Match Report
| Doncaster Rovers | Doncaster Rovers |  |  | Sunderland | Sunderland | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Oliveira | T. Oliveira |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Craig Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Ledley Gascoigne | L. Gascoigne |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Mark Magoni | M. Magoni | |||||||||
| Gareth Beresford | G. Beresford | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 75 | | Ruel Defoe | R. Defoe | |||||||||
| Larry Lewis | L. Lewis |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 | | Paul Fortune | P. Fortune | |||||||||
| Henry Flintlock | H. Flintlock | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Graeme Harrison | G. Harrison | |||||||||
| Oleg Finney | O. Finney | | 75 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 75 |  | Harris Gerritsen | H. Gerritsen | ||||||||
| Dirk Schulpen | D. Schulpen | | 66 | M | | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Gavin Hackworth | G. Hackworth | ||||||||
| Alec Elliott | A. Elliott | | 71 | A | | 8 | | M | 57 |  | Guillermo Perez | G. Perez | |||||||||
| George Evans | G. Evans | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Scott Drake | S. Drake | |||||||||
| Tony Beattie | T. Beattie | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Michael Adams | M. Adams | |||||||||
| Luke Gray | L. Gray | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Dale Wiltord | D. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Ian Formon | I. Formon | | 63 | D | | 12 | | G | 65 | | Tony Walsh | T. Walsh | |||||||||
| Dave Serrant | D. Serrant | | 58 | M | | 13 | | D | 58 | | Ronnie Pearce | R. Pearce | |||||||||
| Lee Forbes | L. Forbes | | 57 | M | | 14 | | A | 57 | | Des Salako | D. Salako | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Keepmoat Stadium where Doncaster Rovers play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 8,965 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Doncaster Rovers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Marsden.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Doncaster Rovers are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by James Marsden.
0.00
0-0Doncaster Rovers kick off!
2.10
0-0Paul Fortune controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harris Gerritsen. Harris Gerritsen sees space and advances. Harris Gerritsen tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.56
0-0Larry Lewis hits a low pass to Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen makes a probing pass to Oleg Finney. Oleg Finney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Fortune.
15.20
Guillermo Perez flicks a high pass forward. Michael Adams controls it well on his chest. Michael Adams finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
16.56
0-0Dirk Schulpen barges into Ruel Defoe. The referee calls over Dirk Schulpen and shows him a yellow card! Ruel Defoe runs off the knock.
18.26
Dirk Schulpen knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott beats his man to it with a header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.16
Dirk Schulpen hits a low pass to Oleg Finney. Oleg Finney threads the ball through to George Evans. George Evans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Craig Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
24.33
0-0Dirk Schulpen flicks a high pass forward. Alec Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Gray. Luke Gray shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Craig Gemmill.
30.10
Dirk Schulpen flicks the ball to his team mate, Luke Gray. Luke Gray knocks in a cross ball towards Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
33.31
Graeme Harrison sweeps the ball up the wings. Michael Adams shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Tomas Oliveira.
34.24
0-0Harris Gerritsen takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Gavin Hackworth side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
36.21
Ledley Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Dale Wiltord. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dale Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.51
0-0Dirk Schulpen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dirk Schulpen knocks the ball forward to Luke Gray but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Scott Drake advances with the ball. Scott Drake shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Doncaster Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sunderland start the second half!
47.59
Dirk Schulpen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dirk Schulpen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Elliott but he's offside!
53.41
Guillermo Perez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Drake. Scott Drake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Tomas Oliveira.
54.33
0-0It's a corner kick. Harris Gerritsen loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Oleg Finney chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
55.03
0-0Gavin Hackworth comes in with a late challenge on Gareth Beresford. The referee warns Gavin Hackworth to calm down! Gareth Beresford runs off the knock.
57.35
Gavin Hackworth makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Hackworth shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.36
0-0Gavin Hackworth threads a neat ball through to Michael Adams. Michael Adams plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Drake and advances towards the goal... Henry Flintlock clumsily knocks into Michael Adams. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.40
0-0Doncaster Rovers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.44
0-0Dirk Schulpen hacks Scott Drake from behind! The referee calls over Dirk Schulpen and warns him to calm down! Scott Drake gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.24
Gavin Hackworth threads the ball through to Harris Gerritsen. Harris Gerritsen finds some space and shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.47
Henry Flintlock knocks the ball forward to Oleg Finney. With some swift thinking, Oleg Finney plays the ball forward to Dirk Schulpen. Dirk Schulpen whips in a cross ball towards Tony Beattie. Tony Beattie knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
72.14
Ruel Defoe makes a strong solo run forward. Ruel Defoe flicks a high pass forward to Scott Drake who brings the ball under control. Scott Drake controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
73.40
Ruel Defoe powers a long ball forward. Scott Drake knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Henry Flintlock.
75.58
Without breaking stride, Graeme Harrison plays the ball forward to Guillermo Perez. Guillermo Perez makes a probing pass to Scott Drake. Scott Drake tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
77.53
0-0Sunderland have made 3 substitutions with Tony Walsh replacing Scott Drake, Des Salako replacing Michael Adams and Ronnie Pearce replacing Dale Wiltord .
79.38
Harris Gerritsen hacks Henry Flintlock from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Henry Flintlock stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.09
0-1Gavin Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Des Salako. Des Salako lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Perez. Guillermo Perez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
87.58
Oleg Finney kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Gray. Luke Gray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
29.1%
44.3%
26.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Perez of Sunderland |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tomas Oliveira (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ledley Gascoigne (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 3. | Gareth Beresford (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Larry Lewis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Henry Flintlock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Oleg Finney (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Dirk Schulpen (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | George Evans (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tony Beattie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Luke Gray (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ian Formon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Dave Serrant (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Lee Forbes (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Craig Gemmill (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Mark Magoni (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruel Defoe (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Paul Fortune (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graeme Harrison (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Harris Gerritsen (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Gavin Hackworth (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Guillermo Perez (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Scott Drake (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Michael Adams (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dale Wiltord (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Tony Walsh (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ronnie Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Des Salako (ATT) | 7 | |