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Worcester City 0 Altrincham 3
2:48pm Saturday 10th November 2012 in Sport
By Steve Carley, @stevecarleyWN
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- Worcester City v Altrincham
- 23 mins: Clee 0-1
- 28 mins: Hall 0-2
- 29 mins: Reeves 0-3
5:04pm
Full-time.
5:04pm
Oh come on ref, put City out of their misery.
5:02pm
Late free-kick for City. Mills hits the first defender.
5:00pm
SUB. Altrincham (90+2 mins): Danny Mitchley replaced by Nicky Clee.
4:59pm
YELLOW CARD. City (90+1 mins): Jacob Rowe for foul on Clee.
4:58pm
Four minutes of added time to play.
4:56pm
About three minutes to go. City on their way out.
4:53pm
YELLOW CARD. City (85 mins): Edwards for lunge on Lacey.
4:50pm
SUB. Altrincham (82 mins): Ryan Brooke comes on for Duncan Watmore.
4:50pm
Weir's cross is inviting for Elvins but his header is way off target.
4:49pm
Clee has plenty of time to deliver from the left, Reeves glances a header wide.
4:48pm
Mills takes free-kick almost level with the edge of the box, it drops to Edwards but Altrincham clear.
4:46pm
Watmore runs half the pitch down the visitors' left, gets past Weir but fires into the side netting.
4:45pm
Another corner for City. Mills with it, Coburn flicks it away under pressure.
4:44pm
Symons' shot on the turn is nicked behind for a corner. The flag-kick comes back out to Deeney, he delivers a delicious cross for Jacob Rowe and he heads wide. Great chance goes begging.
4:42pm
Watmore manages to scoop a shot into the grateful arms of Thompson.
4:40pm
SUB. City (72 mins): Danny Edwards replaces Alex Meechan.
4:38pm
Weir tries his luck from the best part of 30 yards with an effort which fizzes past the post.
4:37pm
YELLOW CARD. Altrincham (69 mins): Patrick Lacey for dissent.
4:35pm
Reeves feeds Watmore and he is denied by the legs of Thompson.
4:34pm
Elvins lunges in on Reeves and needs to be careful, he's already been booked.
4:32pm
YELLOW CARD. Altrincham (64 mins): Matt Doughty for foul on Weir.
4:31pm
Clee's long range shot takes a deflection and Thompson collects.
4:30pm
Thorley spreads the play out wide to Weir on the right but his cross is too heavy and evades everyone.
4:28pm
Mills' free-kick is headed goalward by Elvins but Hall heads behind for a corner. Thorley's flag-kick is cleared.
4:27pm
Thompson is out quickly to thwart Lawrie as Altrincham press for a fourth.
4:25pm
Taylor has appeals for a penalty turned down but it won't matter as the offside flag is up.
4:23pm
Symons plays a lovely ball through to Taylor, he carries it into the box and has his shot saved by Coburn.
4:23pm
Symons plays a lovely ball through to Taylor, he carries the ball in the box and has his shot saved by Coburn.
4:22pm
Reeves heads Hall's corner straight into the arms of Thompson.
4:21pm
Reeves manages to get through the entire defence but Thompson clears.
4:18pm
Meechan looks to have been taken out by Hall but the decision goes the other way.
4:17pm
James Lawrie's strike from distance has Thompson scrambling to his right to save.
4:16pm
Taylor picks out Meechan but he's offside. Better from City.
4:15pm
Taylor bursts into the box but can't quite cut it back to a team-mate.
4:14pm
According to City's twitter feed, we have a new linesman. Nice of them to announce that to the fans.
4:13pm
Second-half kicks off.
4:12pm
Well, he's back out now so not sure what that was all about.
4:11pm
No news on the referee. What happens if we can't find one? Abandon the game?
4:10pm
Altrncham are out but the word is the referee is struggling with an injury.
4:09pm
SUB. City (half-time): Greg Mills and Michael Taylor are on for Charlie Reece and Matt Breeze.
