Date:03 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Plainmoor
Attendance:2,307

Saah (62) McPhee (74)
O'Kane (89)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Matthew Hamshaw has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Save by Robert Olejnik.

93mins Effort from outside the area by Kevin Nicholson goes wide right of the goal.

93mins The ball is crossed by Sam Wedgbury, Taiwo Atieno gets a block in.

92mins The ball is crossed by Colin Daniel, save made by Robert Olejnik.

91mins Sam Wedgbury challenges Taiwo Atieno unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.

89mins A fantastic goal is scored by Eunan O'Kane from deep inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Torquay 3-0 Macclesfield.The assist for the goal came from Mark Ellis.

86mins Lee Mansell concedes a free kick for a foul on Ben Tomlinson. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Sam Wedgbury from left channel. Mark Ellis joins the action as a substitute, replacing Chris McPhee.

85mins Chris McPhee takes a shot. Jose Veiga makes a save.

84mins The ball is swung over by Chris McPhee, Nathaniel Brown manages to make a clearance.

83mins Unfair challenge on Chris McPhee by Scott Kay results in a free kick. Kevin Nicholson restarts play with the free kick.

82mins Danny Stevens on for Ian Morris.

78mins The ball is crossed by Colin Daniel, clearance made by Chris McPhee.

77mins Unfair challenge on Vinny Mukendi by Chris Robertson results in a free kick. Sam Wedgbury delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance made by Chris Robertson.

77mins The ball is swung over by Brian Saah, clearance by Shaun Brisley. Kevin Nicholson produces a left-footed shot from long distance which goes wide right of the goal.

76mins Nathaniel Brown challenges Taiwo Atieno unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Kevin Nicholson, Scott Kay makes a clearance.

75mins The ball is sent over by Sam Wedgbury. Lewis Chalmers goes off and Matthew Hamshaw comes on.

74mins Chris McPhee gets on the score sheet with a goal from inside the box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Torquay 2-0 Macclesfield.Assist by Lee Mansell.

73mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Taiwo Atieno on Tony Diagne. Direct free kick taken by Tony Diagne.

71mins Foul by Carl Tremarco on Lloyd Macklin, free kick awarded. Lloyd Macklin goes off and Damon Lathrope comes on. (Macclesfield) makes a substitution, with Vinny Mukendi coming on for Ross Draper. Colin Daniel replaces Carl Tremarco. Chris Robertson takes the free kick.

71mins The ball is swung over by Sam Wedgbury, clearance made by Brian Saah. Corner taken right-footed by Sam Wedgbury to the near post, clearance by Kevin Nicholson.

70mins Lewis Chalmers delivers the ball.

70mins Eunan O'Kane challenges Ross Draper unfairly and gives away a free kick. Carl Tremarco restarts play with the free kick.

68mins Chris McPhee takes a shot. Save by Jose Veiga.

67mins Joe Oastler sends in a cross.

66mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Morris on Scott Kay. Jonathan Bateson restarts play with the free kick.

63mins The ball is sent over by Chris McPhee, clearance by Jonathan Bateson.

61mins The ball is crossed by Taiwo Atieno, Jonathan Bateson gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson, Brian Saah scores a headed goal from close in. Torquay 1-0 Macclesfield.Assist on the goal came from Kevin Nicholson.

58mins Carl Tremarco concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Oastler. Free kick taken by Eunan O'Kane. Kevin Nicholson takes a shot. Save made by Jose Veiga. Inswinging corner taken by Kevin Nicholson from the left by-line, Ian Morris takes a shot. Jose Veiga makes a save. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Eunan O'Kane, free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Oastler on Scott Kay. Free kick taken by Jose Veiga.

57mins Ben Tomlinson is penalised for a handball. Chris Robertson takes the free kick.

56mins Eunan O'Kane crosses the ball.

54mins Ian Morris challenges Lewis Chalmers unfairly and gives away a free kick. The referee cautions Ian Morris for unsporting behaviour. Sam Wedgbury crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Robert Olejnik.

52mins Kevin Nicholson sends in a cross.

52mins The ball is swung over by Ian Morris, Shaun Brisley manages to make a clearance. Corner taken by Kevin Nicholson from the left by-line, clearance by Shaun Brisley.

51mins The ball is crossed by Eunan O'Kane, save by Jose Veiga. Joe Oastler takes a shot. Save made by Jose Veiga.

49mins Ben Tomlinson delivers the ball.

46mins Lewis Chalmers challenges Lloyd Macklin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ian Morris takes the direct free kick. Lee Mansell takes a shot. Blocked by Sam Wedgbury.

46mins The ball is delivered by Kevin Nicholson, Lewis Chalmers manages to make a clearance.

43mins Ian Morris sends in a cross, save by Jose Veiga.

40mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Scott Kay on Eunan O'Kane. Scott Kay is cautioned. Free kick taken by Brian Saah.

40mins Tony Diagne takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.

