Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Luton TownLuton Town
Peter SiddornPeter Siddorn Computer Player Computer Player
Stuart WhiteS. White48
G
1
G
50Warren Le TissierW. Le Tissier
Stuart HendryS. Hendry26
D
2
D
46Kieron RizaK. Riza
Graham BallG. Ball51
D
captain3
D
46Max BarrettM. Barrett
Peter LidstromP. Lidstrom40
D
4
D
43Marc GreenM. Green
Gilles BarryG. Barry43
D
5
D
38Scott DublinS. Dublin
Stephan LauperS. Lauper40
M
6
M
51Richard MustoeR. Mustoe
Kelvin WetherallK. Wetherall47
M
7
M
49Des EdghillD. Edghill
Dion PriorD. Prior38
M
8
M
45Jonathan GranvilleJ. Granville
Eddie MiddletonE. Middleton51
A
9captain
M
36Anthony PowerA. Power
Ugo HenryU. Henry42
A
10
A
49Leon KirklandL. Kirkland
Marvin RankinM. Rankin38
A
11
A
45Ruel MccannR. Mccann
 
Leon JeffersL. Jeffers42
G
12
G
44Andy MonkA. Monk
David SullivanD. Sullivan50
D
13
G
40Ugo ShieldsU. Shields
Seth BeckhamS. Beckham45
A
14
A
40Richard JackR. Jack

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Luton Town. A crowd of 2,663 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Luton Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Bower.


0.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the first half!
9.11
Jonathan Granville flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Mccann who takes it down. Ruel Mccann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Ball.
10.08
Anthony Power makes a beautiful solo run. Anthony Power edges inside the box! Anthony Power looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.16
Des Edghill flicks a high pass forward. Leon Kirkland collects the pass. Leon Kirkland lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Mccann. Ruel Mccann beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
18.43
Marc Green sees Leon Kirkland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Lidstrom.
20.15
Graham Ball breaks forward. Graham Ball chips the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Wetherall. Kelvin Wetherall shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Warren Le Tissier.
21.08
It's a corner kick. Stephan Lauper loops the ball in to towards the near post. Warren Le Tissier scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
22.12
Graham Ball flicks a high pass forward to Eddie Middleton who brings the ball under control. Eddie Middleton decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Middleton cuts inside the box! Eddie Middleton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
24.18
Jonathan Granville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Mustoe. Richard Mustoe knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Graham Ball.
32.38
Graham Ball knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Wetherall. Kelvin Wetherall knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Rankin. Marvin Rankin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.10
Gilles Barry takes it forward alone. Gilles Barry makes a probing pass to Eddie Middleton. Eddie Middleton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Barrett.
34.01
Jonathan Granville barges into Stephan Lauper. The referee warns Jonathan Granville to calm down! Stephan Lauper stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.06
Ruel Mccann barges into Dion Prior. The referee brings Ruel Mccann to one side and gives him a warning! Dion Prior grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.43
Stephan Lauper threads a neat ball through to Ugo Henry. Ugo Henry shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.20
Dion Prior flicks a high ball forward to Stephan Lauper who takes it down. Stephan Lauper whips in a cross ball towards Marvin Rankin. Marvin Rankin flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
42.13
Kelvin Wetherall flicks a high pass forward to Stephan Lauper who brings the ball neatly under control. Stephan Lauper knocks in a cross ball towards Marvin Rankin. Marvin Rankin flicks the ball with his head but somehow Marc Green happens to be in the right place to block it.
44.53
Jonathan Granville barges into Peter Lidstrom. The referee brings Jonathan Granville to one side and gives him another warning! Peter Lidstrom stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Luton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Luton Town start the second half!
53.39
Ruel Mccann clumsily knocks into Stephan Lauper. The referee calls over Ruel Mccann again and warns him to calm down! Stephan Lauper runs off the knock.
57.35
Gilles Barry knocks the ball forward to Kelvin Wetherall. Kelvin Wetherall runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Kelvin Wetherall shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
59.11
Des Edghill surges forward with the ball. Des Edghill plays a one-two with Ruel Mccann and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Des Edghill provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.37
Bristol Rovers have made 3 substitutions with David Sullivan replacing Peter Lidstrom, Seth Beckham replacing Stephan Lauper and Leon Jeffers replacing Marvin Rankin .
63.42
Kieron Riza flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Power holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Power chips the ball to his team mate, Des Edghill. Des Edghill knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Granville. Jonathan Granville connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
71.46
Anthony Power passes the ball forward to Ruel Mccann. Ruel Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stuart White who gathers it comfortably.
75.47
Richard Mustoe decides to run forward with the ball. Richard Mustoe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.01
Bristol Rovers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
87.34
Leon Jeffers barges into Marc Green. The referee brings Leon Jeffers to one side and gives him a warning! Marc Green hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Luton Town
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.4%
43.6%
Play Area
30.8%
48.7%
20.5%

Scorers
Anthony Power 10
Ruel Mccann 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anthony Power of Luton Town

Match Ratings
1.Stuart White (GK)
6
2.Stuart Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Graham Ball (DEF)
7
4.Peter Lidstrom (DEF)
6
5.Gilles Barry (DEF)
7
6.Stephan Lauper (MID)
6
7.Kelvin Wetherall (MID)
7
8.Dion Prior (MID)
6
9.Eddie Middleton (ATT)
7
10.Ugo Henry (ATT)
6
11.Marvin Rankin (ATT)
6
 
12.Leon Jeffers (GK)
6
13.David Sullivan (DEF)
6
14.Seth Beckham (ATT)
6

1.Warren Le Tissier (GK)
7
2.Kieron Riza (DEF)
6
3.Max Barrett (DEF)
6
4.Marc Green (DEF)
7
5.Scott Dublin (DEF)
6
6.Richard Mustoe (MID)
6
7.Des Edghill (MID)
7
8.Jonathan Granville (MID)
6
9.Anthony Power (MID)goal scored
9
10.Leon Kirkland (ATT)
7
11.Ruel Mccann (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Andy Monk (GK)
0
13.Ugo Shields (GK)
0
14.Richard Jack (ATT)
0