FFO League One, Blackpool vs. Plymouth (Mon Jul 08) Blackpool | Plymouth 4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 A - | - | D_Grimshaw GK | GK M_Cooper D_Thompson DF | DF J_Pleguezuelo J_Husband DF | DF D_Scarr J_Gabriel DF | DF B_Galloway M_Ekpiteta DF | DF S_Earley K_Dougall MF | MF C_Wright O_Norburn MF | MF A_Randell S_Carey MF | MF L_Warrington J_Weir MF | MF L_Cundle S_Lavery FW | FW M_Smith K_Kouassi FW | FW L_Gregory | R_O'Donnell SUB | SUB C_Hazard D_Tharme SUB | SUB B_Mumba J_Moore SUB | SUB M_Miller C_Hamilton SUB | SUB F_Azaz J_Rhodes SUB | SUB R_Hardie Min. 1 :(blp) J_Weir with a deep cross to J_Husband ... J_Husband with a bomb of a shot! ... M_Cooper is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... M_Cooper looks very relieved! Min. 7 :(blp) K_Dougall puts in J_Husband ... J_Husband has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with M_Cooper ... M_Cooper charges out of his area ... M_Cooper parries it Min. 7 :(ply) L_Gregory controls the ball with ease ... S_Lavery with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 7 :(ply) M_Smith controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... L_Gregory gets onto the end of the pass! ... But M_Ekpiteta puts the ball out of play Min. 9 :(blp) O_Norburn jinks past D_Scarr ... But J_Pleguezuelo wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 10 :(blp) M_Ekpiteta loses his marker! ... M_Ekpiteta has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... M_Cooper takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 10 :(ply) L_Gregory sidesteps M_Ekpiteta ... That was too easy ... J_Gabriel with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 13 :(blp) S_Lavery takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Lavery flings a shot at goal! ... M_Cooper is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... Let's see if Blackpool can hang onto that lead! ... Blackpool 1-0 Plymouth ... Min. 15 :(ply) L_Warrington sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... L_Warrington with the shot! ... But D_Grimshaw makes an easy save Min. 19 :(ply) J_Pleguezuelo beats K_Dougall ... He showed great skill there ... A delicate chip from J_Pleguezuelo! ... It floats over D_Grimshaw ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 21 :(ply) J_Pleguezuelo slides the ball across to L_Cundle ... J_Gabriel knocks the ball back to D_Grimshaw ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past D_Grimshaw! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... L_Gregory swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... D_Grimshaw catches it! Min. 24 :(blp) J_Weir beats D_Scarr with absolute ease! ... J_Weir hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 29 :(ply) A_Randell looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... D_Thompson tackles cleanly Min. 30 :(blp) S_Lavery looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to K_Kouassi ... K_Kouassi flings a shot at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Blackpool 2-0 Plymouth ... Min. 31 :(blp) J_Gabriel is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to M_Ekpiteta ... M_Ekpiteta throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 33 :(ply) C_Wright gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to J_Pleguezuelo ... K_Kouassi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 33 :(blp) O_Norburn is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to S_Lavery ... A_Randell with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... K_Kouassi hits it hard ... M_Cooper with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 35 :(blp) K_Kouassi retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Carey latches onto the end of it ... S_Carey with the strike! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... M_Cooper grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 37 :(ply) D_Scarr takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Gregory ... K_Kouassi intercepts the pass Min. 38 :(blp) J_Weir brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Dougall gets on the end of the pass ... K_Dougall blasts the ball towards goal! ... M_Cooper gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by M_Cooper to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... J_Weir drives it into the box! ... It is cleared by B_Galloway Min. 41 :(blp) K_Kouassi loses his marker ... A skilful effort from K_Kouassi! ... M_Cooper makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 42 :(ply) A_Randell pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Smith is clean through! ... M_Smith blasts it at the goal! ... Saved by D_Grimshaw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ply) L_Warrington off the woodwork! ... L_Cundle picks up the deflection ... What a fantastic interception by J_Husband ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 44 :(blp) J_Husband jinks past B_Galloway ... B_Galloway tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... K_Dougall dinks the ball into the area! ... J_Pleguezuelo wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 45 :(blp) D_Thompson hoists the ball across to K_Dougall ... K_Dougall breaks clear! ... He just has M_Cooper to beat! ... He tries to round past M_Cooper ... But he loses his balance and drags it wide!! ... Whenever I watch him play ... It looks like he's being controlled by an 11-year-old in the crowd on a PS4! Min. 45 :(ply) M_Smith sprints past the defender ... Cleared by J_Husband Min. 46 :(blp) S_Lavery with a clever shimmy ... S_Lavery with a thundering drive! