Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Cheltenham TownCheltenham Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Noel GrantN. Grant41
G
1
G
37Carl ClemenceC. Clemence
Kevin TilerK. Tiler60
D
captain2
D
52Arthur BeattieA. Beattie
Trevor CopeT. Cope59
D
3
D
49Nwankwo DaviesN. Davies
Syd StuartS. Stuart52
D
4captain
D
49Ruel RoyceR. Royce
Andy Wright-PhillipsA. Wright-Phillips50
M
5
D
43Carlton LumsdonC. Lumsdon
Victor SchoenmakersV. Schoenmakers49
M
6
M
50Tommy BestT. Best
Vasco LopesV. Lopes48
M
7
M
49Neil CleggN. Clegg
Dean NichollsD. Nicholls47
M
8
M
48Frank MurrinF. Murrin
David JacksonD. Jackson43
M
9
A
43Dennis CraddockD. Craddock
Clive ClemenceC. Clemence50
A
10
A
40Graeme SummerbeeG. Summerbee
Edgar SemedoE. Semedo46
A
11
A
38Steffen PrantlS. Prantl
 
Ugo BloomerU. Bloomer48
D
12
D
41Tony WallworkT. Wallwork
Ronnie MurrinR. Murrin45
A
13
G
37Michael GilchristM. Gilchrist
Tim CoppingerT. Coppinger43
D
14
D
36Isaiah HaynesI. Haynes

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 2,750 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ruel Hitchcock.


0.00
Cheltenham Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.02
Neil Clegg runs straight at the opposition's defence. Neil Clegg puts a great ball through. Steffen Prantl runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
4.20
Ruel Royce runs forward with the ball. Ruel Royce flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Prantl collects the pass. Steffen Prantl edges inside the box! Steffen Prantl takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.36
David Jackson decides to run forward with the ball. David Jackson shoots from distance but Carl Clemence is on top of it.
14.24
Victor Schoenmakers threads a neat ball through to Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur Beattie.
16.55
Tommy Best receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil Clegg. Tommy Best makes an attacking run forward. Tommy Best shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
24.32
Tommy Best flicks a high pass forward. Graeme Summerbee controls it well on his chest. Graeme Summerbee shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.41
Andy Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Semedo. Edgar Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nwankwo Davies.
28.09
Ruel Royce threads the ball through to Neil Clegg. Neil Clegg plays the ball forward to Steffen Prantl. Steffen Prantl deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graeme Summerbee but the linesman indicates offside!
30.52
Dean Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Semedo collects the pass. Edgar Semedo shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
32.45
Shrewsbury Town have made 2 substitutions with Tim Coppinger replacing David Jackson and Ronnie Murrin replacing Andy Wright-Phillips and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
33.54
Ruel Royce powers a long ball forward. Dennis Craddock shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Cheltenham Town 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
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
55.03
Ruel Royce flicks a high pass forward to Frank Murrin who brings the ball under control. Frank Murrin threads a neat ball through to Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Prantl but the linesman indicates offside!
59.04
Tommy Best flicks a high pass forward to Steffen Prantl who brings the ball under control. Steffen Prantl knocks the ball forward to Graeme Summerbee but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
61.00
Ruel Royce sees Neil Clegg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Clegg darts forward. Neil Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Craddock but he's offside!
63.36
Kevin Tiler drives a long ball upfield. Clive Clemence knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Clemence who gathers it comfortably.
65.34
Nwankwo Davies controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best threads a neat ball through to Steffen Prantl. Steffen Prantl knocks in a cross ball towards Graeme Summerbee. Graeme Summerbee is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
75.35
Victor Schoenmakers threads a neat ball through to Tim Coppinger. Tim Coppinger shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
79.01
Graeme Summerbee hacks Trevor Cope from behind! Graeme Summerbee is shown the yellow card! Trevor Cope runs off the knock.
85.37
Dennis Craddock catches Trevor Cope on the ankles. The referee brings Dennis Craddock to one side and gives him a warning! Trevor Cope stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.37
Tommy Best hacks Dean Nicholls from behind! The referee brings Tommy Best to one side and gives him a warning! Dean Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Syd Stuart pushes up the pitch. Syd Stuart flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Semedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edgar Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Clemence. Clive Clemence connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Clive Clemence!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Cheltenham Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
30.7%
42%
27.3%

Scorers
Clive Clemence 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Clive Clemence of Shrewsbury Town

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

1.Carl Clemence (GK)
6
2.Arthur Beattie (DEF)
6
3.Nwankwo Davies (DEF)
6
4.Ruel Royce (DEF)
8
5.Carlton Lumsdon (DEF)
6
6.Tommy Best (MID)
8
7.Neil Clegg (MID)
7
8.Frank Murrin (MID)
7
9.Dennis Craddock (ATT)
6
10.Graeme Summerbee (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Steffen Prantl (ATT)
7
 
12.Tony Wallwork (DEF)
0
13.Michael Gilchrist (GK)
0
14.Isaiah Haynes (DEF)
0