Cambridge United vs Walsall, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 1': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
- 2': Greg Taylor (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Max Melbourne with a cross.
- 12': Attempt missed. Sam Perry (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 13': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
- 14': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hiram Boateng.
- 16': Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Adam May (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
- 19': Attempt missed. Kyle Knoyle (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hiram Boateng.
- 19': Attempt missed. Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ironside.
- 20': Foul by Kyle Knoyle (Cambridge United).
- 20': Max Melbourne (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 22': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Callum Burton.
- 25': Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 27': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Mat Sadler.
- 30': Substitution, Walsall. Tyreik Wright replaces Cameron Norman because of an injury.
- 33': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 33': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United).
- 33': Max Melbourne (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Paul Mullin (Cambridge United).
- 34': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Attempt missed. Hayden White (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
- 35': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 35': Kyle Knoyle (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 37': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 37': Mat Sadler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Hayden White (Walsall).
- 38': Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Hayden White.
- 39': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Sam Perry.
- 40': Attempt missed. Tyreik Wright (Walsall) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Osadebe.
- 42': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Declan Drysdale.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
- 45'+3': Foul by Adam May (Cambridge United).
- 45'+3': Josh Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': Hand ball by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Cambridge United 0, Walsall 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Cambridge United 0, Walsall 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Mullin with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Paul Mullin (Cambridge United).
- 47': Sam Perry (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Hand ball by Adam May (Cambridge United).
- 50': Foul by Dan Scarr (Walsall).
- 50': Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United).
- 51': Liam Roberts (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Hand ball by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 52': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
- 52': Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Walsall).
- 53': Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Offside, Walsall. Emmanuel Osadebe tries a through ball, but Josh Gordon is caught offside.
- 57': Hand ball by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 59': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 59': Hayden White (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Josh Gordon (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Melbourne.
- 62': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 62': Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Adam May (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Josh Gordon (Walsall).
- 66': Foul by Liam O'Neil (Cambridge United).
- 66': Josh Gordon (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Foul by Joe Ironside (Cambridge United).
- 68': Mat Sadler (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Hiram Boateng (Cambridge United).
- 70': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Harrison Dunk.
- 73': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Osadebe with a cross.
- 74': Attempt missed. Adam May (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wes Hoolahan.
- 75': Substitution, Walsall. Alfie Bates replaces Sam Perry.
- 77': Substitution, Cambridge United. Shilow Tracey replaces Liam O'Neil.
- 82': Caolan Lavery (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Shilow Tracey (Cambridge United).
- 82': Attempt missed. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tyreik Wright.
- 84': Attempt saved. Josh Gordon (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 86': Substitution, Walsall. Wesley McDonald replaces Caolan Lavery.
- 86': Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Hayden White.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mat Sadler (Walsall).
- 90'+3': Joe Ironside (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Goal! Cambridge United 1, Walsall 0. Paul Mullin (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hiram Boateng.
- 90'+5': Declan Drysdale (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tyreik Wright (Walsall).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Cambridge United 1, Walsall 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cambridge United 1, Walsall 0.
- 0': Match ends, Cambridge United 1, Walsall 0.
Game Information
Venue: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Location: Cambridge, England
EFL League Two Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bromley | 25 | +17 | 51 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 24 | +13 | 46 |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Salford City | 24 | +4 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Cambridge United (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Callum Burton (GK) |
| 5 | Greg Taylor |
| 6 | Declan Drysdale |
| 8 | Liam O'Neil |
| 11 | Harrison Dunk |
| 2 | Kyle Knoyle |
| 14 | Wes Hoolahan |
| 44 | Hiram Boateng |
| 19 | Adam May |
| 20 | Joe Ironside |
| 10 | Paul Mullin |
Walsall (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Liam Roberts (GK) |
| 6 | Dan Scarr |
| 4 | Mathew Sadler |
| 24 | Hayden White |
| 20 | Sam Perry |
| 8 | Liam Kinsella |
| 3 | Max Melbourne |
| 2 | Cameron Norman |
| 9 | Caolan Lavery |
| 10 | Josh Gordon |
| 23 | Emma Osaoabe |
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