Match Report
| Mansfield Town | Mansfield Town |  |  | Bristol City | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Moffat | C. Moffat |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Ruel Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Dion Defoe | D. Defoe | | 51 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 54 | | Graham Wainwright | G. Wainwright | ||||||||
| Dave Beckham | D. Beckham | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Arthur Kerr | A. Kerr | |||||||||
| Richard Green | R. Green | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Chris Shearer | C. Shearer | |||||||||
| Gavin Sharpe | G. Sharpe | | 41 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Carlton Gower | C. Gower | |||||||||
| Robert Joseph | R. Joseph | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | John Mcgovern | J. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Draper | N. Draper | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Eddie Clegg | E. Clegg | |||||||||
| David Sturridge | D. Sturridge | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 38 | | Nicholas Clarke | N. Clarke | |||||||||
| Eddie Barrett | E. Barrett | | 42 | M | | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Edward Gower | E. Gower | ||||||||
| Chris Galli | C. Galli | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Marvin Oakes | M. Oakes | |||||||||
| David Cutler | D. Cutler | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 | | Graham Mendonca | G. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Dean Eustace | D. Eustace | | 45 | A | | 12 | | D | 50 | | Shaun Dixon | S. Dixon | |||||||||
| George Fowler | G. Fowler | | 45 | G | | 13 | | D | 44 | | Robert Evans | R. Evans | |||||||||
| Ivan Deane | I. Deane | | 40 | D | | 14 | | G | 42 | | Tim Rankin | T. Rankin | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Field Mill Ground where Mansfield Town play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 2,954 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mansfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Mansfield Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Mike.
0.00
0-0Bristol City start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.10
0-0Nwankwo Draper chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Galli. Chris Galli finds some space and shoots from distance but Ruel Lineker reads it well. Quality keeping!
8.47
0-0Dave Beckham threads the ball through to Nwankwo Draper. Nwankwo Draper flicks a high pass forward. Robert Joseph controls it well on his chest. Robert Joseph flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Galli. Chris Galli tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
10.24
0-0Eddie Barrett advances with the ball. Eddie Barrett whips in a cross ball towards David Cutler. David Cutler jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is deflected wide by Arthur Kerr.
11.36
0-0Nwankwo Draper takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Dion Defoe rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
12.09
0-0Dave Beckham barges into Edward Gower. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Gower runs off the knock.
14.01
0-0Eddie Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Gower. Edward Gower knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Defoe.
16.16
Richard Green threads a neat ball through to David Sturridge. David Sturridge sees Chris Galli in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Galli tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
18.11
Nwankwo Draper makes an attacking run forward. Nwankwo Draper knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.27
Chris Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Cutler. David Cutler shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
33.23
0-0Nwankwo Draper passes the ball forward to Chris Galli. Chris Galli threads the ball through into the box. Graham Wainwright catches David Sturridge on the ankles. David Sturridge appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
40.17
0-0Nwankwo Draper comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Kerr. The referee brings Nwankwo Draper to one side and gives him a warning! Arthur Kerr carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.09
Arthur Kerr flicks a high pass forward. Graham Wainwright collects the pass. Graham Wainwright advances with the ball. Graham Wainwright shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Mansfield Town have changed their lineup with George Fowler replacing Robert Joseph. Bristol City appear unchanged since the first half. The Mansfield Town players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Mansfield Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.51
0-0Mansfield Town are in full control of this game.
59.18
Eddie Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Cutler. David Cutler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.53
0-0Marvin Oakes barges into Richard Green. Marvin Oakes is warned by the referee! Richard Green stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.58
Dave Beckham threads a neat ball through to David Sturridge. David Sturridge flicks a high pass forward. Nwankwo Draper controls it well on his chest. Nwankwo Draper lofts in a cross ball towards David Cutler. David Cutler powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
65.58
David Cutler comes in with a late challenge on Chris Shearer. The referee warns David Cutler to calm down! Chris Shearer runs off the knock.
66.36
Nwankwo Draper chips the ball to his team mate, David Cutler. David Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards David Sturridge. David Sturridge heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.43
0-1Graham Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Clarke. Nicholas Clarke picks a pass forward to Graham Mendonca. Graham Mendonca plays a one-two with Edward Gower and rushes in on goal... Graham Mendonca cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.26
Eddie Clegg threads the ball through to Graham Mendonca. Graham Mendonca plays a one-two with John Mcgovern and advances towards the goal... Graham Mendonca rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.17
Nwankwo Draper makes a beautiful solo run. Nwankwo Draper knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arthur Kerr.
90.00
Nwankwo Draper knocks the ball to his team mate, George Fowler. George Fowler shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
23.5%
49.4%
27.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Graham Mendonca of Bristol City |
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) | 9 | |
| 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. | Ruel Lineker (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Graham Wainwright (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Arthur Kerr (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Chris Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlton Gower (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | John Mcgovern (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Eddie Clegg (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nicholas Clarke (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Edward Gower (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Marvin Oakes (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Graham Mendonca (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Shaun Dixon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Robert Evans (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tim Rankin (GK) | 0 | |