Match Report
| Norwich City | Norwich City |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glynn Waters | G. Waters |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 57 | | Trevor Hackworth | T. Hackworth | ||||||||
| Paolo Lofthouse | P. Lofthouse | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Syd Gallagher | S. Gallagher | |||||||||
| Nigel Bishop | N. Bishop | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 |  | Cor Jongsma | C. Jongsma | |||||||||
| Ugo Ince | U. Ince | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 |  | Fernando Rodriquez | F. Rodriquez | |||||||||
| Graham Lockley | G. Lockley | | 52 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Ruel Lockley | R. Lockley | |||||||||
| Lamberto Bosi | L. Bosi |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Gavin Robson | G. Robson | |||||||||
| Carl Vassell | C. Vassell | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 |  | Paul Metzger | P. Metzger | |||||||||
| Max Mortensen | M. Mortensen | | 53 | M | | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Adam Youds | A. Youds | ||||||||
| Gareth Joachim | G. Joachim | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Omer Hackworth | O. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Ugo Oakley | U. Oakley | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Marcus Murray | M. Murray | |||||||||
| Jason Moffat | J. Moffat | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Sol Wright | S. Wright | |||||||||
| Luke Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | | 62 | A | | 12 | | A | 63 | | Craig Deane | C. Deane | |||||||||
| Steve Cort | S. Cort | | 61 | A | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Lee White | L. White | |||||||||
| Ben Byrne | B. Byrne | | 55 | A | | 14 | | G | 53 | | Gary Croft | G. Croft | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by B.et |
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Carrow Road where Norwich City play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 8,890 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Weir.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Norwich City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Weir.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Macclesfield Town kick off!
9.28
0-0Gavin Robson flicks a high pass forward. Sol Wright holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Wright shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.16
0-0Carl Vassell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
18.08
0-0Ugo Oakley barges into Cor Jongsma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cor Jongsma runs off the knock.
20.53
Ugo Ince flicks a high pass forward. Max Mortensen collects the pass. Max Mortensen knocks the ball forward to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley edges inside the box! Ugo Oakley comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but Trevor Hackworth is on top of it.
27.34
Carl Vassell flicks a high pass forward to Jason Moffat who brings the ball under control. Jason Moffat sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.24
0-0Paolo Lofthouse makes a simple pass to Lamberto Bosi. Lamberto Bosi flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley puts a great ball through. Jason Moffat runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
42.28
0-0Showing wonderful composure, Fernando Rodriquez laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Robson. Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Robson picks a pass forward to Marcus Murray. Marcus Murray lofts in a cross ball towards Sol Wright. With a superhuman jump, Sol Wright connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but somehow Graham Lockley happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half. Macclesfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Norwich City kick off and get the second half underway!
47.16
0-1Syd Gallagher threads a neat ball through to Paul Metzger. Paul Metzger flicks a high ball forward to Sol Wright who takes it down. Sol Wright shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.24
Fernando Rodriquez threads the ball through to Ruel Lockley. Ruel Lockley flicks a high pass forward to Marcus Murray who brings the ball under control. Marcus Murray cuts inside the box! Marcus Murray looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.48
Lamberto Bosi makes a simple pass to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley edges inside the box! Ugo Oakley shoots from just inside the box his aim is horrendously poor!
61.04
Fernando Rodriquez flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Lockley who takes it down. Ruel Lockley flicks a high ball forward to Sol Wright who takes it down. Sol Wright shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.48
Ruel Lockley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ruel Lockley passes the ball forward but Sol Wright is offside!
66.34
Max Mortensen darts forward. Max Mortensen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Moffat but he's offside!
71.54
Nigel Bishop passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Lamberto Bosi. Lamberto Bosi knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.28
Max Mortensen makes a simple pass to Ugo Oakley. Ugo Oakley shoots from 20 yards. Good keeping from Trevor Hackworth as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
76.06
0-2Carl Vassell takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Jason Moffat strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
85.25
Carl Vassell threads a neat ball through to Jason Moffat. Jason Moffat controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
28.4%
44.6%
27%
Scorers
| Sol Wright 47 Marcus Murray 53 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Marcus Murray of Macclesfield Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Glynn Waters (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paolo Lofthouse (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nigel Bishop (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Ugo Ince (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graham Lockley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lamberto Bosi (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Carl Vassell (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Max Mortensen (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Gareth Joachim (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ugo Oakley (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Jason Moffat (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Luke Gascoigne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steve Cort (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ben Byrne (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Trevor Hackworth (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Syd Gallagher (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cor Jongsma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Rodriquez (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Ruel Lockley (MID) | 8 | |
| 6. | Gavin Robson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paul Metzger (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Adam Youds (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Omer Hackworth (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marcus Murray (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Sol Wright (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Craig Deane (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Lee White (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gary Croft (GK) | 0 | |