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01/01/2047, AFC Rushden & Diamonds Stadium, Rushden, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round QF

Rushden Vs Darlington

Rushden play in a 3-1-4-1-1 formation, and line up with: J Bees (GK) , E Nicolas (CB) , E Boag (CB) , M Howell (CB) , E Davidson (CM) , B MacRae (CM) , R Crossin (CDM) , S Fajinmi (CAM) , D McAllaster (RM) , K Skinner (LM) , R Maddocks (ST) And the subs are: P Paterson (GK) , E MacInnis (CB) , W Keegan (CM) , G MacNeil (CM) , J Speirs (ST)

Darlington play in a 3-4-3 Att formation, and line up with: A Hagge (GK) , I Todoran (CB) , I Timofte (CB) , V Dedushkin (CB) , C Yates (CM) , U Ruud (CM) , J Pryde (CM) , L Camargo (CAM) , J Pierpoint (RW) , P Dermott (LW) , T Gheorghe (ST) And the subs are: G Yeoman (GK) , V Murto (CB) , J McCracken (CM) , K Mănescu (LW) , A Janko (ST)

Welcome to AFC Rushden & Diamonds Stadium in Rushden, England where AFC Rushden & Diamonds will face Darlington.  This is round QF of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 15000.

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

5' - Tihomir á Gheorghe sees a run from John Pryde.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John Pryde is able to take the ball.  John Pryde attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but John Bees deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Darlington.  Jeremie Pierpoint gets ready to take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

9' - Ethan Boag passes to Ellis Davidson.  Ellis Davidson sees Shaun Fajinmi making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Shaun Fajinmi takes the ball.  Shaun Fajinmi looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

12' - Adam Hagge passes a long ball to Ivailo á Todoran.  Ivailo á Todoran sees Ulfred Ruud making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Ulfred Ruud takes the ball.  Ulfred Ruud looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by John Bees!  John Pryde is first to the ball...John Pryde tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

14' - John Bees sees Shaun Fajinmi making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

23' - Robert Crossin passes the ball to Ken Skinner.  Ken Skinner sees Robert Maddocks making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but Robert Maddocks has strayed offside!  

26' - Charles Yates successfully tackles Eupeithes Nicolas and takes the ball.  Darlington try to launch a counter attack.  Charles Yates sees a run from Paul Dermott.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

31' - Robert Maddocks plays a long ball to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas passes to Ken Skinner.  Ken Skinner plays the ball to Shaun Fajinmi.  Shaun Fajinmi sees David McAllaster making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and David McAllaster is able to control the ball.  David McAllaster attempts a shot...but its wide!

35' - Adam Hagge passes to Viktor Dedushkin.  Viktor Dedushkin sees a run from Lorenzo Camargo.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Lorenzo Camargo runs on to the ball.  Lorenzo Camargo tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is saved by John Bees!  

43' - John Bees slides the ball to Blake MacRae.  Blake MacRae finds Matthew Howell with a long pass.  Matthew Howell passes the ball to Ken Skinner.  Ken Skinner passes to Matthew Howell.  Lorenzo Camargo tackles Matthew Howell and gains possession for his team.  Lorenzo Camargo sees a run from Ulfred Ruud.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

46' - Robert Maddocks finds Ellis Davidson with a long pass.  Ellis Davidson sees Shaun Fajinmi making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Shaun Fajinmi runs on to the ball.  Shaun Fajinmi shoots...but the ball hits the post!  Ellis Davidson is first to the ball...Ellis Davidson hits a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but its wide!

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

47' - Darlington kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Viktor Dedushkin dispossesses Robert Crossin and takes the ball.  Viktor Dedushkin sees a run from Tihomir á Gheorghe.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Tihomir á Gheorghe is caught offside!  

53' - Robert Maddocks slides the ball to Matthew Howell.  Matthew Howell sees Blake MacRae making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Blake MacRae is able to take the ball.  Blake MacRae tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Charles Yates manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Maddocks will come off.  James Speirs is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ethan Boag will come off.  Ellis MacInnis joins the game from the bench.  

56' - Viktor Dedushkin successfully tackles David McAllaster and gains possession for his team.  Viktor Dedushkin spots a run from John Pryde.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but John Pryde is caught offside!  

64' - James Speirs plays the ball to John Bees.  John Bees slides the ball to Matthew Howell.  Matthew Howell finds Shaun Fajinmi with a long ball.  Shaun Fajinmi slides the ball to Robert Crossin.  Robert Crossin passes to Blake MacRae.  Blake MacRae attempts to beat Ivailo á Todoran using his skills, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Rushden.  

65' - James Speirs stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but no one is able to get to the ball.  

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lorenzo Camargo will come off.  Krastyu á Mănescu is going to be brought on.  

67' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John Pryde is going to be taken off.  Jordan McCracken joins the game from the bench.  

68' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jeremie Pierpoint is going to be taken off.  Alojzy Janko is brought on from the bench.  

70' - Robert Crossin tackles Viktor Dedushkin and gains possession for his team.  Rushden attempt a quick counter attack.  Ivailo á Todoran tackles Robert Crossin and gains possession for his team.  Ivailo á Todoran chips a long ball to Jordan McCracken.  Jordan McCracken curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Matthew Howell.  

73' - Paul Dermott tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a tremendous goal from Paul Dermott for Darlington!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

76' - Matthew Howell plays the ball to Shaun Fajinmi.  Shaun Fajinmi passes the ball to Blake MacRae.  Blake MacRae hits the ball long to Ellis MacInnis.  Ellis MacInnis sees Ellis Davidson making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Ellis Davidson has strayed offside!  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Blake MacRae is going to be taken off.  Gethin MacNeil is going to be brought on.  

80' - Viktor Dedushkin sees Tihomir á Gheorghe making a run.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and Tihomir á Gheorghe is able to take the ball.  Tihomir á Gheorghe looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

82' - John Bees sees Gethin MacNeil making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

86' - Shaun Fajinmi brings the ball forward, attempting to outpace Charles Yates, but is brought down.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Charles Yates.  That will be a freekick for Rushden.  

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



The match has ended AFC Rushden & Diamonds 0 - 1 Darlington.