FMFA Leopard League, Tranmere Rovers vs. Hereford (Mon Oct 17)


                      Tranmere Rovers  |  Hereford
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  3-5-2 E
                        Neil Stockley  |  Daniel Mason
                                       |
                          S_Davies GK  |  GK M_Horsell
                       C_Donaldson DF  |  DF J_Oates
                          T_Jedvaj DF  |  DF J_Terry
                       L_Ridehalgh DF  |  DF M_Kontic
                          R_Sutton DF  |  MF A_Olukanmi
                           M_Salah MF  |  MF R_Oxford
                         S_N'Zonzi MF  |  MF S_Sinclair
                      P-E_Hojbjerg MF  |  MF S_Grant
                            Kenedy AM  |  MF A_Birch
                            U_Enes FW  |  FW J_Mills
                        C_Stockton FW  |  FW P_Crouch
                                       |
                         L_Pilling SUB |  SUB H_Rivers
                           L_Hogan SUB |  SUB R_Purdie
                         J_Norwood SUB |  SUB J_Edwards
                        S_Jennings SUB |  SUB M_Bundu
                          M_Higdon SUB |  SUB M_Symons




Min. 2  :(tra) C_Donaldson leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to U_Enes 
          ...  U_Enes could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 3  :(tra) M_Salah with a clever shimmy 
          ...  M_Salah tries to beat M_Horsell from outside the area! 
          ...  M_Horsell catches the ball 
Min. 4  :(tra) C_Stockton runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  C_Stockton has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 5  :(tra) C_Stockton is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to S_N'Zonzi 
          ...  J_Terry gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 8  :(her) A_Olukanmi cuts inside T_Jedvaj 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Olukanmi with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 9  :(her) S_Grant has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Ridehalgh 
          ...  He puts in J_Mills! 
          ...  P-E_Hojbjerg tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 10 :(her) A_Birch is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Crouch 
          ...  P_Crouch rifles it to the far post ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 11 :(tra) U_Enes looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  But A_Birch wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 12 :(her) S_Sinclair controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Jedvaj 
          ...  He puts in P_Crouch! 
          ...  P_Crouch with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a well worked goal! 
          ...  That’s given Hereford the lead! 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Hereford ...
Min. 13 :(tra) Tranmere Rovers altered their play to a E strategy 
Min. 16 :(tra) Kenedy controls it with ease 
          ...  Kenedy aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s the equaliser! 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Hereford ...
Min. 19 :(tra) C_Stockton takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But J_Terry wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 21 :(tra) M_Salah retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  Kenedy gets on the end of it 
          ...  Kenedy is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has M_Horsell to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over M_Horsell 
          ...  It just didn't dip quickly enough!! 
Min. 23 :(tra) L_Ridehalgh plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  L_Ridehalgh attempts a chip! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Hereford ...
Min. 25 :(tra) A defence splitting pass from M_Salah to Kenedy 
          ...  Kenedy fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  M_Horsell goes down well to save 
Min. 25 :(her) S_Sinclair crosses in from the wing, he finds P_Crouch in the box 
          ...  R_Sutton with the block 
Min. 26 :(her) S_Sinclair moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Mills 
          ...  J_Mills drives it low ! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 27 :(tra) C_Stockton gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside M_Kontic! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Oates is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Daniel Mason looks relieved 
Min. 28 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi with a slide rule pass to C_Stockton 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Oates 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 32 :(tra) Kenedy with the nod to S_N'Zonzi 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Olukanmi 
Min. 37 :(tra) U_Enes with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past M_Kontic 
          ...  U_Enes hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But M_Horsell makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 38 :(tra) U_Enes with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past J_Oates 
          ...  U_Enes with the overhead ! 
          ...  M_Horsell makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 39 :(tra) U_Enes finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled M_Kontic 
          ...  U_Enes fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Horsell dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Horsell beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_N'Zonzi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Kontic belts it clear 
Min. 39 :(her) R_Oxford with a neat pass into J_Mills 
          ...  C_Donaldson fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 40 :(tra) Kenedy gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside J_Oates! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Kenedy with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  But M_Horsell tips it over 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 40 :(her) P_Crouch with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves R_Sutton behind 
          ...  P_Crouch hits a great shot ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 41 :(her) M_Kontic nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  But T_Jedvaj barges him off the ball 
Min. 42 :(her) A_Birch with the header on 
          ...  He finds P_Crouch in space 
          ...  P_Crouch with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  S_Davies with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(tra) Kenedy beats J_Oates 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  Kenedy with the header ! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 46 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to U_Enes 
          ...  P_Crouch with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 47 :(tra) U_Enes is first to the ball 
          ...  U_Enes sees M_Horsell off his line ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  M_Horsell is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Kenedy hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Jedvaj gets his head on it 
          ...  M_Horsell makes a fine save 
Min. 47 :(her) S_Sinclair finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  But L_Ridehalgh comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 48 :(tra) T_Jedvaj gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at M_Kontic 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Hereford

