Match Report
| Macclesfield Town | Macclesfield Town |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Ashley Brian | Ashley Brian | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Robin Carron | R. Carron |  | 43 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Jason Bowyer | J. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Malcolm Drake | M. Drake | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Greg Midgley | G. Midgley | |||||||||
| Peter Bosnich | P. Bosnich |  | 41 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Ruel Pearce | R. Pearce | |||||||||
| Dennis Boyd | D. Boyd | | 41 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Sol Ripley | S. Ripley | |||||||||
| Julian Harrison | J. Harrison | | 40 | D | | 5 | | D | 40 | | Ugo Boyd | U. Boyd | |||||||||
| Brian Benali | B. Benali | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Sylvain Black | S. Black | |||||||||
| Ruel Scowcroft | R. Scowcroft | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Ian Mercer | I. Mercer | |||||||||
| Fouad Sinouh | F. Sinouh |  | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | James Parker | J. Parker | |||||||||
| Guilherme Fernandez | G. Fernandez |  | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 48 | | Joe Potts | J. Potts | |||||||||
| Gary Bould | G. Bould | | 40 | A | | 10 | | A | 41 | | Jason Simonsen | J. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Mick Cope | M. Cope | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 40 |  | Mario Izazola | M. Izazola | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Moss Rose where Macclesfield Town play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 2,684 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Macclesfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Macclesfield Town kicking off!
8.05
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
9.22
0-0Sol Ripley threads the ball through to Ian Mercer. Ian Mercer threads the ball through to Joe Potts. Joe Potts shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.27
0-0Ugo Boyd kicks a strong pass forward to Sylvain Black. Sylvain Black makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Izazola. Mario Izazola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Bosnich.
14.43
0-0Brian Benali comes in with a late challenge on James Parker. The referee calls over Brian Benali and warns him to calm down! James Parker runs off the knock.
16.56
Dennis Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fouad Sinouh. Fouad Sinouh makes a probing pass to Gary Bould. Gary Bould shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.53
Guilherme Fernandez chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Cope. Mick Cope finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.10
Fouad Sinouh decides to run forward with the ball. Fouad Sinouh knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Greg Midgley.
24.56
Dennis Boyd threads the ball through to Fouad Sinouh. Fouad Sinouh flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Bould. Gary Bould controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
27.17
Guilherme Fernandez passes the ball forward to Gary Bould. Gary Bould knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Bowyer who gathers it comfortably.
28.54
Sylvain Black hacks Fouad Sinouh from behind! The referee calls over Sylvain Black and warns him to calm down! Fouad Sinouh hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.02
0-1Ian Mercer brings the ball forward. Ian Mercer plays a perfect one-two with Mario Izazola and rushes in on goal... Ian Mercer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.40
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
51.02
0-1Malcolm Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Fouad Sinouh. Fouad Sinouh decides to run forward with the ball. Fouad Sinouh tries a spectacular long range effort but Jason Bowyer is on top of it.
53.57
Ian Mercer passes the ball forward to Joe Potts. Joe Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Simonsen. Jason Simonsen shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.29
Ruel Scowcroft surges forward with the ball. Ruel Scowcroft shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Jason Bowyer manages to gather it comfortably.
67.51
Brian Benali sees a break and surges forward. Brian Benali knocks in a cross ball towards Mick Cope. Mick Cope directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
73.47
1-1Sylvain Black clumsily knocks into Guilherme Fernandez. Sylvain Black is given another warning by the referee! Guilherme Fernandez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.43
Julian Harrison kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Scowcroft. Ruel Scowcroft kicks a strong pass forward to Mick Cope. Mick Cope knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Bowyer who gathers it comfortably.
83.10
Peter Bosnich knocks the ball forward to Ruel Scowcroft. Ruel Scowcroft chips the ball to his team mate, Mick Cope. Mick Cope knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Bowyer who gathers it comfortably.
89.53
Peter Bosnich makes a probing pass to Fouad Sinouh. Fouad Sinouh threads the ball through to Gary Bould. Gary Bould sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Mick Cope 68 | Ian Mercer 33 |