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  • Date: 2005-04-09
  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Attendance: 3452
  • Referee: Evans, E

Live Commentary

90mins

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

84mins

Gus Uhlenbeek is being taken off, Jonny Dixon has come on in his place.

74mins

Wycombe are replacing Ian Stonebridge with Mark Philo.

73mins

Simon Ramsden is replaced by Ronnie Bull.

72mins

Terry Fleming is replaced by Thomas Pinault.

46mins

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

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Michael Williamson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

24mins

The referee has booked Jason Crowe.

17mins

Nathan Tyson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Wycombe missed a great chance to enhance their play-off chances when they failed to win at Grimsby.

With the home side now without a win in six matches, the three points were there for the taking for Wycombe, but they never seriously threatened to score the goal that would have been enough.

It is 55 games since the Chairboys' last goalless draw and the club with the best away record in League Two were expecting three points at Blundell Park.

Wycombe keeper Frank Talia was never tested, although to be fair his opposite number Anthony Williams only had two routine stops to make all afternoon.

A swirling wind made it difficult for both sides with often a long pass beating the forward players and running out of play for a goal kick.

Perhaps the clearest chance of the game fell to Wycombe in the 18th minute. Leading scorer Nathan Tyson broke clear and, despite looking yards offside, was allowed to run on only to drag his shot wide of the far post.

Just before half-time there was a half-chance for Grimsby when striker Andy Parkinson was brought down by defender Mike Williamson who was booked but a poor free-kick materialised.

In the second half Wycombe tried to step things up and towards the end of the game brought on two attacking players from the subs bench.

It had by no means been a dirty or niggly game but Wycombe assistant manager Steve Brown was dispatched to the stand for not giving the ball back to Grimsby at a throw-in.

He had previously been warned by the referee and when it happened again the outcome was inevitable.

In the closing stages the away side threatened to snatch a winner but it was that sort of game when threat did not turn into anything more.

Grimsby Town

Wycombe Wanderers

Corners

17

Fouls

118

Goal attempts

57

Shots off target

44

Offsides

51

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