Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
Kwazi DyosiKwazi Dyosi Computer Player Computer Player
David MckayD. Mckay47
G
1
G
50Nick LinekerN. Lineker
Jerome NogueiraJ. Nogueira55
D
2
D
60Oleg McleodO. Mcleod
Emile CookeE. Cooke53
D
3
D
56Nicholas TolleyN. Tolley
Denis DialloD. Diallo52
D
4
D
50Cristian TriuzziC. Triuzzi
Graeme CutlerG. Cutler47
D
5
D
47Sergio MachlasS. Machlas
Hans NeeskensH. Neeskens45
M
captain6
M
51Niccolo InsleyN. Insley
Kemal HuckerbyK. Huckerby44
M
7
M
46Joe CookeJ. Cooke
Kemal MillsK. Mills47
M
8captain
M
46Alexandre FonsecaA. Fonseca
Ledley HuckerbyL. Huckerby44
A
9
M
38Rio CarrickR. Carrick
Marcus HaynesM. Haynes50
A
10
A
49Warren AndrewsW. Andrews
Noel RankinN. Rankin44
A
11
A
42Mark KitsonM. Kitson
 
Graham SturridgeG. Sturridge41
D
12
G
46Shaun DeaneS. Deane
Gavin DavisG. Davis39
M
13
D
46Francis AthertonF. Atherton
David PlowrightD. Plowright40
A
14
G
45Gary BoertienG. Boertien

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,776 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jacob Fletcher.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off!
4.59
Alexandre Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Rio Carrick. Rio Carrick advances with the ball. Rio Carrick whips in a cross ball towards Warren Andrews. Warren Andrews finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Graeme Cutler.
6.09
Corner kick to Huddersfield Town. Rio Carrick plays it short to Oleg Mcleod. Oleg Mcleod knocks the ball into the box. David Mckay scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
8.32
Oleg Mcleod flicks a high pass forward. Joe Cooke holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joe Cooke controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mark Kitson. Mark Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.22
Hans Neeskens flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Haynes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcus Haynes plays a one-two with Ledley Huckerby and advances towards the goal... Marcus Haynes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.54
Emile Cooke comes back to take the throw-in. Hans Neeskens makes a simple pass to Kemal Mills. Kemal Mills flicks a high pass forward to Ledley Huckerby who brings the ball under control. Ledley Huckerby knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Marcus Haynes is offside!
32.43
Niccolo Insley sees a break and surges forward. Niccolo Insley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.35
Kemal Mills comes in with a late challenge on Warren Andrews. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Warren Andrews hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.16
Hans Neeskens pushes mid-way up the pitch. With imagination, Hans Neeskens laces a weighted ball forward to Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicholas Tolley.
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. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Shrewsbury Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the second half!
49.39
Oleg Mcleod hits a low pass to Alexandre Fonseca. Alexandre Fonseca plays the ball forward to Warren Andrews. Warren Andrews threads a neat ball through to Mark Kitson. Some good footwork from Mark Kitson provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
51.42
Joe Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Fonseca shoots from 25 yards. David Mckay gets down and covers it.
54.47
Rio Carrick flicks a high pass forward. Mark Kitson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mark Kitson rushes past Emile Cooke! Mark Kitson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. David Mckay gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
60.44
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Gavin Davis replacing Kemal Mills .
63.04
Gavin Davis catches Niccolo Insley on the ankles. The referee calls over Gavin Davis and shows him a yellow card! Niccolo Insley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.42
Gavin Davis flicks a high pass forward. Hans Neeskens controls it well on his chest. Hans Neeskens passes the ball forward to Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.46
Jerome Nogueira flicks a high pass forward to Marcus Haynes who brings the ball under control. Marcus Haynes makes a probing pass to Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.11
Mark Kitson clumsily knocks into Denis Diallo. The referee brings Mark Kitson to one side and gives him a warning! Denis Diallo stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.01
Denis Diallo flicks a high ball forward to Hans Neeskens who takes it down. Hans Neeskens flicks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Huckerby. Kemal Huckerby whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes makes a deft header. Nick Lineker is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.01
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with David Plowright replacing Noel Rankin .
79.48
Nicholas Tolley knocks the ball forward to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke sees space and advances. Joe Cooke rushes past Denis Diallo! Joe Cooke rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
33.8%
43.7%
22.5%

Scorers
Marcus Haynes 75
Joe Cooke 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Cooke of Huddersfield Town

Match Ratings
1.David Mckay (GK)
7
2.Jerome Nogueira (DEF)
6
3.Emile Cooke (DEF)
6
4.Denis Diallo (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Cutler (DEF)
6
6.Hans Neeskens (MID)
7
7.Kemal Huckerby (MID)
6
8.Kemal Mills (MID)yellow card
6
9.Ledley Huckerby (ATT)
6
10.Marcus Haynes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Noel Rankin (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Sturridge (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Davis (MID)yellow card
5
14.David Plowright (ATT)
6

1.Nick Lineker (GK)
6
2.Oleg Mcleod (DEF)
6
3.Nicholas Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Cristian Triuzzi (DEF)
6
5.Sergio Machlas (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Insley (MID)
6
7.Joe Cooke (MID)goal scored
9
8.Alexandre Fonseca (MID)
6
9.Rio Carrick (MID)
6
10.Warren Andrews (ATT)
6
11.Mark Kitson (ATT)
6
 
12.Shaun Deane (GK)
0
13.Francis Atherton (DEF)
0
14.Gary Boertien (GK)
0