Essex Lions		Newport
Normal	Tactics	Normal
46%	Possession	54%
49%	Play in the half	51%
12	Shots	11
0	Fouls	1
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
20.3	average mark	20.5
weak	Shooting	weak
poor	Passing	weak
poor	Defending	weak

5 minute.
Okocha just manages to reach the ball first. Simmons cleverly intercepts the pass. Simmons attempts to pass. Here comes Stead, having a little trouble catching the ball. Stead shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Lions - Newport 0:1

20 minute.
The ball is kicked out of play. Delap, swiftly takes the throw-in. Jonеs just manages to reach the ball first. Jonеs has a fantastic effort at goal. Matteo cleverly intercepts the pass.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
Essex Lions - Newport 1:1

22 minute.
O`Neill lobs the ball high into the air. Hansen plays the ball off with his head. Knight has problems with catching the ball. Jonеs takes over possession. Jonеs has a fantastic effort at goal. Bruno tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

28 minute.
Elliott approaches the ball. Elliott passes, it`s a high ball. Stephenson plays the ball off with his head. Hansen takes over possession. Hansen centers. Bruno tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.

31 minute.
Jonеs just manages to reach the ball first. Irwin just manages to reach the ball first. Irwin passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Knight just manages to reach the ball first. Knight has a fantastic effort at goal. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Lions - Newport 2:1

41 minute.
Jonеs makes an instep pass. Knight just manages to reach the ball first. Knight takes a swing and hits it... Bruno hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Matteo tries to claim a difficult ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Lions - Newport 3:1

43 minute.
Irwin plays the ball off with his head. Jonеs approaches the ball. Colwill fouls. Colwill is cautioned. Jonеs is being dressed by the doctor, he gets up, limping. Jonеs is unable to continue playing. Singh comes on to the pitch.

44 minute.
Simmons passes the ball on the spur of the moment. Stead takes over possession. Hansen cleverly intercepts the pass. Irwin approaches the ball. Irwin shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

45 minute.
McAtee takes over possession. McAtee passes, it`s a high ball. Colwill approaches the ball. Stead takes over possession. Stead shoots. 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: Essex Lions 36%, Newport 64%.
Essex Lions - Newport 3:1

50 minute.
Singh just manages to reach the ball first. Singh plays the ball through. Here comes Knight, having a little trouble catching the ball. Knight takes a swing and hits it... Bruno makes a tremendous dive, but misses the ball.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Lions - Newport 4:1

51 minute.
Irwin plays the ball through. Here comes Stead, having a little trouble catching the ball. Singh wins the ball from behind. Knight takes over possession. Knight takes a swing and hits it...
What a tremendous chance!

52 minute.
O`Neill just manages to reach the ball first. Singh cleverly intercepts the pass. Singh takes a swing and hits it... Here comes Delap, having a little trouble catching the ball. Delap shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

83 minute.
Simmons takes over possession. Simmons lobs the ball high into the air. McAtee takes over possession. McAtee centers. Fighter tries to claim a difficult ball.
Missed by few inches.

87 minute.
following a swift pass, Fighter attempts to control the ball. We are going to have another corner. Simmons approaches the corner-kick. He crosses towards the box. McAtee just manages to reach the ball first. McAtee has a fantastic effort at goal.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
Essex Lions - Newport 4:2

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 Lions 62%, Newport 38%.
Essex Lions - Newport 4:2