Match Report


Torquay UnitedTorquay United     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Colin Lua-LuaC. Lua-Lua52
G
1
G
51Kelvin ShearerK. Shearer
James HitchcockJ. Hitchcock57
D
captain2
D
57Simone De FranceschiS. De Franceschi
Adrian WardA. Ward48
D
3
D
47Malcolm EdwardsM. Edwards
Noel WestwoodN. Westwood37
D
4
D
43Thierry PallisterT. Pallister
Norman SharpeN. Sharpe66
M
5captain
D
36Simon CleggS. Clegg
Billy SmitheB. Smithe54
M
6
M
60Ian VenusI. Venus
Simon BishopS. Bishop54
M
7
M
44Harry ElliottH. Elliott
Mark RobsonM. Robson52
M
8
M
42Damien MercerD. Mercer
Brian HowellsB. Howells52
A
9
M
41Adrian PlowrightA. Plowright
Brendan TolleyB. Tolley50
A
10
A
52Sylvain KasperS. Kasper
Reinier HendriksR. Hendriks48
A
11
A
46Paulo BentoP. Bento
 
Ben WeaverB. Weaver51
M
12
M
39Alexander MintoA. Minto
Morris WalkerM. Walker48
M
13
M
39Simon KasperS. Kasper
Paolo OwenP. Owen48
A
14
A
38Ronnie GascoigneR. Gascoigne

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Plainmoor Ground where Torquay United play host to Rotherham United. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Torquay United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Julian May.


0.00
Rotherham United start the match!
3.06
Simon Clegg flicks a high pass forward. Harry Elliott controls it well on his chest. Harry Elliott darts forward. Harry Elliott shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.42
Damien Mercer hits a low pass to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.14
Adrian Ward knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Robson. Mark Robson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Brian Howells. Brian Howells shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
9.15
Harry Elliott hits a low pass to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.42
Malcolm Edwards threads a neat ball through to Damien Mercer. Damien Mercer chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Kasper. Sylvain Kasper skips past Noel Westwood! Sylvain Kasper cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Colin Lua-Lua had no chance!! Goal for Rotherham United!
24.40
Billy Smithe flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Tolley who takes it down. Brendan Tolley plays a quick one-two with Brian Howells and rushes in on goal... Brendan Tolley rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.22
Simon Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Howells. Brian Howells outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.18
Ian Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Kasper. Sylvain Kasper plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Bento and advances towards the goal... Sylvain Kasper shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
39.22
Thierry Pallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Plowright. Adrian Plowright takes it forward alone. Adrian Plowright chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Kasper. Sylvain Kasper comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Torquay United kicking off!
49.12
Adrian Plowright knocks the ball forward to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
51.26
Damien Mercer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Colin Lua-Lua smothers it!
53.55
Reinier Hendriks clumsily knocks into Thierry Pallister. Reinier Hendriks is warned by the referee! Thierry Pallister runs off the knock.
53.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.14
Thierry Pallister flicks a high ball forward to Damien Mercer who gracefully takes it down. Damien Mercer kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
55.08
Simon Bishop darts forward. Simon Bishop flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Howells. Brian Howells shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.53
Paulo Bento comes in with a late challenge on James Hitchcock. The referee warns Paulo Bento to calm down! James Hitchcock runs off the knock.
60.39
Billy Smithe surges forward with the ball. Billy Smithe whips in a cross ball towards Brendan Tolley. Brendan Tolley beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
63.36
Rotherham United are dictating the run of play here today.
65.27
Noel Westwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Smithe. Billy Smithe threads the ball through to Brian Howells. Brian Howells shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
66.04
Simon Clegg threads the ball through to Adrian Plowright. Adrian Plowright flicks a high ball forward to Sylvain Kasper who gracefully takes it down. Sylvain Kasper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
69.17
Adrian Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Colin Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
73.52
Sylvain Kasper barges into Noel Westwood. The referee warns Sylvain Kasper to calm down! Noel Westwood stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.32
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Alexander Minto replacing Harry Elliott .
81.55
Adrian Ward clumsily knocks into Alexander Minto. Adrian Ward is warned by the referee! Alexander Minto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.43
Noel Westwood flicks a high pass forward. Mark Robson controls it well on his chest. Mark Robson flicks a high pass forward. Reinier Hendriks collects the pass. Reinier Hendriks knocks the ball forward, putting Brian Howells through on goal. Brian Howells comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
84.12
Simon Bishop flicks a high pass forward. Brian Howells controls it well on his chest. Brian Howells knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kelvin Shearer who gathers it comfortably.
89.15
Mark Robson flicks a high pass forward. Brian Howells collects the pass. Brian Howells skips past Thierry Pallister! Brian Howells takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Torquay United

Rotherham United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
7
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
33.3%
43.6%
23.1%

Scorers
Brian Howells 30
Sylvain Kasper 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sylvain Kasper of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Colin Lua-Lua (GK)
6
2.James Hitchcock (DEF)
6
3.Adrian Ward (DEF)
6
4.Noel Westwood (DEF)
6
5.Norman Sharpe (MID)
6
6.Billy Smithe (MID)
7
7.Simon Bishop (MID)
7
8.Mark Robson (MID)
6
9.Brian Howells (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Brendan Tolley (ATT)
7
11.Reinier Hendriks (ATT)
6
 
12.Ben Weaver (MID)
0
13.Morris Walker (MID)
0
14.Paolo Owen (ATT)
0

1.Kelvin Shearer (GK)
6
2.Simone De Franceschi (DEF)
6
3.Malcolm Edwards (DEF)
7
4.Thierry Pallister (DEF)
6
5.Simon Clegg (DEF)
6
6.Ian Venus (MID)
6
7.Harry Elliott (MID)
7
8.Damien Mercer (MID)
8
9.Adrian Plowright (MID)
7
10.Sylvain Kasper (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paulo Bento (ATT)
6
 
12.Alexander Minto (MID)
6
13.Simon Kasper (MID)
0
14.Ronnie Gascoigne (ATT)
0