FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Swindon Town (Mon Feb 12) Blackpool | Swindon Town 4-2-4 A | 4-2-4 P - | - | D_Grimshaw GK | GK M_Mahoney J_Husband DF | DF T_Clayton M_Ekpiteta DF | DF F_Blake-Tracy D_Thompson DF | DF R_Hutton J_Gabriel DF | DF R_Devine K_Dougall MF | MF L_Kinsella O_Norburn MF | MF E_Hamilton S_Lavery FW | FW C_Austin J_Rhodes FW | FW T_Nichols K_Joseph FW | FW A_Nadesan K_Kouassi FW | FW R_H_Murphy | R_O'Donnell SUB | SUB L_Ward D_Tharme SUB | SUB T_Brewitt J_Moore SUB | SUB B_Ward S_Carey SUB | SUB G_McEachran K_Dembele SUB | SUB D_Kemp Min. 1 :(blp) J_Husband with a probing pass to M_Ekpiteta ... M_Ekpiteta must beat M_Mahoney! ... M_Mahoney with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 2 :(swi) L_Kinsella holds the ball up ... He sees A_Nadesan in space! ... J_Husband seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 3 :(blp) S_Lavery runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... R_Hutton seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 4 :(blp) K_Dougall hoists the ball across to O_Norburn ... O_Norburn keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Brilliant save from M_Mahoney Min. 5 :(blp) K_Kouassi with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... F_Blake-Tracy forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Norburn floats the ball in! ... The ball comes to K_Kouassi ... He knocks it goalward ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 6 :(swi) L_Kinsella takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_H_Murphy ... R_H_Murphy looks to see where D_Grimshaw is! ... He shoots! ... D_Grimshaw saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 8 :(swi) A_Nadesan plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A_Nadesan tries to chip the ball over D_Grimshaw! ... D_Grimshaw with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 9 :(blp) J_Gabriel crosses to J_Rhodes ... J_Rhodes carves a shot towards goal! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... - is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Blackpool 1-0 Swindon Town ... Min. 11 :(blp) K_Dougall feeds the ball to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery drives the ball low! ... M_Mahoney with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 14 :(blp) J_Gabriel gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past R_Devine! ... He has some space now! ... E_Hamilton tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Kouassi flights it in! ... M_Mahoney jumps well to claim it! Min. 16 :(blp) J_Rhodes nutmegs T_Clayton, he continues to run forward ... J_Rhodes with the attempt at goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 18 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta gets possession in his own half ... M_Ekpiteta with the shot on net! ... M_Mahoney won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 19 :(swi) T_Nichols is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... T_Clayton latches onto the ball ... T_Clayton uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... D_Grimshaw narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 20 :(blp) J_Rhodes runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Rhodes hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... But M_Mahoney punches it away Min. 22 :(blp) O_Norburn with a short pass to find J_Rhodes ... T_Clayton takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 26 :(swi) L_Kinsella crosses to E_Hamilton ... E_Hamilton shoots towards goal! ... But D_Grimshaw stops that one easily Min. 28 :(swi) C_Austin get's past J_Gabriel ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Gabriel moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 34 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Lavery ... R_Hutton slices it ... M_Mahoney moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Ekpiteta floats the ball in! ... M_Mahoney comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... J_Gabriel with the shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... O_Norburn floats the ball in! ... T_Clayton with a great clearance! Min. 34 :(swi) R_H_Murphy has broken clear! Just D_Grimshaw to beat! ... K_Joseph brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 35 :(swi) E_Hamilton holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Nadesan ... A_Nadesan sends it flying towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw watches it sail wide! Min. 39 :(swi) R_Devine slips past his marker J_Husband ... The ball is whipped into T_Nichols ... T_Nichols controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 41 :(blp) O_Norburn dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... O_Norburn tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... K_Dougall with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Ekpiteta loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... M_Mahoney pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... J_Rhodes drives it into the box! ... K_Joseph gets a shot in ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 42 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta with a smart pass to S_Lavery ... S_Lavery aims for the top right corner! ... M_Mahoney gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(swi) T_Nichols takes possession ... T_Nichols with the side footed shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 45 :(swi) Substitution by Swindon Town ... COMING ON: T_Brewitt ... COMING OFF: R_Devine Min. 46 :(blp) D_Thompson pulls it back to S_Lavery ... T_Clayton is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee lectures him ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... J_Rhodes hoists it forward ... K_Kouassi gets on the end of it ... K_Kouassi looks to see where D_Grimshaw is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... M_Mahoney takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 47 :(swi) E_Hamilton lays the ball back to A_Nadesan ... A_Nadesan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... T_Clayton hits it towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... J_Husband belts it clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackpool 1-0 Swindon Town Min. 46 :(blp) K_Joseph knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Joseph unleashes a pile driver! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 46 :(swi) T_Nichols takes advantage of a mistake by M_Ekpiteta ... He knocks the ball to A_Nadesan! ... But D_Thompson puts it in row Z! Min. 49 :(blp) O_Norburn with a precise pass to K_Kouassi ... T_Brewitt reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 49 :(swi) E_Hamilton jinks past J_Gabriel ... O_Norburn with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 51 :(blp) J_Rhodes finds S_Lavery with a ball over the defence ... S_Lavery with the punt towards goal! