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10/08/2032, Cygnet Health Care Stadium, Taunton, England
FA Trophy, Round 1
Taunton Town Vs Neston

Taunton Town play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: M Brady (GK) , R Drewes (CB) , G McCalley (CB) , D Pearce (RB) , B Magee (LB) , D Clery (CDM) , B McFarland (CAM) , H McSwain (RM) , B Emmanuel (LM) , C Glaspey (ST) , M Mackley (ST) And the subs are: S Kavanah (CB) , L Nesbitt (CB) , J Meiklejohn (CM) , O Brayer (CM) , O MacWilliams (ST)

Neston play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: B Braden (GK) , M Connor (CB) , P Price (CB) , T Bowens (CB) , C Rae (RB) , J MacBain (LB) , J Mellas (CDM) , C McCathern (CAM) , A Flynn (RM) , A Rintoul (LM) , C Fannon (ST) And the subs are: A McIntyre (CB) , H Hanigan (CB) , S Jones (CM) , K McNelly (CM) , S Nevin (ST)
Welcome to Cygnet Health Care Stadium in Taunton, England where Taunton Town will face Neston.  This is round 1 of the FA Trophy.  The attendance is 2161.

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

5' - David Clery sees a run from Colin Glaspey.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Colin Glaspey is caught offside!  

15' - George McCalley finds David Clery with a long ball.  David Clery sees a run from Colin Glaspey.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Colin Glaspey is able to control the ball.  Colin Glaspey attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but Barry Braden manages to stop the shot!  

19' - Barry Braden passes a long ball to Chris McCathern.  Brett McFarland successfully tackles Chris McCathern and takes the ball.  Brett McFarland sees Colin Glaspey making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Colin Glaspey takes the ball.  Colin Glaspey tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

22' - Carl Rae successfully tackles Brett McFarland and takes possession.  Michael Mackley dispossesses Carl Rae and the ball goes loose.  Justin Mellas hits the ball long to Michael Connor.  Michael Connor crosses the ball into the box, but Bob Magee gets to the ball and makes a clearance.  

26' - Dave Pearce plays the ball to Bob Magee.  Bob Magee passes to David Clery.  David Clery sees Bob Emmanuel making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Bob Emmanuel runs on to the ball.  Bob Emmanuel hits a shot...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Henry McSwain pounces on the loose ball...Henry McSwain tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Barry Braden!  

29' - Barry Braden passes to Johnny MacBain.  Johnny MacBain plays a long pass to Arran Rintoul.  Arran Rintoul passes to Chris Fannon.  Chris Fannon spots a run from Chris McCathern.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

31' - Colin Glaspey plays a long ball to Bob Magee.  Bob Magee looks to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

33' - Barry Braden plays a long ball to Justin Mellas.  Justin Mellas passes the ball to Chris Fannon.  Chris Fannon looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but Mark Brady manages to stop the shot!  

37' - Mark Brady plays a long pass to David Clery.  David Clery sees a run from Brett McFarland.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Brett McFarland is able to take the ball.  Brett McFarland looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Barry Braden!  Carl Rae is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

45' - Bob Emmanuel dispossesses Michael Connor and takes the ball.  Bob Emmanuel slides the ball to David Clery.  David Clery sees Michael Mackley making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Michael Mackley takes the ball.  Michael Mackley shoots towards goal...but the shot is offtarget!

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

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

47' - Arran Rintoul passes to Justin Mellas.  Justin Mellas passes to Tobias Bowens.  Tobias Bowens plays a long pass to Paul Price.  Paul Price sees Chris McCathern making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Connor is going to be taken off.  Andy McIntyre is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Fannon will come off.  Sam Nevin joins the game from the bench.  

56' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Colin Glaspey is going to be taken off.  Oscar MacWilliams is brought on from the bench.  

58' - Justin Mellas dispossesses George McCalley and takes possession.  Rex Drewes dispossesses Justin Mellas and gains possession for his team.  Rex Drewes plays a short pass to Brett McFarland.  Brett McFarland sees Bob Emmanuel making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Bob Emmanuel is able to control the ball.  Bob Emmanuel looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Barry Braden!  

