English FA Cup

Brackley Town vs Newport County, 2015-16 English FA Cup, Round 1

· English FA Cup
Brackley Town
  • 59': Luke Graham
  • 90'+5': Curtis McDonald
FT
2 - 2
Newport County
  • 15': Lenell John-Lewis (P)
  • 41': Scott Bennett

Curtis McDonald nets dramatic equaliser for Brackley to deny former club Newport

Match Timeline

  • 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

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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

Line-Ups

BRA Brackley Town (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Sam Hornby (GK)
6 Pablo Mills
5 Luke Graham
3 Curtis McDonald
2 Aidan Hawtin Yellow Card
4 Joel Clarke
11 Richard Batchelor
8 Glenn Walker
7 Eddie Odhiambo
9 James Akintunde
10 Steven Diggin
Brackley Town Substitutes:
Stephan Morley, Dan Farrell, Tom Winters, Sam Whittall, Sam Smith, Ryan Austin, David Moyo.

NEW 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 Yellow Card
10 Lenell John-Lewis
9 Zak Ansah
Newport County Substitutes:
Yan Klukowski, Aaron Collins, Scott Boden, Danny Holmes, Alex Rodman, Matthew Taylor, Joe Green.

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