Match ends, Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1.
FleetwoodFleetwood Town4NewportNewport County1
Steve Schumacher's first senior hat-trick saw Fleetwood Town beat 10-man Newport in League Two.
Robbie Willmott was shown a straight red card after blocking Schumacher's goal-bound shot with his hand.
Schumacher scored from the resulting spot kick before the midfielder added two further goals, including a second penalty.
Chris Zebroski scored from the penalty spot for Newport before David Ball netted a fourth for Fleetwood.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Newport County manager Justin Edinburgh told BBC Radio Wales: "I've got to be careful how I say this, but I think the man in the middle [referee Andy Haines] has stole the show from us really.
"Where do you want Robbie [Willmott] to put his arms? They're down by his side, he hasn't made an attempt [to lift them], he's just put his body across.
"We get a player booked and sent off for penalties conceded, they concede a penalty and nothing happens. Work that one out, it's very inconsistent refereeing today.
"I'm going to go and ask his explanation after this."
Line-ups
Fleetwood
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Davies
- 14HoganBooked at 28minsSubstituted forMcLaughlinat 43'minutes
- 6Pond
- 8Schumacher
- 20Taylor
- 16Cresswell
- 11Hughes
- 4Murdoch
- 23BallSubstituted forDieseruvweat 83'minutes
- 18Sarcevic
- 7Evans
Substitutes
- 5Roberts
- 9Parkin
- 12Brown
- 15McLaughlin
- 17Blair
- 29Dieseruvwe
- 33Lucas
Newport
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Pidgeley
- 18Jackson
- 12WillmottBooked at 3mins
- 20Oshilaja
- 6Yakubu
- 16Jones
- 19NaylorSubstituted forCrowat 78'minutes
- 8MinshullBooked at 17minsSubstituted forPipeat 43'minutes
- 14WashingtonSubstituted forJolleyat 79'minutes
- 11ZebroskiBooked at 60mins
- 7ChapmanBooked at 45mins
Substitutes
- 2Pipe
- 9Crow
- 17Flynn
- 23Jolley
- 25Stephens
- 26Redman
- Referee:
- Andy Haines
- Attendance:
- 2,354
Match Stats
Home TeamFleetwoodAway TeamNewport
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home13
- Away5
- Corners
- Home3
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1.
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Danny Crow (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ryan Cresswell (Fleetwood Town).
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Jeff Hughes (Fleetwood Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box.
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Attempt missed. Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town).
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Ismail Yakubu (Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe replaces David Ball.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Nathan Pond.
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Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Steven Schumacher.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Christian Jolley replaces Conor Washington.
Substitution
Substitution, Newport County. Danny Crow replaces Tom Naylor.
Goal!
Goal! Fleetwood Town 4, Newport County 1. David Ball (Fleetwood Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town).
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(Newport County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Goal!
Goal! Fleetwood Town 3, Newport County 1. Chris Zebroski (Newport County) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
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Penalty conceded by Ryan Cresswell (Fleetwood Town) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
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Attempt saved. Tom Naylor (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Antoni Sarcevic (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
