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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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Currently 4/5 Stars.
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3
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5
Ben Willshire
[Defender]
Full Game
Official: 4/5
Fans: 159/255
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Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Barry McConnell
[Midfield]
Full Game
Official: 4/5
Fans: 180/290
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Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Billy Clark
[Defender]
Full Game
Official: 3/5
Fans: 177/285
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
1
2
3
4
5
Aaron Wilson
[Defender]
Subbed Off
Official: 3/5
Fans: 168/280
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Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Andy Robertson
[Defender]
Full Game
Official: 4/5
Fans: 208/370
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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3
4
5
Craig Loxton
[Midfield]
Subbed Off
Official: 3/5
Fans: 185/320
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Marc McGregor
[Forward]
Full Game
Official: 3/5
Fans: 167/295
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Gareth Hopkins
[Forward]
Subbed Off
Official: 3/5
Fans: 132/230
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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3
4
5
Ashan Holgate
[Midfield]
Full Game
Official: 3/5
Fans: 199/320
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Dean Grubb
[Midfield]
Full Game
1
Official: 5/5
Fans: 155/275
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Matt Hale
[Defender]
Subbed On
Official: 3/5
Fans: 163/270
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4
5
Ryan Harley
[Midfield]
Subbed On
Official: 3/5
Fans: 175/285
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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2
3
4
5
Lewis Powell
[Forward]
Subbed On
Official: 4/5
Fans: 203/335
Vote:
Currently 4/5 Stars.
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5
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