
Alistair ForbesA. Forbes48
A
10
A
52Oleg BarrettO. Barrett
Wes CraddockW. Craddock46
A
11
A
45David MoncurD. Moncur
 
Mervin LampardM. Lampard42
A
12
D
46Alun InceA. Ince
Anthony MoffatA. Moffat40
G
13
A
44Alistair BridgeA. Bridge
Tommy ScholesT. Scholes40
D
14
A
43Jermaine HurstJ. Hurst

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at London Road Ground where Peterborough United play host to Scunthorpe United. A crowd of 2,522 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Peterborough United and Scunthorpe United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Hackworth.


0.00
Peterborough United start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.07
Ashley Greening threads the ball through to Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.46
Tony Wright flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Barrett collects the pass. Oleg Barrett puts a great ball through. David Moncur runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
18.09
Tony Wright barges into Darren Fletcher. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Fletcher stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.38
Trevor Bower clumsily knocks into Joe Owen. Trevor Bower is given a warning by the referee! Joe Owen runs off the knock.
22.46
Terry Southgate threads a neat ball through to Oleg Barrett. Oleg Barrett edges inside the box! Oleg Barrett rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.01
Dave Milburn threads the ball through to Martin Ripley. Martin Ripley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oleg Barrett. Oleg Barrett shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
30.51
Dave Milburn makes a beautiful solo run. Dave Milburn makes an attacking run forward. Dave Milburn threads a neat ball through to Ruel Redknapp. Ruel Redknapp looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but is denied by Nick Kerr. Excellent save.
33.10
Marvin Cope controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Fletcher. Darren Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Bower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Trevor Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Trevor Bower scores for Peterborough United!!
38.52
Ashley Greening runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ashley Greening tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.39
Joe Owen hits a low pass to Tony Wright. Tony Wright chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Barrett. Oleg Barrett runs straight at the defence! Oleg Barrett cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Lomano Goodwin knocks the ball forward to Ralph Kahn. Ralph Kahn runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ralph Kahn rushes past Joe Owen! Ralph Kahn rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Peterborough United!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Peterborough United appear unchanged since the first half. Scunthorpe United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Scunthorpe United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Scunthorpe United start the second half!
51.00
Ashley Greening makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.14
Marvin Cope flicks a high pass forward. Darren Fletcher collects the pass. Darren Fletcher sees Trevor Bower in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Trevor Bower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.36
Scunthorpe United have made a substitution with Jermaine Hurst replacing David Moncur .
61.44
Steven Gower plays the ball forward to Ashley Greening. With imagination, Ashley Greening picks a pass forward to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
65.40
Ralph Kahn makes a probing pass to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.36
Ashley Greening knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock passes the ball forward but Trevor Bower is offside!
75.04
Steven Gower hits a low pass to Ralph Kahn. Ralph Kahn flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Forbes controls it well on his chest. Alistair Forbes lofts in a cross ball towards Trevor Bower. Trevor Bower makes a looping header on goal but Graham Butt is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
77.45
Peterborough United have made 2 substitutions with Mervin Lampard replacing Alistair Forbes and Anthony Moffat replacing Lomano Goodwin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-5-2 formation. Scunthorpe United have made a substitution with Alistair Bridge replacing Joe Owen .
83.58
Darren Fletcher threads a neat ball through to Wes Craddock. Wes Craddock shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
84.04
Dave Milburn passes the ball forward to Tony Wright. Tony Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Redknapp. Ruel Redknapp shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Nick Kerr effortlessly smothers it!
85.46
Tony Wright advances with the ball. Tony Wright advances inside the box! Tony Wright rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Tony Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Hurst. Jermaine Hurst makes a probing pass to Ruel Redknapp but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Peterborough United

Scunthorpe United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.8%
47.2%
Play Area
26.4%
44.4%
29.2%

Scorers
Trevor Bower 33
Ralph Kahn 45
Wes Craddock 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Kahn of Peterborough United

Match Ratings
1.Nick Kerr (GK)
6
2.Marvin Cope (DEF)
7
3.Lomano Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Steven Gower (DEF)
6
5.Wayne Batty (MID)
6
6.Ralph Kahn (MID)goal scored
9
7.Ashley Greening (MID)
7
8.Darren Fletcher (MID)
7
9.Trevor Bower (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Alistair Forbes (ATT)
6
11.Wes Craddock (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mervin Lampard (ATT)
6
13.Anthony Moffat (GK)
6
14.Tommy Scholes (DEF)
0

1.Teddy Beattie (GK)
6
2.Joe Owen (DEF)
6
3.Graham Butt (DEF)
6
4.Dave Milburn (DEF)
7
5.Martin Ripley (MID)
6
6.Tony Wright (MID)yellow card
7
7.Jonathan Clemence (MID)
6
8.Terry Southgate (MID)
6
9.Ruel Redknapp (ATT)
6
10.Oleg Barrett (ATT)
7
11.David Moncur (ATT)
6
 
12.Alun Ince (DEF)
0
13.Alistair Bridge (ATT)
6
14.Jermaine Hurst (ATT)
6