37mins Headed effort from inside the area by Nathaniel Brown misses to the left of the goal.

33mins The ball is crossed by Tony Diagne.

31mins The referee blows for offside. Chris Robertson takes the indirect free kick.

29mins Shaun Brisley challenges Chris McPhee unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Mansell takes the direct free kick. The ball is sent over by Ian Morris, save by Jose Veiga.

28mins The ball is sent over by Ian Morris, Scott Kay makes a clearance.

28mins Lloyd Macklin takes a shot. Save by Jose Veiga.

23mins Sam Wedgbury takes a shot. Kevin Nicholson gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken by Sam Wedgbury from the right by-line, Ross Draper has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

22mins Ben Tomlinson takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Wedgbury from the right by-line.

21mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ross Draper by Joe Oastler. Ross Draper takes the direct free kick.

19mins Joe Oastler gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tony Diagne. Lewis Chalmers sends in a cross, Tony Diagne takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.

17mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Brian Saah by Ben Tomlinson. Robert Olejnik takes the direct free kick.

16mins Taiwo Atieno crosses the ball, blocked by Nathaniel Brown.

13mins A cross is delivered by Ben Tomlinson, clearance made by Chris Robertson.

12mins Eunan O'Kane takes a shot. Jose Veiga makes a save. Chris McPhee takes a shot. The official flags Chris McPhee offside. Free kick taken by Jose Veiga.

11mins Kevin Nicholson challenges Lewis Chalmers unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jose Veiga restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Tony Diagne takes a shot. Joe Oastler gets a block in.

7mins The ball is sent over by Kevin Nicholson.

7mins A cross is delivered by Lloyd Macklin.

6mins Ross Draper produces a right-footed shot from a long way out which goes wide left of the goal.

6mins Centre by Lloyd Macklin.

5mins Centre by Ian Morris, clearance made by Nathaniel Brown.

3mins Shaun Brisley concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris McPhee. Direct free kick taken by Lee Mansell. Ian Morris takes a shot. Blocked by Ben Tomlinson.

1mins Ian Morris produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.

Kevin Nicholson takes a shot.

Match Preview

Formation:442Manager: Martin Ling

Torquay

Formation: 442Manager: Gary Simpson

Macclesfield

Robert Olejnik
Joe Oastler
Chris Robertson
Brian Saah
Kevin Nicholson
Chris McPhee
Eunan O'Kane
Lee Mansell
Ian Morris
Lloyd Macklin
Taiwo Atieno
SUBS
Martin Rice
Lathanial Rowe-Turner
Mark Ellis
Danny Stevens
Damon Lathrope

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Away

Jose Veiga
Jonathan Bateson
Shaun Brisley
Nathaniel Brown
Carl Tremarco
Lewis Chalmers
Scott Kay
Sam Wedgbury
Ross Draper
Tony Diagne
Ben Tomlinson
SUBS
Vinny Mukendi
Colin Daniel
John Grant
Matthew Hamshaw
Adam Roberts

Match Report

Saah opens account in Gulls victory Brian Saah scored his first goal for Torquay as they swept to their first home league win of the season, downing Macclesfield 3-0. Saah, signed by Martin Ling in summer from former club Cambridge, rose at the far post to head home Kevin Nicholson's 63rd minute corner from the left. It was no more than the home side deserved as they had twice forced superb saves from Town keeper Jose Veiga just minutes earlier. Veiga had parried away a Nicholson 35 yard thunderbolt on 58 minutes, and then seconds later, as Nicholson's corner from the left was cleared, Ian Morris let fly with a superb dipping drive from 20 yards. Veiga did brilliantly to pedal back and flap the ball from under his bar and over, but the pressure was unrelenting and it was not long before United opened their account. Chris McPhee - recalled in the absence of injured target man Rene Howe - benefitted after a defence-splitting run by skipper Lee Mansell on 74 minutes. Mansell took the initiative to draw the defence on the edge of the six-yard box before squaring the ball to grateful McPhee who slid the ball home But the best goal of the game came when Eunan O'Kane clipped the ball over Veiga after running into the box having been set up by substitute Mark Ellis.

Form Guide

DWWLD Torquay VS Macclesfield LLWDW

Last Meetings

Macclesfield 3 - 3 Torquay 19/03/2011 Torquay 1 - 3 Macclesfield 25/09/2010 Torquay 1 - 0 Macclesfield 24/04/2010 Macclesfield 2 - 1 Torquay 26/09/2009 Torquay 0 - 1 Macclesfield 30/12/2006 Macclesfield 3 - 3 Torquay 23/09/2006

Top Scorers

Torquay L Mansell 3 R Howe 1 T Atieno 1 Macclesfield B Tomlinson 2 T Diagne 2 R Draper 1 S Brisley 1 A Mendy 1

Goals

Torquay Total goals 14 Goals per game 7 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins Macclesfield Total goals 15 Goals per game 8 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) Period 81-90 mins