Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Rankin | J. Rankin |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Malcolm Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| John Pearce | J. Pearce | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Oberdan Caruso | O. Caruso | |||||||||
| Stephen Charlton | S. Charlton | | 53 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 |  | Florian Eder | F. Eder | |||||||||
| Darren James | D. James | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Thierry Venus | T. Venus | |||||||||
| Edward Wallwork | E. Wallwork | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Nigel Gordon | N. Gordon | |||||||||
| Greg Salmon | G. Salmon | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Oleg Bolton | O. Bolton | |||||||||
| John Swift | J. Swift | | 50 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 54 | | Shaun Dodd | S. Dodd | ||||||||
| Alistair Jeffers | A. Jeffers | | 56 | A | | 8 | | A | 57 |  | Vitor Faria | V. Faria | |||||||||
| Simon Mike | S. Mike | | 55 | A | | | 9 | | A | 55 |  | Juan Ruiz | J. Ruiz | ||||||||
| George Standing | G. Standing | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Tommy Hibbs | T. Hibbs | |||||||||
| Mick Wiltord | M. Wiltord | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Darren Greaves | D. Greaves | |||||||||
| Jermaine Granville | J. Granville | | 49 | M | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Martin Vickers | M. Vickers | |||||||||
| Noel Huckerby | N. Huckerby | | 48 | G | | 13 | | G | 50 | | Robbie Jackson | R. Jackson | |||||||||
| Guilherme Gomes | G. Gomes | | 47 | M | | 14 | | G | 50 | | Gaspar Campos | G. Campos | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Ipswich Town. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bristol Rovers and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bristol Rovers and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Gilchrist.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
2.00
0-0John Swift hits a low pass to George Standing. George Standing shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
3.40
Shaun Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
4.51
John Swift knocks the ball forward to George Standing. George Standing shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
9.04
0-0Florian Eder knocks the ball forward to Oleg Bolton. Oleg Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs passes the ball forward but Vitor Faria is offside!
12.22
Thierry Venus hits a low pass to Shaun Dodd. Shaun Dodd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Juan Ruiz. Juan Ruiz sees Tommy Hibbs just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Hibbs tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.27
Oleg Bolton decides to run forward with the ball. Oleg Bolton makes a probing pass to Juan Ruiz but he's offside!
20.35
0-0Juan Ruiz barges into John Pearce. Juan Ruiz is warned by the referee! John Pearce runs off the knock.
26.24
0-0Oberdan Caruso flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Bolton collects the pass. Oleg Bolton flicks a high pass forward. Juan Ruiz collects the pass. Juan Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.22
Shaun Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.27
0-0John Swift barges into Oleg Bolton. John Swift is shown the yellow card! Oleg Bolton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.44
Shaun Dodd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jason Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
33.24
John Swift threads a neat ball through to Mick Wiltord. Mick Wiltord whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Jeffers. Alistair Jeffers whips the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
38.14
John Swift makes a probing pass to George Standing. George Standing makes a probing pass to Mick Wiltord but he's offside!
42.13
0-0John Pearce threads a neat ball through to Greg Salmon. Greg Salmon passes the ball forward to Alistair Jeffers. Alistair Jeffers plays a scrappy one-two with Mick Wiltord and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alistair Jeffers provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Malcolm Scowcroft!
45.00
Oleg Bolton makes a simple pass to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers have changed their lineup with Noel Huckerby replacing Stephen Charlton and Guilherme Gomes replacing George Standing. Ipswich Town appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Bristol Rovers kicking off!
48.57
John Swift controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oberdan Caruso.
54.17
Noel Huckerby threads the ball through to John Swift. John Swift chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
57.45
0-0Thierry Venus clumsily knocks into Alistair Jeffers. Thierry Venus is shown the yellow card! Alistair Jeffers runs off the knock.
57.45
0-0Free kick to Bristol Rovers just outside the area...
58.19
Alistair Jeffers takes a short run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
60.51
0-0Shaun Dodd makes a simple pass to Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves advances inside the box! Darren James clumsily knocks into Darren Greaves. Darren Greaves shouts at the referee! Penalty given for Ipswich Town!!
60.51
The referee points to the spot..
62.13
0-166.29
With imagination, John Swift laces a weighted ball forward to Simon Mike. Simon Mike controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
67.45
Shaun Dodd hits a low pass to Tommy Hibbs. Tommy Hibbs plays a quick one-two with Darren Greaves and rushes in on goal... Tommy Hibbs takes a shot at goal. Jason Rankin comfortably gets down and covers it.
71.38
Greg Salmon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mick Wiltord. Mick Wiltord knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.27
Oleg Bolton surges forward with the ball. Oleg Bolton knocks the ball forward to Tommy Hibbs but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.02
Oleg Bolton flicks a high ball forward to Juan Ruiz who takes it down. Juan Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Hibbs. With a superhuman jump, Tommy Hibbs connects with the ball and heads it goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.31
John Swift makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Jeffers. Alistair Jeffers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.04
John Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Alistair Jeffers. Alistair Jeffers makes a great pass forward. Mick Wiltord runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.2%
58.8%
Play Area
31.8%
43.5%
24.7%
Scorers
| Alistair Jeffers 78 | Juan Ruiz 62 (p) Tommy Hibbs 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oleg Bolton of Ipswich Town |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jason Rankin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Stephen Charlton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Darren James (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Edward Wallwork (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Greg Salmon (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | John Swift (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Alistair Jeffers (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Simon Mike (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | George Standing (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mick Wiltord (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Jermaine Granville (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Noel Huckerby (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Guilherme Gomes (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Malcolm Scowcroft (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Oberdan Caruso (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Florian Eder (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Thierry Venus (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Nigel Gordon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Bolton (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Shaun Dodd (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Vitor Faria (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Juan Ruiz (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Tommy Hibbs (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Darren Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martin Vickers (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Robbie Jackson (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gaspar Campos (GK) | 0 | |