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Weston-super-Mare AFC - Match Reports

Match reports - Season 2007 - 2008




Weston 1 v 2 Braintree Town


01/09/2007 -Blue Square South - 3:00pm

Cloudy


Weston tasted defeat at home for the first time this season after this entertaining game at the Woodspring Stadium, they also finished the game with 10 men after Marc McGregor was shown a second yellow card for his protests at the award of a penalty to the visitors.

The match started with Weston on the attack from the off, but they were then caught on the break in only the second minute Braintree were awarded a free kick, the ball was played low into the box where James Baker laid the ball off to James Hawes and he fired low into the corner of the net.

On 21 minutes Weston missed a great chance to equalise when Ashan Holgate set up Aaron Wilson, he put over a low cross into the area where Gareth Hopkins completely missed the ball, in doing so he and keeper Nick Morgan collided and both players needed treatment before they could continue. Hopkins only lasted a further 12 minutes before having to come off to be replaced by Lewis Powell.

Weston appealed strongly for a penalty just before the interval but Referee Andy Davies waved away their frantic appeals after defender Billy Clark neatly side-stepped his marker only to be brought crashing down, so they went into half time trailing 1-0.

Weston got their just rewards on 53 minutes when after a move down the right Grubb slipped into the area and his low shot across the box took a wicked deflection off a defender, leaving Morgan with no chance.

Weston then began to dominate, playing neat attractive football, penetrating the visitors defence time and again, but unable to break down the resolute defence and they paid the penalty on 77 minutes when Baker was harshly adjudged to have been brought down in the area. After heated exchanges between half a dozen players McGregor was singled out by referee Davies and shown a second yellow card. Louis Riddle stepped up and beat Northmore with a low drive.

Although they pressed to the end Weston could not find a way back into the game although both Powell and Wilson tested Morgan with fierce long range efforts. On 82 minutes Weston brought on old boy Ryan Harley but he could do nothing to change the game. The visitors should have wrapped up the game in the final minute when substitute Eugene Ofori beat the offside trap but shot wide of an open net.

Once again Weston showed that they can open up defences with their speed of passing but once Hopkins had gone off the aerial threat up front all but disappeared. However Manager Tony Ricketts was not too downbeat after the game insisting that Weston would continue to play open, attacking football.

Half Time: 0 - 1

Att: 294


Game Statistics

Weston-super-Mare scorers - Grubb 53.
Braintree Town scorers - Hawes 2, Riddle 77 pen
Shots on target -
Shots off target -
Corners -
Offsides -
Freekicks -
Bookings -
Refereee - Andy Davies (Southampton) 3/5


Morgan, Sobers, Bailey (Jones 61), Adedeji, Cousins, Burgess, Sullivan ( Ofori 77) Hawes, Baker, Archer (Porter 61), Riddle. Subs not used: Hopkins, Good.



Team Summary

 Player   Played   Goals   Yellow   Red   MOTM   Ratings 
 Ryan Northmore
 [Goalkeeper]		 Full Game  Official: 4/5
 Fans: 167/295
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 Ben Willshire
 [Defender]		 Full Game  Official: 4/5
 Fans: 159/255
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 Barry McConnell
 [Midfield]		 Full Game  Official: 4/5
 Fans: 180/290
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 Billy Clark
 [Defender]		 Full Game  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 177/285
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 Aaron Wilson
 [Defender]		 Subbed Off  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 168/280
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 Andy Robertson
 [Defender]		 Full Game  Official: 4/5
 Fans: 208/370
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 Craig Loxton
 [Midfield]		 Subbed Off Yellow Card  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 185/320
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 Marc McGregor
 [Forward]		 Full Game Red Card  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 167/295
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 Gareth Hopkins
 [Forward]		 Subbed Off  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 132/230
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 Ashan Holgate
 [Midfield]		 Full Game Yellow Card  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 199/320
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 Dean Grubb
 [Midfield]		 Full Game 1 Man Of The Match  Official: 5/5
 Fans: 155/275
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  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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 Matt Hale
 [Defender]		 Subbed On  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 163/270
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 Ryan Harley
 [Midfield]		 Subbed On  Official: 3/5
 Fans: 175/285
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 Lewis Powell
 [Forward]		 Subbed On  Official: 4/5
 Fans: 203/335
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