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Radii · 09-05-2010, 12:18 PM

September 28th, 2013

Macclesfield (1-0-7, 24th) @ Woking (3-2-3, 12th)

We're even money favorites against the worst team in the league. Macclesfield boss Dean Thomas reveals in his press conference that he "fears" the threat Joe O'Sullivan brings and containing him is key to slowing us down.

We played Macclesfield twice 2 seasons ago in the BS Premier League, they got promoted a year before we did. We beat them at home and tied on the road.

We bring Ogogo back in on defense, otherwise keep the same lineup from our last match.

GK: Lynch
DEF: Nikolaou/Williams/Smith/Ogogo
MC: Upson/O'Sullivan
AM: Jesus/Downes
ST: Harsanyi/Pablo

13': Harsanyi controls the ball in the area, lays it out left for Jesus who crosses it in, Pablo with a header.... it hits the right post, so close!

20': Macclesfield with a poor turnover in midfield, Upson with a quick long ball forward, Pablo is behind the defense, a solid first touch to set up a shot, he fires it from the right side to the far post by the keeper and in! 1-0 That's the first assist for Upson I think, and definitely the first goal for Pablo for us.

43': We win possession in our end and quickly advance the ball, Pablo has it 40 yards out with a lot of room, he moves up some before finding Harsanyi, Harsanyi has a defender on him but manages a shot... barely saved by the keeper, a nice move for us regardless.

HALF: In extra time we allow Macclesfield their first two corner kicks. Upson heads them both away. Macclesfield has not taken a single shot yet, outside of those two corners every single highlight was our attacks. Worth noting is that Ed Upson has a 7.7 rating at halftime, a rare thing with just one assist, he has a couple key passes, he's won 5 of 6 headers, including the 2 key ones in corner defense, and is just generally playing great.

52': Defender Draper for Macclesfield with a yellow while tackling Harsanyi.

56': O'Sullivan starts the attack, passing ahead to Upson who gets a great through ball to Pablo, Pablo strikes it from 20 yards out and its a good deal wide, but he made a great run to get open, perhaps he could have tried to keep going into the box, but ah well.

65': O'Sullivan a yellow competing for a loose ball.

76': Macclesfield take their first shot of the day, a header that is well wide.

77': Ball in for Upson, Ademola in for Downes

81': Jesus with a cross into the area, Pablo goes down while going up for a header... PENALTY! Jesus will take it... he strikes it, basically directly at the keeper, who blocks it without moving. Ouch.

87': Harsanyi gets hit and is a little hurt, hopefully not enough to matter long term, but I bring in Subotic anyway.

92': Macclesfield earn a corner, its taken, there is a header, Lynch dives and makes the save. The second shot of the day, the first one on target (though it really looked to be going wide and Lynch was just playing it safe...)

Woking 1 : 0 Macclesfield

We manage 11 shots, 4 on target, they take 2 and put just 1 on target. This one feels like we should have won by lots more, especially with the penalty missed by Jesus, but also since we had the ball in their end most of the match it seems and did generate a number of threatening looks.

Upson is man of the match today, he put up an 8.4 rating before being subbed out, he had the assist on our only goal.

Our goal scorer, Pablo, earns a 7.4 rating. Ogogo a 7.1, Nikolaou a 7.0. Downes struggled with a 6.1 today, everyone else was up close to 7.

09-05-2010, 12:18 PM	#189
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	September 28th, 2013 Macclesfield (1-0-7, 24th) @ Woking (3-2-3, 12th) We're even money favorites against the worst team in the league. Macclesfield boss Dean Thomas reveals in his press conference that he "fears" the threat Joe O'Sullivan brings and containing him is key to slowing us down. We played Macclesfield twice 2 seasons ago in the BS Premier League, they got promoted a year before we did. We beat them at home and tied on the road. We bring Ogogo back in on defense, otherwise keep the same lineup from our last match. GK: Lynch DEF: Nikolaou/Williams/Smith/Ogogo MC: Upson/O'Sullivan AM: Jesus/Downes ST: Harsanyi/Pablo 13': Harsanyi controls the ball in the area, lays it out left for Jesus who crosses it in, Pablo with a header.... it hits the right post, so close! 20': Macclesfield with a poor turnover in midfield, Upson with a quick long ball forward, Pablo is behind the defense, a solid first touch to set up a shot, he fires it from the right side to the far post by the keeper and in! 1-0 That's the first assist for Upson I think, and definitely the first goal for Pablo for us. 43': We win possession in our end and quickly advance the ball, Pablo has it 40 yards out with a lot of room, he moves up some before finding Harsanyi, Harsanyi has a defender on him but manages a shot... barely saved by the keeper, a nice move for us regardless. HALF: In extra time we allow Macclesfield their first two corner kicks. Upson heads them both away. Macclesfield has not taken a single shot yet, outside of those two corners every single highlight was our attacks. Worth noting is that Ed Upson has a 7.7 rating at halftime, a rare thing with just one assist, he has a couple key passes, he's won 5 of 6 headers, including the 2 key ones in corner defense, and is just generally playing great. 52': Defender Draper for Macclesfield with a yellow while tackling Harsanyi. 56': O'Sullivan starts the attack, passing ahead to Upson who gets a great through ball to Pablo, Pablo strikes it from 20 yards out and its a good deal wide, but he made a great run to get open, perhaps he could have tried to keep going into the box, but ah well. 65': O'Sullivan a yellow competing for a loose ball. 76': Macclesfield take their first shot of the day, a header that is well wide. 77': Ball in for Upson, Ademola in for Downes 81': Jesus with a cross into the area, Pablo goes down while going up for a header... PENALTY! Jesus will take it... he strikes it, basically directly at the keeper, who blocks it without moving. Ouch. 87': Harsanyi gets hit and is a little hurt, hopefully not enough to matter long term, but I bring in Subotic anyway. 92': Macclesfield earn a corner, its taken, there is a header, Lynch dives and makes the save. The second shot of the day, the first one on target (though it really looked to be going wide and Lynch was just playing it safe...) Woking 1 : 0 Macclesfield We manage 11 shots, 4 on target, they take 2 and put just 1 on target. This one feels like we should have won by lots more, especially with the penalty missed by Jesus, but also since we had the ball in their end most of the match it seems and did generate a number of threatening looks. Upson is man of the match today, he put up an 8.4 rating before being subbed out, he had the assist on our only goal. Our goal scorer, Pablo, earns a 7.4 rating. Ogogo a 7.1, Nikolaou a 7.0. Downes struggled with a 6.1 today, everyone else was up close to 7.