Brackley Town vs Newport County, 2015-16 English FA Cup, Round 1
· English FA Cup
FT
2 - 2
2 - 2
Curtis McDonald nets dramatic equaliser for Brackley to deny former club Newport
Curtis McDonald nets dramatic equaliser for Brackley to deny former club Newport
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Attempt blocked. James Akintunde (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Walker.
- 5': Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County).
- 8': Attempt saved. Zak Ansah (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy O'Sullivan with a through ball.
- 9': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Scott Bennett.
- 11': Foul by Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town).
- 11': Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Medy Elito (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy O'Sullivan.
- 12': Attempt saved. Matt Partridge (Newport County) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Tommy O'Sullivan.
- 14': Penalty Newport County. Lenell John-Lewis draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 14': Penalty conceded by Pablo Mills (Brackley Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 15': Goal! Brackley Town 0, Newport County 1. Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 19': Foul by Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town).
- 19': Mark Byrne (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Luke Graham.
- 23': Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County).
- 23': Foul by Steve Diggin (Brackley Town).
- 23': Scott Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Matt Partridge (Newport County).
- 25': Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 29': Attempt missed. Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb.
- 31': Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
- 31': Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Offside, Newport County. Mark Byrne tries a through ball, but Zak Ansah is caught offside.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Medy Elito (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Partridge.
- 39': Foul by Lenell John-Lewis (Newport County).
- 39': Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Joe Clarke (Brackley Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Goal! Brackley Town 0, Newport County 2. Scott Bennett (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lenell John-Lewis.
- 44': Attempt saved. Tommy O'Sullivan (Newport County) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zak Ansah with a through ball.
- 45': Attempt saved. Zak Ansah (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Medy Elito.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brackley Town 0, Newport County 2.
- 0': Match ends, Brackley Town 2, Newport County 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Brackley Town 0, Newport County 2.
- 45': Substitution, Newport County. Scott Boden replaces Lenell John-Lewis.
- 46': Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
- 47': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.
- 47': Attempt saved. Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Clarke with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Edward Odhiambo (Brackley Town).
- 47': Medy Elito (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Janoi Donacien.
- 54': Attempt missed. Pablo Mills (Brackley Town) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Walker with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Curtis McDonald.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Scott Boden (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark Byrne with a through ball.
- 58': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Scott Bennett.
- 59': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Scott Boden.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town) header from very close range is blocked.
- 59': Goal! Brackley Town 1, Newport County 2. Luke Graham (Brackley Town) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Richard Batchelor following a corner.
- 62': Offside, Newport County. Mark Byrne tries a through ball, but Zak Ansah is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt saved. Steve Diggin (Brackley Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Akintunde.
- 66': Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Jazzi Barnum-Bobb (Newport County).
- 73': Substitution, Newport County. Danny Holmes replaces Jazzi Barnum-Bobb.
- 75': Attempt saved. Zak Ansah (Newport County) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Holmes.
- 78': Substitution, Newport County. Alex Rodman replaces Tommy O'Sullivan.
- 78': Delay in match Glenn Walker (Brackley Town) because of an injury.
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Curtis McDonald.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Medy Elito (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 81': Substitution, Brackley Town. David Moyo replaces Edward Odhiambo.
- 81': Substitution, Brackley Town. Tom Winters replaces Glenn Walker.
- 84': Offside, Newport County. Alex Rodman tries a through ball, but Scott Boden is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, Brackley Town. Conceded by Matt Partridge.
- 87': Foul by Richard Batchelor (Brackley Town).
- 87': Scott Boden (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Alex Rodman (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Joe Clarke (Brackley Town).
- 90'+3': Foul by Aidan Hawtin (Brackley Town).
- 90'+3': Scott Boden (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Aidan Hawtin (Brackley Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Brackley Town. Sam Smith replaces Aidan Hawtin.
- 90'+5': Goal! Brackley Town 2, Newport County 2. Curtis McDonald (Brackley Town) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Winters with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Joe Clarke.
- 90'+7': Foul by Matt Partridge (Newport County).
- 90'+7': Pablo Mills (Brackley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Brackley Town 2, Newport County 2.
Statistics
 NEW |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 62 | Possession | 38 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 444 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 523 | Passes | 307 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 46 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 8 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: St. James Park
Location: Brackley, England
Attendance: 1,707
Venue: St. James Park
Location: Brackley, England
Attendance: 1,707
Line-Ups
Brackley Town (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Hornby (GK) |
| 6 | Pablo Mills |
| 5 | Luke Graham |
| 3 | Curtis McDonald |
| 2 | Aidan Hawtin  |
| 4 | Joel Clarke |
| 11 | Richard Batchelor |
| 8 | Glenn Walker |
| 7 | Eddie Odhiambo |
| 9 | James Akintunde |
| 10 | Steven Diggin |
Newport County (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Joe Day (GK) |
| 12 | Janoi Donacien |
| 21 | Matthew Partridge |
| 18 | Scott Bennett |
| 4 | Tommy O'Sullivan |
| 33 | Mark Byrne |
| 7 | Medy Elito |
| 3 | Scott Barrow |
| 24 | Jazzi Barnum-Bobb |
| 10 | Lenell John-Lewis |
| 9 | Zak Ansah |
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