Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,005 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Swindon Town and Stoke City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Swindon Town and Stoke City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town kick off and get the match underway!
4.49
0-0Oleg Cadamarteri knocks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.12
Don Ritchie makes a simple pass to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.49
0-0Noel Walsh hacks Neil Beckham from behind! Noel Walsh is warned by the referee! Neil Beckham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.45
0-0Trevor Hunt flicks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.38
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.49
Seth Waters kicks a strong pass forward to Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett knocks the ball forward to Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.19
Noel Walsh makes a probing pass to Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie surges forward with the ball. Don Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.19
Oleg Cadamarteri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Sturridge. Matthew Sturridge tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
45.00
Damien Newby passes the ball forward to Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Stoke City kick off!
47.38
Martin Formon catches Trevor Hunt on the ankles. The referee calls over Martin Formon and warns him to calm down! Trevor Hunt grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.53
Robin Van Der Weerden hacks Noel Beagrie from behind! The referee calls over Robin Van Der Weerden and warns him to calm down! Noel Beagrie gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
57.53
0-0Daniele Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Juan Lopez.
59.49
Damien Newby sees space and advances. Damien Newby shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Juan Lopez manages to gather it comfortably.
60.24
0-0Noel Walsh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Ritchie. Don Ritchie threads the ball through to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Sturridge but he's offside!
73.32
Dennis Haynes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Newby. Damien Newby passes the ball forward to Neil Beckham. Neil Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Walsh.
77.47
Dennis Haynes sees space and advances. Dennis Haynes advances with the ball. Dennis Haynes knocks the ball forward to Ivan Rodriguez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.38
Trevor Hunt knocks the ball to his team mate, Robin Van Der Weerden. Robin Van Der Weerden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Noel Beagrie.
79.57
1-0Martin Formon knocks the ball forward to Alexander Adams. Alexander Adams plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... Alexander Adams takes a shot at goal. Alexander Adams scores for Swindon Town!!
84.15
Daniele Barrett advances with the ball. Daniele Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Lopez who gathers it comfortably.
87.35
Dennis Haynes flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Barrett. Daniele Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Rodriguez. Ivan Rodriguez shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
26.1%
46.4%
27.5%
Scorers