63' - Chris McCathern sees Sam Nevin making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Clery is going to be taken off.  Oliver Brayer is going to be brought on.  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Justin Mellas is going to be taken off.  Karl McNelly is brought on from the bench.  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Mackley is going to be taken off.  John Meiklejohn joins the game from the bench.  

73' - Chris McCathern hits the ball from long range, aiming for the top of the net...but Mark Brady deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Neston.  Chris McCathern places the ball to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

76' - Rex Drewes passes the ball to Oliver Brayer.  Oliver Brayer chips a long ball to Henry McSwain.  Henry McSwain plays a short pass to Oscar MacWilliams.  Oscar MacWilliams tries to beat Johnny MacBain using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Oscar MacWilliams runs with the ball!  

80' - Taunton Town try to launch a quick counter attack.  Rex Drewes finds Bob Magee with a short pass.  Bob Magee speeds past Alastair Flynn.  

81' - Bob Magee spots a run from John Meiklejohn.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Meiklejohn runs on to the ball.  John Meiklejohn hits a shot towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

84' - Rex Drewes plays a long pass to Brett McFarland.  Brett McFarland sees John Meiklejohn making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but John Meiklejohn is caught offside!  

86' - Chris McCathern finds Karl McNelly with a long ball.  Karl McNelly sees Alastair Flynn making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

90' - Dave Pearce uses his pace to beat Sam Nevin.  

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

91' - Taunton Town kick the ball off for the restart.  

96' - Oliver Brayer successfully tackles Chris McCathern and takes the ball.  Oliver Brayer sees Oscar MacWilliams making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

100' - Chris McCathern hits the ball long to Andy McIntyre.  Rex Drewes tackles Andy McIntyre and the ball goes loose.  Arran Rintoul plays a short pass to Sam Nevin.  Sam Nevin curls in a cross, but the ball misses everyone.  

104' - Karl McNelly sees Chris McCathern making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

106' - Bob Emmanuel takes the ball past Andy McIntyre with a turn of pace.  

107' - Bob Emmanuel sees a run from John Meiklejohn.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but John Meiklejohn is caught offside!  

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

109' - Neston kick the ball off for the restart.  

116' - Henry McSwain spots a run from Oscar MacWilliams.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Oscar MacWilliams takes the ball.  Oscar MacWilliams tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Taunton Town.  Brett McFarland gets ready to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

118' - Tobias Bowens chips a long ball to Chris McCathern.  Chris McCathern tries to use ball skills to beat George McCalley, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

119' - Chris McCathern crosses the ball into the box and finds Sam Nevin.  Sam Nevin looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but its over!

121' - Mark Brady spots a run from Oscar MacWilliams.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Oscar MacWilliams is able to control the ball.  Oscar MacWilliams tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

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

The match will be decided on a penalty shootout!  
Oscar MacWilliams will step up to take the first penalty for Taunton Town.  And its in!  The keeper couldn't get near the ball!  That's 1 - 0.
Alastair Flynn will take the next penalty for Neston.  And Alastair Flynn puts it in!  The keeper was unable to stop the shot!  That's 1 - 1.
George McCalley will take the next penalty for Taunton Town.  But the keeper saves the shot!
Chris McCathern will take the next penalty for Neston.  But the shot is offtarget!
Henry McSwain will take the next penalty for Taunton Town.  But his shot strikes the post!
Arran Rintoul will take the next penalty for Neston.  But his shot is saved by the keeper!
John Meiklejohn will take the next penalty for Taunton Town.  And its in!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but could not stop the shot!  So that makes it 2 - 1.
Sam Nevin will take the next penalty for Neston.  And Sam Nevin puts it in!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  That makes it 2 - 2.
Rex Drewes will take the next penalty for Taunton Town.  But he is unable to beat the keeper!
Johnny MacBain will take the next penalty for Neston.  And Johnny MacBain scores!  The keeper was sent the wrong way!  Now we are on 2 - 3.


The match has ended Taunton Town 0 - 0 Neston.  After a penalty shootout, Neston are declared the winners.  They won the penalty shootout 3 - 2.