Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jurgen Slot | Jurgen Slot | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Patterson | R. Patterson |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 42 | | Anthony Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
| Ronnie Standing | R. Standing | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 43 | | Des Clemence | D. Clemence | |||||||||
| Darren Williams | D. Williams | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Matthew Vieira | M. Vieira | |||||||||
| Craig Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 38 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Oleg Gray | O. Gray | |||||||||
| Luke Lampard | L. Lampard | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 38 | | Leon Stamp | L. Stamp | |||||||||
| Nicholas Best | N. Best | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 44 | | Joe Vernazza | J. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Arthur Youds | A. Youds | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Oleg Riggott | O. Riggott | |||||||||
| Nigel Ball | N. Ball | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Anthony Stone | A. Stone | |||||||||
| Jermaine Lampard | J. Lampard | | 40 | M | | 9 | | A | 36 | | Graham Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
| Graham Windass | G. Windass | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Neil Lisbie | N. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Luke Barton | L. Barton | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Harry Peters | H. Peters | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 2,656 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town kick off the first half!
2.56
0-0Joe Vernazza chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Shearer but the referee indicates it's offside!
4.20
0-0Darren Williams surges forward with the ball. Darren Williams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Barton. Luke Barton shoots from distance but it flies wide!
6.18
0-0Nigel Ball passes the ball forward to Graham Windass. Graham Windass goes all the way! Graham Windass rockets a shot on goal. Anthony Adams easily smothers it.
9.24
Ronnie Standing chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Youds. Arthur Youds makes a simple pass to Luke Barton. Luke Barton tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.07
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
16.35
0-1Joe Vernazza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer whips in a cross ball towards Harry Peters. Harry Peters directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.01
Nigel Ball deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Barton. Luke Barton finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
22.58
Anthony Stone passes the ball forward to Harry Peters. Harry Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Lisbie. Neil Lisbie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.15
0-1Oleg Riggott advances with the ball. Oleg Riggott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.52
0-1Joe Vernazza comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Ball. The referee calls over Joe Vernazza and warns him to calm down! Nigel Ball stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.28
Harry Peters clumsily knocks into Darren Williams. Harry Peters is warned by the referee! Darren Williams runs off the knock.
34.05
Arthur Youds takes it forward alone. Arthur Youds lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Barton. Luke Barton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
42.11
Darren Williams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Best. Nicholas Best makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Barton. Luke Barton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
44.16
Joe Vernazza knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Peters. Harry Peters is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Blackpool kick off the second half!
48.53
0-1Graham Windass comes in with a late challenge on Matthew Vieira. The referee calls over Graham Windass and warns him to calm down! Matthew Vieira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.49
Joe Vernazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Peters. Harry Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Standing.
61.34
Anthony Stone surges forward with the ball. Anthony Stone shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.22
0-1Nigel Ball comes in with a late challenge on Joe Vernazza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joe Vernazza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.35
Anthony Stone knocks the ball forward to Graham Shearer. Graham Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.36
Arthur Youds passes the ball forward to Graham Windass. Graham Windass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Anthony Adams is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
79.28
Harry Peters catches Ronnie Standing on the ankles. Harry Peters is given another warning by the referee! Ronnie Standing runs off the knock.
81.54
Blackpool are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.22
Oleg Gray comes in with a late challenge on Luke Barton. Oleg Gray is shown the yellow card! Luke Barton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
29.7%
46.9%
23.4%
Scorers