Essex Thistle		Haydock Rovers
Normal	Tactics	Normal
52%	Possession	48%
40%	Play in the half	60%
16	Shots	9
1	Fouls	0
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
19.4	average mark	19.3
poor	Shooting	weak
poor	Passing	poor
poor	Defending	unsatisfactory

7 minute.
Here comes Fleck, having a little trouble catching the ball. Mann cleverly intercepts the pass. Mann passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Mourinho just manages to reach the ball first. Mourinho shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

16 minute.
Kinsella approaches the ball. Stones just manages to reach the ball first. Stones centers. Mourinho takes over possession. Mourinho takes a swing and hits it... Rideout miraculously changed the ball`s trajectory.

24 minute.
Fleck approaches the ball. Fleck passes, it`s a high ball. Morley approaches the ball. Clough approaches the ball. Clough has a fantastic effort at goal. Callaghan tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Thistle - Haydock Rovers 1:0

28 minute.
Mann takes over possession. Mann makes a one-touch pass. Mourinho just manages to reach the ball first. Mourinho has a fantastic effort at goal. Alan Shearer tries to trap the ball.
Missed by few inches.

35 minute.
Brightwell attempts to pass. Mann takes over possession. Mann makes a one-touch pass. Mourinho approaches the ball. Mourinho shoots. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Essex Thistle - Haydock Rovers 1:1

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: Essex Thistle 50%, Haydock Rovers 50%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
Essex Thistle - Haydock Rovers 1:1

47 minute.
Alexander-Arnold takes over possession. Alexander-Arnold lobs the ball high into the air. Hutchinson tries to trap the ball. Clough approaches the ball. Clough takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Thistle - Haydock Rovers 2:1

52 minute.
Brightwell takes over possession. Kinsella cleverly intercepts the pass. Kinsella makes a sublime pass. Clough approaches the ball. Clough shoots.
It was close.

60 minute.
Terry attempts to pass. Kinsella has problems with catching the ball. Brightwell just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsella cleverly intercepts the pass. Kinsella shoots.
It was close.

77 minute.
Kinsella just manages to reach the ball first. Hutchinson approaches the ball. The referee whistles for a foul Kinsella is guilty of misconduct. Hutchinson is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping.

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: Essex Thistle 31%, Haydock Rovers 69%.
Essex Thistle - Haydock Rovers 2:1