vortex rovers		Merthyr Hammers
Normal	Tactics	Normal
51%	Possession	49%
48%	Play in the half	52%
15	Shots	4
0	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	1
0	Offsides	0
18.9	average mark	18.5
weak	Shooting	average
poor	Passing	poor
unsatisfactory	Defending	unsatisfactory

14 minute.
Carling kicks the ball away from the goal. Les Ferdinand plays the ball off with his head. Wand tries to claim a difficult ball. Briggs approaches the ball. Briggs takes a swing and hits it...
Missed by few inches.

16 minute.
McManaman approaches the ball. Wand takes over possession. McManaman plays the ball through. Briggs approaches the ball. Briggs has a fantastic effort at goal. Carling tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

25 minute.
Clarke just manages to reach the ball first. Sellers approaches the ball. Sellers plays the ball through. Briggs approaches the ball. Briggs takes a swing and hits it...
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 1:0

27 minute.
Fairclough approaches to take the throw-in. He is well-known for his good throws. Les Ferdinand takes over possession. Les Ferdinand attempts to pass. Briggs just manages to reach the ball first. Briggs has a fantastic effort at goal. Carling tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

30 minute.
Muir just manages to reach the ball first. Sellers wins the ball from behind. Sellers makes a one-touch pass. Briggs takes over possession. Briggs takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

33 minute.
Wand passes, it`s a high ball. Madueke approaches the ball. Madueke passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Briggs takes over possession. Briggs has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

41 minute.
Sellers approaches the ball. Briggs approaches the ball. Sellers approaches the ball. Briggs takes over possession. Briggs shoots. Carling palms the ball clear.

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: vortex rovers 47%, Merthyr Hammers 53%.
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 1:0

48 minute.
Madueke just manages to reach the ball first. The referee whistles for a foul Stones is guilty of misconduct. The harmed player, Madueke, quickly gets on his feet. He looks OK! Madueke approaches the free-kick. He attempts a short pass. Here comes Hirst, having a little trouble catching the ball. Briggs just manages to reach the ball first. Briggs shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 2:0

53 minute.
Sellers takes over possession. Sellers plays the ball through. Hirst just manages to reach the ball first. Briggs takes over possession. Briggs takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

73 minute.
Watson takes over possession. Watson attempts to pass. Briggs just manages to reach the ball first. Briggs shoots. Carling desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 3:0

83 minute.
Mings takes over possession. Mings lobs the ball high into the air. Briggs approaches the ball. Sellers just manages to reach the ball first. Sellers shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 4:0

86 minute.
Fairclough makes a sublime pass. Les Ferdinand approaches the ball. Stones tripped the opponent on purpose. A straight red card, Stones is sent off for an awful tackle! Stones looks ashamed for letting his team down.

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: vortex rovers 50%, Merthyr Hammers 50%.
vortex rovers - Merthyr Hammers 4:0