Stoke knights		Essex Thistle
Normal	Tactics	Normal
45%	Possession	55%
51%	Play in the half	49%
8	Shots	12
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
20.1	average mark	19.5
unsatisfactory	Shooting	poor
poor	Passing	poor
poor	Defending	poor

21 minute.
Pickford just manages to reach the ball first. Pickford centers. Here comes Platt, having a little trouble catching the ball. Clough approaches the ball. Clough takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

24 minute.
Waddle just manages to reach the ball first. Waddle lobs the ball high into the air. Alan Shearer plays the ball through. Clough approaches the ball. Clough takes a swing and hits it...
It was close.

27 minute.
Pickford tries to trap the ball with his chest. Pickford lobs the ball high into the air. Platt tries to trap the ball. Clough approaches the ball. Clough has a fantastic effort at goal. Post!
What a tremendous chance!

28 minute.
Ainsworth makes a sublime pass. Vaughn takes over possession. Xavier cleverly intercepts the pass. CoIe cleverly intercepts the pass. CoIe shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

32 minute.
Sousa approaches the ball. Kinsella just manages to reach the ball first. Waddle approaches the ball. Clough wins the ball from behind. Clough takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

40 minute.
Sousa takes over possession. CoIe takes over possession. CoIe makes an instep pass. Vaughn just manages to reach the ball first. Vaughn has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Stoke knights 56%, Essex Thistle 44%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Stoke knights - Essex Thistle 0:0

46 minute.
Kinsella makes a one-touch pass. Stiles just manages to reach the ball first. Vaughn just manages to reach the ball first. Vaughn has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Stoke knights - Essex Thistle 1:0

48 minute.
Here comes Primus, having a little trouble catching the ball. Kinsella approaches the ball. Morley just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsella just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsella shoots. Stewart tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

52 minute.
Xavier centers. Throw-in. Ainsworth throws the ball in. Sousa takes over possession. Sousa passes, it`s a high ball.
It was close.

54 minute.
Alan Shearer tries to trap the ball with his chest. Alan Shearer makes a sublime pass. CoIe takes over possession. Vaughn approaches the ball. Vaughn takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

80 minute.
Rahman makes a sublime pass. CoIe makes a sublime pass. Vaughn takes over possession. Vaughn has a fantastic effort at goal. Rideout desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Stoke knights - Essex Thistle 2:0

90 minute.
Waddle cleverly intercepts the pass. Waddle makes a sublime pass. CoIe plays the ball through. Vaughn just manages to reach the ball first. Vaughn takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Stoke knights - Essex Thistle 3:0

The teams leave the pitch at the end of the half. The fans applaud great play from both sides.
The statistics of play in the half: Stoke knights 45%, Essex Thistle 55%.
Stoke knights - Essex Thistle 3:0