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Match report
English Footie
League Trophy: Round 2 (setup 4, season 27)
Tranmere Rovers
v.
Watford
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez61Ben HINCHLIFFE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Jack STEPHENS726Nathaniel CLYNE
MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza38Miguel Ángel BRITOS Cabrera
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA748Tom CLEVERLEY
Dedryck BOYATA757Younes KABOUL
Danny COLLINS667Mike WILLIAMSON
Rostyn GRIFFITHS676Mirco ANTENUCCI
Bersant CELINA87Scott SINCLAIR
Orlando Carlos Braga de SÁ97Troy DEENEY
Jari OOSTERWIJK106João Alves de Assis Silva, JÔ
Erik HUSEKLEPP117Andre GRAY
Manager
Wes ATKINSON12Elsad ZVEROTIC
Tomasz KUSZCZAK13Tim SANDERCOMBE
Alex HENSHALL14Tommy SMITH
Saul HALPIN15Lloyd DOYLEY
Matthew BRIGGS16André Stéphane BIKEY AMOUGOU

Tranmere Rovers 3 Watford 2
after extra time
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 16,616, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 7)
31og Britos, 65 Celina, 115 Scorers59 Sinclair, 78 Gray
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners3
8Fouls4
5Offsides1
6Shots on5
13Shots off14
19Total shots19
3Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Miguel Ángel BRITOS Cabrera
9A tame shot from OOSTERWIJK rolled agonisingly wide.
18A useful ball from BRITOS on the left was collected by SINCLAIR who mishit his shot inches over.
19SINCLAIR was put clear by DEENEY and he pulled away from the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
23A shot from CELINA was kicked off the line by CLYNE.
27 shot over.
31GOAL!! A corner was fired into the goalmouth and BRITOS fumbled the ball into his own net.
32A pin-point pass found DEENEY and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
 
53A cross from JAVI GARCÍA left CELINA in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
59GOAL!! A one-handed save from the 'keeper enabled SINCLAIR to lob the ball into the empty net. (1-1)
65GOAL!! SINCLAIR tried to play the ball out of the Watford penalty area but was tackled by GRIFFITHS who forced the ball to CELINA for a simple tap in. (2-1 Tranmere Rovers)
78GOAL!! After some fine play on the left GRAY came inside and drilled the ball into the net. (2-2)
79BOYATA beat two Watford players and drove an effort over the bar.
 
95HUSEKLEPP made space on the right and dragged the ball to OOSTERWIJK who rasped the ball wide.
102A header by BRITOS at the near post was easily collected by PENNY.
105+2 ran onto a great ball from GRIFFITHS but fumbled his effort wide.
105+3OOSTERWIJK beat CLEVERLEY and whacked the ball to GRIFFITHS who fired his shot wide.
 
108DEENEY snapped at an easy chance.
113SINCLAIR whacked a right foot shot just wide from thirty yards out.
115GOAL!! A long ball from MARCOS ALONSO had the Watford defence back-pedalling and made the most of the opportunity with a lovely goal. (3-2 Tranmere Rovers)
117A free-kick from OOSTERWIJK flew over the bar.
120A good effort from JAVI GARCÍA scraped the outside of the post.
120+4A penalty box scramble resulted in GRAY driving a low shot wide.