Match Report


Notts CountyNotts County     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Marc DublinM. Dublin57
G
captain1
G
51Kelvin ShearerK. Shearer
Darren FentonD. Fenton46
D
2
D
43Thierry PallisterT. Pallister
Matt HackworthM. Hackworth45
D
3
D
36Simon CleggS. Clegg
Zinedine OuédecZ. Ouédec40
D
4
D
35Ivan BrookingI. Brooking
Dave YoungD. Young39
D
5captain
D
35Kieron Wright-PhillipsK. Wright-Phillips
Gareth PlattG. Platt52
M
6
M
60Ian VenusI. Venus
Leon MckayL. Mckay43
M
7
M
44Harry ElliottH. Elliott
Dean Lua-LuaD. Lua-Lua38
M
8
M
42Damien MercerD. Mercer
Dave LawrenceD. Lawrence38
M
9
M
41Adrian PlowrightA. Plowright
Nicholas HallN. Hall64
A
10
A
52Sylvain KasperS. Kasper
John LaverJ. Laver42
A
11
A
46Paulo BentoP. Bento
 
Chris CarragherC. Carragher46
G
12
G
47Seth DyerS. Dyer
Jonathan CooperJ. Cooper40
A
13
G
46Kelvin OakesK. Oakes
Aaron WilsonA. Wilson40
A
14
M
39Alexander MintoA. Minto

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 2,790 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Notts County and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Julian May.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off!
3.22
Adrian Plowright flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Bento controls it well on his chest. Paulo Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Zinedine Ouédec.
6.30
Matt Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Mckay. Leon Mckay flicks a high ball forward to Nicholas Hall who takes it down. Nicholas Hall knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kieron Wright-Phillips.
8.41
Gareth Platt makes a simple pass to John Laver. John Laver knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Brooking.
9.18
Ivan Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Elliott. Harry Elliott hits a low pass to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Kasper. Some silky footwork from Sylvain Kasper provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
20.10
Adrian Plowright threads a neat ball through to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
22.18
Dean Lua-Lua brings the ball forward. Dean Lua-Lua lofts in a cross ball towards John Laver. John Laver rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
33.04
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.14
Thierry Pallister flicks a high pass forward. Harry Elliott controls it well on his chest. Harry Elliott brings the ball forward. Harry Elliott shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Notts County kicking off!
51.53
Sylvain Kasper barges into Darren Fenton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Darren Fenton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.02
Dave Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Nicholas Hall holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicholas Hall lofts in a cross ball towards John Laver. John Laver knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
59.04
Dean Lua-Lua sees John Laver in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Nicholas Hall. Nicholas Hall is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Kelvin Shearer punches it away to safety.
63.57
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.28
Leon Mckay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Laver. John Laver lofts in a cross ball towards Nicholas Hall. Nicholas Hall directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
72.11
Harry Elliott brings the ball forward. Harry Elliott knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Hackworth.
77.06
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Seth Dyer replacing Harry Elliott .
83.37
Adrian Plowright threads the ball through to Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.11
Darren Fenton comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Bento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Bento stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Dean Lua-Lua threads the ball through to Nicholas Hall. Nicholas Hall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Notts County

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

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
28.2%
47.9%
23.9%

Scorers
Paulo Bento 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paulo Bento of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Marc Dublin (GK)
6
2.Darren Fenton (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Matt Hackworth (DEF)
6
4.Zinedine Ouédec (DEF)
6
5.Dave Young (DEF)
6
6.Gareth Platt (MID)
6
7.Leon Mckay (MID)
6
8.Dean Lua-Lua (MID)
8
9.Dave Lawrence (MID)
6
10.Nicholas Hall (ATT)
7
11.John Laver (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Carragher (GK)
0
13.Jonathan Cooper (ATT)
0
14.Aaron Wilson (ATT)
0

1.Kelvin Shearer (GK)
7
2.Thierry Pallister (DEF)
6
3.Simon Clegg (DEF)
6
4.Ivan Brooking (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
6.Ian Venus (MID)
6
7.Harry Elliott (MID)
7
8.Damien Mercer (MID)
6
9.Adrian Plowright (MID)
8
10.Sylvain Kasper (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Paulo Bento (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Seth Dyer (GK)
6
13.Kelvin Oakes (GK)
0
14.Alexander Minto (MID)
0