Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Notts CountyNotts County
Phil WarbPhil Warb Andrew Blight Andrew Blight
Eoin BrandE. Brand73
G
1
G
56Romero P. VicenteR. Vicente
James VenusJ. Venus53
D
2
D
60Jose Fortes SanchezJ. Sanchez
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone58
D
3
D
56Pascal HerzogP. Herzog
Brendan LampardB. Lampard63
D
4
D
68Nigel BartonN. Barton
Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio67
D
5
D
46Ben RobinsonB. Robinson
Rafael MartinR. Martin70
M
captain6
M
59Ashley BeagrieA. Beagrie
Dean MarshallD. Marshall64
M
7captain
M
70Titus CooperT. Cooper
Edward MillsE. Mills58
M
8
M
56Peter MaddisonP. Maddison
Pierpaolo PaschettaP. Paschetta71
A
9
A
59Juan-Carlos HerreroJ. Herrero
Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi71
A
10
A
71Abel VianaA. Viana
Teddy DoddT. Dodd58
A
11
A
69Eric SikoraE. Sikora
 
Pier G. PiacentiniP. Piacentini68
D
12
D
51Scott HulmeS. Hulme
Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk57
M
13
M
52Darren CookeD. Cooke
Torsten FrieserT. Frieser46
A
14
A
48Lilian GrenetL. Grenet

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Notts County. A crowd of 8,939 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Walsall and Notts County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Walsall get the match underway!
3.50
Nigel Barton threads a neat ball through to Pascal Herzog. Pascal Herzog makes a probing pass to Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper plays a scrappy one-two with Eric Sikora and advances towards the goal... Titus Cooper takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Eoin Brand.
4.08
Ashley Beagrie takes a quick corner, playing it short to Pascal Herzog. Pascal Herzog chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Jose Fortes Sanchez shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
8.16
Ashley Beagrie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper threads a neat ball through to Abel Viana. Abel Viana shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.47
Titus Cooper hits a low pass to Ashley Beagrie. Ashley Beagrie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eoin Brand gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
15.46
Pascal Herzog knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Barton. Nigel Barton passes the ball forward to Peter Maddison. Peter Maddison shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.15
Stuart Johnstone hits a low pass to Edward Mills. Edward Mills plays the ball forward to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd lofts in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Romero P. Vicente with no chance!! Goal for Walsall!
27.40
Nigel Barton flicks a high pass forward. Eric Sikora collects the pass. Eric Sikora threads a neat ball through to Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Johnstone.
34.01
Titus Cooper knocks the ball forward to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.33
Edward Mills flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Teddy Dodd whips in a cross ball towards Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Romero P. Vicente didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
40.16
Rafael Martin makes a simple pass to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Martin. Rafael Martin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Romero P. Vicente.
41.06
Rafael Martin takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Ashley Beagrie reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.19
Brendan Lampard knocks the ball forward to Edward Mills. Edward Mills flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Jr. Gissi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Jr. Gissi shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Nigel Barton takes it forward alone. Nigel Barton takes it forward alone. Nigel Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Walsall players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Notts County kick off!
48.32
Pascal Herzog barges into Teddy Dodd. The referee calls over Pascal Herzog and shows him a yellow card! Teddy Dodd stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.55
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Martin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Martin passes the ball forward to Pierpaolo Paschetta. Pierpaolo Paschetta lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.05
Pascal Herzog comes in with a late challenge on Edward Mills. The referee calls over Pascal Herzog and warns him to calm down! Edward Mills hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.05
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
55.57
Pierpaolo Paschetta sees Edward Mills in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edward Mills knocks in a cross ball towards Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd makes a deft header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
57.29
Rafael Martin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Romero P. Vicente manages to gather it.
60.39
Notts County have made 3 substitutions with Scott Hulme replacing Jose Fortes Sanchez, Darren Cooke replacing Peter Maddison and Lilian Grenet replacing Juan-Carlos Herrero .
65.17
Abel Viana laces a weighted ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora whips in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana knocks the ball goalwards with his head but Eoin Brand is on top of it.
69.39
Brendan Lampard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierpaolo Paschetta. With some swift thinking, Pierpaolo Paschetta plays the ball forward to Oscar Jr. Gissi. Oscar Jr. Gissi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Hulme.
71.54
Ashley Beagrie threads a neat ball through to Abel Viana. Abel Viana whips in a cross ball towards Darren Cooke. Darren Cooke finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
77.33
Walsall have made a substitution with Torsten Frieser replacing Pierpaolo Paschetta .
81.23
Nigel Barton hits a low pass to Ashley Beagrie. With great vision, Ashley Beagrie plays the ball forward to Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora plays a scrappy one-two with Abel Viana and advances towards the goal... Brendan Lampard clumsily knocks into Eric Sikora. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
83.00
Pascal Herzog darts forward. Pascal Herzog lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.01
Darren Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora whips in a cross ball towards Abel Viana. Abel Viana heads the ball goalwards but Eoin Brand reads it well. Fabulous stop!
89.07
Ashley Beagrie brings the ball forward. Ashley Beagrie lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Sikora. Eric Sikora directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Notts County
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
29.9%
46.8%
23.4%

Scorers
Pierpaolo Paschetta 24
Teddy Dodd 52
Juan-Carlos Herrero 45
Eric Sikora 83, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Sikora of Notts County

Match Ratings
1.Eoin Brand (GK)
7
2.James Venus (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
5.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
6.Rafael Martin (MID)
6
7.Dean Marshall (MID)
6
8.Edward Mills (MID)
6
9.Pierpaolo Paschetta (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)
6
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Pier G. Piacentini (DEF)
0
13.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)
0
14.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
6

1.Romero P. Vicente (GK)
7
2.Jose Fortes Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.Pascal Herzog (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Nigel Barton (DEF)
8
5.Ben Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Ashley Beagrie (MID)
8
7.Titus Cooper (MID)
7
8.Peter Maddison (MID)
6
9.Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Abel Viana (ATT)
6
11.Eric Sikora (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Scott Hulme (DEF)
6
13.Darren Cooke (MID)
6
14.Lilian Grenet (ATT)
6