Match Report
| Notts County | Notts County |  |  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlton Blake | C. Blake |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | John Milburn | J. Milburn | |||||||||
| Abel Nascimento | A. Nascimento |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Robert Huckerby | R. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Ben Middleton | B. Middleton | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Patrick Cutler | P. Cutler | |||||||||
| Greg Black | G. Black | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Syd Le Tissier | S. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Daniel Martins | D. Martins | | 44 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 59 |  | Hugo Leon | H. Leon | ||||||||
| Adrian Whelan | A. Whelan | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 |  | Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Richard Banks | R. Banks | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Ross Lloyd | R. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Alun Goldberg | A. Goldberg | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | James Southgate | J. Southgate | |||||||||
| Simon Barrett | S. Barrett | | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Nicholas Midgley | N. Midgley | |||||||||
| Carl Eadie | C. Eadie | | 53 | A | | 10 | | | A | 55 | | Wayne Newby | W. Newby | ||||||||
| Mark Ball | M. Ball | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Francis Marr | F. Marr | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Nunes | S. Nunes | | 53 | M | | 12 | | D | 47 | | Joe Summerbell | J. Summerbell | |||||||||
| Jaime Postiga | J. Postiga | | 50 | M | | 13 | | G | 46 | | Dale Wright | D. Wright | |||||||||
| Sylvain Carrick | S. Carrick | | 49 | M | | 14 | | A | 45 |  | Kai Prantl | K. Prantl | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 4,897 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Grimsby Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Grimsby Town get the match underway!
3.55
0-0Robert Huckerby hits a low pass to Ross Lloyd. Ross Lloyd knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley skips past Daniel Martins! Nicholas Midgley takes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Carlton Blake as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
5.26
0-0Don Naysmith takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Nicholas Midgley provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.18
0-0Mark Ball catches Robert Huckerby on the ankles. Mark Ball is shown the yellow card! Robert Huckerby runs off the knock.
12.01
1-0Ben Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan plays the ball forward to Mark Ball. Mark Ball shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.03
1-0Don Naysmith knocks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Newby. Wayne Newby finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
20.36
1-0Richard Banks knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie makes a pass forward but Simon Barrett makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
21.21
Richard Banks runs straight at the opposition's defence. Richard Banks sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
22.20
Patrick Cutler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Lloyd. Ross Lloyd hits a low pass to Wayne Newby. Wayne Newby lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
26.47
1-0Ross Lloyd surges forward with the ball. Ross Lloyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ben Middleton.
28.42
With a delightful solo run, Richard Banks stretches the opposition's defence. Richard Banks shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.40
Richard Banks makes an attacking run forward. Richard Banks shoots from 25 yards but John Milburn is on top of it.
36.19
2-0Nicholas Midgley comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Martins. The referee warns Nicholas Midgley to calm down! Daniel Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.53
Syd Le Tissier chips the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Marr. Francis Marr shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
42.57
Daniel Martins catches Nicholas Midgley on the ankles. Daniel Martins is shown the yellow card! Nicholas Midgley stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.09
Adrian Whelan hits a low pass to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
Abel Nascimento makes a simple pass to Richard Banks. Richard Banks hits a low pass to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Ball. Mark Ball heads the ball goalwards. Mark Ball scores for Notts County!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Grimsby Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Notts County players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Notts County kicking off!
49.09
Alun Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Simon Barrett who takes it down. Simon Barrett shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
53.09
Syd Le Tissier hits a low pass to Hugo Leon. Hugo Leon flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Midgley collects the pass. Nicholas Midgley plays a one-two with Francis Marr and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Nicholas Midgley provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
57.53
Alun Goldberg receives the ball from a throw-in from Richard Banks. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett controls it well on his chest. Simon Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
61.37
Ross Lloyd brings the ball forward. Ross Lloyd plays a scrappy one-two with Francis Marr and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ross Lloyd side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
66.29
James Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Newby collects the pass. Wayne Newby shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.05
Alun Goldberg threads a neat ball through to Mark Ball. Mark Ball tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
77.22
3-0Notts County have made a substitution with Jaime Postiga replacing Adrian Whelan and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
83.50
Carl Eadie hacks Hugo Leon from behind! Carl Eadie is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Leon runs off the knock.
85.07
Ross Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Midgley. Nicholas Midgley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard Banks.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
24.7%
46.6%
28.8%
Scorers
| Mark Ball 12, 45 Richard Banks 28 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Richard Banks of Notts County |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carlton Blake (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Abel Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ben Middleton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Greg Black (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Daniel Martins (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 6. | Adrian Whelan (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Richard Banks (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Alun Goldberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Simon Barrett (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Carl Eadie (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Mark Ball (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Sebastiao Nunes (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jaime Postiga (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Sylvain Carrick (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | John Milburn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Robert Huckerby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Patrick Cutler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Syd Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Hugo Leon (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Don Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ross Lloyd (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | James Southgate (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Nicholas Midgley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Wayne Newby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francis Marr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Joe Summerbell (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dale Wright (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kai Prantl (ATT) | 0 | |