Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Crewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lauren Bisan-E. MarxL. Marx58
G
1
G
66Marinus HoutmanM. Houtman
Kemal FletcherK. Fletcher65
D
2captain
D
78Tomas VelosoT. Veloso
Noel DuberryN. Duberry60
D
3
D
62Tomas MainiT. Maini
Alberto RomeroA. Romero60
D
4
D
54Dion MonkD. Monk
Francesco G. BaronchelliF. Baronchelli56
D
5
D
48Vinicio E. AnastasiV. Anastasi
Steven RedknappS. Redknapp62
M
6
M
61Seth BenaliS. Benali
Albrecht GleisensteinA. Gleisenstein61
M
captain7
M
59Dion TilerD. Tiler
Tony ElliottT. Elliott58
M
8
M
58Miguel PichichiM. Pichichi
Robbie BishopR. Bishop75
A
9
A
75Matt Le TissierM. Le Tissier
Girolamo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi74
A
10
A
71Kai HelmerK. Helmer
Jason ScowcroftJ. Scowcroft70
A
11
A
68Chris LaverC. Laver
 
Marcus DrakeM. Drake64
A
12
M
57Darius BenaliD. Benali
Carl OwenC. Owen61
A
13
M
56Gilles GreeningG. Greening
Adrian ImpeyA. Impey58
A
14
A
55Leon KuzorraL. Kuzorra

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Crewe Alexandra. A crowd of 8,278 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rotherham United and Crewe Alexandra are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.


0.00
Crewe Alexandra kick off the first half!
3.58
Dion Tiler makes a simple pass to Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier passes the ball forward but Kai Helmer is offside!
4.26
Seth Benali flicks a high pass forward. Matt Le Tissier holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt Le Tissier shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.30
Vinicio E. Anastasi surges forward with the ball. Vinicio E. Anastasi flicks a high pass forward. Chris Laver controls it well on his chest. Chris Laver tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Lauren Bisan-E. Marx!
16.20
Dion Monk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Tiler. Dion Tiler flicks a high ball forward to Matt Le Tissier who takes it down. Matt Le Tissier shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Lauren Bisan-E. Marx smothers it!
20.25
Alberto Romero barges into Chris Laver. Alberto Romero is given a warning by the referee! Chris Laver grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.10
Seth Benali threads the ball through to Matt Le Tissier. Matt Le Tissier controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
26.05
Albrecht Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.06
Noel Duberry takes a long throw-in. Kemal Fletcher makes a beautiful solo run. Kemal Fletcher advances with the ball. Kemal Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.13
Tony Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Scowcroft. Dion Monk barges into Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
38.16
Seth Benali clumsily knocks into Tony Elliott. The referee calls over Seth Benali and warns him to calm down! Tony Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Crewe Alexandra also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rotherham United kick off the second half!
47.37
Dion Monk sees Seth Benali in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seth Benali makes a beautiful solo run. Seth Benali tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
48.09
Dion Tiler flicks a high pass forward. Matt Le Tissier collects the pass. Matt Le Tissier shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
53.37
Miguel Pichichi barges into Steven Redknapp. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steven Redknapp stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.22
Miguel Pichichi surges forward with the ball. Miguel Pichichi lofts in a cross ball towards Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just wide!
55.04
Crewe Alexandra are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
61.14
Steven Redknapp threads a neat ball through to Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Monk.
65.50
Miguel Pichichi sees Kai Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Helmer plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Le Tissier and advances towards the goal... Kai Helmer tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.55
Tony Elliott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tony Elliott shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
71.54
Albrecht Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
72.45
Albrecht Gleisenstein takes it forward alone. Albrecht Gleisenstein deftly passes the ball to Girolamo De Franceschi, releasing him through on goal. Girolamo De Franceschi muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.44
Vinicio E. Anastasi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Pichichi. With fabulous imagination, Miguel Pichichi plays the ball forward to Chris Laver. Chris Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Kai Helmer. Kai Helmer directs the ball goalwards with his head but Lauren Bisan-E. Marx is on top of his game. Nice save!
77.49
Alberto Romero barges into Chris Laver. Alberto Romero is given another warning by the referee! Chris Laver hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.43
Matt Le Tissier catches Alberto Romero on the ankles. The referee warns Matt Le Tissier to calm down! Alberto Romero carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.58
Noel Duberry knocks the ball forward to Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Robbie Bishop who takes it down. Robbie Bishop plays a quick one-two with Girolamo De Franceschi and rushes in on goal... Robbie Bishop muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Marinus Houtman.
85.22
Corner kick to Rotherham United. Albrecht Gleisenstein plays it short to Alberto Romero. Alberto Romero rockets a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.55
Steven Redknapp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Crewe Alexandra
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.9%
59.1%
Play Area
27.3%
47%
25.8%

Scorers
Girolamo De Franceschi 27, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Girolamo De Franceschi of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Lauren Bisan-E. Marx (GK)
7
2.Kemal Fletcher (DEF)
7
3.Noel Duberry (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Romero (DEF)
5
5.Francesco G. Baronchelli (DEF)
6
6.Steven Redknapp (MID)
6
7.Albrecht Gleisenstein (MID)
7
8.Tony Elliott (MID)
6
9.Robbie Bishop (ATT)
6
10.Girolamo De Franceschi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jason Scowcroft (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcus Drake (ATT)
0
13.Carl Owen (ATT)
0
14.Adrian Impey (ATT)
0

1.Marinus Houtman (GK)
6
2.Tomas Veloso (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Maini (DEF)
6
4.Dion Monk (DEF)
6
5.Vinicio E. Anastasi (DEF)
7
6.Seth Benali (MID)
6
7.Dion Tiler (MID)
6
8.Miguel Pichichi (MID)yellow card
6
9.Matt Le Tissier (ATT)
6
10.Kai Helmer (ATT)
6
11.Chris Laver (ATT)
6
 
12.Darius Benali (MID)
0
13.Gilles Greening (MID)
0
14.Leon Kuzorra (ATT)
0