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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Deepdale where Preston North End play host to Exeter City. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Preston North End and Exeter City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Exeter City start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.20
Meziane Khellafi chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker goes all the way! Neil Lineker tries a spectacular strike. José Bravo easily smothers it.
3.49
Ebi Gadocha makes a simple pass to Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Arni Ólafsson.
6.09
Youri Kharine comes in with a late challenge on Meziane Khellafi. The referee calls over Youri Kharine and shows him a yellow card! Meziane Khellafi stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.07
Lee Newby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but José Bravo is on top of it.
10.38
Dave Shields kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.11
Damien Craddock clumsily knocks into Tomasz Wilimowski. The referee calls over Damien Craddock and warns him to calm down! Tomasz Wilimowski runs off the knock.
15.54
Meziane Khellafi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
20.00
Zbigniew Smolarek knocks the ball forward to Ebi Gadocha. Ebi Gadocha makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adam Carter.
21.47
Meziane Khellafi flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but José Bravo easily smothers it!
22.25
Lilian Deguerville passes the ball forward to Dave Shields. Dave Shields makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! José Bravo has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.38
Gabriel Wieler makes a probing pass to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.57
Gabriel Wieler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Anatoliy Fomenko!
32.36
Ebi Gadocha passes the ball forward to Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
34.37
Juan Vera makes a probing pass to Ebi Gadocha. Ebi Gadocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski plays a perfect one-two with Anatoliy Fomenko and rushes in on goal... Tomasz Wilimowski tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.27
Ebi Gadocha knocks the ball forward to Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Arni Ólafsson manages to keep it out.
39.49
Youri Kharine knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Wieler. Gabriel Wieler kicks a strong pass forward to Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko whips in a cross ball towards Tomasz Wilimowski. Tomasz Wilimowski connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.08
Gabriel Wieler flicks the ball to his team mate, Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko goes all the way! Anatoliy Fomenko shoots from just inside the box. Arni Ólafsson easily smothers it.
45.00
Meziane Khellafi knocks the ball forward to Neil Lineker. Neil Lineker tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Preston North End kick off and get the second half underway!
48.49
Gabriel Wieler flicks the ball to his team mate, Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko plays a perfect one-two with Ralph Richards and rushes in on goal... Anatoliy Fomenko rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
57.09
Meziane Khellafi knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo knocks the ball forward to Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.42
Dave Shields knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Fortes Redondo. Jose Fortes Redondo lofts in a cross ball towards Lucian Noica. Lucian Noica connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.06
Nick Van Steenveldt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anatoliy Fomenko. Anatoliy Fomenko knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arni Ólafsson who gathers it comfortably.
69.25
Ebi Gadocha takes it forward alone. Ebi Gadocha lofts in a cross ball towards Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.24
Youri Kharine knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Van Steenveldt. Nick Van Steenveldt kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Richards. Ralph Richards goes all the way! Ralph Richards shoots from just inside the box but somehow Arni Ólafsson manages to keep it out.
79.56
Nick Van Steenveldt brings the ball forward. Nick Van Steenveldt shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nick Van Steenveldt!
89.15
Ebi Gadocha brings the ball forward. Ebi Gadocha deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomasz Wilimowski but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Anatoliy Fomenko of Exeter City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 5 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 6
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 36.9565217391304 vs 63.0434782608696
Play Area
Home team third: 27.17%, Midfield: 46.74%, Away team third: 26.09%