Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | York City | York City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Trevor Shearer | T. Shearer |  | 40 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Peter Blake | P. Blake | |||||||||
| Ugo Monk | U. Monk | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 49 | | Terry Mann | T. Mann | |||||||||
| Clive Lumsdon | C. Lumsdon | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 | | Spencer King | S. King | |||||||||
| Martin Fowler | M. Fowler | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 42 | | Harvey Summerbee | H. Summerbee | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Lumsdon | N. Lumsdon | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 37 | | Jermaine Evans | J. Evans | |||||||||
| Steven Swift | S. Swift | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Andy Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Michael Nicholls | M. Nicholls | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Craig Charles | C. Charles | |||||||||
| Joe Dublin | J. Dublin | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Aaron Le Saux | A. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Marvin Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 42 | M | | 9 | | M | 42 | | Eoin Montague | E. Montague | |||||||||
| Wayne Christie | W. Christie | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Paul Campbell | P. Campbell | |||||||||
| Nick Newton | N. Newton | | 39 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Ronnie Keane | R. Keane | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Vitality Stadium where Walsall play host to York City. A crowd of 2,879 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Walsall and York City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Walsall and York City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Walsall kick off the first half!
4.58
0-1Jermaine Evans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Smith. Andy Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane shoots from long range. What a cracker!! Trevor Shearer had no chance!! Goal for York City!
9.22
0-1Aaron Le Saux knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Campbell. Paul Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nwankwo Lumsdon.
10.42
0-1Andy Smith threads the ball through to Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
21.14
0-1Eoin Montague knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Trevor Shearer!
22.51
0-1Aaron Le Saux comes in with a late challenge on Michael Nicholls. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Michael Nicholls hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.21
Martin Fowler makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Fowler advances with the ball. Martin Fowler shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Peter Blake.
36.39
Michael Nicholls kicks a strong pass forward to Nick Newton. Nick Newton shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.34
0-1York City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.57
Harvey Summerbee makes a simple pass to Andy Smith. Andy Smith makes a simple pass to Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Trevor Shearer!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
York City start the second half!
47.32
Steven Swift clumsily knocks into Aaron Le Saux. The referee calls over Steven Swift and shows him a yellow card! Aaron Le Saux runs off the knock.
51.31
Steven Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Wayne Christie. Wayne Christie knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jermaine Evans.
53.30
Marvin Le Tissier chips the ball to his team mate, Wayne Christie. Wayne Christie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Spencer King.
57.55
Eoin Montague threads the ball through to Paul Campbell. Paul Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Trevor Shearer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.54
Aaron Le Saux makes a probing pass to Paul Campbell. Paul Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Clive Lumsdon.
61.30
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
67.55
Craig Charles passes the ball forward to Paul Campbell. Paul Campbell shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
71.12
Clive Lumsdon comes in with a late challenge on Ronnie Keane. Clive Lumsdon is shown the yellow card! Ronnie Keane stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.10
Clive Lumsdon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Nicholls. Michael Nicholls advances with the ball. Michael Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Nick Newton and rushes in on goal... Michael Nicholls shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
77.39
0-2Michael Nicholls clumsily knocks into Eoin Montague. Michael Nicholls is warned by the referee! Eoin Montague stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.37
Craig Charles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Keane. Ronnie Keane finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
87.32
Steven Swift threads the ball through to Nick Newton. Nick Newton shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.49
Michael Nicholls passes the ball forward to Nick Newton. Nick Newton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ronnie Keane 5, 58 |