Match Report


Manchester CityManchester City     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Peter MikeP. Mike62
G
1
G
58Lauren Bisan-E. MarxL. Marx
Albert GainzaA. Gainza66
D
captain2
D
65Kemal FletcherK. Fletcher
Mervin GranttM. Grantt61
D
3
D
60Noel DuberryN. Duberry
Ronnie BouldR. Bould60
D
4
D
60Alberto RomeroA. Romero
Gary HendryG. Hendry57
D
5
D
56Francesco G. BaronchelliF. Baronchelli
Warren MooreW. Moore57
M
6
M
62Steven RedknappS. Redknapp
Tommy MooreT. Moore54
M
7captain
M
61Albrecht GleisensteinA. Gleisenstein
Graham BellamyG. Bellamy53
M
8
M
58Tony ElliottT. Elliott
Cesare TommasiC. Tommasi64
A
9
A
75Robbie BishopR. Bishop
Robert CraddockR. Craddock60
A
10
A
74Girolamo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi
Emile CarterE. Carter54
A
11
A
70Jason ScowcroftJ. Scowcroft
 
Mick CraddockM. Craddock55
G
12
A
64Marcus DrakeM. Drake
Malcolm JosephM. Joseph55
G
13
A
62Carl OwenC. Owen
Adam HitchcockA. Hitchcock53
G
14
A
58Adrian ImpeyA. Impey

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 9,420 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Manchester City and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jonathan Griffin.


0.00
Rotherham United get the match underway!
2.34
Albrecht Gleisenstein flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Bishop collects the pass. Robbie Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi connects with a diving header but it whistles just wide of the post!
3.44
Tommy Moore flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Tommasi who brings the ball under control. Cesare Tommasi shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Lauren Bisan-E. Marx!
9.37
Ronnie Bould flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Moore controls it well on his chest. Tommy Moore threads a neat ball through to Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.15
Noel Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Redknapp. Steven Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Girolamo De Franceschi controls it well on his chest. Girolamo De Franceschi tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
20.42
Steven Redknapp decides to run forward with the ball. Steven Redknapp whips in a cross ball towards Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
24.35
Steven Redknapp flicks a high ball forward to Jason Scowcroft who takes it down. Jason Scowcroft lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop connects with a diving header but is denied by Peter Mike. Excellent save.
28.15
Tommy Moore flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.31
Gary Hendry surges forward with the ball. Gary Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Tommasi who brings the ball under control. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.51
Tommy Moore flicks a high ball forward to Emile Carter who takes it down. Emile Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
36.23
Tommy Moore chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Lauren Bisan-E. Marx!
40.45
Tony Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Scowcroft. Albert Gainza catches Jason Scowcroft on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
42.19
Warren Moore surges forward with the ball. Warren Moore lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
44.30
Kemal Fletcher sees a break and surges forward. Kemal Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi knocks the ball forward, putting Jason Scowcroft through on goal. Jason Scowcroft side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Peter Mike is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Manchester City appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Manchester City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Manchester City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.01
Albrecht Gleisenstein flicks a high ball forward to Jason Scowcroft who takes it down. Jason Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.11
Ronnie Bould flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Moore who takes it down. Tommy Moore knocks the ball forward to Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Emile Carter but he's offside!
53.25
Robert Craddock comes in with a late challenge on Alberto Romero. Robert Craddock is warned by the referee! Alberto Romero gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
55.46
Warren Moore flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Tommasi who brings the ball under control. Cesare Tommasi shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
57.36
Graham Bellamy hacks Steven Redknapp from behind! The referee brings Graham Bellamy to one side and gives him a warning! Steven Redknapp stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.56
Alberto Romero barges into Cesare Tommasi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesare Tommasi runs off the knock.
67.44
Steven Redknapp hacks Graham Bellamy from behind! The referee warns Steven Redknapp to calm down! Graham Bellamy grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.55
Steven Redknapp runs straight at the opposition's defence. Steven Redknapp shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Peter Mike. Excellent save.
77.19
Manchester City have made 3 substitutions with Mick Craddock replacing Emile Carter, Malcolm Joseph replacing Graham Bellamy and Adam Hitchcock replacing Ronnie Bould .
78.28
Steven Redknapp plays the ball forward to Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi edges inside the box! Gary Hendry hacks Girolamo De Franceschi from behind! Penalty not given!!
83.03
Albrecht Gleisenstein makes a simple pass to Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Robbie Bishop!
87.06
Mervin Grantt plays the ball forward to Warren Moore. Warren Moore knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Craddock. Mick Craddock shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Noel Duberry flicks a high ball forward to Tony Elliott who takes it down. Tony Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft plays a scrappy one-two with Girolamo De Franceschi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jason Scowcroft tries a spectacular strike but Peter Mike reads it well. Fabulous save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Manchester City

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

Possession
48.6%
51.4%
Play Area
27%
43.2%
29.7%

Scorers
Girolamo De Franceschi 14
Jason Scowcroft 44
Robbie Bishop 83

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

Match Ratings