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17/08/2058, The Bowl, Atherton, England
FA Cup, Round Q1
Atherton Vs County

Atherton play in a 3-4-3 Def formation, and line up with: R Pugh (GK) , J Glace (CB) , M Berthelsen (CB) , M Myles (CB) , D Hannigan (CM) , S Newell (CM) , N Murphy (CM) , M Atkins (CDM) , V Davies (RW) , J McCloy (LW) , J Dick (ST) And the subs are: O Meredith (CB) , P Kennedy (CB) , P Morrice (CM) , M Hayden (CM) , C Valentine (ST)

County play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: S Doyle (GK) , L Llewellyn (CB) , T Hughes (CB) , J MacIver (RB) , I Trevor (LB) , P Donoghue (CDM) , M Methven (CDM) , D McQuiston (CAM) , R Kemp (CAM) , G Sharif (ST) , K Abraham (ST) And the subs are: M Gekas (CB) , O Shaka (CB) , S McCloud (CM) , C Peddie (CM) , S MacCunn (ST)
Welcome to The Bowl in Atherton, England where Atherton Collieries will face Stockport County.  This is round Q1 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 3792.

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

6' - Ian Trevor tackles Malcolm Berthelsen and takes the ball.  Ian Trevor sees a run from Ken Abraham.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Ken Abraham has strayed offside!  

9' - Duncan Hannigan hits the ball long to Mal Atkins.  Mal Atkins sees Joshua Dick making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Joshua Dick runs on to the ball.  Joshua Dick attempts a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Sammy Newell gets to the ball first...Sammy Newell tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a great goal from Sammy Newell for Atherton!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

10' - County kick the ball off for the restart.  

14' - Jamie MacIver plays the ball to Tim Hughes.  Tim Hughes passes the ball to Douglas McQuiston.  Malcolm Berthelsen tackles Douglas McQuiston and gains possession for his team.  Michael Methven dispossesses Malcolm Berthelsen and gains possession for his team.  County try to launch a quick counter attack.  Michael Methven sees Ken Abraham making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Ken Abraham is caught offside!  

21' - Noah Murphy attempts to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

25' - Stephen Doyle chips a long ball to Lee Llewellyn.  Lee Llewellyn passes the ball to Michael Methven.  Michael Methven spots a run from Gazi Sharif.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Gazi Sharif is able to take the ball.  Gazi Sharif attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball hits the post!  Mal Atkins is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

26' - Joshua Dick spots a run from Noah Murphy.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

37' - Noah Murphy successfully tackles Douglas McQuiston and the ball goes loose.  Gazi Sharif passes to Ken Abraham.  Ken Abraham takes a shot from outside the area towards goal...and Ken Abraham scores!  That's a fine goal from the County player!  The ball went in off the upright!

37' - Atherton kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - Mervyn Myles finds Malcolm Berthelsen with a short pass.  Malcolm Berthelsen passes to Mervyn Myles.  Mervyn Myles plays a long ball to Sammy Newell.  Sammy Newell runs with the ball, but is brought down illegally by Paul Donoghue.    The referee shows Paul Donoghue the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Atherton.  

41' - Duncan Hannigan places the ball to take the freekick.  He lifts the ball into the box, but Lee Llewellyn intercepts the ball.  

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

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

48' - Douglas McQuiston passes the ball to Richard Kemp.  Richard Kemp passes to Michael Methven.  Michael Methven speeds past Joshua Dick.  

51' - Michael Methven plays the ball to Ken Abraham.  Ken Abraham attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Rhys Pugh stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Ken Abraham is first to the loose ball...Ken Abraham looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Victor Davies will come off.  Cody Valentine joins the game from the bench.  

54' - Rhys Pugh plays the ball to Sammy Newell.  Sammy Newell plays a long pass to Duncan Hannigan.  Duncan Hannigan hits a shot from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...and Duncan Hannigan scores!  That's a nice goal from the Atherton player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

55' - County kick the ball off for the restart.  

57' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Malcolm Berthelsen will come off.  Ollie Meredith joins the game from the bench.  

58' - Douglas McQuiston speeds past John Glace.  

60' - Douglas McQuiston sees a run from Gazi Sharif.  He attempts to play a throughball, and Gazi Sharif is able to take the ball.  Gazi Sharif hits a shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

61' - Rhys Pugh sees a run from Joshua Dick.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

62' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mervyn Myles is going to be taken off.  Peter Kennedy is going to be brought on.  

64' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tim Hughes is going to be taken off.  Mark Gekas is going to be brought on.  

65' - Noah Murphy attempts to use his skills to beat Douglas McQuiston and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

69' - Lee Llewellyn hits the ball long to Mark Gekas.  Mark Gekas sees Michael Methven making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Michael Methven is able to control the ball.  Michael Methven fires a shot...but the keeper manages to tip the shot round the post!  The linesman signals its a corner for County.  Douglas McQuiston will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but Ollie Meredith intercepts the ball.  

71' - Noah Murphy spots a run from Sammy Newell.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

74' - Douglas McQuiston chips a long ball to Mark Gekas.  Mark Gekas plays the ball to Gazi Sharif.  Gazi Sharif sees a run from Richard Kemp.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Richard Kemp runs on to the ball.  Richard Kemp takes a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball flies wide of the post!

77' - Rhys Pugh plays a short pass to Mal Atkins.  Mal Atkins finds Ollie Meredith with a long ball.  Ollie Meredith sees a run from Joshua Dick.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Joshua Dick has strayed offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Lee Llewellyn is going to be taken off.  Steven McCloud joins the game from the bench.  

83' - Douglas McQuiston uses his pace to beat Mal Atkins.  

87' - Douglas McQuiston slides the ball to Paul Donoghue.  Paul Donoghue finds Michael Methven with a long pass.  Michael Methven passes to Gazi Sharif.  Gazi Sharif curls in a cross and finds Douglas McQuiston.  Douglas McQuiston gets above the defence and heads the ball towards the top corner...and its in! It's a fine goal from Douglas McQuiston for County!  The ball went in off the upright!

88' - Atherton kick the ball off for the restart.  

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

91' - Atherton kick the ball off for the restart.  

94' - Ollie Meredith plays the ball to Duncan Hannigan.  Duncan Hannigan finds John Glace with a short pass.  John Glace chips a long ball to Mal Atkins.  Mal Atkins sees a run from Noah Murphy.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Noah Murphy has strayed offside!  

99' - Douglas McQuiston plays the ball to Mark Gekas.  Mark Gekas passes to Gazi Sharif.  Gazi Sharif plays a short pass to Michael Methven.  Michael Methven crosses the ball into the box, but Sammy Newell intercepts and makes a clearance.  

104' - Sammy Newell dispossesses Douglas McQuiston and takes the ball.  Sammy Newell passes to Mal Atkins.  Mal Atkins plays a short pass to Sammy Newell.  Sammy Newell looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

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

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

110' - Michael Methven passes to Richard Kemp.  Richard Kemp finds Steven McCloud with a short pass.  Steven McCloud plays a short pass to Richard Kemp.  Richard Kemp sees Ken Abraham making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ken Abraham is able to control the ball.  Ken Abraham looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but its wide!

115' - Richard Kemp slides the ball to Paul Donoghue.  Duncan Hannigan successfully tackles Paul Donoghue and takes the ball.  Atherton attempt to counter.  Duncan Hannigan speeds past Paul Donoghue.  

116' - Duncan Hannigan sees a run from Jim McCloy.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Jim McCloy is able to take the ball.  Jim McCloy shoots towards goal...but Stephen Doyle gets down to stop the shot!  

118' - Stephen Doyle plays a short pass to Douglas McQuiston.  Douglas McQuiston sees Richard Kemp making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

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

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Sammy Newell will step up to take the first penalty for Atherton Collieries.  And Sammy Newell scores!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  That's 1 - 0.
Michael Methven will take the next penalty for County.  And its been saved by the keeper!
Duncan Hannigan will take the next penalty for Atherton.  And he scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  It is now 2 - 0.
Gazi Sharif will take the next penalty for County.  But the shot is wide of the target!
Jim McCloy will take the next penalty for Atherton.  And its in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  Now we are on 3 - 0.
Ken Abraham will take the next penalty for County.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Joshua Dick will take the next penalty for Atherton.  And Joshua Dick scores!  The ball went in off the upright!  It is now 4 - 0.
Ian Trevor will take the next penalty for County.  And its been saved by the keeper!
Ollie Meredith will take the next penalty for Atherton.  And Ollie Meredith puts it in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  Now we are on 5 - 0.
Mark Gekas will take the next penalty for County.  And Mark Gekas puts it in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  So that makes it 5 - 1.


The match has ended Atherton Collieries 2 - 2 Stockport County.  After a penalty shootout, Atherton Collieries are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 5 - 1.