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Histon 0 Worcester City 0
7:30pm Tuesday 4th September 2012 in Sport
By Steve Carley, @stevecarleyWN
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9:35pm
Eades takes it, the ball goes behind and the full-time whistle goes.
9:34pm
Histon have a free-kick deep into stoppage-time.
9:34pm
Edwards fires wide from the edge of the box.
9:32pm
Two minutes of added time to play.
9:30pm
Mills collides with the photographer behind the goal. Nobody hurt.
9:29pm
Jay Dowie's shot is cleared but Histon fancy winning this.
9:27pm
Five minutes to go, can City find a winner from somewhere?
9:21pm
SUB. City: Danny Edwards replaces Charlie Reece.
9:21pm
Tom Thorley lines-up a free-kick but puts the ball out of the ground.
9:16pm
Eades picks out Sheppard, Thomspon tips the ball over but a free-kick is given.
9:14pm
Mills clatters into Claudiu Hoban and escapes a booking.
9:11pm
SUB. City: Michael Taylor comes on for Glover.
9:08pm
Fitzsimons stings the palms of Thompson from 20 yards.
9:07pm
The ball is pinged across the six-yard box and Stuart Whitehead gets there in the nick of time to prevent Sheppard pouncing.
9:04pm
SUB. City: Matt Birley replaces Jay Denny.
9:02pm
Konadu-Yiadom sells a dummy to Jay Denny and then fires over from distance.
9:00pm
Histon have struggled to get out of the half since the break and we've played nearly 15 minutes.
8:58pm
Weir floats the ball into Glover, he heads over from inside the six-yard box.
8:56pm
Symons wins a flick, Glover not on the same wavelength. Manager Carl Heeley not happy.
8:55pm
Glover wins another corner off Fitzsimons. Mills sends the ball over and it's headed away.
8:52pm
It must have taken a deflection as it's a corner. Deeney delivers and Glover heads wide.
8:52pm
Symons bursts into the box and fires the ball into the side-netting.
8:51pm
Thompson collides with Sheppard in the box, nothing given by the referee.
8:49pm
Eades take a corner, Fitzsimons nods well off target.
8:47pm
No changes for the start of the second-half.
8:33pm
That's half-time. I'm off to find some food.
8:31pm
Mellings punches Mills' corner into the air but the ball falls to a Histon defender to put his laces through it.
8:30pm
Glover glances a header goalwards from Mills' cross. That won't worry keeper Joe Mellings.
8:29pm
Another Worcester corner. Mills takes it towards Jacob Rowe but the defender is stretching and the chance is gone.
8:27pm
Still City can't seem to find any rhythm to their game.
8:25pm
Jay Denny warned for a studs-up challenge.
8:21pm
Corner from Eades picks out Fitzsimons and his header hits the bar.
8:15pm
Jack Eades blasts a free-kick wide from the edge of the box. Histon getting closer.
8:14pm
Junior Konadu-Yiadom cuts into the box but takes an age to get his shot away and Stuart Whitehead clears off the line.
8:13pm
According to press colleague, the shirt numbers for Gayle and Fitzsimons have been mixed up on the team sheet. I hope nothing else is wrong.
8:10pm
YELLOW CARD. Histon: Danny Fitzsimons for foul on Symons.
8:09pm
Mills shows his defensive side and willingness to track back. Good play from the winger.
8:07pm
Glover spins his marker and takes aim from distance. Not far wide.
8:05pm
New balls please! The current one is flat. Referee calls for a change.
8:03pm
Mills plays a short corner to Deeny but the left-back over hits his cross to the far post.
8:00pm
Sheppard flashes a shot wide from 20 yards for the hosts.
7:58pm
Histon are sitting very deep and City are happy to keep them there.
7:56pm
Tom Thorley stands over a free-kick. He lofts it to the far post and Mike Symons glances a header wide.
7:53pm
Ellis Deeney's flag-kick is cleared behind for a third corner which Histon eventually clear.
7:52pm
Greg Mills takes City's first corner of the match and Danny Glover's header is deflected wide.
7:51pm
Histon have just about egded the early stages but nothing of real note has happened yet. For what it's worth, Tyler Weir has had a hair cut!
7:48pm
Kaine Sheppard goes down clutching his head. He'll be OK.
7:47pm
The game has kicked off.
7:44pm
The teams are out here at Bridge Road. Time for the pre-match hand-shake.
7:31pm
Rob Elvins has failed to shake off a hip injury, despite playing in the 2-0 victory against Colwyn Bay, and is replaced by Jay Denny. Shabir Khan (groin) is not in the squad.
Histon: Mellings, Roberts, Hawkins, Dowie, Gayle, Fitzsimons, Eades, Stevenson, Sheppard, Konadu-Yiadom, Hoban. Subs: Unwin, Kitscha, Thomson, Ola, Agombar.
Worcester City: Thompson, Weir, Whitehead, Rowe, Deeney, Reece, Thorley, Denny, Mills, Symons, Glover. Subs: Ayres, Sargeant, Taylor, Edwards, Birley.
Referee: Stephen Ross (Lincolnshire).

Andy (Ledbury) says...
7:51pm Tue 4 Sep 12