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19/12/2054, Crown Ground, Accrington, England
League Two, English Football League

Accrington Vs Finchley

Accrington play in a 4-2-4 formation, and line up with: R Lawgoch (GK) , C MacNair (CB) , A Braddick (CB) , I McClurg (RB) , P MacTaggart (LB) , F Dredge (CM) , M Ballard (CM) , M Straney (RW) , I Morris (LW) , G Kelley (ST) , M MacCoughlan (ST) And the subs are: D Mousa (CB) , P McCoun (CB) , M Lithgow (CM) , D McConachie (CM) , C McMahon (ST)

Finchley play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: R Ballantyne (GK) , C Abercrombie (CB) , J Speed (CB) , S Hess (CB) , D Seward (RB) , P MacGillivray (LB) , L Beatson (CDM) , L Murphy (CAM) , J Pottinger (RM) , P Blaikie (LM) , M Prost (ST) And the subs are: V Cormican (CB) , E Bowman (CB) , C McBain (CM) , P Cullen (CM) , R McCallister (ST)

Welcome to Crown Ground in Accrington, England where Accrington Stanley will face Wingate & Finchley FC.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 9695.

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

7' - Mark Ballard attempts to use his skills to beat Dan Seward, but is brought down.    The referee shows Dan Seward the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Accrington.  

12' - Leighton Beatson spots a run from Malcolm Prost.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

14' - Gus Kelley finds Aeron Braddick with a long ball.  Aeron Braddick curls in a cross, but Dan Seward intercepts and takes possession.  

16' - Dan Seward sees Leeroy Murphy making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Leeroy Murphy takes the ball.  Leeroy Murphy looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...and Leeroy Murphy scores!  That's a nice goal from the Finchley player!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

16' - Accrington kick the ball off for the restart.  

20' - Mark Ballard slides the ball to Fraser Dredge.  Fraser Dredge finds Aeron Braddick with a short pass.  Aeron Braddick passes a long ball to Colin MacNair.  Colin MacNair passes to Mark Ballard.  Mark Ballard sees Ian Morris making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but Ian Morris is caught offside!  

25' - Malcolm Prost passes to Justin Speed.  Justin Speed finds Peter MacGillivray with a long pass.  Peter MacGillivray runs with the ball, beating Colin MacNair.  

27' - With a turn of pace, Mark Ballard beats Leeroy Murphy, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Accrington.  

31' - James Pottinger tackles Gus Kelley and takes the ball.  James Pottinger attempts a shot from long range...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Finchley.  Peter Blaikie will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, and manages to find Leeroy Murphy.  Leeroy Murphy gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but it hits the upright!  Fraser Dredge is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

33' - Peter MacGillivray chips a long ball to Leeroy Murphy.  Leeroy Murphy attempts to use his skills to beat Fraser Dredge, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

39' - Accrington attempt a quick counter attack.  Malcolm Prost dispossesses Mark Ballard and the ball goes loose.  Fraser Dredge hits the ball long to Ian McClurg.  Ian McClurg tries to use ball skills to beat Dan Seward.  The opposing player is unable to stop Ian McClurg who takes the ball forward!  

42' - Ian McClurg sees a run from Mark Ballard.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Mark Ballard is able to control the ball.  Mark Ballard reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Fraser Dredge is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Mark Straney slides the ball to Mark MacCoughlan.  Connor Abercrombie successfully tackles Mark MacCoughlan and the ball goes loose.  

45' - Connor Abercrombie plays a long ball to Peter MacGillivray.  Mark Ballard tackles Peter MacGillivray and takes possession.  Leighton Beatson dispossesses Mark Ballard and the ball goes loose.  Peter MacGillivray looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

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

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

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Malcolm Prost is going to be taken off.  Robert McCallister is going to be brought on.  

53' - Robert McCallister spots a run from James Pottinger.  He attempts a quick throughball, but James Pottinger is caught offside!  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gus Kelley will come off.  Cody McMahon is brought on from the bench.  

60' - Shaun Hess finds Connor Abercrombie with a long ball.  Connor Abercrombie sees a run from Leeroy Murphy.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Leeroy Murphy is able to take the ball.  Leeroy Murphy hits a shot towards goal...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Patrick MacTaggart gets to the ball first and clears.

60' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Colin MacNair is going to be taken off.  Danyaal Mousa joins the game from the bench.  

61' - Fraser Dredge attempts to use his skills to beat Peter MacGillivray, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

63' - Fraser Dredge passes to Ian Morris.  Ian Morris attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but its wide!

65' - Rob Ballantyne sees Leeroy Murphy making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

74' - Leeroy Murphy plays the ball to Leighton Beatson.  Aeron Braddick dispossesses Leighton Beatson and gains possession for his team.  Aeron Braddick plays a long pass to Mark Ballard.  Mark Ballard sees a run from Mark MacCoughlan.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Mark MacCoughlan is caught offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mark MacCoughlan is going to be taken off.  Daniel McConachie is brought on from the bench.  

79' - Leeroy Murphy looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and its in! It's an exquisite goal from Leeroy Murphy for Finchley!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dan Seward is going to be taken off.  Edward Bowman joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Accrington kick the ball off for the restart.  

86' - Mark Ballard passes to Aeron Braddick.  Aeron Braddick passes to Patrick MacTaggart.  Patrick MacTaggart finds Ian McClurg with a long ball.  Ian McClurg finds Cody McMahon with a short pass.  Cody McMahon plays a long pass to Patrick MacTaggart.  Patrick MacTaggart slides the ball to Cody McMahon.  Cody McMahon attempts to hit a long range shot...and Cody McMahon scores!  That's a fine goal from the Accrington player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

86' - Finchley kick the ball off for the restart.  

89' - Connor Abercrombie plays a short pass to Leeroy Murphy.  Leeroy Murphy plays the ball to Connor Abercrombie.  Connor Abercrombie passes a long ball to Leeroy Murphy.  Leeroy Murphy curls in a cross, but Aeron Braddick intercepts the ball.  

91' - Aeron Braddick plays a short pass to Patrick MacTaggart.  Patrick MacTaggart runs with the ball, beating Leeroy Murphy.  



The match has ended Accrington Stanley 1 - 2 Wingate & Finchley FC.