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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Abbey Business Stadium where Cheltenham Town play host to Leeds United. A crowd of 9,238 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Cheltenham Town and Leeds United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Cheltenham Town kick off the first half!
2.16
Dion Walsh makes a probing pass to Stan Brooking. Stan Brooking goes all the way! Stan Brooking shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.08
John Proctor threads the ball through to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.43
Stuart Williams brings the ball forward. Stuart Williams chips the ball to his team mate, Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Vieira and rushes in on goal... Carlton Pallister rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.44
John Proctor makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira plays a perfect one-two with P. Gilberto Simeoni and rushes in on goal... Alexander Vieira takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.13
Neil Lisbie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Bloomer. Alexander Bloomer goes all the way! Alexander Bloomer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Colin Ferdinand!
28.17
Stuart Williams decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister goes all the way! Carlton Pallister cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Nwankwo Mills easily smothers it!
33.52
John Frau threads the ball through to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Mills.
34.33
Dion Walsh chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Brooking. Stan Brooking lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Bloomer. Alexander Bloomer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Colin Ferdinand is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.22
Nicola Comazzi flicks the ball to his team mate, John Frau. John Frau makes a probing pass to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joe Heskey.
40.10
Jon Armstrong makes a probing pass to John Proctor. John Proctor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Pallister but he's offside!
42.18
Jon Armstrong threads the ball through to John Frau. John Frau passes the ball forward to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlton Pallister. Carlton Pallister rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Leeds United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.49
John Frau kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira plays a perfect one-two with Carlton Pallister and rushes in on goal... Alexander Vieira rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Mills.
49.36
Spencer Scowcroft chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Merson. Carl Merson plays a perfect one-two with Stan Brooking and rushes in on goal... Carl Merson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.18
Neil Lisbie flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Bloomer. Alexander Bloomer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
55.09
Stuart Williams threads the ball through to Kevin Cort. Kevin Cort decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Cort plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Vieira and rushes in on goal... Kevin Cort makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.45
Neil Lisbie hacks Kevin Cort from behind! The referee calls over Neil Lisbie and warns him to calm down! Kevin Cort runs off the knock.
63.01
Nicola Comazzi knocks the ball to his team mate, John Frau. John Frau chips the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.55
John Proctor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni goes all the way! P. Gilberto Simeoni cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.15
Kevin Cort barges into Neil Lisbie. Kevin Cort is warned by the referee! Neil Lisbie runs off the knock.
71.12
Dion Walsh sees space and advances. Dion Walsh flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexander Bloomer. Alexander Bloomer takes a shot at goal. Colin Ferdinand easily smothers it.
72.46
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.26
John Frau threads the ball through to P. Gilberto Simeoni. P. Gilberto Simeoni finds some space and shoots from distance. Nwankwo Mills easily smothers it.
81.36
Stuart Williams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Frau. John Frau makes a simple pass to Alexander Vieira. Alexander Vieira shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Mills.
85.33
Spencer Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Merson. Carl Merson whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Bloomer. Alexander Bloomer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
87.56
Carl Merson barges into Nicola Comazzi. The referee calls over Carl Merson and warns him to calm down! Nicola Comazzi stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Alexander Bloomer of Leeds United

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 60.4651162790698 vs 39.5348837209302
Play Area
Home team third: 32.56%, Midfield: 47.67%, Away team third: 19.77%