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10/12/2030, Alexandra Stadium, Crewe, England
EFL Trophy, G3
Crewe Vs Rotherham

Crewe play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: G Crowe (GK) , J Meiklejohn (CB) , J Caudill (CB) , D Breckenridge (RB) , A Morgan (LB) , N Edmundson (CDM) , G Isola (CAM) , I Evans (RM) , B Smiley (LM) , B MacKay (ST) , M Egerton (ST) And the subs are: L Neild (CB) , S Maddox (CB) , S Fitzgerald (CM) , J Taylor (CM) , A Mohan (ST)

Rotherham play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: D Urey (GK) , O Evans (CB) , R Souter (CB) , D Polk (CB) , R Moss (CM) , N Aitken (CM) , T McArdle (CDM) , G McClamrock (CAM) , J Foley (RM) , H McClelland (LM) , I Price (ST) And the subs are: A Jones (CB) , O Kavanagh (CB) , J Duffy (CM) , M Valentine (CM) , N Finnin (ST)
Welcome to Alexandra Stadium in Crewe, England where Crewe Alexandra will face Rotherham Utd.  This is a group stage match of the EFL Trophy.  The attendance is 10000.

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

4' - Jay Caudill finds Inigo Evans with a short pass.  Inigo Evans passes to Geoff Isola.  Geoff Isola finds Nicholas Edmundson with a long ball.  Nicholas Edmundson hits the ball from distance towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

5' - Dave Urey spots a run from Gordon McClamrock.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

8' - Max Egerton passes the ball to David Breckenridge.  Theo McArdle dispossesses David Breckenridge and the ball goes loose.  Gordon McClamrock attempts to outskill Aron Morgan, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

8' - Gordon McClamrock sees Inigo Price making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

11' - Max Egerton plays a long ball to Jack Meiklejohn.  Theo McArdle successfully tackles Jack Meiklejohn and the ball goes loose.  Nicholas Aitken brings the ball forward, outpacing Geoff Isola.  

12' - Barry MacKay dispossesses Nicholas Aitken and gains possession for his team.  Crewe try to launch a counter attack.  Barry MacKay curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson jumps up to head the ball hoping to beat the keeper...and Nicholas Edmundson scores!  Its a goal for Crewe!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

13' - Rotherham kick the ball off for the restart.  

15' - Theo McArdle plays the ball to Ronald Souter.  Ronald Souter passes to John Foley.  John Foley brings the ball forward, outpacing Brendan Smiley.  

18' - John Foley looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...and John Foley scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Rotherham player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

18' - Crewe kick the ball off for the restart.  

21' - Nicholas Edmundson plays a short pass to David Breckenridge.  David Breckenridge plays the ball to Jay Caudill.  Jay Caudill finds Brendan Smiley with a long ball.  Brendan Smiley uses his pace to beat Owen Evans.  

22' - Brendan Smiley crosses the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

23' - Theo McArdle sees a run from John Foley.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

27' - Max Egerton finds David Breckenridge with a long pass.  David Breckenridge plays the ball to Geoff Isola.  Geoff Isola hits the ball long to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson attempts to use his skills to beat Ronald Souter and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

28' - Nicholas Edmundson attempts to unleash a long range shot...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Nicholas Edmundson for Crewe!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

28' - Rotherham kick the ball off for the restart.  

31' - Rob Moss passes to Theo McArdle.  Theo McArdle passes the ball to John Foley.  John Foley spots a run from Gordon McClamrock.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gordon McClamrock runs on to the ball.  Gordon McClamrock fires a shot towards goal...but its wide!

42' - Jay Caudill passes the ball to Nicholas Edmundson.  Nicholas Edmundson attempts to outskill Dom Polk, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

43' - Nicholas Edmundson attempts to beat Owen Evans using his skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Nicholas Edmundson runs with the ball!  

45' - Nicholas Edmundson tackles Ronald Souter and the ball goes loose.  Inigo Evans sees Barry MacKay making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Barry MacKay takes the ball.  Barry MacKay takes a shot towards goal...but Dave Urey gets down to stop the shot!  

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

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

50' - Dom Polk passes to Owen Evans.  Owen Evans passes the ball to Theo McArdle.  Theo McArdle finds Owen Evans with a long pass.  Owen Evans sees Harvey McClelland making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Harvey McClelland is able to take the ball.  Harvey McClelland looks to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Gareth Crowe stops the shot!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Owen Evans is going to be taken off.  Owen Kavanagh is going to be brought on.  

54' - Theo McArdle tries to beat Jay Caudill using his ball skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

54' - Theo McArdle spots a run from John Foley.  He attempts a quick throughball, but John Foley  is unable to take the ball down!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Theo McArdle will come off.  Arnie Jones is brought on from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jack Meiklejohn is going to be taken off.  Lee Neild is going to be brought on.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Rob Moss will come off.  Mal Valentine is going to be brought on.  

59' - Jay Caudill plays a short pass to Nicholas Edmundson.  With a turn of pace, Nicholas Edmundson beats Arnie Jones.  

65' - Nicholas Edmundson spots a run from Max Egerton.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Max Egerton takes the ball.  Max Egerton attempts to dribble past  the advancing Dave Urey...but the keeper bravely dives to take the ball!Dave Urey finds Dom Polk with a long ball.  Dom Polk crosses the ball and finds Gordon McClamrock.  Gordon McClamrock flicks a header down towards the bottom corner...but the shot is offtarget!

70' - Arnie Jones slides the ball to Harvey McClelland.  Harvey McClelland hits the ball from outside the area...but Gareth Crowe deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Rotherham.  Mal Valentine will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, and manages to find Arnie Jones.  Arnie Jones directs a powerful header towards goal...but its wide!

74' - Gareth Crowe finds Brendan Smiley with a short pass.  Brendan Smiley plays the ball to Barry MacKay.  Barry MacKay tries to unleash a long range shot...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Barry MacKay is going to be taken off.  Adam Mohan is brought on from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jay Caudill is going to be taken off.  Stuart Maddox joins the game from the bench.  

86' - Arnie Jones spots a run from Harvey McClelland.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Harvey McClelland is able to take the ball.  Harvey McClelland looks to place the ball past the keeper...and Harvey McClelland scores!  That's a nice goal from the Rotherham player!  The ball went in off the upright!

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

89' - Aron Morgan finds Geoff Isola with a short pass.  Geoff Isola plays the ball to Stuart Maddox.  Stuart Maddox sees Max Egerton making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Max Egerton is able to take the ball.  Max Egerton tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Ronald Souter gets to the ball first and clears.

91' - Nicholas Edmundson tries to use ball skills to beat Owen Kavanagh.  The opposing player is unable to stop Nicholas Edmundson who takes the ball forward!  

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



The match has ended Crewe Alexandra 2 - 2 Rotherham Utd.