Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Jacek Lorenc Jacek Lorenc
Eoin BrandE. Brand73
G
captain1
G
64Simon EustaceS. Eustace
Kewullay Di LivioK. Di Livio67
D
2
D
66Gianmatteo PirriG. Pirri
Stephen HurstS. Hurst63
D
3
D
66Peter MccannP. Mccann
Brendan LampardB. Lampard63
D
4
D
66David WilkeD. Wilke
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone58
D
5
M
67Fredrik SalmonF. Salmon
Arthur HapgoodA. Hapgood72
M
6captain
M
61Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Morris SeamanM. Seaman71
M
7
M
64Jonathan GiacchettaJ. Giacchetta
Edward MillsE. Mills59
M
8
M
62Alexander ChagotA. Chagot
Oscar Jr. GissiO. Gissi71
A
9
A
56George HaynesG. Haynes
Brendan BenjaminB. Benjamin65
A
10
A
66Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Teddy DoddT. Dodd59
A
11
A
69Alfredo BlancoA. Blanco
 
Maxence TomczykM. Tomczyk57
M
12
D
65Achille BelleriA. Belleri
James VenusJ. Venus53
D
13
M
56Patricio CarcedoP. Carcedo
Torsten FrieserT. Frieser46
A
14
M
53Gareth PottsG. Potts

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Oldham Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Walsall 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 Kemal Banks.


0.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the first half!
3.29
Arthur Hapgood flicks a high ball forward to Morris Seaman who takes it down. Morris Seaman plays a scrappy one-two with Brendan Benjamin and advances towards the goal... Morris Seaman shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Simon Eustace reads it well. Great keeping!
6.48
Edward Mills barges into Stuart McGrory. The referee brings Edward Mills to one side and gives him a warning! Stuart McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.05
Jonathan Giacchetta plays the ball forward to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.33
Jonathan Giacchetta threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Blanco. Alfredo Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Eoin Brand had no chance!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
21.21
Morris Seaman clumsily knocks into Stuart McGrory. Morris Seaman is shown the yellow card! Stuart McGrory runs off the knock.
22.01
Morris Seaman makes a probing pass to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
27.48
Kewullay Di Livio threads the ball through to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Benjamin who takes it down. Brendan Benjamin shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.40
Edward Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Wilke.
38.57
Arthur Hapgood passes the ball forward to Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a cross ball towards Edward Mills. Edward Mills makes a deft header but David Wilke is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
39.55
Fredrik Salmon kicks a strong pass forward to Alfredo Blanco. Alfredo Blanco knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eoin Brand who gathers it comfortably.
40.30
Oscar Jr. Gissi barges into David Wilke. The referee calls over Oscar Jr. Gissi and shows him a yellow card! David Wilke grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Oldham Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Walsall kick off and get the second half underway!
47.06
Alexander Chagot makes a probing pass to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo runs straight at the defence! Garry Matteo takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Eoin Brand effortlessly smothers it!
48.23
Stuart Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Brendan Benjamin!
54.58
Arthur Hapgood knocks the ball to his team mate, Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Giacchetta.
60.49
Walsall have made a substitution with Maxence Tomczyk replacing Kewullay Di Livio .
61.54
With a delightful solo run, Morris Seaman stretches the opposition's defence. Morris Seaman shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Simon Eustace keeps it out!
63.26
Brendan Lampard makes a probing pass to Arthur Hapgood. Arthur Hapgood lofts in a cross ball towards Brendan Benjamin. Brendan Benjamin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Brendan Benjamin scores for Walsall!!
66.27
Peter Mccann threads a neat ball through to Alexander Chagot. Alexander Chagot flicks a high pass forward. Garry Matteo collects the pass. Garry Matteo lofts in a cross ball towards George Haynes. George Haynes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. George Haynes scores for Oldham Athletic!!
73.10
Alexander Chagot sees Alfredo Blanco in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alfredo Blanco knocks in a cross ball towards George Haynes. George Haynes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.58
Stuart McGrory flicks a high ball forward to George Haynes who takes it down. George Haynes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Oldham Athletic!
81.26
Stuart McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Chagot. Alexander Chagot knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.30
Edward Mills makes a probing pass to Morris Seaman. Morris Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Simon Eustace manages to keep it out.
87.39
Alfredo Blanco hacks Stephen Hurst from behind! The referee brings Alfredo Blanco to one side and gives him a warning! Stephen Hurst hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.49
Edward Mills hits a low pass to Teddy Dodd. Teddy Dodd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gianmatteo Pirri.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Oldham Athletic
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
23.2%
50.7%
26.1%

Scorers
Brendan Benjamin 48, 63
Stuart McGrory 14
George Haynes 66, 73, 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to George Haynes of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings
1.Eoin Brand (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Di Livio (DEF)
6
3.Stephen Hurst (DEF)
6
4.Brendan Lampard (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
6.Arthur Hapgood (MID)
7
7.Morris Seaman (MID)yellow card
6
8.Edward Mills (MID)
6
9.Oscar Jr. Gissi (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Brendan Benjamin (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Teddy Dodd (ATT)
6
 
12.Maxence Tomczyk (MID)
6
13.James Venus (DEF)
0
14.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
0

1.Simon Eustace (GK)
6
2.Gianmatteo Pirri (DEF)
6
3.Peter Mccann (DEF)
6
4.David Wilke (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Salmon (MID)
6
6.Stuart McGrory (MID)goal scored
8
7.Jonathan Giacchetta (MID)
6
8.Alexander Chagot (MID)
6
9.George Haynes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Garry Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Blanco (ATT)
6
 
12.Achille Belleri (DEF)
0
13.Patricio Carcedo (MID)
0
14.Gareth Potts (MID)
0