Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Norwich CityNorwich City
Computer Player Computer Player Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Jose LassiterJ. Lassiter76
G
1
G
69Pim HespP. Hesp
Arno WieczorekA. Wieczorek70
D
2
D
65Darius NevilleD. Neville
Matt StrachanM. Strachan65
D
3
D
68Ian WatersI. Waters
Paul SimonsenP. Simonsen60
D
4
D
65Natale CastellazziN. Castellazzi
Adam BattyA. Batty74
M
5
D
68Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere
Morris CooperM. Cooper74
M
6
M
65Jason BoltonJ. Bolton
Carl PattersonC. Patterson72
M
7captain
M
65Joost BakboordJ. Bakboord
Cesare SusicC. Susic64
M
captain8
M
57Hannes WeigelH. Weigel
Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor72
A
9
A
63Stefan BrücknerS. Brückner
Spencer SinclairS. Sinclair64
A
10
A
64Daniel JacobsD. Jacobs
Alun HuckerbyA. Huckerby43
A
11
A
63Lamberto Di BariL. Di Bari
 
Bruno ZamboniB. Zamboni67
G
12
D
64Marvin BlackM. Black
Yoximar GuerraY. Guerra45
D
13
M
72Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Ralph VieiraR. Vieira45
M
14
A
67David MilliganD. Milligan

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 12,790 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Thierry Vickers.


0.00
The first half starts with Shrewsbury Town kicking off!
2.42
Spencer Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
9.10
Adam Batty flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Opschoor controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Opschoor plays a scrappy one-two with Spencer Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Jan-Willem Opschoor takes a shot at goal but somehow Pim Hesp manages to keep it out.
14.55
Paul Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Matt Strachan controls it well on his chest. Matt Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair makes a probing pass between the defence to Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.56
Morris Cooper threads a neat ball through to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
21.02
Hannes Weigel kicks a strong pass forward to Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
24.04
Joost Bakboord deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs shoots from distance but is denied by Jose Lassiter. Excellent save.
28.48
Johnny Chaussidiere threads a neat ball through to Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Lamberto Di Bari provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Jose Lassiter!
33.57
Stefan Brückner hacks Adam Batty from behind! Stefan Brückner is given a warning by the referee! Adam Batty runs off the knock.
38.24
Paul Simonsen sees Spencer Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Spencer Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
42.08
With imagination, Darius Neville plays the ball forward to Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Brückner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Brückner lofts in a cross ball towards Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
44.04
Morris Cooper comes in with a late challenge on Hannes Weigel. Morris Cooper is warned by the referee! Hannes Weigel runs off the knock.
45.00
With a delightful solo run, Hannes Weigel stretches the opposition's defence. Hannes Weigel edges inside the box! Hannes Weigel strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Norwich City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Norwich City kick off!
49.14
Ian Waters threads a neat ball through to Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Brückner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefan Brückner shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
51.16
Hannes Weigel flicks a high pass forward. Joost Bakboord easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joost Bakboord chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner knocks in a cross ball towards Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
55.46
Joost Bakboord chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Strachan.
57.56
Natale Castellazzi threads a neat ball through to Hannes Weigel. Hannes Weigel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hannes Weigel finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
59.38
Daniel Jacobs passes the ball forward to Stefan Brückner. Stefan Brückner sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
60.50
Norwich City have made a substitution with David Milligan replacing Stefan Brückner .
61.55
Carl Patterson advances with the ball. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.46
Hannes Weigel changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Hannes Weigel whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs beats his man to it with a header but Jose Lassiter is on top of it.
67.45
Lamberto Di Bari comes in with a late challenge on Arno Wieczorek. The referee calls over Lamberto Di Bari and shows him a yellow card! Arno Wieczorek hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.23
Carl Patterson sees Spencer Sinclair in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Spencer Sinclair makes a defence splitting pass to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out his aim is horrendously poor!
77.34
Norwich City have made 2 substitutions with Marvin Black replacing Natale Castellazzi and Antonio Quaresma replacing Jason Bolton .
79.45
Morris Cooper hacks Daniel Jacobs from behind! Morris Cooper is warned by the referee again! Daniel Jacobs hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.59
Joost Bakboord chips the ball to his team mate, Hannes Weigel. Hannes Weigel threads the ball through to David Milligan. David Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

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

Possession
35.1%
64.9%
Play Area
25.7%
44.6%
29.7%

Scorers
Alun Huckerby 15
Spencer Sinclair 19

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Spencer Sinclair of Shrewsbury Town

Match Ratings
1.Jose Lassiter (GK)
7
2.Arno Wieczorek (DEF)
6
3.Matt Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Paul Simonsen (DEF)
6
5.Adam Batty (MID)
6
6.Morris Cooper (MID)
5
7.Carl Patterson (MID)
7
8.Cesare Susic (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Sinclair (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Alun Huckerby (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Bruno Zamboni (GK)
0
13.Yoximar Guerra (DEF)
0
14.Ralph Vieira (MID)
0

1.Pim Hesp (GK)
6
2.Darius Neville (DEF)
6
3.Ian Waters (DEF)
6
4.Natale Castellazzi (DEF)
6
5.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
6
6.Jason Bolton (MID)
6
7.Joost Bakboord (MID)
7
8.Hannes Weigel (MID)
9
9.Stefan Brückner (ATT)
6
10.Daniel Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Lamberto Di Bari (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Marvin Black (DEF)
6
13.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
6
14.David Milligan (ATT)
6