Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | ||||||||||||||||
| Ross Bain | Ross Bain | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Oleg Thirlwell | O. Thirlwell |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Graham Gardner | G. Gardner | |||||||||
| Ross Laycock | R. Laycock | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Robert Hunt | R. Hunt | |||||||||
| Jan Krüger | J. Krüger |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Omer Hurst | O. Hurst | |||||||||
| Wes Ince | W. Ince | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Henry Smith | H. Smith | |||||||||
| Clive Black | C. Black | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Frank Brown | F. Brown | |||||||||
| Antonio Barone | A. Barone |  | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Neil Laver | N. Laver | |||||||||
| David Wieser | D. Wieser |  | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Warren Carlton | W. Carlton | |||||||||
| Scott Le Saux | S. Le Saux | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 41 | | Alun Neville | A. Neville | |||||||||
| Marco Taglialatela | M. Taglialatela | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Rio Boyd | R. Boyd | |||||||||
| Cody Garey | C. Garey |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 |  | Evangelos Grammatopoulos | E. Grammatopoulos | |||||||||
| Alberto Hulme | A. Hulme | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Jermaine Dyer | J. Dyer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 8,867 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Walsall and Peterborough United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Walsall and Peterborough United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Walsall get the match underway!
3.04
0-0Scott Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela goes all the way! Marco Taglialatela rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.42
0-0Walsall are easily keeping Peterborough United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
14.12
Warren Carlton makes a simple pass to Rio Boyd. Rio Boyd shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
18.57
0-0David Wieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Omer Hurst.
20.36
1-0David Wieser takes it forward alone. David Wieser goes all the way! David Wieser makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.22
Scott Le Saux threads the ball through to Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.19
Scott Le Saux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme plays a perfect one-two with Marco Taglialatela and rushes in on goal... Alberto Hulme cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.26
2-0Neil Laver barges into Scott Le Saux. The referee calls over Neil Laver and shows him a yellow card! Scott Le Saux gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.02
Jan Krüger advances with the ball. Jan Krüger kicks a strong pass forward to Cody Garey. Cody Garey whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Graham Gardner has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
38.54
Jan Krüger threads the ball through to Antonio Barone. Antonio Barone knocks the ball to his team mate, Cody Garey. Cody Garey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frank Brown.
40.41
Wes Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Barone. Antonio Barone makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Barone lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Graham Gardner is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Antonio Barone passes the ball forward to Alberto Hulme. Alberto Hulme knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Peterborough United start the second half!
47.49
Walsall are easily keeping Peterborough United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
51.50
Scott Le Saux controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela plays a perfect one-two with Cody Garey and rushes in on goal... Marco Taglialatela shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.13
4-0Warren Carlton takes it forward alone. Warren Carlton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Oleg Thirlwell easily smothers it!
60.00
David Wieser makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cody Garey. Cody Garey lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Taglialatela. Marco Taglialatela directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
61.52
Alun Neville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evangelos Grammatopoulos. Evangelos Grammatopoulos shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Oleg Thirlwell manages to gather it comfortably.
63.32
4-0Neil Laver barges into Scott Le Saux. The referee calls over Neil Laver and warns him to calm down! Scott Le Saux runs off the knock.
65.49
Omer Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Laver. Neil Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Evangelos Grammatopoulos. Evangelos Grammatopoulos shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Oleg Thirlwell manages to gather it comfortably.
66.23
Neil Laver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Evangelos Grammatopoulos. Evangelos Grammatopoulos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleg Thirlwell who gathers it comfortably.
75.43
Scott Le Saux flicks the ball to his team mate, Cody Garey. Cody Garey goes all the way! Cody Garey takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.42
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| David Wieser 20 Marco Taglialatela 28, 40 Alberto Hulme 34 |