Match Report
| Preston North End | Preston North End |  |  | Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Hulme | T. Hulme |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Ugo Defoe | U. Defoe | |||||||||
| Paul Matthews | P. Matthews | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Wes Adams | W. Adams | |||||||||
| Tony Richards | T. Richards | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | George Bastin | G. Bastin | |||||||||
| Ian Davies | I. Davies | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Kelvin Byrne | K. Byrne | |||||||||
| Terry Wright-Phillips | T. Wright-Phillips | | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Marcus Etherington | M. Etherington | |||||||||
| Robert Duberry | R. Duberry | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Clive Campbell | C. Campbell | |||||||||
| Tim Todd | T. Todd | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 44 | | Paul Cutler | P. Cutler | |||||||||
| John Milburn | J. Milburn | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Gavin Salmon | G. Salmon | |||||||||
| Eddie Joachim | E. Joachim | | 52 | A | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Tony Smith | T. Smith | |||||||||
| Stan Cope | S. Cope | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Robbie Lawrence | R. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Mark Lua-Lua | M. Lua-Lua | | 42 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Danny Wetherall | D. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Deepdale where Preston North End play host to Macclesfield Town. A crowd of 2,526 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Preston North End and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Preston North End and Macclesfield Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Preston North End start the match!
3.36
0-0Ian Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Todd. Tim Todd makes a simple pass to Stan Cope. Stan Cope sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
6.08
0-0Clive Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Smith. Tony Smith powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Tommy Hulme!
9.42
1-0Robert Duberry knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mark Lua-Lua!
14.35
1-0Paul Cutler hacks Tim Todd from behind! Paul Cutler is given a warning by the referee! Tim Todd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.34
George Bastin threads the ball through to Gavin Salmon. Gavin Salmon knocks the ball forward to Robbie Lawrence. Robbie Lawrence goes all the way! Robbie Lawrence makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.32
Terry Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Milburn. John Milburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Stan Cope. Stan Cope lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
22.51
Paul Cutler takes it forward alone. Paul Cutler shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.09
Clive Campbell knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.12
1-1Ian Davies chips the ball to his team mate, John Milburn. John Milburn knocks the ball forward to Stan Cope. Stan Cope knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George Bastin.
39.15
Ian Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Duberry. Robert Duberry threads the ball through to Stan Cope. Stan Cope tries a spectacular long range effort but Ugo Defoe is on top of it.
42.16
Ian Davies knocks the ball forward to John Milburn. John Milburn brings the ball forward. John Milburn finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Macclesfield Town kicking off!
51.35
Terry Wright-Phillips advances with the ball. Terry Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Stan Cope. Stan Cope knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by George Bastin.
53.23
Tim Todd takes it forward alone. Tim Todd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kelvin Byrne.
54.24
Clive Campbell threads the ball through to Danny Wetherall. Danny Wetherall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tony Richards.
61.30
Kelvin Byrne catches Stan Cope on the ankles. The referee calls over Kelvin Byrne and warns him to calm down! Stan Cope runs off the knock.
63.04
Tim Todd makes a simple pass to Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.59
Terry Wright-Phillips kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Todd. Tim Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stan Cope. Stan Cope takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.56
Ian Davies sweeps the ball long. Eddie Joachim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ugo Defoe who gathers it comfortably.
75.45
Tony Richards passes the ball forward to Robert Duberry. Robert Duberry knocks the ball forward to Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.39
1-1Kelvin Byrne hacks Stan Cope from behind! Kelvin Byrne is shown the red card!! Stan Cope hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.20
Robert Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stan Cope. Stan Cope whips in a cross ball towards Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.05
John Milburn knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Joachim. Eddie Joachim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.29
Robert Duberry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Lua-Lua. Mark Lua-Lua whips in a cross ball towards Stan Cope. Stan Cope is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Ugo Defoe!
85.58
90.00
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
25.6%
46.3%
28%
Scorers