Match Report
| Darlington | Darlington |  |  | Chester City | Chester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Burgess | K. Burgess |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Ebi Dudek | E. Dudek | |||||||||
| Brendan Redknapp | B. Redknapp | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Dennis Mccann | D. Mccann | |||||||||
| Maurizio Giacchetta | M. Giacchetta |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Stefan Dumitru Stinga | S. Stinga | |||||||||
| Scott Middleton | S. Middleton | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Stefan Frieser | S. Frieser | |||||||||
| Jon Moss | J. Moss | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 66 |  | Martijn Willems | M. Willems | |||||||||
| Ross Ehiogu | R. Ehiogu | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | David Pinheiro | D. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Omer Walsh | O. Walsh | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Ivan Higginbotham | I. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Adrian Thatcher | A. Thatcher | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Cosmin Den Turk | C. Den Turk | |||||||||
| Kevin Wright | K. Wright | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Francis Parker | F. Parker | |||||||||
| Frederico Marques | F. Marques | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Paul Walter | P. Walter | |||||||||
| Andy Harrison | A. Harrison | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Dean Oakley | D. Oakley | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena where Darlington play Chester City in this league cup game. A crowd of 9,704 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Darlington are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Darlington are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Darlington kick off the first half!
2.30
0-0Jon Moss chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
3.10
Jon Moss makes a simple pass to Andy Harrison. Andy Harrison shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.17
0-0Darlington are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
6.17
0-0Brendan Redknapp chips the ball to his team mate, Adrian Thatcher. Adrian Thatcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Wright. Kevin Wright lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Ebi Dudek.
8.31
Ross Ehiogu takes it forward alone. Ross Ehiogu shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
14.33
Adrian Thatcher makes a probing pass to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
15.27
David Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley whips in a cross ball towards Francis Parker. Francis Parker powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.06
0-1Ivan Higginbotham kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley knocks the ball forward to Paul Walter. Paul Walter shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Kevin Burgess has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.09
Adrian Thatcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.40
0-1Omer Walsh catches Dennis Mccann on the ankles. Omer Walsh is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Mccann carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Maurizio Giacchetta makes a simple pass to Jon Moss. Jon Moss deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Chester City start the second half!
53.45
Scott Middleton sees space and advances. Scott Middleton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Harrison. Andy Harrison tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
54.10
Stefan Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Higginbotham. Ivan Higginbotham knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.14
Stefan Dumitru Stinga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ivan Higginbotham. Ivan Higginbotham knocks the ball forward to Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Walter. Paul Walter rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
61.00
Ross Ehiogu passes the ball forward to Andy Harrison. Andy Harrison knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Wright. Kevin Wright is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.22
0-1Stefan Frieser hits it upfield. Paul Walter threads the ball through to Dean Oakley but he's offside!
65.07
0-1David Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Middleton.
67.56
Darlington are easily keeping Chester City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.03
Stefan Dumitru Stinga makes a probing pass to David Pinheiro. David Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Paul Walter. Paul Walter knocks the ball forward to Dean Oakley. Dean Oakley rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.12
Brendan Redknapp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Walsh. Omer Walsh threads the ball through to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
81.33
Darlington are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Chester City's defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Possession
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Scorers
| Paul Walter 20 Dean Oakley 71 |