Halifax Town 0 Shrewsbury Town 0


Shrewsbury
By Highroadwellian
January 24 2004

Aiston caused Town problems in the first half, when the Shrews looked like taking the game. It was a different Town team that went straight on the offensive in the second period. Ryan Mallon caused the Shrews problems and he will be counting his bruises tonight.

Match report

First Half

09 Easy Cartwright catch from Rodgers after Aiston had provided all the leg work on the left.

20 Aiston receives the ball on the left unmarked and cuts inside, delivers a shot just over the bar.

21 Aiston release Sedgemore down the left who provides an accurate cross for Darby he heads only just wide right.

25 Killeen robs a defender on the left of the box, provides a good square for Mallon, the defender just beats Mallon and pokes it out for a corner.

35 A weak Midgley free kick is an easy catch for Howie.

35 Straight up the other end and this time it’s Rodgers who shoots wide right.

38 Good save by Cartwright after Rodgers run end with a shot on target.

38 Back up the other end a weak Owen shot was on it’s way to the right corner flag.

39 Killeen shot saved by Howie after Mallon had done the hard work.

41 Aiston chip turned over the bar by Cartwright.

43 Hudson’s shot is saved by Howie.

44 Sedgemore free kick flies wide left of the target.

Second Half

46 Monington header tipped over by Howie.

49 Mallon splits the Shrews defence with a clever pass to Hudson, Hudson’s shot is good and nearly takes the paint off the right hand post. Just wide.

55 Sedgemore free kick is rolled to Rodgers, the shot is hard and gives Cartwright a spot of bother.

58 Sandwith inswinging free kick from the right flashes across the Shrews goal, headed away by Ridler for a corner.

59 Monington skies a shot over from a Sandwith corner.

62 Rodgers fires over after Cartwright had only parried a good Shrews shot.

68 A Sandwith free kick is saved by Howie diving to his bottom left.

83 A good Sagare run from his own half, releases Killeen on the left, the cross is cleared by Tinson for a corner.

90 Cramb shoots onto and over the bar after Rodgers had carved open the Town defence.

 Halifax Town 0

Cartwright, Hockenhull, Sandwith, Bushell, Monington, Mallon, Midgley (Hudson 36), Killeen, Owen, Colley, Sagare (Lee 88).

Unused Subs: Quinn, Yates, Allan.

Yellow Cards: Owen (17).

Shrewsbury Town 0

Howie, Moss, Street, Ridler, Tinson, Sedgemore, Edwards, O’Connor (G.Tolley 75), Rodgers, Aiston, Darby (Cramb 70).

Unused Subs: Hart, Banim, Stephens.

Yellow Cards: Tinson (68), Street (85)

Attendance: 1830