Min. 47 :(tra) L_Ridehalgh has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Kontic 
          ...  He puts in Kenedy! 
          ...  Kenedy drives the shot in! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 48 :(her) R_Oxford is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Mills 
          ...  But C_Donaldson will cut out the threat 
Min. 52 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_N'Zonzi carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in! 
Min. 52 :(her) S_Sinclair is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Grant 
          ...  L_Ridehalgh wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 53 :(tra) P-E_Hojbjerg cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Stockton 
          ...  C_Stockton with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Horsell tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Kenedy hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Ridehalgh gets something on it! 
          ...  But M_Horsell dives to his left 
          ...  I think M_Horsell just got a hand on that one 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 54 :(tra) Kenedy has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Kontic 
          ...  He puts in M_Salah! 
          ...  M_Salah keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it’s gone just wide !! 
Min. 56 :(tra) M_Salah gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Olukanmi 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 56 :(her) P_Crouch turns past C_Donaldson 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  P_Crouch with the shot ! 
          ...  But S_Davies tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 57 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Salah 
          ...  But A_Olukanmi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 60 :(tra) M_Salah moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P-E_Hojbjerg 
          ...  P-E_Hojbjerg strikes a wicked curler ! 
          ...  But M_Horsell palms it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 60 :(her) A_Birch with a pinpoint pass to J_Mills 
          ...  J_Mills hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  S_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 61 :(tra) R_Sutton stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  J_Terry brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!!! 
Min. 62 :(tra) M_Salah runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to C_Stockton 
          ...  C_Stockton chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Horsell's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 63 :(her) P_Crouch sidesteps C_Donaldson 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  P_Crouch with the drive! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Hereford ...
Min. 64 :(her) P_Crouch with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  P_Crouch smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  S_Davies was beaten there! 
Min. 65 :(tra) P-E_Hojbjerg sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_N'Zonzi 
          ...  S_N'Zonzi has a go! 
          ...  M_Horsell with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 65 :(her) J_Oates controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Sutton 
          ...  He puts in J_Mills! 
          ...  J_Mills heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  S_Davies heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 70 :(tra) Up goes the substitution board - M_Higdon on for C_Stockton as a FW 
Min. 70 :(tra) Kenedy with a penetrating pass to M_Higdon 
          ...  M_Higdon with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 71 :(tra) M_Higdon turns past J_Oates 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  M_Higdon with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It's beaten M_Horsell 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 74 :(tra) P-E_Hojbjerg pulls it back to U_Enes 
          ...  U_Enes attempts the shot! 
          ...  M_Horsell watches it sail wide! 
Min. 74 :(her) S_Grant with a smart pass to J_Mills 
          ...  J_Mills attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  S_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 75 :(her) S_Sinclair works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Crouch 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Crouch ! 
          ...  S_Davies with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 76 :(tra) S_N'Zonzi runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Oates back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_N'Zonzi controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Horsell moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Have Tranmere Rovers stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 3-2 Hereford ...
Min. 77 :(tra) Tranmere Rovers switch to playing D 
Min. 79 :(tra) R_Sutton controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  S_N'Zonzi gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  The ball hits J_Terry in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 80 :(tra) M_Higdon takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Higdon sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  It floats over M_Horsell 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 4-2 Hereford ...
Min. 81 :(tra) S_Jennings is being brought on 
          ...  Kenedy is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM 
Min. 81 :(tra) J_Norwood replaces an unhappy S_N'Zonzi and will play as a MF 
Min. 81 :(her) J_Mills sidesteps L_Ridehalgh 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Mills ! 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 83 :(tra) U_Enes takes advantage of a mistake by J_Oates 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  U_Enes with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Tranmere Rovers fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Tranmere Rovers 5-2 Hereford ...
Min. 84 :(tra) M_Higdon cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Salah 
          ...  But J_Oates clears the danger 
Min. 86 :(tra) P-E_Hojbjerg bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to U_Enes 
          ...  U_Enes hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(her) S_Sinclair looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Crouch 
          ...  P_Crouch tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  S_Davies just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Prenton Park
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Tranmere Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : Kenedy
Scorers              : Kenedy (16), L_Ridehalgh (23), S_N'Zonzi (76), M_Higdon (80), U_Enes (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Donaldson (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Hereford Match Info
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Best player          : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Crouch (12,63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Tranmere Rovers  |    Hereford
Attempts on Goal     :          29        |       15
Off target           :          14        |       8
On target            :          15        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :          19        |       14
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Final Score          : Tranmere Rovers 5 - 2 Hereford
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Player Statistics - Tranmere Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Davies       GK  20   2   3   3  23 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0   0   0
C_Donaldson    DF   2  19   2   4  17 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  10   7  -3
T_Jedvaj       DF   2  19   2   3  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   3
L_Ridehalgh    DF   1  20  10   3  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  26  10  26
R_Sutton       DF   2  19  10   2  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  10   0
M_Salah        MF   2   3  20  10  25 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   4
S_N'Zonzi      MF   3   3  20  10  26 |  84   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   8  38  35
P-E_Hojbjerg   MF   2  10  19  12  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   8  48  11
Kenedy         AM   2   3  20  10  24 |  84   0   0   3   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  30  32
U_Enes         FW   2   1   2  20  15 |  96   0   0   0   0   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
C_Stockton     FW   2   3  10  16  23 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Pilling      GK  14   3   2   3  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hogan        DF   1  19   3   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Norwood      MF   2   3  18   2  26 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jennings     DM   2  10  16   3  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Higdon       FW   2   3  10  15  22 |  23   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  25

Player Statistics - Hereford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Horsell      GK  17   2   3   3  23 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
J_Oates        DF   2  20  10   2  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  10   0
J_Terry        DF   2  19   1   1  24 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0
M_Kontic       DF   3  17   3   2  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
A_Olukanmi     MF   2   3  20   3  29 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  39   0   1
R_Oxford       MF   2   2  20   2  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Sinclair     MF   2   3  20  10  23 |  96   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  78   0
S_Grant        MF   2   3  20   2  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Birch        MF   2  10  19   3  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  30   0
J_Mills        FW   2   3   2  19  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
P_Crouch       FW   2   2   1  18  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   2   0   0   0   0   0  59
H_Rivers       GK  15   2   3   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Purdie       DF   1  16   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Edwards      DF   1  15  10   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bundu        MF   2   3  19  10  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Symons       FW   2   3  10  15  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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