Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
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Carlton BlakeC. Blake54
G
1
G
55Dean GoldbergD. Goldberg
Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento56
D
2
D
56Kelvin PearceK. Pearce
Ben MiddletonB. Middleton55
D
3
D
55Cristiano MonteiroC. Monteiro
Greg BlackG. Black45
D
4captain
D
55Spencer TaylorS. Taylor
Daniel MartinsD. Martins44
D
captain5
M
63Stuart SummerbeeS. Summerbee
Adrian WhelanA. Whelan60
M
6
M
61Paul VassellP. Vassell
Richard BanksR. Banks58
M
7
M
57Ross GilchristR. Gilchrist
Alun GoldbergA. Goldberg57
M
8
M
55Karim WilnisK. Wilnis
Simon BarrettS. Barrett54
A
9
A
58Omer MccannO. Mccann
Carl EadieC. Eadie53
A
10
A
50Noel FentonN. Fenton
Mark BallM. Ball43
A
11
A
47Rio PearceR. Pearce
 
Sebastiao NunesS. Nunes53
M
12
D
53Del JackD. Jack
Jaime PostigaJ. Postiga50
M
13
M
52Eoin ClarkeE. Clarke
Sylvain CarrickS. Carrick49
M
14
G
50Alexander StewartA. Stewart

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,717 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luke Summerbee.


0.00
The whistle blows and Notts County get the match underway!
2.59
Richard Banks flicks a high pass forward. Simon Barrett collects the pass. Simon Barrett advances inside the box! Simon Barrett muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Kelvin Pearce is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
3.25
Karim Wilnis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Pearce. Rio Pearce finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
4.43
Greg Black threads a neat ball through to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Adrian Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Mark Ball. Mark Ball outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.50
Carl Eadie clumsily knocks into Cristiano Monteiro. Carl Eadie is warned by the referee! Cristiano Monteiro runs off the knock.
14.50
With some swift thinking, Greg Black plays the ball forward to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan passes the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
18.24
Ross Gilchrist takes it forward alone. Ross Gilchrist plays a one-two with Noel Fenton and rushes in on goal... Ross Gilchrist cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.54
Karim Wilnis hits a low pass to Rio Pearce. Rio Pearce shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
24.48
Stuart Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Noel Fenton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Fenton shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
33.04
Ben Middleton makes a simple pass to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Mark Ball collects the pass. Mark Ball shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.34
Daniel Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan plays the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.04
Cristiano Monteiro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Seeing a gap ahead, Cristiano Monteiro laces a weighted ball forward to Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Middleton.
40.26
Richard Banks knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
44.57
Greg Black kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Goldberg. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Mark Ball comfortably collects the pass. Mark Ball sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
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. Oldham Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oldham Athletic players seem much more motivated whilst the Notts County players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off!
49.52
Spencer Taylor knocks the ball forward to Ross Gilchrist. Ross Gilchrist threads the ball through to Rio Pearce. Rio Pearce plays a quick one-two with Omer Mccann and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Rio Pearce provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.55
Cristiano Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Karim Wilnis who takes it down. Karim Wilnis knocks the ball forward to Rio Pearce. Rio Pearce knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Mccann. Omer Mccann makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Carlton Blake!
54.38
Kelvin Pearce makes a beautiful solo run. Kelvin Pearce changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kelvin Pearce shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.58
Richard Banks sees Carl Eadie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Mark Ball. Mark Ball makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.21
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Eoin Clarke replacing Karim Wilnis .
69.30
Stuart Summerbee flicks a high ball forward to Omer Mccann who takes it down. Omer Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ben Middleton.
75.45
Abel Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Adrian Whelan. Adrian Whelan knocks the ball forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dean Goldberg who gathers it comfortably.
77.38
Notts County have made a substitution with Jaime Postiga replacing Adrian Whelan and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 6-3-1 formation.
81.32
Cristiano Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Eoin Clarke. Eoin Clarke kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Fenton. Noel Fenton whips in a cross ball towards Omer Mccann. Omer Mccann beats his man to it with a header but it flies well off target!
87.56
Oldham Athletic are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

Oldham Athletic
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.7%
58.3%
Play Area
33.3%
40.3%
26.4%

Scorers
Mark Ball 4, 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Ball 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)
6
6.Adrian Whelan (MID)
8
7.Richard Banks (MID)
6
8.Alun Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Simon Barrett (ATT)
6
10.Carl Eadie (ATT)
6
11.Mark Ball (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
0
13.Jaime Postiga (MID)
6
14.Sylvain Carrick (MID)
0

1.Dean Goldberg (GK)
6
2.Kelvin Pearce (DEF)
7
3.Cristiano Monteiro (DEF)
7
4.Spencer Taylor (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Summerbee (MID)
6
6.Paul Vassell (MID)
6
7.Ross Gilchrist (MID)
7
8.Karim Wilnis (MID)
6
9.Omer Mccann (ATT)
6
10.Noel Fenton (ATT)
6
11.Rio Pearce (ATT)
6
 
12.Del Jack (DEF)
0
13.Eoin Clarke (MID)
6
14.Alexander Stewart (GK)
0