Match Report


Doncaster RoversDoncaster Rovers     BlackpoolBlackpool
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albert GimenezA. Gimenez54
G
1
G
63Tommy GranvilleT. Granville
Joao VieiraJ. Vieira49
D
2
D
57Stanislas CapronS. Capron
Yohann PadovaniY. Padovani45
D
3
D
53Simon ShiltonS. Shilton
Tim PowellT. Powell44
D
4
D
49Scott AthertonS. Atherton
Anthony StuartA. Stuart42
D
5
D
40Ugo SturridgeU. Sturridge
Titus HurstT. Hurst51
M
6
M
60Ledley NichollsL. Nicholls
James BattyJ. Batty50
M
captain7captain
M
47Sergio LoureiroS. Loureiro
Craig ElliottC. Elliott41
M
8
M
47Titus JacobsT. Jacobs
Giampaolo De PalmaG. De Palma50
A
9
A
60Noel HeskeyN. Heskey
Steve GalliS. Galli48
A
10
A
60Lomano FlintlockL. Flintlock
James NewbyJ. Newby46
A
11
A
57Duncan HenryD. Henry
 
Brendan BenaliB. Benali51
G
12
M
46Kevin GemmellK. Gemmell
Fredrik KitsonF. Kitson45
G
13
G
45Achille JörgensenA. Jörgensen
Frank CookeF. Cooke43
A
14
M
41Kevin FroggattK. Froggatt

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Keepmoat Stadium where Doncaster Rovers play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 4,939 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Doncaster Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackpool appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Pallister.


0.00
Blackpool kick off the first half!
2.13
Craig Elliott changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Craig Elliott makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Steve Galli. Steve Galli tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
3.52
Anthony Stuart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Batty. James Batty flicks a high pass forward. James Newby easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. James Newby cuts inside the box! James Newby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Tommy Granville had no chance!! Goal for Doncaster Rovers!
8.30
Scott Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Ledley Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Noel Heskey. Noel Heskey shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.10
Scott Atherton threads a neat ball through to Titus Jacobs. With imagination, Titus Jacobs plays the ball forward to Duncan Henry. Duncan Henry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Albert Gimenez.
10.02
Ugo Sturridge takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Stanislas Capron comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.21
Ledley Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Noel Heskey holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Heskey knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Henry. Duncan Henry powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
14.19
Simon Shilton flicks a high pass forward. Ledley Nicholls collects the pass. Ledley Nicholls flicks a high pass forward to Noel Heskey who brings the ball under control. Noel Heskey shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
15.26
Joao Vieira flicks a high pass forward. James Batty controls it well on his chest. James Batty deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Newby. James Newby shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
21.42
Ledley Nicholls runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ledley Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
24.15
Craig Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Giampaolo De Palma. Giampaolo De Palma shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
26.02
Titus Jacobs flicks a high pass forward. Noel Heskey easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Noel Heskey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Albert Gimenez who gathers it comfortably.
27.12
James Batty comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Loureiro. The referee brings James Batty to one side and gives him a warning! Sergio Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.56
Tim Powell makes a simple pass to Titus Hurst. Titus Hurst passes the ball forward to Giampaolo De Palma. Giampaolo De Palma flicks a high pass forward. James Newby controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. James Newby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
32.14
Simon Shilton threads the ball through to Ledley Nicholls. Ledley Nicholls passes the ball forward to Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
33.46
Titus Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Duncan Henry. Duncan Henry knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Heskey. Noel Heskey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Albert Gimenez had no chance!! Goal for Blackpool!
36.09
James Newby hacks Scott Atherton from behind! The referee calls over James Newby and warns him to calm down! Scott Atherton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.58
Tim Powell flicks a high pass forward. James Batty controls it well on his chest. James Batty makes a simple pass to Steve Galli. Steve Galli puts a great ball through. James Newby runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
44.25
Ledley Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock threads the ball through to Noel Heskey but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Doncaster Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Blackpool also appear unchanged since the first half. The Doncaster Rovers players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Doncaster Rovers kick off the second half!
53.02
Craig Elliott hacks Ledley Nicholls from behind! Craig Elliott is shown the yellow card! Ledley Nicholls grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.24
With some swift thinking, Titus Jacobs plays the ball forward to Duncan Henry. Duncan Henry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Stuart.
60.13
Ledley Nicholls takes it forward alone. Ledley Nicholls whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock makes a looping header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
66.07
Without breaking stride, Ledley Nicholls plays the ball forward to Noel Heskey. Noel Heskey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yohann Padovani.
69.51
Simon Shilton threads a neat ball through to Ledley Nicholls. With some swift thinking, Ledley Nicholls plays the ball forward to Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Albert Gimenez manages to gather it comfortably.
71.09
Ugo Sturridge threads the ball through to Titus Jacobs. With a delightful solo run, Titus Jacobs stretches the opposition's defence. Titus Jacobs knocks in a cross ball towards Lomano Flintlock. Lomano Flintlock heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
72.10
Scott Atherton sweeps the ball long. Duncan Henry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tim Powell.
75.32
Yohann Padovani flicks a high pass forward. Craig Elliott controls it well on his chest. Craig Elliott makes a simple pass to James Newby. James Newby sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Tommy Granville is on top of it.
77.41
Blackpool have made 3 substitutions with Kevin Gemmell replacing Stanislas Capron, Achille Jörgensen replacing Titus Jacobs and Kevin Froggatt replacing Noel Heskey .
79.37
Yohann Padovani barges into Lomano Flintlock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Lomano Flintlock stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.29
Craig Elliott threads a neat ball through to Giampaolo De Palma. Giampaolo De Palma tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Doncaster Rovers

Blackpool
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.5%
65.5%
Play Area
31%
40.2%
28.7%

Scorers
James Newby 4
Lomano Flintlock 21, 60
Noel Heskey 33

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lomano Flintlock of Blackpool

Match Ratings
1.Albert Gimenez (GK)
7
2.Joao Vieira (DEF)
6
3.Yohann Padovani (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Tim Powell (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Stuart (DEF)
6
6.Titus Hurst (MID)
6
7.James Batty (MID)
6
8.Craig Elliott (MID)yellow card
6
9.Giampaolo De Palma (ATT)
6
10.Steve Galli (ATT)
6
11.James Newby (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Brendan Benali (GK)
0
13.Fredrik Kitson (GK)
0
14.Frank Cooke (ATT)
0

1.Tommy Granville (GK)
7
2.Stanislas Capron (DEF)
6
3.Simon Shilton (DEF)
6
4.Scott Atherton (DEF)
6
5.Ugo Sturridge (DEF)
6
6.Ledley Nicholls (MID)
9
7.Sergio Loureiro (MID)
6
8.Titus Jacobs (MID)
7
9.Noel Heskey (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Lomano Flintlock (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Duncan Henry (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Gemmell (MID)
6
13.Achille Jörgensen (GK)
6
14.Kevin Froggatt (MID)
6