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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 40 (setup 1, season 26)
Walsall
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Arran LEE-BARRETT616Julian SPERONI
Formation:
4-2-3-1
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón827Bacary SAGNA
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE737Aly CISSOKHO
Konstantin ZYRYANOV74Papakouli DIOP
MAICON Pereira Roque75Jonas OLSSON
Robert HUTH666Víctor RUÍZ Torre
Gabriel TORJE7Daniele DESSENA
José Antonio REYES Calderón787Christian GENTNER
Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo9Jérémy CLÉMENT
Roberto Maximiliano PEREYRA710Siem DE JONG
Alejandro POZUELO Melero116Balázs DZSUDZSÁK
ManagerScott Smillie
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins12Ikechi ANYA
Luke SIMPSON13Anthony LOPES
Timo GEBHART14Diafra SAKHO
Jan MORÁVEK15Callum McMANAMAN
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral167Frederico Chaves Guedes, FRED

Walsall 4 Grimsby Town 2
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 29,939, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: RUI CARLOS Madureira 7½)
5 Reyes, 11 Forlán, 15p Forlán, 87 ReyesScorers61 Dzsudzsák, 85 Dzsudzsák
Substitutions61 Clément <=> Fred
Sendings off
Bookings13 Gentner
11Corners4
4Fouls13
3Offsides10
5Shots on4
11Shots off4
16Total shots8
0Shots saved2
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
1DZSUDZSÁK headed inches over.
5GOAL!! A terrible backpass by OLSSON enabled REYES to run in and drill the ball past the Grimsby Town 'keeper. (1-0 Walsall)
9A strike from DIOP held little difficulty for the 'keeper.
11GOAL!! Some steady work by POZUELO on the right, left FORLÁN yards clear, and he beat the 'keeper and blasted the ball over the line. (2-0 Walsall)
13GENTNER booked.
15GOAL!! Walsall were awarded a penalty after a foul on ZYRYANOV, and FORLÁN put it past the 'keeper.
25A penalty box meleé resulted in FORLÁN driving a low shot over.
26A mix up in the Grimsby Town defence enabled ZYRYANOV to volley the ball just wide.
31A shot from DZSUDZSÁK was hoofed off the line by THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE.
40A fine ball from MAICON on the left fell to FORLÁN who sliced his effort wide.
 
47DZSUDZSÁK shot over.
54DESSENA brought the ball past PEREYRA and stroked a weak shot past the post.
59The hapless SPERONI was a mere bystander as a backpass from DESSENA fell just wide.
61GOAL!! A poor shot from DZSUDZSÁK seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed over the line. (3-1 Walsall)
63A lovely effort from FORLÁN scraped the top of the crossbar.
66ZYRYANOV chipped the ball to MAICON who flicked it over.
67PEREYRA nodded the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
70REYES beat FRED and hit the ball to POZUELO who dragged his shot wide.
71HUTH whacked a right foot shot over the bar from thirty yards out.
85GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of DZSUDZSÁK who lashed the ball past the helpless 'keeper. (3-2 Walsall)
87GOAL!! A long clearance by the Walsall 'keeper beat the Grimsby Town defence and REYES slammed the ball beyond the oncoming SPERONI. (4-2 Walsall)
89CISSOKHO beat two Walsall players and blasted an effort over the bar.
90+1FORLÁN made space on the right and knocked the ball to PEREYRA who clipped the ball wide.
90+3A delightful save prevented HUTH from scoring a good goal.
90+4A corner found ZYRYANOV who touched the ball inches wide.