STATIC ATHLETIC		Essex Thistle
433	Tactics	Normal
44%	Possession	56%
68%	Play in the half	32%
9	Shots	19
1	Fouls	2
0	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
0	Offsides	0
15.5	average mark	17.3
unsatisfactory	Shooting	poor
poor	Passing	unsatisfactory
unsatisfactory	Defending	poor

1 minute.
Stones makes an instep pass. Fleck takes over possession. Fleck lobs the ball high into the air. Kinsella takes over possession. Kinsella takes a swing and hits it... Shilton tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 0:1

18 minute.
Kinsella takes over possession. Kinsella lobs the ball high into the air. Tavernier takes over possession. Morley cleverly intercepts the pass. Morley centers. The keeper drops the ball. Butter-fingers!

24 minute.
Kinsella just manages to reach the ball first. Kinsella lobs the ball high into the air. Clough approaches the ball. Clough shoots. Salter tries to trap the ball.
What a tremendous chance!

28 minute.
Lacey approaches the ball. Alexander-Arnold wins the ball from behind. Alexander-Arnold plays the ball through. Kinsella takes over possession. Kinsella shoots. Shilton tries to get hold of the ball but it slips out of his hands.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 0:2

29 minute.
Haynes has problems with catching the ball. Clough just manages to reach the ball first. Wooley trips an opponent. That`s a foul! Clough was hurt. He`s crying with pain! The distance from the goal is not that far. Kinsella takes a run-up, and takes a cracking free-kick.
Missed by few inches.

43 minute.
Clough takes over possession. Clough takes a swing and hits it... following a swift pass, Wooley attempts to control the ball. Kinsella takes over possession. Kinsella has a fantastic effort at goal.
Missed by few inches.

45 minute.
Goal kick. Salter kicks the ball away from the goal. Terry plays the ball off with his head. Kinsella takes over possession. Kinsella shoots.
What a tremendous chance!

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: STATIC ATHLETIC 75%, Essex Thistle 25%.
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 0:2

68 minute.
Sinton just manages to reach the ball first. Sinton takes a swing and hits it... Seedorf tries to claim a difficult ball. Sinton takes over possession. Sinton has a fantastic effort at goal. The ball hits the bar. Rideout hopelessly throws himself behind the ball. Darling ineptly catches the ball. Darling shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!!
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 1:2

74 minute.
Sinton attempts to pass. Alan Shearer approaches the ball. Darling cleverly intercepts the pass. Darling has a fantastic effort at goal. Rideout desperately tries to grasp hold of the ball. The ball hits the bar. Christie approaches the ball. Christie shoots.
GOOOAAAAAAL!!! It`s a close game - a draw!
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 2:2

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: STATIC ATHLETIC 61%, Essex Thistle 39%.
None of the teams have managed to break the deadlock - the game remains closely poised!
STATIC ATHLETIC - Essex Thistle 2:2