Match Report
| Shrewsbury Town | Shrewsbury Town |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clive Youds | C. Youds |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Matthew Butt | M. Butt | |||||||||
| Rene Grim | R. Grim |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Seth Hulme | S. Hulme | |||||||||
| Daniel Roberts | D. Roberts | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Nicky Robinson | N. Robinson | |||||||||
| Fernando Mario Fugier | F. Fugier |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Graham Smith | G. Smith | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Barrett | N. Barrett | | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Stephen Armstrong | S. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Mick Perry | M. Perry | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Gavin Beattie | G. Beattie | |||||||||
| Bryan Bot | B. Bot | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Peter Huckerby | P. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Morris Hibbs | M. Hibbs | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Yuri Nikiforov | Y. Nikiforov | |||||||||
| Marvin Newby | M. Newby | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 |  | Dominic Davidson | D. Davidson | |||||||||
| Malcolm Galli | M. Galli | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Omer Boertien | O. Boertien | |||||||||
| Tommy Best | T. Best | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Owen | N. Owen | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,412 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Shrewsbury Town kick off!
2.53
0-0Rene Grim catches Yuri Nikiforov on the ankles. The referee calls over Rene Grim and shows him a yellow card! Yuri Nikiforov stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.30
0-0Gavin Beattie knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien knocks the ball forward to Dominic Davidson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.21
0-0Bryan Bot kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.17
0-0Peter Huckerby sees a break and surges forward. Peter Huckerby lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen powers a header at goal but Clive Youds is on top of it.
20.11
Fernando Mario Fugier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.47
0-0Morris Hibbs knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicky Robinson.
24.21
1-0Morris Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tommy Best. Tommy Best lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby heads the ball goalwards. Matthew Butt is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.40
Gavin Beattie flicks the ball to his team mate, Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Clive Youds.
30.49
Rene Grim knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Barrett. Nwankwo Barrett decides to run forward with the ball. Nwankwo Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby powers a header at goal. It's there!! Matthew Butt has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
33.01
Nwankwo Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Matthew Butt.
39.43
Gavin Beattie sees space and advances. Gavin Beattie goes all the way! Gavin Beattie takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.47
Fernando Mario Fugier threads the ball through to Morris Hibbs. Morris Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthew Butt who gathers it comfortably.
44.00
Peter Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Nwankwo Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Seth Hulme.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Manchester City kick off!
48.56
Daniel Roberts makes a simple pass to Bryan Bot. Bryan Bot flicks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Newby. Marvin Newby goes all the way! Marvin Newby rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.54
Nwankwo Barrett passes the ball forward to Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seth Hulme.
53.40
Nicky Robinson knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Armstrong. Stephen Armstrong passes the ball forward to Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.16
Peter Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Owen. Nigel Owen goes all the way! Nigel Owen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Clive Youds had no chance!! Goal for Manchester City!
57.30
2-1Shrewsbury Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
59.33
Seth Hulme knocks the ball forward to Stephen Armstrong. Stephen Armstrong takes it forward alone. Stephen Armstrong lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Clive Youds has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.25
2-2Dominic Davidson comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Roberts. Dominic Davidson is warned by the referee! Daniel Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.26
Bryan Bot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Best. Tommy Best whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm Galli. Malcolm Galli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Matthew Butt manages to gather it comfortably.
67.57
Bryan Bot makes a beautiful solo run. Bryan Bot lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Best. Tommy Best powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.11
Peter Huckerby knocks the ball forward to Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Omer Boertien. Omer Boertien directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.43
Stephen Armstrong advances with the ball. Stephen Armstrong passes the ball forward but Dominic Davidson is offside!
90.00
Graham Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Nikiforov. Yuri Nikiforov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Davidson. Dominic Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rene Grim.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
27.8%
44.3%
27.8%
Scorers
| Marvin Newby 24, 30 | Nigel Owen 54 Omer Boertien 59 |