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19/08/2056, Ruskin Drive, St. Helens, England
FA Cup, Round Q1
St. Helens Vs Braintree

St. Helens play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: M Idiagbon (GK) , A Owen (CB) , J Molloy (CB) , M Crowe (RB) , C Rhys (LB) , G Byers (CM) , R McCormick (CDM) , D Kavanah (CDM) , G Steven (RW) , M Everett (LW) , V Zane (ST) And the subs are: F Clark (CB) , I Belliston (CB) , R Hermansen (CM) , H Agooba (CM) , R Jelle (ST)

Braintree play in a 4-5-1 formation, and line up with: S Persley (GK) , K Wemyss (CB) , D Power (CB) , J Walsh (RB) , Z Wyburn (LB) , J Fannon (CM) , G McPheron (CM) , G McQueen (CDM) , A Floyd (RM) , A Ekoku (LM) , I McNaughton (ST) And the subs are: C Donaghue (CB) , H Guffy (CB) , D MacInnis (CM) , I MacGregor (CM) , M Balderston (ST)
Welcome to Ruskin Drive in St. Helens, England where St. Helens will face Braintree Town.  This is round Q1 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 3000.

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

4' - Rich McCormick passes to Dale Kavanah.  Dale Kavanah finds Jamie Molloy with a short pass.  Jamie Molloy plays a long ball to Amon Owen.  Amon Owen sees Vincent Zane making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

9' - George McPheron plays the ball to John Walsh.  George Byers tackles John Walsh and takes possession.  St. Helens attempt a quick counter attack.  George Byers passes to Dale Kavanah.  Dale Kavanah passes to Glynn Steven.  Glynn Steven attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

10' - Shaun Persley sees Johnny Fannon making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Johnny Fannon has strayed offside!  

13' - Glynn Steven plays a short pass to Corey Rhys.  Corey Rhys chips a long ball to George Byers.  George Byers sees Vincent Zane making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but Vincent Zane has strayed offside!  

17' - Dale Kavanah passes to Mike Crowe.  Mike Crowe plays the ball to Vincent Zane.  Vincent Zane looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

19' - Shaun Persley sees Arran Ekoku making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

29' - Corey Rhys successfully tackles Arran Ekoku and takes possession.  St. Helens attempt to counter.  Geoff McQueen tackles Corey Rhys and takes the ball.  Geoff McQueen finds David Power with a long pass.  David Power plays the ball to Arran Ekoku.  Arran Ekoku plays a short pass to Geoff McQueen.  Geoff McQueen attempts to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but Mark Idiagbon deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Braintree.  Arran Ekoku gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but opposing player Amon Owen takes possession.  

32' - Amon Owen plays a short pass to Mike Crowe.  Mike Crowe spots a run from Mel Everett.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Mel Everett is able to control the ball.  Mel Everett fires a shot...and its in! It's a good goal from Mel Everett for St. Helens!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

32' - Braintree kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - David Power slides the ball to Geoff McQueen.  Geoff McQueen slides the ball to Zachary Wyburn.  Zachary Wyburn plays a long ball to Johnny Fannon.  Johnny Fannon sees a run from George McPheron.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and George McPheron takes the ball.  George McPheron hits the ball towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from George McPheron for Braintree!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

36' - St. Helens kick the ball off for the restart.  

43' - John Walsh passes to George McPheron.  George McPheron spots a run from Geoff McQueen.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Geoff McQueen is caught offside!  

45' - Glynn Steven plays a long pass to Corey Rhys.  Corey Rhys spots a run from Vincent Zane.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

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

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

52' - Glynn Steven sees George Byers making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

54' - George McPheron hits the ball long to Johnny Fannon.  With a turn of pace, Johnny Fannon beats Corey Rhys.  

54' - Johnny Fannon sees a run from Geoff McQueen.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Geoff McQueen is caught offside!  

59' - George Byers crosses the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian McNaughton will come off.  Duncan MacInnis joins the game from the bench.  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jamie Molloy is going to be taken off.  Floyd Clark is brought on from the bench.  

65' - Arran Ekoku tries to hit a long range shot...but the shot goes wide!

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Kyle Wemyss will come off.  Chris Donaghue joins the game from the bench.  

68' - Duncan MacInnis successfully tackles Corey Rhys and the ball goes loose.  Johnny Fannon tackles Corey Rhys and gains possession for his team.  Braintree attempt a quick counter attack.  Johnny Fannon looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is parried by Mark Idiagbon!  Duncan MacInnis gets to the ball first...Duncan MacInnis attempts a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Glynn Steven will come off.  Hayden Agooba is brought on from the bench.  

75' - Floyd Clark curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Rich McCormick.  Rich McCormick gets his head to the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the ball flies wide of the post!

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Walsh is going to be taken off.  Hugh Guffy is going to be brought on.  

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Vincent Zane will come off.  Robert Hermansen is going to be brought on.  

81' - Corey Rhys shoots from outside the area towards goal...but Shaun Persley stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Mel Everett pounces on the loose ball...Mel Everett tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but its wide!

82' - Shaun Persley sees a run from Anthony Floyd.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

84' - Robert Hermansen slides the ball to Corey Rhys.  Corey Rhys uses his pace to beat Duncan MacInnis, but is illegally impeded.  That will be a freekick for St. Helens.  

86' - Amon Owen chips a long ball to Rich McCormick.  Rich McCormick brings the ball forward, outpacing David Power.  

87' - Rich McCormick curls in a cross, and manages to find George Byers.  George Byers heads the ball attempting to beat Shaun Persley...but its wide!

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

92' - St. Helens kick the ball off for the restart.  

97' - Corey Rhys finds George Byers with a short pass.  George Byers finds Rich McCormick with a short pass.  Rich McCormick slides the ball to George Byers.  George Byers fires a shot from distance towards goal...and its in! Its a goal for St. Helens!  The ball flew past the diving keepers hand!

97' - Braintree kick the ball off for the restart.  

104' - Amon Owen plays a short pass to Corey Rhys.  Corey Rhys takes the ball past Arran Ekoku with a turn of pace.  

106' - Corey Rhys plays the ball to Robert Hermansen.  Robert Hermansen tries to hit a long range shot...but Shaun Persley performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

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

107' - Braintree kick the ball off for the restart.  

114' - Arran Ekoku plays the ball to Zachary Wyburn.  Zachary Wyburn finds Johnny Fannon with a short pass.  Johnny Fannon sees George McPheron making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and George McPheron is able to control the ball.  George McPheron fires a shot...but its wide!

118' - Mark Idiagbon plays a long ball to Corey Rhys.  Corey Rhys passes the ball to Rich McCormick.  Rich McCormick looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is parried by Shaun Persley!  Robert Hermansen is first to the ball...Robert Hermansen attempts a shot...and Robert Hermansen scores!  That's a lovely goal from the St. Helens player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

119' - Braintree kick the ball off for the restart.  

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



The match has ended St. Helens 3 - 1 Braintree Town.