Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Brisbane Road where Leyton Orient play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 4,568 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leyton Orient are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by John Butt.


0.00
Tranmere Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.48
Dale Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Frederico Martins. Frederico Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce shoots from 20 yards but Omer Johnson is on top of it.
4.34
Lomano Bramble catches Richard Potts on the ankles. Lomano Bramble is shown the yellow card! Richard Potts runs off the knock.
8.53
Dion Atherton plays the ball forward to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.06
Dion Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Paul Whelan collects the pass. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Torsten Raff.
12.26
Nigel Palmer takes it forward alone. Nigel Palmer hits a low pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
18.05
Kemal Boyd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Omer Johnson who gathers it comfortably.
20.13
Torsten Raff flicks a high pass forward to Alan Jacobs who brings the ball under control. Alan Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.18
Arthur Kerr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
26.25
Alan Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Marsden. Spencer Marsden makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.07
Tranmere Rovers are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
34.16
Frederico Martins makes a simple pass to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.58
Kemal Boyd flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Royce controls it well on his chest. Gilles Royce makes a probing pass to Spencer Marsden but he's offside!
38.49
Dion Atherton flicks a high ball forward to Lomano Bramble who takes it down. Lomano Bramble shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.42
Nigel Palmer threads a neat ball through to Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton hits a low pass to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
Torsten Raff hacks Lomano Bramble from behind! The referee warns Torsten Raff to calm down! Lomano Bramble stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leyton Orient appear unchanged since the first half. Tranmere Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Leyton Orient start the second half!
51.54
Stan Adams hacks Spencer Marsden from behind! The referee warns Stan Adams to calm down! Spencer Marsden stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.56
Dale Wilcox threads a neat ball through to Kemal Boyd. Kemal Boyd kicks a strong pass forward to Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore plays a scrappy one-two with Spencer Marsden and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ighli Di Salvatore shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.43
Lomano Oakley threads a neat ball through to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.36
Torsten Raff barges into Lomano Oakley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lomano Oakley grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.12
Nigel Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton hits a low pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.02
Kemal Boyd plays the ball forward to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.42
Nigel Palmer makes a probing pass to Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton threads a neat ball through to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
73.34
Leon Rösler threads a neat ball through to Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton threads the ball through to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.34
Frederico Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ighli Di Salvatore. Ighli Di Salvatore threads a neat ball through to Gilles Royce. Gilles Royce looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.47
Des Upson catches Gilles Royce on the ankles. Des Upson is warned by the referee! Gilles Royce runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

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

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
28.9%
44.7%
26.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lomano Bramble of Tranmere Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Peter Woodcock (GK)
6
2.Dale Wilcox (DEF)
6
3.Torsten Raff (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Richard Potts (DEF)
6
5.Frederico Martins (MID)
6
6.Kemal Boyd (MID)
6
7.Alan Jacobs (MID)
6
8.Marcel Zick (MID)
6
9.Spencer Marsden (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gilles Royce (ATT)
7
11.Ighli Di Salvatore (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Alberto Maharzi (MID)
0
13.Adam Duberry (ATT)
0
14.James Summerbell (GK)
0

1.Omer Johnson (GK)
6
2.Des Upson (DEF)
5
3.Leon Rösler (DEF)
6
4.Nigel Palmer (DEF)
7
5.Stan Adams (DEF)
6
6.Ian Davies (MID)
6
7.Dion Atherton (MID)
7
8.Lomano Oakley (MID)
6
9.Arthur Kerr (MID)
6
10.Lomano Bramble (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
11.Paul Whelan (ATT)
8
 
12.Matt McStay (ATT)
0
13.Callum Morton (ATT)
0
14.Luke Bailey (GK)
0