Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     Manchester CityManchester City
Kwazi DyosiKwazi Dyosi Elkanah Adam Elkanah Adam
David MckayD. Mckay47
G
1captain
G
54Lomano McleodL. Mcleod
Jerome NogueiraJ. Nogueira55
D
2
D
36Nicky MccannN. Mccann
Emile CookeE. Cooke53
D
3
D
49Jon EdworthyJ. Edworthy
Denis DialloD. Diallo52
D
4
D
41Trevor WilcoxT. Wilcox
Graeme CutlerG. Cutler47
D
5
D
52Ian MilburnI. Milburn
Kemal MillsK. Mills47
M
6
M
39Harvey OakleyH. Oakley
Hans NeeskensH. Neeskens45
M
7
M
49Jose ReisJ. Reis
Gareth KanuG. Kanu43
M
captain8
A
50Aaron ShiltonA. Shilton
Marcus HaynesM. Haynes50
A
9
A
39Daniele RedknappD. Redknapp
Ledley HuckerbyL. Huckerby44
A
10
A
42Ian WatsonI. Watson
Noel RankinN. Rankin44
A
11
A
40Anthony SummerbellA. Summerbell
 
Simon SeelerS. Seeler45
D
12
A
46Ian PriestleyI. Priestley
Nigel ShearerN. Shearer42
G
13
M
43Alexander BloomerA. Bloomer
Adrian BeagrieA. Beagrie40
D
14
G
43Gilles SeamanG. Seaman

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 8,144 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Shrewsbury Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Beagrie.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the match underway!
12.30
Daniele Redknapp flicks a high ball forward to Ian Watson who takes it down. Ian Watson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jose Reis. Jose Reis strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.49
Noel Rankin comes in with a late challenge on Ian Milburn. The referee calls over Noel Rankin and shows him a yellow card! Ian Milburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.52
Harvey Oakley hits a low pass to Jose Reis. Jose Reis advances inside the box! Jose Reis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
22.51
Gareth Kanu threads a neat ball through to Emile Cooke. Emile Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lomano Mcleod who gathers it comfortably.
28.38
Gareth Kanu sees Denis Diallo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Denis Diallo makes a simple pass to Ledley Huckerby. Ledley Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lomano Mcleod who gathers it comfortably.
30.33
Jose Reis clumsily knocks into Denis Diallo. The referee warns Jose Reis to calm down! Denis Diallo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.23
Hans Neeskens threads a neat ball through to Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes cuts inside the box! Marcus Haynes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
42.52
Kemal Mills makes an attacking run forward. Kemal Mills knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Trevor Wilcox.
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. Manchester City 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
Manchester City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.04
Gareth Kanu flicks a high pass forward to Noel Rankin who brings the ball under control. Noel Rankin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Mccann.
49.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Trevor Wilcox laces a weighted ball forward to Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell passes the ball forward to Aaron Shilton. Aaron Shilton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but David Mckay effortlessly smothers it!
51.27
Emile Cooke flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Haynes controls it well on his chest. Marcus Haynes lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Kanu. Gareth Kanu heads the ball goalwards. It's miles wide!
53.05
Marcus Haynes clumsily knocks into Ian Milburn. Marcus Haynes is shown the yellow card! Ian Milburn runs off the knock.
54.38
Gareth Kanu flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Mills controls it well on his chest. Kemal Mills flicks a high ball forward to Ledley Huckerby who takes it down. Ledley Huckerby shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.33
Harvey Oakley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Summerbell. Anthony Summerbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Mills.
57.37
Gareth Kanu makes a beautiful solo run. Gareth Kanu whips in a cross ball towards Marcus Haynes. Marcus Haynes whips the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.04
Shrewsbury Town have made a substitution with Nigel Shearer replacing Gareth Kanu .
65.31
Jose Reis sees a break and surges forward. Jose Reis tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.10
Nicky Mccann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jon Edworthy. Jon Edworthy decides to run forward with the ball. Jon Edworthy threads the ball through to Daniele Redknapp but he's offside!
67.06
Harvey Oakley passes the ball forward to Aaron Shilton. Aaron Shilton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Shearer.
69.07
Jon Edworthy comes in with a late challenge on Ledley Huckerby. Jon Edworthy is shown the yellow card! Ledley Huckerby gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.14
Hans Neeskens catches Ian Watson on the ankles. Hans Neeskens is given a warning by the referee! Ian Watson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.50
Hans Neeskens flicks a high pass forward. Kemal Mills controls it well on his chest. Kemal Mills deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Rankin. Noel Rankin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.28
Ian Milburn kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Watson. Ian Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Shilton. Aaron Shilton knocks the ball forward, putting Ian Watson through on goal. Ian Watson side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. David Mckay gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
77.19
Shrewsbury Town have made 2 substitutions with Simon Seeler replacing Denis Diallo and Adrian Beagrie replacing Noel Rankin and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
84.08
Jose Reis flicks a high pass forward. Daniele Redknapp controls it well on his chest. Daniele Redknapp skips past Hans Neeskens! Daniele Redknapp rockets a shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
87.01
Kemal Mills clumsily knocks into Jose Reis. The referee calls over Kemal Mills and shows him a yellow card! Jose Reis runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

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

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
28.4%
45.9%
25.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Reis of Manchester City

Match Ratings
1.David Mckay (GK)
7
2.Jerome Nogueira (DEF)
6
3.Emile Cooke (DEF)
7
4.Denis Diallo (DEF)
6
5.Graeme Cutler (DEF)
6
6.Kemal Mills (MID)yellow card
6
7.Hans Neeskens (MID)
7
8.Gareth Kanu (MID)
8
9.Marcus Haynes (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Ledley Huckerby (ATT)
6
11.Noel Rankin (ATT)yellow card
4
 
12.Simon Seeler (DEF)
6
13.Nigel Shearer (GK)
6
14.Adrian Beagrie (DEF)
6

1.Lomano Mcleod (GK)
6
2.Nicky Mccann (DEF)
6
3.Jon Edworthy (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Trevor Wilcox (DEF)
6
5.Ian Milburn (DEF)
6
6.Harvey Oakley (MID)
7
7.Jose Reis (MID)
9
8.Aaron Shilton (ATT)
7
9.Daniele Redknapp (ATT)
7
10.Ian Watson (ATT)
7
11.Anthony Summerbell (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Priestley (ATT)
0
13.Alexander Bloomer (MID)
0
14.Gilles Seaman (GK)
0