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Old 07-08-2011, 05:44 PM   #393
Radii
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Join Date: Jul 2001
-- Ogogo and Upson are named in the league 2 team of the week.

-- Nikolaou is our only injured player now.

February 24th, 2016

Woking (23-5-5, 1st) @ Chesterfield(15-10-8, 6th)


Chesterfield are 4:6 favorites at their place today, we're 7:2. We're 2-2-1 lifetime against them including a massive 4:0 win during our dominant start back in September.

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

Chesterfield can score goals. Adam Vickers leads the team with 21, while Ryan Blackwell has 19. Our top two scorers are Constantino with 28 and Harsanyi with 13, we're not as balanced but basically a similar threat out of our two forwards. Our next match is a home game against a bottom feeder, it'll be on short rest too but I'm not going to rest anyone, I want to win *this* match.

We defend on the road today.

8': They have 3 shots ealry, all blocked, 2 leading to corners that we've so far cleared out cleanly.

23': We manage a shot finally, way off target from 20 yards by O'Sullivan. Chesterfield have 5 shots but all off target, 4 blocked.

29': Quick attack for Chesterfield, a pass to midfielder Hussey at the edge of the penalty area, Smith misses an interception and the ball squirts free from the attacker but just barely... Lynch comes out, Hussey lifts it over Lynch's head and it drops behind him into the net. 0-1

44': A long ball ahead to Harsanyi, he gets to the ball near midfield and is way ahead of the defense on hsi first touch... I really really thought he was onsides, inline with a defender way out to the left, but he's called offsides and we don't get the run on goal.

46': BEAUTIFUL play from Woking. Harsanyi has it out left, he beats a tackler, we have many men foward, instead of a long Cross harsanyi plays it to the end line to Colin, Colin draws a defender towards him and lays a ball off to Ed Upson, Upson is in a perfect position near the 6 yard box and easily beats the keeper!! 1-1

HALF: A very quick half. Chesterfield with the one really nice shot, Woking with one beautiful buildup and a perfect goal. Its a 1-1 tie but chesterfield are clearly better in the first half. They have 9 shots but only 2 are on target. We have 3 shots, just one on target. We're winning in the air which is probably helping our defense a ton. Our average rating is 6.35, not good at all! Mike Williams and Christian Smith are both getting killed today.

49': a free kick from 35 yards out for Chesterfield, its taken really well and lynch has to dive and turn it behind. Corner is cleared out. We try to counter attack and Upson gets a shot from 20 yards out... he could have gone foward into the area for a better look, we had an opening there, but he shot as soon as he had control of the ball.

61': N'Guessan is fouled just outside the area, Smith shoots, its blocked behind for a corner. they clear it easily.

77': Ogogo to AMR, Alcock in for a tired and rather poor N'Guessan. Our new MC loanee makes his first appearance after coming off his injury, John Moseley is in for O'Sullivan.

85': A great look for Colin after a cross by Ogogo, but his header just barely hits the crossbar and misses...

87': Free kick for Chesterfield near midfield, there's a pass foward then a long through ball into the area, they get a man to the ball behind the defense and he scores on a helpless Lynch. UGGGGH!!! 1-2

92': We have a free kick from midfield and things are desparate. Upson plays a ball foward to Constantino. He turns by his man and fires a shot from 25 yards out. Its starts heading for the center of the goal and bends left away from the keeper, the keeper can't get to it and its in the net!!!! 2-2

Chesterfield 2 : 2 Woking

Incredible finish with each team scoring a goal in the final 5 minutes of the match. Their man Hussey scores both their goals and is man of the match.

Goals: Upson (8.3), Constantino (7.0)
Assists: Upson, Colin (6.8)
Notables: Ogogo (7.2)

Williams and Smith end up with 6.0 and 6.1 ratings, N'Guessan has a 6.1 rating when I pulled him late. A few guys just didn't have good games at all. I'm really just fine with a draw in a match like this on the road.
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