Match Report
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster Rovers |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Oliveira | T. Oliveira |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Ledley Butt | L. Butt | |||||||||
| Ledley Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | David Jacobs | D. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Gareth Beresford | G. Beresford | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Anthony Wilcox | A. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Larry Lewis | L. Lewis |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Dennis Pearson | D. Pearson | |||||||||
| Ian Formon | I. Formon | | 63 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Datti Mohamed Del Piero | D. Del Piero | |||||||||
| Oleg Finney | O. Finney | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edward Mike | E. Mike | |||||||||
| Dirk Schulpen | D. Schulpen |  | 66 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 56 | | Joao Rego | J. Rego | |||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott |  | 71 | A | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Lee Mortensen | L. Mortensen | |||||||||
| George Evans | G. Evans | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Dave Smith | D. Smith | |||||||||
| Tony Beattie | T. Beattie | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | John Keegan | J. Keegan | |||||||||
| Luke Gray | L. Gray | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Alistair Shearer | A. Shearer | |||||||||
| Dave Serrant | D. Serrant | | 58 | M | | 12 | | G | 58 | | Ross Robson | R. Robson | |||||||||
| Lee Forbes | L. Forbes | | 57 | M | | 13 | | D | 55 | | Nwankwo Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Norman McManaman | N. McManaman | | 56 | M | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Eoin Ward | E. Ward | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Keepmoat Stadium where Doncaster Rovers play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 8,310 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Doncaster Rovers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Doncaster Rovers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.02
0-0Dennis Pearson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dennis Pearson knocks the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Del Piero but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
3.25
0-0David Jacobs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Rego. Joao Rego flicks a high pass forward. John Keegan collects the pass. John Keegan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.16
0-0Gareth Beresford catches John Keegan on the ankles. The referee calls over Gareth Beresford and warns him to calm down! John Keegan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
12.38
Dirk Schulpen chips the ball to his team mate, George Evans. George Evans knocks the ball forward to Tony Beattie but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.29
0-0Joao Rego flicks a high pass forward. Lee Mortensen collects the pass. Lee Mortensen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.40
Joao Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Datti Mohamed Del Piero. Datti Mohamed Del Piero knocks in a cross ball towards Edward Mike. Edward Mike heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.12
Larry Lewis knocks the ball forward to Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Gray but the linesman indicates offside!
21.57
Gareth Beresford flicks the ball to his team mate, Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie flicks a high ball forward to Dirk Schulpen who takes it down. Dirk Schulpen puts a great ball through but Alec Elliott is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
38.32
Edward Mike makes an attacking run forward. Edward Mike plays a scrappy one-two with John Keegan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edward Mike tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.43
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
42.58
Edward Mike threads the ball through to Joao Rego. Joao Rego whips in a cross ball towards Datti Mohamed Del Piero. Datti Mohamed Del Piero connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
44.01
David Jacobs hits a low pass to Edward Mike. Edward Mike makes a simple pass to Dave Smith. Dave Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Gascoigne.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Doncaster Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Doncaster Rovers kicking off!
47.52
Without breaking stride, Edward Mike plays the ball forward to Dave Smith. Dave Smith makes a pass forward but Alistair Shearer makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
48.32
Larry Lewis knocks the ball to his team mate, Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen threads the ball through to Oleg Finney. Oleg Finney makes a defence splitting pass to Luke Gray. Luke Gray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.07
With imagination, Edward Mike plays the ball forward to Dave Smith. Dave Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.43
Anthony Wilcox breaks forward. Anthony Wilcox passes the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Del Piero. Datti Mohamed Del Piero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alistair Shearer but the linesman indicates offside!
59.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Dirk Schulpen plays the ball forward to Luke Gray. Luke Gray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.47
0-0Doncaster Rovers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
69.17
0-0Anthony Wilcox decides to run forward with the ball. Anthony Wilcox whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Shearer. Gareth Beresford clumsily knocks into Alistair Shearer. Alistair Shearer appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
72.14
0-0Dirk Schulpen threads a neat ball through to Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie chips the ball to his team mate, Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ledley Butt smothers it!
73.57
Ledley Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Evans. George Evans knocks the ball forward, putting Tony Beattie through on goal. Some silky footwork from Tony Beattie provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.32
Ian Formon knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
77.01
Dennis Pearson kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Mike. Edward Mike shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
81.43
0-0Alec Elliott comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Wilcox. Alec Elliott is shown the yellow card! Anthony Wilcox grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.58
Larry Lewis sees Tony Beattie in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Beattie plays a one-two with Alec Elliott and rushes in on goal... Tony Beattie tries a spectacular strike but Ledley Butt reads it well. Nice save!
84.46
1-0Gareth Beresford flicks a high pass forward. Dirk Schulpen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dirk Schulpen flicks a high ball forward to Tony Beattie who takes it down. Tony Beattie plays a scrappy one-two with Oleg Finney and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Tony Beattie provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Doncaster Rovers!
87.00
Joao Rego makes a simple pass to Alistair Shearer. Alistair Shearer shoots from long range. It's there!! Tomas Oliveira has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
3
5
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
30.1%
45.8%
24.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Tony Beattie of Doncaster Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tomas Oliveira (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ledley Gascoigne (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gareth Beresford (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Larry Lewis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Finney (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dirk Schulpen (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alec Elliott (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 9. | George Evans (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tony Beattie (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Luke Gray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Dave Serrant (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Lee Forbes (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Norman McManaman (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ledley Butt (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Jacobs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Anthony Wilcox (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Dennis Pearson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Datti Mohamed Del Piero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Edward Mike (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Joao Rego (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Lee Mortensen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dave Smith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | John Keegan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alistair Shearer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Ross Robson (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nwankwo Henry (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eoin Ward (DEF) | 0 | |