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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Notts County. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Hitchcock.


0.00
Notts County get the match underway!
4.38
Craig Marsden deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jeremy Bruggink. Jeremy Bruggink knocks in a cross ball towards Graham George. Graham George makes a convincing header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
12.18
Ben Middleton hits a low pass to Dave Mendez. With some swift thinking, Dave Mendez plays the ball forward to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
14.13
Alun Goldberg chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine George. Jermaine George controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
15.15
Rio Fowler passes the ball forward to Mark Defoe. Mark Defoe finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Bill Naylor!
18.43
Ben Middleton chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Boateng. Scott Boateng threads a neat ball through to Jermaine George. Jermaine George lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
20.36
Rio Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Bruggink collects the pass. Jeremy Bruggink knocks the ball forward to Mark Defoe but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
22.08
Julian Smithe flicks a high pass forward. Alun Goldberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alun Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
24.38
Pedro Christanval flicks a high ball forward to Stuart Summerbee who gracefully takes it down. Stuart Summerbee flicks a high pass forward. Mark Defoe controls it well on his chest. Mark Defoe advances inside the box! Mark Defoe comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Bill Naylor. Excellent save.
27.26
Scott Boateng passes the ball forward to Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.12
Alun Goldberg barges into Stuart Summerbee. The referee warns Alun Goldberg to calm down! Stuart Summerbee runs off the knock.
30.00
Craig Marsden knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham George. Graham George makes a defence splitting pass to Jeremy Bruggink. Some good footwork from Jeremy Bruggink provides some space. He shoots at goal but Bill Naylor is on top of it.
32.27
Alun Goldberg flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine George who takes it down. Jermaine George whips in a cross ball towards Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.46
Rio Fowler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Bruggink. Jeremy Bruggink whips in a cross ball towards Mark Defoe. Ben Middleton hacks Mark Defoe from behind! Mark Defoe appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.25
Pedro Christanval makes a probing pass to Rio Fowler. Rio Fowler flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Bruggink collects the pass. Jeremy Bruggink shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
42.19
With some swift thinking, Cristiano Monteiro plays the ball forward to Craig Marsden. Craig Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Jeremy Bruggink. Jeremy Bruggink flicks a high pass forward. Graham George controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Greg Black clumsily knocks into Graham George. Graham George appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Oldham Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Oldham Athletic kick off!
47.37
Alun Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.19
Mark Defoe hacks Ben Middleton from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ben Middleton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.02
Alun Goldberg catches Stuart Summerbee on the ankles. The referee brings Alun Goldberg to one side and gives him another warning! Stuart Summerbee hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.22
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Dion Pearce replacing Ross Gilchrist .
63.13
Greg Black flicks a high pass forward. Alun Goldberg controls it well on his chest. Alun Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Carl Eadie controls it well on his chest. Carl Eadie shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
65.57
Dave Mendez makes a probing pass to Jermaine George. Jermaine George shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
66.09
Pedro Christanval controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Summerbee. Stuart Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Graham George. Graham George cuts inside the box! Graham George shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.51
Abel Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Scott Boateng collects the pass. Scott Boateng makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Boateng knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Eadie. Carl Eadie directs the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
71.07
Scott Boateng barges into Dion Pearce. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dion Pearce hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.24
Alun Goldberg hits a low pass to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
77.58
Notts County have made 2 substitutions with Sebastiao Nunes replacing Ben Middleton and Sylvain Carrick replacing Dave Mendez .
78.62
Craig Marsden sees Mark Defoe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Defoe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.47
Julian Smithe sees Scott Boateng in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Boateng threads the ball through to Simon Barrett. Simon Barrett finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Matthew Lloyd. Excellent save.
90.00
Sylvain Carrick sees Jermaine George in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jermaine George knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 3 vs 8
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 39.0243902439024 vs 60.9756097560976
Play Area
Home team third: 26.83%, Midfield: 42.68%, Away team third: 30.49%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Graham George of Oldham Athletic

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
8
6
5. Rio Fowler (MID)
7
7. Craig Marsden (MID)
7
6
9. Graham George (ATT)
9
10. Mark Defoe (ATT)
6
11. Jeremy Bruggink (ATT)
8

12. Dean Goldberg (GK)
0
13. Dion Pearce (DEF)
6
14. Wayne Joachim (ATT)
0

1. Bill Naylor (GK)
7
2. Julian Smithe (DEF)
6
6
4. Ben Middleton (DEF)
6
5. Greg Black (DEF)
6
6. Scott Boateng (MID)
7
7. Dave Mendez (MID)
6
8. Alun Goldberg (MID)
8
7
10. Simon Barrett (ATT)
6
11. Carl Eadie (ATT)
6

12. Sebastiao Nunes (MID)
6
13. Jaime Postiga (MID)
0
14. Sylvain Carrick (MID)
6