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12/08/2053, Prenton Park, Tranmere, England
FA Trophy, Round 1
Tranmere Rovers Vs Merstham

Tranmere Rovers play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: R Neagle (GK) , I Curvis (CB) , R Pollick (CB) , G Hunter (RB) , I MacGuinness (LB) , A Evans (CDM) , M Davis (CAM) , P Harding (RM) , S Kimmins (LM) , E Ross (ST) , H McCaig (ST) And the subs are: E MacPhail (CB) , R McNeff (CB) , P Manuel (CM) , M Cathcart (CM) , B Keane (ST)

Merstham play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Arnott (GK) , J Boak (CB) , M Harding (CB) , R McCartney (CB) , P Dredge (RB) , A Monday (LB) , G Leishman (CDM) , A Guinness (CAM) , N Golightly (RM) , A McLeod (LM) , S Storie (ST) And the subs are: R Dunstan (CB) , T Davies (CB) , E Rheon (CM) , K McQueen (CM) , J Breckenridge (ST)
Welcome to Prenton Park in Tranmere, England where Tranmere Rovers will face Merstham FC.  This is round 1 of the FA Trophy.  The attendance is 8968.

1' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

10' - Max Harding passes a long ball to Rob McCartney.  Rob McCartney plays a short pass to Justin Boak.  Justin Boak sees a run from Scott Storie.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Scott Storie is caught offside!  

12' - Paul Harding finds Marc Davis with a long ball.  Marc Davis runs with the ball, beating Antwan McLeod.  

13' - Anthony Evans attempts to use his skills to beat Justin Boak and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

20' - Adam Guinness spots a run from Nick Golightly.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Nick Golightly is able to take the ball.  Nick Golightly looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Nick Golightly scores!  That's a fine goal from the Merstham player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

20' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

27' - George Leishman passes a long ball to Max Harding.  Max Harding curves the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

37' - Justin Boak plays a long pass to Rob McCartney.  Rob McCartney passes to Nick Golightly.  Nick Golightly sees Adam Guinness making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - George Leishman successfully tackles Rob Pollick and takes the ball.  George Leishman spots a run from Adam Guinness.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Adam Guinness is able to take the ball.  Adam Guinness attempts a shot towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

45' - Roger Neagle spots a run from Paul Harding.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

47' - Merstham kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Antwan McLeod slides the ball to George Leishman.  George Leishman finds Antwan McLeod with a short pass.  Antwan McLeod sees a run from Adam Guinness.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Adam Guinness runs on to the ball.  Adam Guinness looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and Adam Guinness scores!  That's a nice goal from the Merstham player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

51' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

54' - Rob Pollick plays a short pass to Anthony Evans.  Anthony Evans finds Paul Harding with a short pass.  Paul Harding finds Rob Pollick with a long pass.  Justin Boak dispossesses Rob Pollick and the ball goes loose.  Paul Harding spots a run from Marc Davis.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Marc Davis is able to control the ball.  Marc Davis fires a shot...but Steven Arnott gets down to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rob Pollick is going to be taken off.  Elliot MacPhail joins the game from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rob McCartney will come off.  Tim Davies is going to be brought on.  

56' - Steven Arnott sees a run from Scott Storie.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Scott Storie takes the ball.  Scott Storie looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sean Kimmins will come off.  Mark Cathcart is going to be brought on.  

58' - Anthony Evans spots a run from Paul Harding.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Paul Harding takes the ball.  Paul Harding shoots towards goal...and its in! It's a nice goal from Paul Harding for Tranmere Rovers!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

59' - Merstham kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hamish McCaig is going to be taken off.  Bob Keane joins the game from the bench.  

62' - Anthony Evans attempts to use his skills to beat Nick Golightly, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

64' - Bob Keane finds Paul Harding with a short pass.  Paul Harding attempts to outskill Max Harding.  He sends his opponent the wrong way and takes the ball forward!  

67' - Paul Harding hits the ball from distance, aiming for the corner of the net...but Steven Arnott stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Max Harding manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

69' - Marc Davis plays a long pass to Paul Harding.  Paul Harding uses his pace to beat Tim Davies.  

69' - Paul Harding whips in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Tim Davies.  

74' - Tim Davies finds Adam Guinness with a short pass.  Adam Guinness finds Justin Boak with a long ball.  Justin Boak slides the ball to Antwan McLeod.  Antwan McLeod spots a run from Scott Storie.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Scott Storie takes the ball.  Scott Storie attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot sails over the bar!

76' - Roger Neagle sees Marc Davis making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Marc Davis is able to take the ball.  Marc Davis attempts to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but it hits the upright!  Mark Cathcart gets to the ball first...Mark Cathcart tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but Steven Arnott manages to stop the shot!  

79' - Steven Arnott finds Tim Davies with a long pass.  Tim Davies passes to Scott Storie.  Scott Storie spots a run from Antwan McLeod.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Antwan McLeod has strayed offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Scott Storie is going to be taken off.  James Breckenridge joins the game from the bench.  

83' - Inigo Curvis passes to Marc Davis.  Marc Davis slides the ball to George Hunter.  With a turn of pace, George Hunter beats Justin Boak.  

84' - George Hunter sees a run from Bob Keane.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Bob Keane has strayed offside!  

89' - Elliot MacPhail hits the ball long to Mark Cathcart.  Mark Cathcart looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Mark Cathcart for Tranmere Rovers!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

89' - Merstham kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

92' - Tranmere Rovers kick the ball off for the restart.  

98' - Inigo Curvis passes to Ian MacGuinness.  Ian MacGuinness passes the ball to Mark Cathcart.  Mark Cathcart runs with the ball, beating George Leishman.  

102' - Bob Keane attempts to beat Tim Davies using his skills, but is brought down.  That will be a freekick for Tranmere Rovers.  

103' - Bob Keane will take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but Steven Arnott intercepts and clears the ball behind for a corner.  

103' - Mark Cathcart places the ball to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but the ball is overhit and misses everyone.  

106' - Justin Boak finds George Leishman with a short pass.  George Leishman sees Adam Guinness making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Adam Guinness runs on to the ball.  Adam Guinness attempts to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

106' - Merstham kick the ball off for the restart.  

111' - Tim Davies passes the ball to Max Harding.  Max Harding passes the ball to Antwan McLeod.  Bob Keane dispossesses Antwan McLeod and the ball goes loose.  Tranmere Rovers try to launch a counter attack.  Anthony Evans sees Euan Ross making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Euan Ross runs on to the ball.  Euan Ross tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a fine goal from Euan Ross for Tranmere Rovers!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

111' - Merstham kick the ball off for the restart.  

116' - Euan Ross brings the ball forward, outpacing Tim Davies.  

117' - Euan Ross spots a run from Bob Keane.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bob Keane is able to take the ball.  Bob Keane tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

119' - There is going to be a subsitution.  George Leishman is going to be taken off.  Ethan Rheon is going to be brought on.  

120' - Antwan McLeod crosses the ball into the box, but Anthony Evans intercepts and takes possession.  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Tranmere Rovers 3 - 2 Merstham FC.