4:08pm
City are out for the second-half but there's no sign of Altrincham.
4:08pm
Attendance: 785.
3:52pm
Half-time whistle goes.
3:52pm
Has the referee forgotten about half-time. We're into the fifth minute now.
3:51pm
Scott Leather eventually leaves the field but there are only seconds left in the half.
3:50pm
Altrincham have a player down but the referee may as well just blow his whistle for half-time.
3:49pm
Into the second minute of time added on.
3:47pm
What started as a decent first-half performance from Worcester has descended into a disaster.
3:47pm
Thorley's free-kick is over the top of Elvins and out of play. That's a waste.
3:45pm
Reece's cross is perfect for Alex Meechan but he plants the header wide. Best chance for the hosts.
3:42pm
Free-kick from Hall is easily gathered by Thompson.
3:42pm
YELLOW CARD. City (40 mins): Rob Elvins for foul on Reeves.
3:38pm
I can't remember the last time City were three behind before half-time let alone the half-hour mark. What is going on?
3:36pm
SUB. Altrincham (34 mins): Partrick Lacey replaces Carl Rodgers.
3:33pm
Breeze bursts into the box and shoots at the keeper. He had Reece in space.
3:32pm
GOAL. Altrincham (29 mins): Watmore races down the right, crosses for Reeves and it's an easy tap in.
3:31pm
GOAL. Altrincham (28 mins): Following a corner, Watmore gets the ball to Danny Hall and the skipper diverts the ball home.
3:29pm
Thorley finds Rob Elvins but his header fails to trouble Coburn.
3:29pm
Another corner for City. Thorley takes it to Tyler Weir and his cross is cleared behind for a fifth corner.
3:26pm
GOAL. Altrincham (23 mins): Duncan Watmore picks out a completely unmarked Clee and he drills the ball under Thompson from 18 yards.
3:24pm
Reeves' shot on the turn from 20 yards forces Glyn Thompson to push the ball wide. Breeze heads the corner clear.
3:21pm
Clee's deep cross to the far post is just missed by Reeves. Let off for Worcester.
3:21pm
City playing plenty of decent football without causing Altrincham many problems.
3:17pm
Still waiting for the first effort on target. Neither keeper troubled yet.
3:17pm
Reece's right-wing cross is plucked out of the air by keeper Stuart Coburn.
3:16pm
Former Worcester player Simon Richman blazes over the bar under pressure from Breeze.
3:12pm
Symons twists and turns in midfield, frees Alex Meechan but the offside flag is up.
3:09pm
Breeze breaks forward, slips the ball to Reece but he loses his footing when about to cross.
3:09pm
Matt Breeze's cross goes across goal and is put behind by Matt Doughty. Charlie Reece delivers, Altrincham eventually scramble clear.
3:08pm
Nicky Clee's throw clears the head of Stuart Whitehead but Damian Reeves can't take advantage.
3:06pm
Shaky passing from both sides. Nervs no doubt.
3:04pm
Tom Thorley whips it in and it's cleared for another which is taken quickly and cleared again.
3:03pm
A shot from Mike Symons is blocked the defender, Rob Elvins drives the rebound over, deflected for a corner.
3:02pm
The game kicks off.
2:58pm
There will be a one-minute silence before kick-off for Remembrance Day.
2:48pm
City are unchanged from the side that beat Hinckley United 5-0 last Saturday. The only switch is on the bench, with Lee Ayres coming in for Shabir Khan, who travels to Singapore on Monday for international duty with Pakistan.
Worcester City: Thompson, Weir, Deeney, Thorley, Whitehead, Rowe, Reece, Elvins, Symons, Meechan, Breeze. Subs: Mills, Taylor, Edwards, Ayres, Sargeant.
Altrincham: Coburn, Leather, Doughty, Richman, Rodgers, Hall (c), Watmore, Moult, Lawrie, Reeves, Clee. Subs: Lacey, Brooke, Mitchley, Grimshaw, Reid.
Referee: Simon Bennett (Staffordshire).
