Match Report
| Stockport County | Stockport County |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| David Lofthouse | D. Lofthouse |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Frank Ferdinand | F. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Ross Best | R. Best | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | Paul Stockdale | P. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Frank Newton | F. Newton | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Danny Finney | D. Finney | |||||||||
| Danny Goldberg | D. Goldberg | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | George George | G. George | |||||||||
| Billy Terry | B. Terry | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Craig Batty | C. Batty | |||||||||
| Ben Jess | B. Jess | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Lomano Collymore | L. Collymore | |||||||||
| Joe Jobson | J. Jobson | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Nicholas Waters | N. Waters | |||||||||
| Alistair Mccann | A. Mccann | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Simon Fortune | S. Fortune | |||||||||
| Ian Minto | I. Minto | | 67 | A | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Harvey Carrick | H. Carrick | |||||||||
| Jon Hitchcock | J. Hitchcock | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | George Black | G. Black | |||||||||
| Arthur Matthews | A. Matthews | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Darren Murray | D. Murray | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Edgeley Park where Stockport County play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,997 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Stockport County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Stockport County are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Stockport County kick off!
3.06
0-0Joe Jobson threads the ball through to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.36
0-0Ben Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
12.16
Danny Goldberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Jess. Ben Jess knocks the ball forward to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
16.38
0-0Ben Jess makes a simple pass to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Frank Ferdinand.
24.27
Alistair Mccann makes a simple pass to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball towards Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Frank Ferdinand!
27.59
0-0Alistair Mccann barges into Craig Batty. Alistair Mccann is shown the yellow card! Craig Batty stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.25
0-0Arthur Matthews clumsily knocks into Danny Finney. Arthur Matthews is given a warning by the referee! Danny Finney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.41
George George makes a simple pass to Lomano Collymore. Lomano Collymore threads the ball through to George Black. George Black tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.52
Billy Terry makes a simple pass to Alistair Mccann. Alistair Mccann knocks the ball forward to Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews lofts in a cross ball towards Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.09
Joe Jobson threads the ball through to Ian Minto. Ian Minto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.30
Simon Fortune makes a probing pass to George Black. George Black plays a perfect one-two with Darren Murray and rushes in on goal... George Black shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by David Lofthouse.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
47.43
0-0Sheffield United are easily keeping Stockport County at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
53.34
Frank Newton makes a probing pass to Ben Jess. Ben Jess passes the ball forward to Ian Minto. Ian Minto whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Matthews. Arthur Matthews heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.29
0-1Craig Batty makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Murray. Darren Murray goes all the way! Darren Murray takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.29
Simon Fortune advances with the ball. Simon Fortune shoots from outside the area. David Lofthouse easily smothers it.
61.36
Paul Stockdale controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Carrick. Harvey Carrick knocks the ball forward to Darren Murray. Darren Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.09
Ben Jess makes a probing pass to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.03
0-1Simon Fortune kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Murray. Darren Murray threads the ball through to George Black but he's offside!
71.34
Lomano Collymore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Murray. Darren Murray goes all the way! Darren Murray rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.06
George George makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Fortune. Simon Fortune makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Fortune shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but David Lofthouse easily smothers it!
81.22
Billy Terry chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Mccann. Alistair Mccann sees a break and surges forward. Alistair Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Ian Minto. Ian Minto is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
83.52
Frank Newton makes a probing pass to Joe Jobson. Joe Jobson knocks the ball forward to Jon Hitchcock. Jon Hitchcock shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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