Match Report
| York City | York City |  |  | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sol Bloomer | S. Bloomer |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Fredrik Vickers | F. Vickers | |||||||||
| Les Lumsdon | L. Lumsdon | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Ross Mcgreal | R. Mcgreal | |||||||||
| Anthony Sturridge | A. Sturridge | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Ronnie Nicholls | R. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Chris Murrin | C. Murrin | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Sylvain Salmon | S. Salmon | |||||||||
| Danny Lawrence | D. Lawrence | | 62 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Bert Van Der Sar | B. Van Der Sar | |||||||||
| Tony Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Dale Roberts | D. Roberts | |||||||||
| Generoso Gilardino | G. Gilardino |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Sol Robinson | S. Robinson | |||||||||
| Damien Fortune | D. Fortune | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Nicky Granville | N. Granville | |||||||||
| Nenad Durand | N. Durand |  | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Arno Groenendijk | A. Groenendijk | |||||||||
| Leon Pearce | L. Pearce | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Ian Walker | I. Walker | |||||||||
| Shabani Cinetti | S. Cinetti | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Aaron Taylor | A. Taylor | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at LNER Community Stadium where York City play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 9,421 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both York City and Chesterfield are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both York City and Chesterfield are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0York City kick off the first half!
2.10
0-0Anthony Sturridge makes a probing pass to Damien Fortune. Damien Fortune makes a simple pass to Leon Pearce. Leon Pearce shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
3.26
0-0Generoso Gilardino kicks a strong pass forward to Shabani Cinetti. Shabani Cinetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ross Mcgreal.
4.39
Generoso Gilardino makes a simple pass to Leon Pearce. Leon Pearce knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.47
0-0Aaron Taylor comes in with a late challenge on Danny Lawrence. Aaron Taylor is given a warning by the referee! Danny Lawrence runs off the knock.
10.09
Arno Groenendijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chris Murrin.
12.04
0-1Nicky Granville knocks the ball forward to Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Walker. Ian Walker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Sol Bloomer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
15.39
Ronnie Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Dale Roberts. Dale Roberts threads the ball through to Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Sturridge.
20.47
0-1Sol Robinson makes a probing pass to Ian Walker. Ian Walker shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.14
Damien Fortune makes a probing pass to Shabani Cinetti. Shabani Cinetti sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.37
Chris Murrin chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Fortune. Damien Fortune controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Shabani Cinetti. Shabani Cinetti tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Fredrik Vickers manages to keep it out.
33.43
Arno Groenendijk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Lawrence.
39.04
Sylvain Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Robinson. Sol Robinson makes a simple pass to Ian Walker. Ian Walker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Chesterfield kicking off!
47.47
Nicky Granville makes a probing pass to Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Sol Bloomer easily smothers it!
54.39
Nicky Granville sees a break and surges forward. Nicky Granville knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Sol Bloomer easily picks it out of the air!
65.28
Generoso Gilardino clumsily knocks into Arno Groenendijk. Generoso Gilardino is given a warning by the referee! Arno Groenendijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.49
Arno Groenendijk knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Taylor. Aaron Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sol Bloomer who gathers it comfortably.
67.50
Generoso Gilardino catches Arno Groenendijk on the ankles. The referee calls over Generoso Gilardino again and warns him to calm down! Arno Groenendijk hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.15
Damien Fortune chips the ball to his team mate, Leon Pearce. Leon Pearce controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.45
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
72.40
Arno Groenendijk decides to run forward with the ball. Arno Groenendijk lofts in a cross ball towards Ian Walker. Ian Walker flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.39
Ian Walker barges into Danny Lawrence. The referee calls over Ian Walker and warns him to calm down! Danny Lawrence runs off the knock.
78.18
Chris Murrin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Fortune. Damien Fortune makes a simple pass to Leon Pearce. Leon Pearce knocks in a cross ball towards Shabani Cinetti. Shabani Cinetti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
84.04
Tony Lofthouse knocks the ball to his team mate, Shabani Cinetti. Shabani Cinetti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Nicholls.
89.32
Arno Groenendijk knocks the ball forward to Ian Walker. Ian Walker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
30.7%
44%
25.3%
Scorers