9/24/05 Home v. Chester City
Code:
| Pkd | Inf | Name | Position | Morale | Form | Con | Apps | Gls | Av Rat |
| GK | | Luke Steele | GK | Very Good | 7-8-7-7-5 | 100% | 5 | - | 6.80 |
| DR | | James O'Connor | D RC | Superb | 7-7-8-7-6 | 100% | 5 | - | 7.00 |
| DL | Wnt | Patrick McCarthy | D C | Superb | 7-7-7-7-6 | 100% | 5 | - | 6.80 |
| DC | | Franklin Simek | D C | Very Poor | 7-8-8-7-5 | 100% | 5 | - | 7.00 |
| DC | | Stuart Parnaby | D RC | Superb | 8-7-8-8-6 | 100% | 5 | - | 7.40 |
| MR | | Grant Leadbitter | AM RC | Superb | - | 94% | - | - | - |
| ML | Wnt | Stephen Cooke | AM RLC | Very Good | 7-8-8-7-8 | 99% | 5 | 1 | 7.60 |
| MC | | Adam Nowland | AM/F C | Superb | 7-7-7-8-9 | 99% | 5 | - | 7.60 |
| MC | | David Fox | DM C | Superb | 8-8-7-7-7 | 99% | 5 | 1 | 7.40 |
| FC | | Michael Malcolm | S C | Superb | 7-8-8-7-8 | 99% | 4 (1) | 3 | 7.60 |
| FC | | Jakob Hadda | S C | Superb | 8-7-7-7-8 | 100% | 3 | 1 | 7.33 |
| S1 | | Erik Lund | F LC | Superb | 8-7-7-7-7 | 100% | 2 (2) | 1 | 7.00 |
| S2 | | Paul Culshaw | SW/D RC | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 100% | 0 (1) | - | 7.00 |
| S3 | | Chris Clark | M C | Superb | 7-6-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| S4 | | Andrew Fisk | M C | Superb | 7-7-6-7 | 100% | 0 (3) | - | 6.67 |
| S5 | Lst | Guy Bates | S C | Superb | 7 | 97% | 0 (1) | - | 7.00 |
| - | Wnt | John Frain | D/M L | Superb | 7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | Unh | Matty Hall | AM RL | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | | Junior English | D RC | Superb | 7-6-6-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | | Peter Faulds | M R | Very Good | 7-7-8-8-7 | 100% | 1 | - | 7.00 |
| - | | Matt Harris | GK | Superb | 8-6-6 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | | David Bridgwater | M L | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | Inj | Olof Hviden-Watson | M RLC | Superb | 7-7-9-7-9 | 79% | 5 | 2 | 7.80 |
| - | Lmp | Richard Follett | D RL | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 81% | - | - | - |
| - | | Guy Sanders | D C | Superb | 7-6-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | Unh | David Foy | DM C | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | Lst | Rob Elmes | S C | Very Poor | 7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | | Adam Eckersley | D/DM L | Superb | 7-7-7-7-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
| - | | Peter Ramage | D C | Superb | 7-6-6-8-7 | 100% | - | - | - |
A decent club, should be a solid matchup, but I'm expecting a win. We're at home, Hviden-Watson is hurt but everyone else is there.
Kickoff
17th: Fox whips in a corner. O'Connor crashing into the box... header! Over the bar.
32nd: Cooke with a long ball forward to Hadda. He holds it up and lets play develop. Hadda sees Malcolm streaking forward into space... a lovely ball! Malcolm shoots! Saved! And held well.
Halftime
There's nothing really happening. Very slow.
46th: Chester holding the ball in midfield. They ping a ball forward. Headed into space for striker Danny Cadamarteri. He buries it cross corner. And Chester lead. Geez, I liked nothing happening better. Chester
1-0
50th: A wasted corner from us.
61st: I'm frustrated as crap by our play up front. I bring both of them off and put Erik Lund and loanee Guy Bates on the pitch.
75th: Stephen Cooke running with the ball down the right. He plays a nice ball inside to Guy Bates. Bates with a step into the box... fires! Goal! Buried near post! And we're all tied up.
1-1
83rd: Maximum boredom ensues.
Final: Draw 1-1
We outshoot them 11-5, and 4-2 on target. And control possession fairly well, we just don't convert any of that into a win. The lack of attacking spark is starting to consistently frustrate.