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  • Date: 2009-01-03
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Plainmoor
  • Attendance: 3654
  • Referee: Penn, A

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90mins

Roscoe D'Sane is replaced by Tyrone Thompson.

90mins

Matt Green is replaced by Elliot Benyon.

87mins

Ian Evatt is booked for unsporting behaviour.

84mins

Ian Harte is booked for unsporting behaviour.

76mins

Blackpool are replacing Daniel Nardiello with Dominic Merella.

71mins

Stuart Green is being taken off, Claus Jorgensen has come on in his place.

67mins

Shaun Barker is booked for unsporting behaviour.

65mins

The referee has booked Tim Sills.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

32mins

Goal!! Matt Green scores for Torquay.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, January 3rd, the match has kicked off.

Match Preview

Match Report

Torquay United sprang a massive FA Cup third round shock as a Matt Green goal was enough to sink Championship side Blackpool at Plainmoor.

The Gulls had reached the third round with victories over Chipstead, Evesham and Oxford United.

The home side looked to striker Tim Sills for inspiration as he scored both goals against Evesham, while Seasiders' caretaker boss Tony Parkes had to make do without a host of loan players who left the club this week.

The opening minutes at Plainmoor saw few openings at either end, with the Championship visitors giving little away in defence.

Ben Burgess and David Fox threatened for the Seasiders, but the home side were also holding firm at the back.

Torquay then hit the front just past the half-hour mark as Green took down a long ball forward from the back and placed an accurate left-foot shot past visiting keeper Paul Rachubka.

The Gulls held on to their advantage up to the interval, with boss Paul Buckle delighted with his side's efforts.

Soon after the restart, Sills put the Tangerines defence under threat a couple of times.

Stuart Green then headed wide from Danny Nardiello's cross just before the hour mark, as the Championship side upped the pace.

Midway through the second half, Sills was in the thick of the action again as he met a Kevin Nicholson free-kick, but couldn't direct his header on target from six yards out.

Blackpool threw on a couple of substitutes as time ticked away at a freezing cold Plainmoor, but in truth they failed to seriously test home keeper Scott Bevan in the closing stages.

Torquay United

Blackpool

Corners

74

Fouls

612

Goal attempts

116

Shots off target

34

Offsides

34

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