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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 10 (setup 4, season 27)
Rushden&Diamonds
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Alan JULIAN61Donovan RICKETTS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Shkodran MUSTAFI2Richard KEOGH
Alexander BUTTNER37Steven SMITH
Jake LIVERMORE74Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Emanuel POGATETZ57Damien DELANEY
RAFAEL Pereira da Silva66Tommy SMITH
KI Sung-yueng77Craig GARDNER
Stephen HUNT86Daniel JOHNSON
Mauro BOSELLI89David N'GOG
Leon BRITTON106Francisco Jiménez Tejada, XISCO
Georgios SAMARAS11Simeon JACKSON
Manager
Paul LINWOOD12Sergio PETER
Brian STOCK13Andreas VAIKLA
John SUTTON14Marvin WILLIAMS
Andrew TAYLOR157Abdoulaye MÉITÉ
Massimo MACCARONE16James WESOLOWSKI

Rushden&Diamonds 0 Walsall 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 6,584, Stadium: Nene Park, Referee: Darren DRYSDALE 5)
Scorers41 Johnson, 62 Gardner
53 Livermore <=> StockSubstitutions66 Gardner <=> Méité
Sendings off
13 Samaras, 54 ButtnerBookings27 Jackson
2Corners0
17Fouls11
4Offsides6
11Shots on7
3Shots off7
14Total shots14
10Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Mauro BOSELLI
2RICKETTS saved a beautiful shot from BOSELLI.
10A penalty box scramble resulted in N'GOG cracking the ball wide.
13SAMARAS booked.
15A neatly crafted pass from GARDNER, was blasted goalbound by PEDERSEN only for JULIAN to palm clear.
17DELANEY's shot beat JULIAN but rebounded off the Rushden&Diamonds crossbar.
19A good ball from RAFAEL on the right was collected by POGATETZ who sliced his shot over the bar.
23The 'keeper saved a clever shot from HUNT.
27The referee cautions JACKSON for a clumsy challenge.
33A shot from HUNT was smothered by RICKETTS.
37HUNT rushed through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the Walsall 'keeper.
39N'GOG made space on the right and dragged the ball to JOHNSON who clipped the ball wide.
41GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was cleverly drove in off the post by JOHNSON. (1-0 Walsall)
43A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing Walsall 'keeper.
 
50An exceptional strike from DELANEY was dealt with by a useful stop from JULIAN.
53JOHNSON flicked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
54BUTTNER booked by the ref for a bad tackle.
57A cross from JOHNSON left GARDNER in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
62GOAL!! XISCO made space for GARDNER who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, glanced the ball past the 'keeper. (2-0 Walsall)
70BRITTON flicked a right foot shot just wide from thirty yards out.
76MÉITÉ ran onto a delightful ball from XISCO but hit his shot wide.
78BRITTON worked the ball to SAMARAS, BOSELLI controlled his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
88A free-kick from N'GOG floated wide.