Match Report
| Scunthorpe United | Scunthorpe United |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Greening | J. Greening |  | 42 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | Gary Best | G. Best | |||||||||
| Mick Brooking | M. Brooking | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | James Cole | J. Cole | |||||||||
| Lomano Howells | L. Howells | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 40 | | Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | |||||||||
| Clive Ince | C. Ince | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Marvin Cutler | M. Cutler | |||||||||
| Darren Edworthy | D. Edworthy | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 48 | | Neil Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| James Hulme | J. Hulme | | 34 | D | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Martin Dichio | M. Dichio | |||||||||
| Steve Milburn | S. Milburn | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Spencer Ljungberg | S. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Adam Bould | A. Bould | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Arthur Ball | A. Ball | |||||||||
| Alistair Carragher | A. Carragher | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Carlton Anderton | C. Anderton | |||||||||
| Ronnie Le Tissier | R. Le Tissier | | 45 | M | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Andy Mcgovern | A. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Ruel Pearson | R. Pearson | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Tim Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Glanford Park where Scunthorpe United play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 2,705 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Scunthorpe United are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Scunthorpe United are playing in a 6-3-1 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Oldham Athletic kick off and get the match underway!
4.19
0-0Ronnie Le Tissier kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Gary Best easily smothers it!
6.12
0-0Alistair Carragher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.25
Carlton Anderton knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern plays a perfect one-two with Tim Guppy and rushes in on goal... Andy Mcgovern takes a shot at goal. Jamie Greening easily smothers it.
9.01
Arthur Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.07
0-0Adam Bould makes a simple pass to Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Best who gathers it comfortably.
22.11
1-0Alistair Carragher knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ruel Pearson!
27.38
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.37
Mick Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Le Tissier. Ronnie Le Tissier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
36.06
Paul Oliver brings the ball forward. Paul Oliver threads the ball through to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Scunthorpe United kicking off!
49.42
1-0Arthur Ball clumsily knocks into Adam Bould. Arthur Ball is given a warning by the referee! Adam Bould hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.50
Carlton Anderton knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Jamie Greening.
65.56
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.15
1-0Clive Ince barges into Andy Mcgovern. The referee calls over Clive Ince and shows him a yellow card! Andy Mcgovern hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.42
Mick Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Adam Bould. Adam Bould sees a break and surges forward. Adam Bould knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.33
Adam Bould knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.53
Alistair Carragher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruel Pearson. Ruel Pearson shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.02
Neil Henry brings the ball forward. Neil Henry shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
85.04
Marvin Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Ljungberg. Spencer Ljungberg kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern goes all the way! Andy Mcgovern shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Martin Dichio makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Dichio shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.8%
42.2%
Play Area
25.3%
56.6%
18.1%
Scorers
| Ruel Pearson 22 |