Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at LNER Community Stadium where York City play host to Cheltenham Town. A crowd of 4,230 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
York City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Cheltenham Town appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gareth Atherton.


0.00
Cheltenham Town kick off!
10.19
Chris Dichio makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Dichio runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Chris Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.09
Wayne Richards plays the ball forward to Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dean Milligan is offside!
16.22
Thierry Waters laces a through ball forward to Jermaine Sturridge. Jermaine Sturridge chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie whips in a cross ball towards Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
24.48
Chris Vernazza chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Sturridge. Jermaine Sturridge makes a simple pass to Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie whips in a cross ball towards Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls powers a header at goal. Ralph Shields manages to gather it.
26.46
Jason Mike hits a low pass to Morris Shearer. Seeing a gap ahead, Morris Shearer plays the ball forward to Eoin Mowbray who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Eoin Mowbray provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.50
Wayne Richards flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Mowbray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Mowbray skips past Thierry Waters! Some silky footwork from Eoin Mowbray provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.39
Lomano Kirkland breaks forward. Lomano Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Mowbray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Mowbray shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.04
Chris Vernazza knocks the ball forward to Stanley Wetherall. Stanley Wetherall chips the ball to his team mate, Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.33
Stanley Wetherall brings the ball forward. Stanley Wetherall knocks in a cross ball towards Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.16
Jermaine Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Cooper controls it well on his chest. Eoin Cooper whips in a cross ball towards Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
45.00
Jermaine Sturridge sees Eoin Cooper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Shields who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. York City appear unchanged since the first half. Cheltenham Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with York City kicking off!
47.26
Stanley Wetherall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.48
Chris Dichio hits a low pass to Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards hits a low pass to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eoin Mowbray but he's offside!
53.03
Dean Milligan hacks Jermaine Stockdale from behind! Dean Milligan is warned by the referee! Jermaine Stockdale hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.04
Jermaine Sturridge chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls plays a one-two with Eoin Cooper and rushes in on goal... Robert Nicholls tries a spectacular strike but somehow Ralph Shields manages to keep it out.
57.11
Chris Dichio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shearer controls it well on his chest. Morris Shearer plays a scrappy one-two with Adrian Cadamarteri and stumbles forward towards the goal... Morris Shearer muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Morris Shearer scores for Cheltenham Town!!
60.06
With great vision, Titus Plowright plays the ball forward to Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Dichio.
61.59
Wayne Richards flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Mowbray holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eoin Mowbray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.17
Jermaine Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Cooper. Eoin Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Shields who gathers it comfortably.
65.09
Jason Mike laces a weighted ball forward to Morris Shearer. Morris Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Cadamarteri. Adrian Cadamarteri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Clive Davies has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.10
Edward Blake plays the ball forward to Titus Plowright. Titus Plowright makes an attacking run forward. Titus Plowright shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
71.32
Stanley Wetherall threads a neat ball through to Robert Nicholls. Robert Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Dichio.
73.46
Wayne Richards flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shearer collects the pass. Morris Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Milligan. Dean Milligan finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.56
Danny Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Wayne Richards makes a probing pass to Morris Shearer but he's offside!
77.32
Cheltenham Town have made 2 substitutions with Sylvain Lee replacing Adrian Cadamarteri and Chris Bower replacing Morris Shearer .
78.36
With some swift thinking, Wayne Richards plays the ball forward to Eoin Mowbray. Eoin Mowbray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Milligan but the linesman indicates offside!
84.45
Stanley Wetherall flicks a high ball forward to Rio Beagrie who takes it down. Rio Beagrie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Shields who gathers it comfortably.
87.32
Thierry Waters flicks a high ball forward to Stanley Wetherall who takes it down. Stanley Wetherall hits a low pass to Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie shoots from distance but Ralph Shields is on top of it.
89.05
Titus Plowright flicks a high ball forward to Eoin Cooper who takes it down. Eoin Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Beagrie. Rio Beagrie knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
90.00
Titus Plowright advances with the ball. Titus Plowright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.1%
45.9%
Play Area
27.1%
41.2%
31.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Morris Shearer of Cheltenham Town

Match Ratings
1.Clive Davies (GK)
6
2.Chris Vernazza (DEF)
6
3.Thierry Waters (DEF)
6
4.Edward Blake (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Stockdale (DEF)
6
6.Stanley Wetherall (MID)
7
7.Titus Plowright (MID)
7
8.Jermaine Sturridge (MID)
7
9.Eoin Cooper (ATT)
6
10.Rio Beagrie (ATT)
7
11.Robert Nicholls (ATT)
6
 
12.Des Riza (MID)
0
13.Danny Pearce (ATT)
0
14.Leon Griffin (ATT)
0

1.Ralph Shields (GK)
7
2.Alexander Schnellinger (DEF)
6
3.Chris Dichio (DEF)
7
4.Danny Brown (DEF)
6
5.Lomano Kirkland (DEF)
6
6.Jason Mike (MID)
6
7.Wayne Richards (MID)
8
8.Eoin Mowbray (ATT)
6
9.Morris Shearer (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Adrian Cadamarteri (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Dean Milligan (ATT)
5
 
12.Chris Bower (ATT)
6
13.Aaron Joseph (ATT)
0
14.Sylvain Lee (MID)
6