Reply With QuoteMany thanks for your excellent match report and result. Proof once again that NCM can and does provide an excellent service when used properly. Well done.
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Played at Iilkeston today.
Notts County beat Rotherham United 3-1 in the Central League Cup on Tuesday afternoon.
Steve Chettle's side featured a blend of youth and experience and made it two wins from two in the competition thanks to goals from Kion Etete, Noor Husin and Sam Osborne.
The visitors had drawn level following a goalmouth scramble early in the second half but the parity was short-lived and the Magpies ran out comfortable winners after a polished performance.
Notts started on the front foot but struggled to create a clear-cut opening until the tenth minute.
Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain, who had been involved in most attacks, surged past a couple of defenders to the byline and pulled back for Etete to drive confidently past visiting keeper Charlie Farrar.
Husin had an excellent chance to double the lead when Osborne’s tenacity and guile in the box allowed him to lay it on a plate for the Afghanistan international but he blazed over.
The winger turned provider again moments later – crossing for an unmarked Corey Bucalossi at the back post but he didn't keep his header down.
Notts continued to work the ball into excellent positions and Osborne had a chance to add a second just before the break but his goalbound shot was well blocked at the back post.
Early in the second half, Magpies’ goalkeeper Tiernan Brooks was called into action for the first time – turning Mitchell Carlton’s free-kick over the bar.
Bucalossi had another chance to get himself on the scoresheet moments later when Etete squared for him but the ball ran wider than he'd have liked and he couldn’t divert his shot on target under pressure.
Osborne could have doubled the advantage as Notts continued on the front foot but he took too long to get his shot off when he found space in the box and Rotherham eventually cleared.
And Chettle’s side were made to pay for their spurned chances - Brooks’ punch from a corner ricocheting in favour of the visitors who scrambled the ball home.
The lead was quickly restored, however, when Tyreece Kennedy-Williams got forward from left back to send a dangerous low ball into the box which Husin controlled before slotting past Farrar.
Andy Kellett saw a volley well saved before setting up Notts’ third – swinging in a corner which Osborne headed home from six yards.
The Magpies continued to threaten and Oxlade-Chamberlain's cleared cross dropped for Owen Betts whose volley from the edge of the box had the Rotherham keeper scrambling but it drifted the wrong side of the post.
Osborne almost doubled his tally with another headed chance - this time looping one over after Pierce Bird whipped a dangeous ball in from the left.
The winger went close again moments later, forcing Farrar into a good save after Kellett cut the ball back from the byline.
Bird had a sight of goal himself following a corner. Excellent play between Husin and Kellett led to the centre back receiving the ball in space inside the area but he saw his shot saved.
Husin's deflected effort from range looked like it might loop in but it fell kindly for the visiting keeper in the last action before the final whistle was blown.
Notts: Brooks, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kennedy-Williams, Ramirez, Betts, Bird, Husin (C), Bucalossi, Etete, Osborne, Kellett
Subs: Culverwell, Cummings, Henchcliffe, Duncan, Marshall
https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...-on-11-dec-18/
These players put the first team to shame with their energy and skill and the football they play.
Ardley was there and I hope he liked what he saw.
Last edited by Oldstripy; 11-12-2018 at 05:20 PM.
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Many thanks for your excellent match report and result. Proof once again that NCM can and does provide an excellent service when used properly. Well done.
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Can't take praise for the report it is copied from the OS, but I was there and it was an enjoyable game to watch.Originally Posted by CheltenhamPie
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Any standout performances? Osborne and Oxlade-Chamberlain seem to feature prominently in the report.
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To be honest they all played well, Osbourne is developing into a good right winger with the ability to beat his man Kellett after a slow start had a good game mainly on the left wing, Husin was making him self available in the middle and his usual short passes to keep the ball moving.
Bird looked rock solid in defence with some good passes and a couple of runs out and then found a Notts player. Owen Betts a good partner for Bird, all goals taken well and a good all round performance.
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Here is the highlights guys... enjoy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq3_JaSWZ7w
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Were Notts good or was their goalkeeper really crap?
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Looks like a bit of both Laxton... what a mistake by our keeper for their goal but Etete, Husin and Osbourne took their goals very well.
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Good to hear, thanks. How great it would be to get some of these youngsters coming through into the first team (assuming they’re not sold off before that, like the kid who went to Wolves in the summer).
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I'm glad you enjoyed the game but please don't overlook the glaringly obvious before you say, " These players put the first team to shame with their energy and skill and the football they play".
This level of competition is truly pitiful. It's played at a jog-trot, with minimal physical contact, between two teams of boys and a few stiffs. Most of these players would drown, without a trace, in the ugly, brutal, man's world of Div 2 !
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