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18/03/2059, New Cuthbury, Wimborne Minster, England, Live on National TV
EFL Trophy, Semi-Final

Wimborne Vs Rushden

Wimborne play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: M Ruane (GK) , J Rice (CB) , S MacLellan (CB) , L Ferris (RB) , J Rinne (LB) , E MacGillivray (CDM) , P Sheridan (CAM) , D Howitt (RM) , F McCreadie (LM) , E Kane (ST) , M Moffett (ST) And the subs are: A Aitken (CB) , L Olatuga (CB) , H Valentine (CM) , K Keenor (CM) , R MacFarlane (ST)

Rushden play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: K Bate (GK) , E Rees (CB) , E Leamon (CB) , D Pennie (RB) , M Ard (LB) , E Nicolas (CDM) , E McQuillan (CDM) , B Stalker (CAM) , G Meland (CAM) , C Dimitriou (ST) , M Cavanaugh (ST) And the subs are: T McCown (CB) , P Ormond (CB) , I Page (CM) , R Igun (CM) , M Hird (ST)

Welcome to New Cuthbury in Wimborne Minster, England where Wimborne Town FC will face AFC Rushden & Diamonds.  This is the semi-final of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 9624.

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

4' - Peter Sheridan passes the ball to Eddie MacGillivray.  Eddie MacGillivray passes the ball to Stuart MacLellan.  Charles Dimitriou dispossesses Stuart MacLellan and takes the ball.  Eddie MacGillivray tackles Charles Dimitriou and the ball goes loose.  Charles Dimitriou attempts to outskill Stuart MacLellan and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

4' - Charles Dimitriou spots a run from Gareth Meland.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gareth Meland is caught offside!  

13' - Eddie MacGillivray finds Peter Sheridan with a short pass.  Eupeithes Nicolas dispossesses Peter Sheridan and takes possession.  Stuart MacLellan successfully tackles Eupeithes Nicolas and takes possession.  Edward McQuillan dispossesses Stuart MacLellan and takes possession.  Edward McQuillan hits the ball long to Edwyn Rees.  Edwyn Rees plays a short pass to Michael Cavanaugh.  Elliot Kane tackles Michael Cavanaugh and takes possession.  Wimborne try to launch a quick counter attack.  Elliot Kane tries to use ball skills to beat Eupeithes Nicolas and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

14' - Elliot Kane sees Mike Moffett making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

17' - Dominic Pennie plays the ball to Edwyn Rees.  Eddie MacGillivray successfully tackles Edwyn Rees and takes the ball.  Eddie MacGillivray tries to beat Ewan Leamon using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

17' - Eddie MacGillivray tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

38' - Stuart MacLellan hits the ball long to Lee Ferris.  Bradley Stalker dispossesses Lee Ferris and takes the ball.  Bradley Stalker passes to Edward McQuillan.  Edward McQuillan plays a long pass to Edwyn Rees.  John Rice dispossesses Edwyn Rees and takes the ball.  John Rice finds Joel Rinne with a long ball.  Joel Rinne passes to Eddie MacGillivray.  Eddie MacGillivray plays the ball to Elliot Kane.  Ewan Leamon tackles Elliot Kane and takes possession.  Ewan Leamon passes to Edwyn Rees.  Edwyn Rees passes a long ball to Edward McQuillan.  Edward McQuillan plays the ball to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas sees a run from Charles Dimitriou.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Charles Dimitriou is able to take the ball.  Charles Dimitriou shoots towards goal...and Charles Dimitriou scores!  That's a fine goal from the Rushden player!  The ball went in off the upright!

39' - Wimborne kick the ball off for the restart.  

43' - Stuart MacLellan plays a short pass to John Rice.  John Rice plays a short pass to Lee Ferris.  Charles Dimitriou dispossesses Lee Ferris and takes possession.  Charles Dimitriou sees a run from Bradley Stalker.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

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

45' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

51' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Stuart MacLellan is going to be taken off.  Lewis Olatuga joins the game from the bench.  

54' - Mike Moffett tackles Gareth Meland and gains possession for his team.  Mike Moffett attempts to outskill Ewan Leamon, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

54' - Mike Moffett sees Felix McCreadie making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ewan Leamon is going to be taken off.  Peter Ormond joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Eupeithes Nicolas curves the ball into the box, finding Michael Cavanaugh.  Michael Cavanaugh hits the ball...but the shot hits the upright!  Lewis Olatuga is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

60' - Felix McCreadie sees Elliot Kane making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Mike Moffett will come off.  Robert MacFarlane joins the game from the bench.  

67' - Joel Rinne dispossesses Charles Dimitriou and the ball goes loose.  Edward McQuillan looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Mark Ruane!  Gareth Meland is first to the ball...Gareth Meland tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a good goal from Gareth Meland for Rushden!  The ball went in off the upright!

67' - Wimborne kick the ball off for the restart.  

70' - David Howitt passes the ball to Joel Rinne.  Joel Rinne passes to Lewis Olatuga.  Lewis Olatuga passes the ball to Peter Sheridan.  Peter Sheridan attempts to use his skills to beat Eupeithes Nicolas, but is then fouled.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Eupeithes Nicolas the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Wimborne.  

71' - Lee Ferris prepares to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but goalkeeper Kian Bate takes hold of the ball.  

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like David Howitt is going to be taken off.  Ken Keenor joins the game from the bench.  

74' - Peter Ormond whips in a cross, but opposing player Peter Sheridan takes possession.  

76' - Eupeithes Nicolas dispossesses Peter Sheridan and takes the ball.  Rushden launch a counter attack.  Eupeithes Nicolas tries to use ball skills to beat Lewis Olatuga, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

78' - Eupeithes Nicolas strikes the ball from outside the area, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Lee Ferris is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Cavanaugh will come off.  Mark Hird joins the game from the bench.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Edwyn Rees is going to be taken off.  Tommy McCown is going to be brought on.  

82' - Eddie MacGillivray tackles Bradley Stalker and takes the ball.  Wimborne try to launch a quick counter attack.  Eddie MacGillivray tries to hit a long range shot...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

84' - Kian Bate hits the ball long to Edward McQuillan.  Edward McQuillan speeds past John Rice.  

86' - Edward McQuillan passes the ball to Mark Hird.  Mark Hird sees Charles Dimitriou making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Charles Dimitriou has strayed offside!  

90' - Joel Rinne plays a long ball to Lee Ferris.  Lee Ferris passes the ball to Ken Keenor.  Ken Keenor sees a run from Eddie MacGillivray.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Eddie MacGillivray is able to control the ball.  Eddie MacGillivray looks to place the ball past the keeper...and Eddie MacGillivray scores!  That's a beautiful goal from the Wimborne player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

90' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Wimborne Town FC 1 - 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds.