Match Report
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers |  |  | Stockport County | Stockport County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Bill Cort | B. Cort |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Stuart Hutchison | S. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Stuart Vieira | S. Vieira | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Wayne Gascoigne | W. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Marvin Hurst | M. Hurst | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Ledley Beresford | L. Beresford | |||||||||
| Martin Fletcher | M. Fletcher | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Mauricio Roman | M. Roman | |||||||||
| Rui Castro | R. Castro |  | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Stan Greening | S. Greening | |||||||||
| Jason Lockley | J. Lockley | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Scott Charlton | S. Charlton | |||||||||
| Frank Howells | F. Howells | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Gavin Wright-Phillips | G. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Ruel Monk | R. Monk | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Nick Ripley | N. Ripley | |||||||||
| Leon Montague | L. Montague | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Boateng | N. Boateng | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Cascini | P. Cascini |  | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Jonathan Boateng | J. Boateng | |||||||||
| Renato Marsala | R. Marsala |  | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Kevin Ward | K. Ward | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Prenton Park where Tranmere Rovers play host to Stockport County. A crowd of 4,695 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Stockport County kick off the first half!
4.40
0-0Stuart Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Monk. Ruel Monk kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Montague. Leon Montague shoots from distance but it flies wide!
8.21
Gavin Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Ward. Kevin Ward shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.52
Stuart Vieira threads the ball through to Frank Howells. Frank Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.51
Nick Ripley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Ward. Kevin Ward whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
20.06
0-0Scott Charlton passes the ball forward to Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Bill Cort easily smothers it!
28.28
0-0Marvin Hurst makes a probing pass to Jason Lockley. Jason Lockley chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.14
0-0Stockport County are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.04
Jason Lockley makes a probing pass to Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Wayne Gascoigne.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Tranmere Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.13
0-0Martin Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Howells. Frank Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Montague but the referee indicates it's offside!
49.24
Marvin Hurst lofts the ball long. Renato Marsala whips in a cross ball towards Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini directs the ball goalwards with his head. Stuart Hutchison easily smothers it.
51.57
Mauricio Roman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Wright-Phillips. Gavin Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng plays a perfect one-two with Jonathan Boateng and rushes in on goal... Nigel Boateng makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.09
Nick Ripley knocks the ball forward to Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
65.38
Gavin Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Ward. Kevin Ward flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
67.11
Jason Lockley knocks the ball to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Yves Cascini but the linesman indicates offside!
71.10
Martin Fletcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Howells. Frank Howells makes a beautiful solo run. Frank Howells sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stuart Hutchison.
72.27
Scott Charlton sees space and advances. Scott Charlton threads the ball through to Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
83.49
Mauricio Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Wright-Phillips. Gavin Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Ward. Kevin Ward shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
85.10
Frank Howells surges forward with the ball. Frank Howells goes all the way! Frank Howells rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.02
Nick Ripley sees a break and surges forward. Nick Ripley whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Boateng. Nigel Boateng directs the ball goalwards with his head. Bill Cort manages to gather it comfortably.
89.47
Mauricio Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Ripley. Nick Ripley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonathan Boateng. Jonathan Boateng tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Bill Cort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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