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 47 :(blp) S_Lavery turns on a sixpence ... S_Lavery with a scorcher of a shot! ... But it clips the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackpool 2-0 Plymouth Min. 47 :(blp) J_Weir finds K_Dougall with a perfectly weighted pass ... K_Dougall hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... M_Cooper has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... M_Cooper is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 47 :(ply) S_Earley plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... S_Earley attempts to drive it home! ... D_Grimshaw saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 48 :(blp) O_Norburn boots it towards S_Lavery ... M_Smith with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 54 :(ply) C_Wright plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... C_Wright chases it through, he must score! ... D_Grimshaw manages to turn it behind Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: J_Rhodes ... COMING OFF: K_Kouassi Min. 55 :(blp) Substitution by Blackpool ... COMING ON: C_Hamilton ... COMING OFF: J_Weir Min. 55 :(ply) Substitution by Plymouth ... COMING ON: B_Mumba ... COMING OFF: S_Earley Min. 55 :(ply) L_Warrington with a 50-yard pass to M_Smith ... M_Smith blasts the ball towards goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 57 :(blp) J_Gabriel runs at the heart of the defence ... J_Gabriel with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... A quality strike ... Blackpool 3-0 Plymouth ... Min. 57 :(ply) L_Warrington slips past his marker K_Dougall ... The ball is whipped into J_Pleguezuelo ... J_Pleguezuelo with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... It floats over D_Grimshaw ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 60 :(ply) L_Gregory runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Husband back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... L_Gregory with a thundering volley! ... D_Grimshaw blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 61 :(blp) K_Dougall with a precise pass to C_Hamilton ... C_Hamilton breaks clear! ... He just has M_Cooper to beat! ... He tries to slide it past M_Cooper ... M_Cooper pulls off a save!! Min. 61 :(ply) C_Wright kills the ball dead ... C_Wright shapes up for a shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 63 :(blp) K_Dougall with the nod to J_Husband ... J_Husband has a dig at goal! ... The shot slips through M_Cooper's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 64 :(ply) C_Wright sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... B_Galloway gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A heafty challenge by K_Dougall ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Cundle curls it into the box! ... It comes to A_Randell ... He gets the shot away ... D_Grimshaw tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_Scarr with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Grimshaw jumps well to claim it! Min. 65 :(ply) Substitution by Plymouth ... COMING ON: R_Hardie ... COMING OFF: L_Gregory Min. 67 :(blp) S_Carey runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... C_Hamilton latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... C_Hamilton smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! ... M_Cooper moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... M_Cooper tips it wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Carey hits it into the box! ... It comes to M_Ekpiteta ... He gets the shot away ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 67 :(ply) M_Smith with a real burst of pace ... He leaves D_Thompson behind ... Good sliding challenge from J_Husband ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Scarr swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... The ball comes to M_Smith ... He knocks it goalward ... Looks like it should be easy for D_Grimshaw ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... D_Grimshaw looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 69 :(ply) C_Wright with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... C_Wright hits a great drive! ... D_Grimshaw with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 71 :(blp) S_Carey finds the run of S_Lavery ... S_Lavery fires the shot in! ... M_Cooper catches the ball Min. 72 :(blp) S_Lavery sidesteps J_Pleguezuelo ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... S_Lavery with a thundering drive! