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13/08/2053, Merthyr Tydfil Stadium, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
FA Trophy, Round 1

Merthyr Tydfil Vs Cannock

Merthyr Tydfil play in a 3-4-3 Wide formation, and line up with: B Tighe (GK) , M Lyons (CB) , S Nolan (CB) , J Merricks (CB) , G Aikens (CM) , W McCalla (CM) , J Dalton (RM) , A Magee (LM) , I Kirk (RW) , S Cour (LW) , I Jones (ST) And the subs are: J Hew (CB) , J Argall (CB) , B Hopkins (CM) , L Parry (CM) , M Tijani (ST)

Cannock play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Ebute (GK) , J Mears (CB) , D Paullin (CB) , M Jones (CB) , J Carmody (RB) , P Tighe (LB) , D Molloy (CDM) , G MacIntyre (CAM) , A Rintoul (RM) , V Mulryan (LM) , J Edris (ST) And the subs are: L Kinnock (CB) , F Saunders (CB) , D Lannon (CM) , I Goldring (CM) , M Skene (ST)

Welcome to Merthyr Tydfil Stadium in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales where Merthyr Tydfil will face Cannock.  This is round 1 of the FA Trophy.  The attendance is 2852.

1' - Merthyr Tydfil kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

7' - Shaun Nolan passes the ball to William McCalla.  William McCalla finds Mervyn Lyons with a short pass.  Mervyn Lyons finds Jeremy Merricks with a short pass.  Jeremy Merricks passes the ball to Gareth Aikens.  Gareth Aikens finds Shaun Nolan with a long ball.  Patrick Tighe dispossesses Shaun Nolan and the ball goes loose.  Andy Magee sees a run from Ian Kirk.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Ian Kirk has strayed offside!  

10' - William McCalla successfully tackles John Carmody and takes possession.  William McCalla attempts to use his skills to beat John Carmody and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

10' - William McCalla looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and William McCalla scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Merthyr Tydfil player!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

11' - Cannock kick the ball off for the restart.  

16' - Patrick Tighe finds Davie Molloy with a short pass.  Davie Molloy passes the ball to Gethin MacIntyre.  Gethin MacIntyre finds Dominic Paullin with a long ball.  Dominic Paullin finds Davie Molloy with a short pass.  Davie Molloy whips in a cross, but opposing player Mervyn Lyons takes possession.  

21' - Mervyn Lyons plays the ball to Shaun Nolan.  Shaun Nolan plays a long ball to John Dalton.  Davie Molloy tackles John Dalton and takes the ball.  Davie Molloy passes to Gethin MacIntyre.  Gethin MacIntyre sees Jonathan Edris making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Jonathan Edris has strayed offside!  

24' - Ian Kirk passes the ball to Shaun Nolan.  Davie Molloy successfully tackles Shaun Nolan and gains possession for his team.  Davie Molloy passes to Jonathan Edris.  Jonathan Edris curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Mervyn Lyons.  

28' - Vincent Mulryan spots a run from Gethin MacIntyre.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gethin MacIntyre is able to control the ball.  Gethin MacIntyre tries to place the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

30' - Barry Tighe sees a run from Seth Cour.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Seth Cour takes the ball.  Seth Cour tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Mark Ebute!  

33' - Mark Ebute finds Dominic Paullin with a long pass.  Dominic Paullin passes to John Carmody.  John Carmody attempts to beat Shaun Nolan using his skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

33' - John Carmody spots a run from Arnie Rintoul.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Arnie Rintoul is caught offside!  

38' - Ian Kirk hits the ball long to Mervyn Lyons.  Mervyn Lyons passes to Seth Cour.  Seth Cour whips in a cross and finds Ian Jones.  Ian Jones hits the ball, aiming for the corner of the net...but Mark Ebute deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Merthyr Tydfil.  Ian Kirk will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds William McCalla.  William McCalla directs a powerful header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

43' - Mark Ebute passes a long ball to Davie Molloy.  Davie Molloy slides the ball to Jonathan Edris.  Shaun Nolan dispossesses Jonathan Edris and takes the ball.  Shaun Nolan passes a long ball to William McCalla.  William McCalla sees Andy Magee making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Andy Magee is caught offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Cannock kick the ball off for the restart.  

49' - Merthyr Tydfil try to launch a quick counter attack.  Mervyn Lyons plays a long pass to William McCalla.  William McCalla attempts to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and William McCalla scores!  Its a goal for Merthyr Tydfil!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

50' - Cannock kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Martyn Jones is going to be taken off.  Leeroy Kinnock is brought on from the bench.  

53' - Gareth Aikens successfully tackles Jim Mears and the ball goes loose.  Merthyr Tydfil launch a counter attack.  Gareth Aikens passes to William McCalla.  William McCalla curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Dominic Paullin takes possession.  

55' - Dominic Paullin hits the ball long to Patrick Tighe.  Patrick Tighe brings the ball forward, outpacing Mervyn Lyons.  

55' - Patrick Tighe crosses the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

58' - Gareth Aikens plays a long pass to Jeremy Merricks.  Jeremy Merricks passes to William McCalla.  William McCalla attempts to use his skills to beat Jim Mears and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

59' - William McCalla attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Shaun Nolan is going to be taken off.  Joey Hew is going to be brought on.  

70' - Arnie Rintoul crosses the ball into the box, but Joey Hew intercepts and takes possession.  

74' - William McCalla passes the ball to Mervyn Lyons.  Mervyn Lyons plays a long ball to Joey Hew.  Joey Hew sees a run from Andy Magee.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jonathan Edris is going to be taken off.  Mark Skene is brought on from the bench.  

78' - Jeremy Merricks finds Mervyn Lyons with a short pass.  Gethin MacIntyre tackles Mervyn Lyons and takes possession.  Gethin MacIntyre takes the ball past Mervyn Lyons with a turn of pace.  

81' - Arnie Rintoul sees Gethin MacIntyre making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Gethin MacIntyre is able to take the ball.  Gethin MacIntyre strikes the ball...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jeremy Merricks is going to be taken off.  Barry Hopkins joins the game from the bench.  

85' - Barry Tighe hits the ball long to Gareth Aikens.  Gareth Aikens sees Ian Jones making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Ian Jones is caught offside!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Merthyr Tydfil 2 - 0 Cannock.