Match Report
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Peter Siddorn | Peter Siddorn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Moffat | C. Moffat |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 |  | Stuart White | S. White | |||||||||
| Dion Defoe | D. Defoe | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Eduardo Lopes | E. Lopes | |||||||||
| Dave Beckham | D. Beckham | | 47 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 47 | | Alec Niven | A. Niven | ||||||||
| Richard Green | R. Green | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Graham Ball | G. Ball | |||||||||
| Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Gilles Barry | G. Barry | |||||||||
| Robert Joseph | R. Joseph | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 38 | | Dion Prior | D. Prior | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Draper | N. Draper | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 |  | Peter Tovar | P. Tovar | |||||||||
| David Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Kelvin Wetherall | K. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Eddie Barrett | E. Barrett | | 42 | M | | | 9 | | A | 45 | | Seth Beckham | S. Beckham | ||||||||
| Chris Galli | C. Galli | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 42 | | Ugo Henry | U. Henry | |||||||||
| David Cutler | D. Cutler | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Eddie Middleton | E. Middleton | |||||||||
| Dean Eustace | D. Eustace | | 45 | A | | 12 | | G | 42 | | Leon Jeffers | L. Jeffers | |||||||||
| George Fowler | G. Fowler | | 45 | G | | 13 | | D | 49 | | David Sullivan | D. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Ivan Deane | I. Deane | | 40 | D | | 14 | | A | 38 | | Marvin Rankin | M. Rankin | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Field Mill Ground where Mansfield Town play host to Bristol Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mansfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mansfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlton Lawton.
0.00
0-0Mansfield Town kick off!
3.35
0-1Graham Ball flicks a high pass forward. Kelvin Wetherall collects the pass. Kelvin Wetherall kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Henry. Ugo Henry shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Colin Moffat had no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
6.56
0-1Dave Beckham hacks Eddie Middleton from behind! Dave Beckham is given a warning by the referee! Eddie Middleton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.30
0-1Dion Defoe threads the ball through to Nwankwo Draper. Nwankwo Draper darts forward. Nwankwo Draper knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Galli. Chris Galli is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
12.19
0-1Dion Prior decides to run forward with the ball. Dion Prior knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.22
Dion Prior threads a neat ball through to Peter Tovar. Peter Tovar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.51
0-1Kelvin Wetherall plays the ball forward to Peter Tovar. Peter Tovar flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Prior. Dion Prior takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Colin Moffat.
22.17
0-1It's a corner kick which Peter Tovar takes quickly, playing the ball short to Eddie Middleton. Eddie Middleton flicks the ball across the goal. Robert Joseph reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
27.21
Nwankwo Draper flicks a high ball forward to David Sturridge who gracefully takes it down. David Sturridge shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.56
Nwankwo Draper makes a simple pass to David Cutler. David Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.25
Dion Prior threads a neat ball through to Ugo Henry. Ugo Henry whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Middleton. Eddie Middleton powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.22
From the throw-in, Dave Beckham picks out Richard Green. Richard Green hits a low pass to Chris Galli. Chris Galli threads the ball through to Nwankwo Draper. Nwankwo Draper knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart White who gathers it comfortably.
36.31
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Mansfield Town have changed their lineup with George Fowler replacing Robert Joseph. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. The Mansfield Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
51.33
Graham Ball makes a simple pass to Alec Niven. Alec Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Prior. Dion Prior whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Henry. Ugo Henry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
53.26
Richard Green threads the ball through to Dave Beckham. Dave Beckham hits a low pass to David Cutler. David Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.59
With great vision, Kelvin Wetherall plays the ball forward to Peter Tovar. Peter Tovar lofts in a cross ball towards Seth Beckham. Seth Beckham directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.42
0-2Kelvin Wetherall barges into Dion Defoe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dion Defoe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
72.22
0-2Eddie Barrett clumsily knocks into Dion Prior. Eddie Barrett is shown the yellow card! Dion Prior runs off the knock.
77.47
With some swift thinking, Richard Green plays the ball forward to Eddie Barrett. Seeing a gap ahead, Eddie Barrett plays the ball forward to Nwankwo Draper. Nwankwo Draper knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie Barrett. Eddie Barrett is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.48
Gilles Barry flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Tovar. Peter Tovar makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kelvin Wetherall. Kelvin Wetherall shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.05
Dave Beckham sees space and advances. Dave Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Galli. Chris Galli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stuart White comfortably smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
31.1%
48.6%
20.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ugo Henry of Bristol Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Colin Moffat (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Dion Defoe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dave Beckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Richard Green (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gavin Sharpe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Joseph (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nwankwo Draper (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | David Sturridge (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eddie Barrett (MID) |   | 7 |
| 10. | Chris Galli (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | David Cutler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dean Eustace (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | George Fowler (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ivan Deane (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Stuart White (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Eduardo Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alec Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Graham Ball (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gilles Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dion Prior (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Tovar (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Kelvin Wetherall (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Seth Beckham (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Ugo Henry (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Eddie Middleton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Leon Jeffers (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | David Sullivan (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Marvin Rankin (ATT) | 0 | |