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19/02/2054, Merthyr Tydfil Stadium, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
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Merthyr Tydfil Vs Darwen

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)

Darwen play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: D Peffers (GK) , L Girvin (CB) , E Kerr (CB) , F McCallum (CB) , S Sheedy (RB) , R Evans (LB) , M Gaddie (CDM) , K Brison (CAM) , P MacAdam (RM) , P Deasmhumhain (LM) , B McCombie (ST) And the subs are: C Lister (CB) , J Lyon (CB) , N MacEachern (CM) , R MacLeay (CM) , O Kendrick (ST)

Welcome to Merthyr Tydfil Stadium in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales where Merthyr Tydfil will face Darwen.  This is a friendly fixture.  The attendance is 2339.

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

4' - Jeremy Merricks passes to Shaun Nolan.  Shaun Nolan plays a short pass to Andy Magee.  Andy Magee strikes the ball from distance...but the shot goes wide!

10' - Ian Kirk sees Andy Magee making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

17' - Patrick Deasmhumhain plays the ball to Mike Gaddie.  Mike Gaddie plays a long ball to Kai Brison.  Kai Brison finds Frank McCallum with a short pass.  Frank McCallum passes to Brian McCombie.  Brian McCombie passes to Kai Brison.  Kai Brison curls in a cross, finding Brian McCombie.  Brian McCombie gets above the defence and heads the ball towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

28' - Gareth Aikens slides the ball to William McCalla.  Mike Gaddie successfully tackles William McCalla and takes the ball.  Mike Gaddie spots a run from Brian McCombie.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Brian McCombie is able to take the ball.  Brian McCombie shoots towards goal...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Brian McCombie for Darwen!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

29' - Merthyr Tydfil kick the ball off for the restart.  

32' - Shaun Nolan finds Andy Magee with a short pass.  Andy Magee plays the ball to Jeremy Merricks.  Jeremy Merricks finds Andy Magee with a long ball.  Andy Magee tries to beat Ewan Kerr using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

32' - Andy Magee tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a beautiful goal from Andy Magee for Merthyr Tydfil!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

33' - Darwen kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Patrick Deasmhumhain plays the ball to Steven Sheedy.  Steven Sheedy finds Lewis Girvin with a short pass.  Lewis Girvin finds Steven Sheedy with a long ball.  Jeremy Merricks successfully tackles Steven Sheedy and takes the ball.  Mike Gaddie dispossesses Jeremy Merricks and takes possession.  Mike Gaddie curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Gareth Aikens.  

39' - Gareth Aikens plays a long ball to William McCalla.  William McCalla curls in a cross, finding Ian Kirk.  Ian Kirk flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...but it hits the upright!  Mike Gaddie gets to the ball first and clears.

40' - Mike Gaddie attempts to use his skills to beat William McCalla, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

44' - Mike Gaddie plays a short pass to Patrick Deasmhumhain.  Patrick Deasmhumhain tries to use ball skills to beat Shaun Nolan, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Darwen.  

45' - Patrick Deasmhumhain places the ball to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box and finds Mike Gaddie.  Mike Gaddie strikes the ball...but the ball flies wide of the post!

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

46' - Darwen kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

49' - Frank McCallum passes to Rhys Evans.  Rhys Evans passes to Patrick Deasmhumhain.  Patrick Deasmhumhain finds Frank McCallum with a long ball.  Frank McCallum curls in a cross, but opposing player Mervyn Lyons takes possession.  

53' - Mervyn Lyons chips a long ball to Jeremy Merricks.  Jeremy Merricks finds Andy Magee with a short pass.  Andy Magee spots a run from Gareth Aikens.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Gareth Aikens takes the ball.  Gareth Aikens tries to cutback, but John Dalton overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Seth Cour spots a run from Ian Jones.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Ian Jones is caught offside!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mervyn Lyons is going to be taken off.  Joey Hew joins the game from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Shaun Nolan will come off.  Barry Hopkins is brought on from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Kai Brison is going to be taken off.  Owen Kendrick is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Gareth Aikens plays a short pass to William McCalla.  William McCalla sees Ian Kirk making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Ian Kirk takes the ball.  Ian Kirk hits a shot...but David Peffers gets down to stop the shot!  

64' - David Peffers plays a long pass to Mike Gaddie.  Mike Gaddie attempts to beat William McCalla using his skills, but is brought down illegally.  That will be a freekick for Darwen.  

65' - Patrick Deasmhumhain will take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but opposing player Jeremy Merricks takes possession.  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Frank McCallum is going to be taken off.  Callum Lister joins the game from the bench.  

69' - Joey Hew plays the ball to Andy Magee.  Andy Magee looks to unleash a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

71' - David Peffers passes to Owen Kendrick.  Owen Kendrick speeds past Gareth Aikens.  

73' - Owen Kendrick plays a long ball to Steven Sheedy.  Steven Sheedy attempts to outskill John Dalton and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Jones will come off.  Lewis Parry is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Mike Gaddie curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Brian McCombie.  Brian McCombie jumps up to head the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

81' - Barry Tighe spots a run from Gareth Aikens.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gareth Aikens is caught offside!  

84' - Peter MacAdam curves the ball into the box, finding Mike Gaddie.  Mike Gaddie jumps up and gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...and Mike Gaddie scores!  That's a good goal from the Darwen player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

84' - Merthyr Tydfil kick the ball off for the restart.  

90' - Jeremy Merricks passes the ball to Barry Hopkins.  Barry Hopkins passes the ball to Jeremy Merricks.  Jeremy Merricks passes to Andy Magee.  Andy Magee finds Joey Hew with a long pass.  Joey Hew sees William McCalla making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended Merthyr Tydfil 1 - 2 Darwen.