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 54 :(swi) R_Hutton with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Blake-Tracy ... A wicked drive by F_Blake-Tracy! ... D_Grimshaw just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: S_Carey ... COMING OFF: O_Norburn Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: D_Tharme ... COMING OFF: J_Gabriel Min. 55 :(swi) Substitution by Swindon Town ... COMING ON: G_McEachran ... COMING OFF: E_Hamilton Min. 55 :(swi) T_Brewitt is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to T_Nichols ... T_Nichols uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 56 :(blp) S_Lavery finds K_Joseph with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Clayton wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 56 :(swi) T_Brewitt floats the ball in to find R_H_Murphy ... M_Ekpiteta does well to intercept the ball Min. 57 :(swi) L_Kinsella is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to C_Austin ... C_Austin hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... D_Grimshaw with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 60 :(swi) G_McEachran bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_Austin ... M_Ekpiteta beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 62 :(blp) J_Rhodes is too quick for R_Hutton ... J_Rhodes attempts to nutmeg M_Mahoney! ... He hits the side netting Min. 64 :(blp) J_Rhodes knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Austin ... J_Rhodes with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 64 :(swi) F_Blake-Tracy crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Nichols in the box ... Good sliding challenge from D_Tharme Min. 65 :(blp) S_Carey is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... K_Kouassi latches onto the end of it ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Kinsella looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 66 :(swi) T_Brewitt tries to clear it under pressure with a big clearance! ... He's miskicked it!! ... GOAL!! ... He has put it into his own net!! ... Hindsight being 20-20, was that the best decision? ... Probably not! ... Blackpool 2-0 Swindon Town ... Min. 69 :(blp) K_Joseph volleys it forward. He finds S_Carey ... But F_Blake-Tracy spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 71 :(swi) T_Clayton eases past J_Husband ... But M_Ekpiteta slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 72 :(swi) R_Hutton takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... What a shot from R_Hutton! ... It could go anywhere ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... D_Grimshaw was beaten there! Min. 74 :(blp) The ball goes loose! ... J_Husband gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... J_Husband with the header! ... It takes a deflection! ... M_Mahoney is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Husband swings it in! ... M_Mahoney fists it away! Min. 75 :(blp) D_Thompson kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... S_Carey gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A well-placed shot from S_Carey! ... But M_Mahoney tips it behind ... CORNER! ... S_Lavery with an inswinging corner into the box ... Great catch from M_Mahoney! Min. 79 :(blp) K_Kouassi runs towards the goal ... K_Kouassi with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... M_Mahoney is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The ref seen a foul ... Angry players surround the ref! ... But he just waves them away! Min. 81 :(swi) A_Nadesan gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Nadesan hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But D_Grimshaw with the difficult save Min. 82 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta feeds the ball to J_Rhodes ... J_Rhodes sends it flying towards goal! ... M_Mahoney goes down well to save Min. 83 :(blp) K_Dougall spots his team mate making a run ... He finds K_Joseph with a lovely pass! ... K_Joseph hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 83 :(swi) R_H_Murphy holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to T_Nichols ... T_Nichols controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... D_Grimshaw with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 87 :(swi) G_McEachran slides it through the middle to L_Kinsella ... L_Kinsella fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot slips through D_Grimshaw's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(swi) G_McEachran with a precise ball to C_Austin ... C_Austin hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 90 :(blp) K_Joseph beats his marker ... K_Joseph tries to chip the ball over M_Mahoney! ... M_Mahoney won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 91 :(blp) S_Carey with a reverse pass to J_Rhodes ... J_Rhodes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... M_Mahoney gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 91 :(swi) R_H_Murphy hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... F_Blake-Tracy collects the loose ball! ... F_Blake-Tracy tries to lob the keeper! ... D_Grimshaw just watches it fly safely wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bloomfield Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Ekpiteta (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Rhodes (9), T_Brewitt (66 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Joseph (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swindon Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Kinsella Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool | Swindon Town Attempts on Goal : 25 | 17 Off target : 14 | 10 On target : 11 | 7 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 8 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 6 Key Tackles : 8 | 10 Key Passes : 17 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackpool 2 - 0 Swindon Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Grimshaw GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 94 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 J_Husband DF 1 17 14 8 32 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 10 12 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 17 14 6 18 | 94 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 45 30 46 D_Thompson DF 1 17 13 8 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 22 0 J_Gabriel DF 1 16 14 7 36 | 58 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 22 13 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 6 36 | 58 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 30 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 16 34 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 10 22 26 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 94 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 12 52 K_Joseph FW 1 7 12 15 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 17 25 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 11 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 R_O'Donnell GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tharme DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 J_Moore DF 1 14 12 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 16 13 24 | 36 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 K_Dembele FW 1 3 15 13 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Swindon Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Mahoney GK 20 1 1 1 14 | 94 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 T_Clayton DF 1 17 14 6 24 | 94 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 0 16 F_Blake-Tracy DF 1 16 13 6 24 | 94 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 11 28 R_Hutton DF 1 15 13 6 16 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 11 14 R_Devine DF 1 15 12 6 24 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 2 -10 L_Kinsella MF 1 14 17 4 28 | 94 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 28 16 E_Hamilton MF 1 14 16 5 26 | 58 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 17 C_Austin FW 1 7 11 15 30 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 2 T_Nichols FW 1 6 12 15 18 | 94 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 A_Nadesan FW 1 6 11 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 R_H_Murphy FW 1 5 10 14 18 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 L_Ward GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Brewitt DF 1 15 12 6 28 | 49 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 B_Ward DF 1 14 12 5 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_McEachran MF 1 12 15 4 16 | 36 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 D_Kemp FW 1 4 15 12 10 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1707753100 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40