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 73 :(ply) A_Randell gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Hardie ... A thundering drive by R_Hardie! ... D_Grimshaw with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... D_Scarr flights it in! ... M_Smith gets on the end of it ... But D_Grimshaw is equal to it Min. 75 :(ply) A_Randell with an intelligent ball to M_Smith ... What a shot from M_Smith! ... It could go anywhere ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... D_Grimshaw grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 77 :(ply) B_Galloway plays it long to M_Smith ... But M_Ekpiteta comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 80 :(blp) K_Dougall takes advantage of a mistake by B_Mumba ... It's a lucky break ... M_Cooper with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... C_Hamilton shapes to shoot ... He plays it to S_Lavery instead ... S_Lavery hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He hits the side netting Min. 81 :(ply) B_Galloway holds the ball up and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... K_Dougall with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... - looks relieved Min. 83 :(blp) J_Rhodes slips past his marker ... J_Rhodes has a dig at goal! ... But M_Cooper pulls out a save of the game Min. 85 :(ply) D_Grimshaw miskicks! ... C_Wright is through! ... C_Wright smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... D_Grimshaw can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... D_Grimshaw makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 86 :(blp) J_Gabriel is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to J_Rhodes ... J_Rhodes sees M_Cooper off his line! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 87 :(ply) L_Warrington with an incisive pass to R_Hardie ... R_Hardie with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It's way wide ... The Blackpool fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 89 :(blp) J_Gabriel with a smart pass to D_Thompson ... D_Thompson breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round M_Cooper ... He tries to beat M_Cooper ... M_Cooper dives on the ball!! Min. 89 :(ply) A_Randell gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Hardie ... R_Hardie with the shot on net! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bloomfield Road ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gabriel (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Lavery (13), K_Kouassi (30), J_Gabriel (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Lavery (7) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plymouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Warrington Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Smith (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackpool | Plymouth Attempts on Goal : 26 | 18 Off target : 13 | 9 On target : 13 | 9 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 3 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 11 | 4 Key Passes : 16 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackpool 3 - 0 Plymouth ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 93 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 0 D_Thompson DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 9 16 J_Husband DF 1 17 14 8 32 | 93 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 58 0 46 J_Gabriel DF 1 17 14 8 36 | 93 0 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 24 38 M_Ekpiteta DF 1 17 14 7 18 | 93 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 49 K_Dougall MF 1 14 17 6 30 | 93 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 15 52 O_Norburn MF 1 15 17 7 36 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 S_Carey MF 1 5 17 13 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 J_Weir MF 1 15 17 5 12 | 57 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 18 S_Lavery FW 1 8 12 16 34 | 93 0 0 1 1 6 1 1 0 0 -4 24 54 K_Kouassi FW 1 7 12 16 26 | 57 0 2 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 50 10 38 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Moore DF 1 14 13 4 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Hamilton MF 1 4 16 12 10 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 J_Rhodes FW 1 7 12 15 16 | 36 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Player Statistics - Plymouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Cooper GK 21 1 1 1 16 | 93 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 J_Pleguezuelo DF 1 18 15 8 22 | 93 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 7 30 D_Scarr DF 1 18 13 7 34 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 B_Galloway DF 1 17 14 8 20 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 8 0 S_Earley DF 1 16 14 6 18 | 57 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 C_Wright MF 1 6 18 15 20 | 93 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 34 A_Randell MF 1 14 17 6 28 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 L_Warrington MF 1 14 17 6 24 | 93 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 L_Cundle MF 1 5 17 15 16 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Smith FW 1 9 13 17 26 | 93 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -4 5 28 L_Gregory FW 1 8 13 17 28 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 C_Hazard GK 18 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mumba DF 1 15 14 7 18 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Miller DF 1 14 12 6 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Azaz MF 1 5 15 13 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Hardie FW 1 8 12 15 18 | 26 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 1720462874 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40