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Old 07-09-2011, 12:34 AM   #398
Radii
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-- Mickael Colin and Joe O'Sullivan are named to the leauge 2 team of the week.

March 26th, 2016

Stockport (19-11-8, 2nd) @ Woking (26-7-5, 1st)


We are huge 4:6 favorites today. If we win today we could clinch first in our next match. We have never beaten or even tied stockport, we're 0-0-5 against them, losing 1:0 at their place. We really want to crush them today for that reason if no other!

GK: Lynch
D: Nikolaou/V Taylor/Smith/Ogogo
MC: Upson/O'Sullivan
AM: Colin/N'Guessan
FC: Harsanyi/Constantino

Ben Hutchinson leads them with 13 goals, Andy Little with 9. We are by leaps and bounds the best offensive team in the league with 92 goals scored. Stockport are by leaps and bounds the best defensive team in the league, having only allowed 21 goals in 38 matches. Their top scorer Hutchinson is actually not starting today. We attack.

4': They earn an early corner, striker Andy Little gets his head to it and directs it goalward, but it hits the crossbar and we clear.

8': We control it in their end, O'Sullivan has the ball in the right side of the area and crosses to the far side of the 6 yard box, Colin is there for the header... saved! Its a clear cut chance for us, Colin got a great look there.

14': Nikolaou is hurt, he can stay in and nothing long term but he's a bit slowed.

17': Constantino gets into the area and earns us a corner but we can't do antyhing with it. We get the ball back foward as Colin makes a run into the left corner, he is able to get a cross in, Harsanyi heads it but its not on target.

24': Their attacker Little gets behind our defense and into the area, he earns their first clear cut chance but Lynch comes out and makes the stop.

34': Nikolaou is hit again going up for a header and he has to leave the field for awhile... again not long term but this is a bit bothersome.

45': After a stretch of no action we earn a corner, its an exciting one, the keeper comes out for the cross, gets his hands on it but doesn't hold it, the ball falls to the ground... but they get to it first and clear it away.

46': Nikolaou with a yellow. Tough half for him.

HALF: We have an incredible 64/36 possession edge here, they got one nice through ball to lead to a clear cut strike, but just have 3 total shots and one on target. We have 6 shots, also just one on target. We have lots of crosses that lead to wildly off target headers. One noteworthy stat, Stockport have a 100% success rate on their tackles so far today.

48': They have a throwin, there's a pass leading to a through ball, Smith has a shot at an interception and just outright misses, striker Toggert runs onto the ball and puts it by Lynch. 0-1

51': Vince Taylor picks up a yellow for a tackle in the midfield.

53': Nikolaou passes to O'Sullivan about 25 yards out, he fires a long shot, it bends towards the goal but hits the right post and goes wide, so close.

58': We control possession forever in their end, multiple passes into the area that are all intercepted or tackled away perfectly, we just cannot find a good shot here.

63': Another chance on offense, Constantino plays a nce pass to Colin in the area but he's just immediately swamped by 4 defenders, somehow he fights them off to get a shot, but its way wide.

64': Subotic in for Harsanyi, Subotic is our best player in the air and our only looks today have been headers really.

66': O'Sullivan hits N'Guessan in the area and its our most open look since our first shot of the match, but its saved.

67': Vince Taylor tackles an attacker trying to make a run through the midfield... he's given his second yellow and we have to try to come back with 10 men. Mike Williams is in for Constantino who is having his second bad game in a row, Williams back in defense, Subotic the only foward. Moseley is in for O'Sullivan as well.

73': Christian Smith is hurt nd while he doesn't have to leave the game he doesn't look very good at all.

79': Their scorer Togwell gets a yellow for a foul on Moseley.

83': We've earned a couple corners and gotten foward a few times but no shots since the red card.

Nothin, we don' shoot again and dont' really even come close.

Woking 0 : 1 Stockport

Neithe team plays well, their scorer earns a 7.3 rating and man of the amtch, their defensive line puts up 7+ ratings too. On our side, Abu Ogogo has a 7.1, Harsanyi a 5.7, we just weren't great and coudln't get anything at all done today.


-- Christian Smith has a hurt elbow and will miss about 2 weeks.

-- Vince Taylor will miss a game due to suspension after picking up his red card today. Our next match is against bottom feeder Macclesfield but missing our two strong central defenders will hurt.


-- We are now 14 points ahead of Stockport with 7 matches left. We're 18 ahead of Rushden, currently in 4th, with 7 left.
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