Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Patterson | R. Patterson |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 36 | | Gary Best | G. Best | |||||||||
| Ronnie Standing | R. Standing | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | James Cole | J. Cole | |||||||||
| Darren Williams | D. Williams | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 41 | | Marvin Cutler | M. Cutler | |||||||||
| Craig Coppinger | C. Coppinger | | 38 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Paul Oliver | P. Oliver | |||||||||
| Luke Lampard | L. Lampard | | 38 | D | | 5 | | M | 48 | | Neil Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Nicholas Best | N. Best | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 48 | | Martin Dichio | M. Dichio | |||||||||
| Arthur Youds | A. Youds | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Spencer Ljungberg | S. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Nigel Ball | N. Ball | | 47 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Arthur Ball | A. Ball | |||||||||
| Jermaine Lampard | J. Lampard | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 41 | | Carlton Anderton | C. Anderton | |||||||||
| Graham Windass | G. Windass | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Andy Mcgovern | A. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Luke Barton | L. Barton | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Tim Guppy | T. Guppy | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 2,794 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Shrewsbury Town kick off!
3.07
0-0Nicholas Best threads the ball through to Graham Windass. Graham Windass controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gary Best easily smothers it.
6.37
0-0Paul Oliver passes the ball forward to Carlton Anderton. Carlton Anderton flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
8.05
Nigel Ball controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Barton. Luke Barton shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
14.11
Arthur Ball knocks the ball forward to Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.31
0-0Marvin Cutler catches Luke Barton on the ankles. The referee calls over Marvin Cutler and warns him to calm down! Luke Barton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.47
0-1Martin Dichio knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern goes all the way! Andy Mcgovern shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Ross Patterson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.16
0-1Carlton Anderton chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.07
Carlton Anderton makes a beautiful solo run. Carlton Anderton lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ross Patterson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Arthur Youds decides to run forward with the ball. Arthur Youds finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Oldham Athletic start the second half!
49.45
Arthur Youds knocks the ball forward to Luke Barton. Luke Barton shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
53.33
0-2Marvin Cutler comes in with a late challenge on Nigel Ball. Marvin Cutler is warned by the referee again! Nigel Ball carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.24
Nigel Ball makes a probing pass to Graham Windass. Graham Windass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Oliver.
67.46
Spencer Ljungberg makes a probing pass to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.08
Jermaine Lampard passes the ball forward to Graham Windass. Graham Windass shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
79.19
0-2James Cole kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Dichio. Martin Dichio knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcgovern. Andy Mcgovern makes a probing pass to Tim Guppy but he's offside!
84.30
Spencer Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Guppy. Tim Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Coppinger.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.3%
59.7%
Play Area
29.9%
48.1%
22.1%
Scorers
| Andy Mcgovern 34, 39 |