Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     Macclesfield TownMacclesfield Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Carl BastinC. Bastin46
G
1
G
44Niccolo Wright-PhillipsN. Wright-Phillips
Graham KeeganG. Keegan54
D
2
D
61Ronnie LampardR. Lampard
Greg PearsonG. Pearson50
D
captain3
D
53Nick PhilipsN. Philips
Ross DavisR. Davis49
D
4
D
37Matt DoddM. Dodd
Ian RobinsonI. Robinson46
D
5
D
37Sylvain BrambleS. Bramble
Gilles BoydG. Boyd53
M
6captain
M
60Dale HackworthD. Hackworth
Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock51
M
7
M
49Wes SinclairW. Sinclair
Adrian PalmerA. Palmer41
M
8
A
57Adam BrownA. Brown
Kelvin RichardsK. Richards39
M
9
A
54Dennis FlintlockD. Flintlock
Gianfranco BellavistaG. Bellavista60
A
10
A
43Richard UpsonR. Upson
John PhilipsJ. Philips53
A
11
A
41Noel AdamsN. Adams
 
Nicholas MilburnN. Milburn50
A
12
G
43Francesco G. AdaniF. Adani
Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher48
A
13
M
43Trevor BellamyT. Bellamy
Nicholas RobsonN. Robson45
G
14
A
40Alan JohnsonA. Johnson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 3,778 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Macclesfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Smith.


0.00
Macclesfield Town kick off and get the match underway!
2.13
Seeing a gap ahead, Gilles Boyd plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
3.44
Ross Davis sees Gilles Boyd in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Boyd flicks a high pass forward. John Philips collects the pass. John Philips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sylvain Bramble.
4.19
Graham Keegan kicks a strong pass forward to Peter Hitchcock. Peter Hitchcock hits a low pass to John Philips. John Philips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Dodd.
6.29
Gilles Boyd flicks a high ball forward to Gianfranco Bellavista who takes it down. Gianfranco Bellavista finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
10.16
Dale Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Brown. Adam Brown finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
16.46
Wes Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Dennis Flintlock. With some swift thinking, Dennis Flintlock plays the ball forward to Noel Adams who has made a great run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Noel Adams provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The keeper, Carl Bastin, sees it late!! Goal for Macclesfield Town!
20.03
Gilles Boyd knocks the ball forward to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista whips in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Matt Dodd and the loose ball is cleared up field.
21.11
Richard Upson barges into Ross Davis. Richard Upson is warned by the referee! Ross Davis runs off the knock.
24.40
Adrian Palmer flicks a high pass forward to Gianfranco Bellavista who brings the ball under control. Gianfranco Bellavista lofts in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
30.29
Ian Robinson flicks a high pass forward to Peter Hitchcock who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Peter Hitchcock stretches the opposition's defence. Peter Hitchcock shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
34.02
Greg Pearson receives the ball from a throw-in from Ross Davis. Greg Pearson flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Palmer who takes it down. Adrian Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, John Philips. John Philips sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.32
Gilles Boyd threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niccolo Wright-Phillips who gathers it comfortably.
39.08
Noel Adams barges into Greg Pearson. Noel Adams is shown the yellow card! Greg Pearson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.30
Peter Hitchcock hits a low pass to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.48
Kelvin Richards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks the ball forward to John Philips but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Macclesfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swindon Town kick off the second half!
47.48
Wes Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Adam Brown. Adam Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Dennis Flintlock. Dennis Flintlock flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
48.15
Wes Sinclair barges into Peter Hitchcock. Wes Sinclair is shown the yellow card! Peter Hitchcock runs off the knock.
49.03
Dale Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Adams. Noel Adams knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.55
Nick Philips catches Peter Hitchcock on the ankles. Nick Philips is warned by the referee! Peter Hitchcock runs off the knock.
59.51
Sylvain Bramble threads a neat ball through to Dale Hackworth. Dale Hackworth plays the ball forward to Adam Brown. Adam Brown tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.18
Peter Hitchcock sees Gianfranco Bellavista in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gianfranco Bellavista whips in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Niccolo Wright-Phillips had no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
69.49
Kelvin Richards comes in with a late challenge on Dale Hackworth. The referee brings Kelvin Richards to one side and gives him a warning! Dale Hackworth stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.38
Adrian Palmer takes it forward alone. Adrian Palmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
75.18
Wes Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Brown. Adam Brown makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Upson but he's offside!
77.42
Showing composure, Dale Hackworth plays the ball forward to Dennis Flintlock. Dennis Flintlock whips in a cross ball towards Adam Brown. Adam Brown makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adam Brown!
81.06
Wes Sinclair passes the ball forward to Noel Adams. Noel Adams passes the ball forward but Dennis Flintlock is offside!
83.11
Adrian Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Gianfranco Bellavista collects the pass. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.30
Peter Hitchcock makes a simple pass to John Philips. John Philips shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Matt Dodd clumsily knocks into John Philips. Matt Dodd is given a warning by the referee! John Philips runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

Macclesfield Town
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
73.1%
26.9%
Play Area
23.1%
50%
26.9%

Scorers
John Philips 24, 63
Noel Adams 16
Adam Brown 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Philips of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Carl Bastin (GK)
6
2.Graham Keegan (DEF)
6
3.Greg Pearson (DEF)
6
4.Ross Davis (DEF)
6
5.Ian Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Boyd (MID)
7
7.Peter Hitchcock (MID)
7
8.Adrian Palmer (MID)
7
9.Kelvin Richards (MID)
6
10.Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT)
7
11.John Philips (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicholas Milburn (ATT)
0
13.Jamie Fletcher (ATT)
0
14.Nicholas Robson (GK)
0

1.Niccolo Wright-Phillips (GK)
6
2.Ronnie Lampard (DEF)
6
3.Nick Philips (DEF)
5
4.Matt Dodd (DEF)
6
5.Sylvain Bramble (DEF)
6
6.Dale Hackworth (MID)
6
7.Wes Sinclair (MID)yellow card
6
8.Adam Brown (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Dennis Flintlock (ATT)
7
10.Richard Upson (ATT)
5
11.Noel Adams (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Francesco G. Adani (GK)
0
13.Trevor Bellamy (MID)
0
14.Alan Johnson (ATT)
0