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28/02/2054, South Shields Stadium, South Shields, England
League One, English Football League

South Shields Vs Man City

South Shields play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: A MacEwen (GK) , A Down (CB) , C McCaig (CB) , I McNicol (CB) , M McFarlane (RB) , R Stephen (LB) , G Givan (CDM) , S Heffernan (CAM) , B Anderson (RM) , J Cockburn (LM) , W Husky (ST) And the subs are: P Lochridge (CB) , O Donnell (CB) , N McAfee (CM) , K Griffiths (CM) , A MacBride (ST)

Man City play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: S Skorupski (GK) , O Merricks (CB) , C Maddox (CB) , A Rhind (RB) , H McCalmont (LB) , G Mula (CM) , S McClelland (CDM) , M McCluney (CDM) , A Iyorhe (RW) , M Baines (LW) , I Ekpukhon (ST) And the subs are: M Donlon (CB) , A McChesney (CB) , L Marshall (CM) , A MacLeod (CM) , S Morrice (ST)

Welcome to South Shields Stadium in South Shields, England where South Shields will face Manchester City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 31381.

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

5' - Brian Anderson passes to John Cockburn.  John Cockburn passes to Rob Stephen.  Rob Stephen finds Chris McCaig with a long ball.  Chris McCaig curls in a cross and finds Gareth Givan.  Gareth Givan gets above the defence and directs a header towards the top corner...but its over!

9' - Gareth Mula dispossesses Inigo McNicol and takes the ball.  Man City try to launch a quick counter attack.  Gareth Mula tries to use ball skills to beat Ashley Down, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

9' - Gareth Mula spots a run from Mark Baines.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

11' - Chris McCaig plays a long pass to Spencer Heffernan.  Spencer Heffernan speeds past Sam McClelland.  

12' - Spencer Heffernan sees Wayne Husky making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Wayne Husky has strayed offside!  

18' - Harry McCalmont plays a short pass to Sam McClelland.  Sam McClelland sees a run from Gareth Mula.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Gareth Mula takes the ball.  Gareth Mula tries to dribble round  the advancing keeper...but the keeper bravely dives to take the ball!Adam MacEwen hits the ball long to Chris McCaig.  Chris McCaig slides the ball to John Cockburn.  John Cockburn crosses the ball, finding Spencer Heffernan.  Spencer Heffernan tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

22' - Sammy Skorupski plays a long ball to Owen Merricks.  John Cockburn successfully tackles Owen Merricks and takes possession.  John Cockburn hits a shot from long range towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

24' - Sammy Skorupski sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Ian Ekpukhon takes the ball.  Ian Ekpukhon tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Man City.  Gareth Mula will take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, and manages to find Sam McClelland.  Sam McClelland directs a powerful header towards the top corner...and Sam McClelland scores!  That's a superb goal from the Man City player!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

25' - South Shields kick the ball off for the restart.  

28' - Michael McFarlane passes to Brian Anderson.  Brian Anderson plays the ball to Rob Stephen.  Rob Stephen chips a long ball to Gareth Givan.  Gareth Givan spots a run from Brian Anderson.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Brian Anderson takes the ball.  Brian Anderson tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

32' - Sammy Skorupski finds Owen Merricks with a long pass.  John Cockburn successfully tackles Owen Merricks and takes the ball.  John Cockburn speeds past Gareth Mula.  

33' - John Cockburn sees a run from Brian Anderson.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Brian Anderson takes the ball.  Brian Anderson tries to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and its in! It's a nice goal from Brian Anderson for South Shields!  The ball flew past the keepers hand!

33' - Man City kick the ball off for the restart.  

41' - Chris Maddox finds Mark McCluney with a short pass.  Mark McCluney plays the ball to Owen Merricks.  Owen Merricks plays the ball to Gareth Mula.  Rob Stephen successfully tackles Gareth Mula and takes possession.  Sam McClelland successfully tackles Rob Stephen and the ball goes loose.  Mark McCluney tackles Michael McFarlane and takes the ball.  Man City try to launch a quick counter attack.  Mark McCluney sees a run from Gareth Mula.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - Chris McCaig finds Spencer Heffernan with a short pass.  Spencer Heffernan passes a long ball to Inigo McNicol.  Inigo McNicol sees Wayne Husky making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Wayne Husky is able to take the ball.  Wayne Husky attempts to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot goes wide!

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

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

48' - Alex Rhind plays a short pass to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula finds Harry McCalmont with a short pass.  Gareth Givan dispossesses Harry McCalmont and the ball goes loose.  Alex Rhind spots a run from Gareth Mula.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Gareth Mula has strayed offside!  

50' - Chris McCaig finds Ashley Down with a long pass.  Ashley Down spots a run from John Cockburn.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but John Cockburn has strayed offside!  

53' - Harry McCalmont chips a long ball to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula finds Alex Rhind with a long ball.  Alex Rhind spots a run from Sam McClelland.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Inigo McNicol is going to be taken off.  Paul Lochridge joins the game from the bench.  

56' - Gareth Givan sees a run from Spencer Heffernan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Spencer Heffernan takes the ball.  Spencer Heffernan looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Sammy Skorupski manages to stop the shot!  

63' - Chris McCaig sees a run from Spencer Heffernan.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but Spencer Heffernan is caught offside!  

66' - Harry McCalmont finds Mark McCluney with a short pass.  Mark McCluney sees Sam McClelland making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Sam McClelland runs on to the ball.  Sam McClelland attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...and Sam McClelland scores!  That's a fine goal from the Man City player!  The ball went in off the upright!

66' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Wayne Husky will come off.  Neil McAfee joins the game from the bench.  

66' - South Shields kick the ball off for the restart.  

71' - Rob Stephen uses his pace to beat Sam McClelland.  

73' - Rob Stephen tries to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

74' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Chris Maddox is going to be taken off.  Michael Donlon joins the game from the bench.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Aaron Iyorhe is going to be taken off.  Leeroy Marshall joins the game from the bench.  

78' - John Cockburn tries to hit a long range shot...but the shot is saved by Sammy Skorupski!  

81' - Sammy Skorupski slides the ball to Alex Rhind.  Alex Rhind plays a long ball to Michael Donlon.  Michael Donlon sees Gareth Mula making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

87' - Rob Stephen dispossesses Gareth Mula and gains possession for his team.  Rob Stephen passes the ball to Spencer Heffernan.  Mark McCluney successfully tackles Spencer Heffernan and takes possession.  Man City try to launch a counter attack.  Rob Stephen tackles Mark McCluney and gains possession for his team.  Rob Stephen slides the ball to Ashley Down.  Ashley Down chips a long ball to Chris McCaig.  Chris McCaig curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Michael Donlon.  

89' - Michael Donlon plays a long pass to Gareth Mula.  Gareth Mula sees a run from Ian Ekpukhon.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  



The match has ended South Shields 1 - 2 Manchester City.