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Result - Worcester City 2 Colwyn Bay 0
2:42pm Saturday 1st September 2012 in Sport
By Steve Carley, @stevecarleyWN
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- Worcester City v Colwyn Bay
- Thorley 20mins
- Glover pen 27mins
4:53pm
Final whistle goes at the Lane.
4:52pm
Colwyn Bay finishing strongly, can City keep a clean sheet?
4:48pm
Late free-kick for Colwyn Bay, can they get a consolation? No, but Glym Thompson has clattered Danny Glover while clearing the ball.
4:42pm
RED CARD. City: Mills is sent off following a foul on Danny Lloyd. It was his second yellow card.
4:38pm
SUBS. City: Danny Edwards replaces Ellis Deeney. Colwyn Bay: Sean Williams on for Gareth Evans.
4:37pm
YELLOW CARD. City: Michael Taylor.
4:36pm
It's corner number eight for City. Deeney with it but Colwyn Bay get the ball clear.
4:33pm
A third goal would be good. It would certainly take the nervy edge off any Colwyn Bay attacks.
4:30pm
SUB. Colwyn Bay: John McKenna on for David Mannix.
City: Michale Taylor replaces Mike Symons.
4:29pm
Glover's shot hits Meadowcroft, loops up and Mills heads over.
4:24pm
SUB. City: Matt Birley comes on for Charlie Reece.
4:23pm
YELLOW CARD. Colwyn Bay: Luke Denson.
4:18pm
Mills cuts inside and lashes over the bar. Surely a third goal can't be far off.
4:17pm
Holsgrove hits a shot just wide. The visitors letting Worcester know they're not giving up.
4:15pm
Lloyd hacks wide from 10 yards. Just a slight warning that City might not be home and dry yet.
4:13pm
City need to keep their disclipline at the back and Stuart Whitehead does so with aplomb. Fine clearing tackle.
4:11pm
Symons and Glover link again and the latter fires a fierce drive into the side-netting. The City strikers are purring at the monent.
4:10pm
Symons blasts a shot wide. Neat move involving Mills and Glover.
4:09pm
You might need to have watched Socceram to appreciate that last post.
4:09pm
Charlie Reece produces a wonderful turn on the ball. I believe that's what they unbelievable tekkers.
4:07pm
Thorley sends a free-kick just over the angle of post and bar. Oh well, two out of three isn't bad!
4:05pm
Second-half off and running.
3:48pm
Half-time. Eventful 45 minutes at the Lane.
3:45pm
YELLOW CARD. City: Mills.
3:45pm
Mills clashes with Gareth Evans. The referee is chatting to his linesman about this. Glover tries to calm Mills down.
3:44pm
Mills' shot deflects off Meadowcroft and into the hands of Smyth.
3:43pm
This is going to be serious goals, mark my word #wcfc #coyb
— @rhysgoode1 01 September 2012
3:40pm
A few dissenting fans complaining City aren't doing enough. Have they not noticed the score?
3:37pm
SUB. Colwyn Bay: Allan Collins replaces Rob Hopley. The striker is injured.
3:36pm
YELLOW CARD. Colwyn Bay: Danny Meadowcroft.
3:32pm
YELLOW CARD. Colwyn Bay: Frank Sinclair for foul on Glover.
3:32pm
Mills tries to catch Smyth out on his near post with a free-kick but he's off target. Nice idea.
3:29pm
GOAL. City: Glover beats Smyth from the spot. This game has suddenly come alive.
3:28pm
RED CARD. Colwyn Bay: Dominic Comrie brings down Danny Glover, who was clean through, with the most blatent foul you'll ever see. It will be a penalty after defender Tom Smyth has taken his place.
3:25pm
Another Worcester corner, Deeney swings the ball in but Rowe is penalised for a high boot.
3:24pm
That comes to nothing but City have stepped their game up.
3:24pm
Danny Meadowcroft almost puts the ball in his own net from Mills' corner, from which Rob Elvins has a shot deflected over.
3:22pm
GOAL. City: Tom Thorley curls a free-kick beyond the dive of Comrie. A replica of his strike at Oxford City on Monday.
3:18pm
Mills' free-kick fails to clear the first man. City struggling to get going.
3:15pm
Tyler Weir gives the ball away cheaply but the offside flag comes to his rescue.
3:13pm
Lea heads just wide of the far post. Pressure building on the hosts.
3:09pm
Danny Lloyd drills an effort over the bar. The visitors have started well.
3:09pm
Jacob Rowe trying a lot of flying headers at the moment. Not sure he needs to do that.
3:07pm
Keeper Dominic Comrie takes his kick but looked suspiciously out of his area.
3:05pm
Mike Lea delivers a corner for Colwyn Bay, Jacob Rowe heads it up in the air and Kevin Holsgrove heads over.
3:04pm
Ellis Deeney floats this one in and Danny Glover nods the ball wide.
3:03pm
Greg Mills takes an early corner for City from the left and it is flicked wide for a flag kick on the other side.
3:01pm
We're off. City kicking towards dressing room end in the first-half.
2:43pm
City make one change with Jacob Rowe coming in for the injured Shabir Khan. Rob Elvins is back following a hip problem.
Colwyn Bay include former Chelsea defender Frank Sinclair, 40.
Worcester City: Thompson, Weir, Whitehead, Rowe, Deeney, Reece, Thorley, Elvins, Mills, Symons, Glover. Subs: Ayres, Taylor, Denny, Birley, Edwards.
Colwyn Bay: Comrie, Denson, Lea, Meadowcroft, Sinclair, Smyth, Evans, Mannix, Hopley, Holsgrove, Lloyd. Subs: Richardson, McKenna, Williams, Thomas, Collins.
Referee: Daniel Meeson (Staffs).
