Match Report


BurnleyBurnley     Bristol CityBristol City
Computer Player Computer Player Alex Smith Alex Smith
Ruel HibbsR. Hibbs52
G
1
G
62Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri
Youl Alidor LachuerY. Lachuer68
D
2
D
49Jose Fortes MarinJ. Marin
Gian Luca AllegriG. Allegri65
D
captain3captain
D
66Andre MarquesA. Marques
Dominic SounessD. Souness64
D
4
D
48Alex DickovA. Dickov
Clive ArmstrongC. Armstrong63
D
5
M
48Paul MasonP. Mason
Joe WilsonJ. Wilson66
M
6
M
59Jonathan GiacchettaJ. Giacchetta
Neil MorrisonN. Morrison63
M
7
M
53Michael NaylorM. Naylor
Marcus PallisterM. Pallister60
M
8
M
58Sven TöpferS. Töpfer
Sol SinclairS. Sinclair70
A
9
A
59Juan TorresJ. Torres
Tommy MercerT. Mercer68
A
10
A
47Bill MayB. May
Simon MarsdenS. Marsden65
A
11
A
52Paul BishopP. Bishop
 
Adam Le SauxA. Le Saux58
M
12
A
64Graham SerrantG. Serrant
Duarte RamosD. Ramos57
A
13
M
67Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez
Wayne ButtW. Butt56
D
14
D
46Dave JohnsonD. Johnson

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 8,387 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Burnley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
Burnley start the match!
4.45
Clive Armstrong controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Morrison. Neil Morrison flicks a high ball forward to Sol Sinclair who takes it down. Sol Sinclair plays a scrappy one-two with Joe Wilson and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Sol Sinclair provides some space. He shoots at goal. Aladino Maiuri gets down and covers it.
9.52
Marcus Pallister threads the ball through to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
10.12
Paul Mason flicks a high pass forward. Michael Naylor collects the pass. Michael Naylor plays a perfect one-two with Bill May and rushes in on goal... Michael Naylor makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
12.07
Clive Armstrong catches Paul Mason on the ankles. The referee calls over Clive Armstrong and shows him a yellow card! Paul Mason stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.00
Marcus Pallister threads a neat ball through to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Aladino Maiuri.
16.58
Tommy Mercer comes in with a late challenge on Paul Mason. The referee calls over Tommy Mercer and shows him a yellow card! Paul Mason runs off the knock.
18.40
Alex Dickov laces a through ball forward to Juan Torres. Juan Torres flicks a high pass forward. Bill May collects the pass. Bill May tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.58
Michael Naylor catches Joe Wilson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joe Wilson stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.28
Andre Marques flicks a high pass forward to Sven Töpfer who brings the ball under control. Sven Töpfer flicks a high pass forward. Bill May controls it well on his chest. Bill May threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop tries a spectacular strike but somehow Ruel Hibbs manages to keep it out.
32.37
Youl Alidor Lachuer breaks forward. Youl Alidor Lachuer flicks a high ball forward to Neil Morrison who takes it down. Neil Morrison shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Burnley!
36.50
Tommy Mercer barges into Alex Dickov. The referee warns Tommy Mercer to calm down! Alex Dickov carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.36
Jonathan Giacchetta flicks a high pass forward. Alex Dickov controls it well on his chest. Alex Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Bishop. Paul Bishop knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.18
Dominic Souness flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Dominic Souness sees Tommy Mercer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Mercer plays a scrappy one-two with Simon Marsden and advances towards the goal... Jose Fortes Marin comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.36
Neil Morrison flicks a high pass forward to Sol Sinclair who brings the ball under control. Sol Sinclair threads a neat ball through to Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.07
Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Adam Le Saux replacing Dominic Souness, Duarte Ramos replacing Marcus Pallister and Wayne Butt replacing Tommy Mercer .Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Graham Serrant replacing Bill May, Pablo Ramirez replacing Michael Naylor and Dave Johnson replacing Alex Dickov .
61.14
Duarte Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Clive Armstrong. Duarte Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Joe Wilson collects the pass. Joe Wilson knocks the ball forward to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
66.16
Gian Luca Allegri threads the ball through to Joe Wilson. Joe Wilson flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Butt controls it well on his chest. Wayne Butt shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
71.14
Duarte Ramos clumsily knocks into Jose Fortes Marin. The referee calls over Duarte Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Jose Fortes Marin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.16
Duarte Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Simon Marsden holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Simon Marsden runs straight at the defence! Simon Marsden side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Simon Marsden!
81.03
Joe Wilson makes a simple pass to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Jose Fortes Marin.
82.33
It's a corner kick which Neil Morrison takes quickly, playing the ball short to Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux chests the ball down and with a fluid motion, flicks the ball across into the box. Youl Alidor Lachuer tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.07
Simon Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Sol Sinclair collects the pass. Sol Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden connects with a diving header but Aladino Maiuri is on top of his game. Superb keeping!
84.20
Jonathan Giacchetta makes a probing pass to Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Töpfer but he's offside!
87.58
Pablo Ramirez chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant threads the ball through to Sven Töpfer but he's offside!
89.31
Clive Armstrong plays the ball forward to Sol Sinclair. Sol Sinclair deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Wilson. Joe Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Burnley

Bristol City
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.5%
42.5%
Play Area
25.3%
44.8%
29.9%

Scorers
Neil Morrison 32
Tommy Mercer 49
Simon Marsden 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Simon Marsden of Burnley

Match Ratings
1.Ruel Hibbs (GK)
6
2.Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF)
7
3.Gian Luca Allegri (DEF)
6
4.Dominic Souness (DEF)
6
5.Clive Armstrong (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Joe Wilson (MID)
6
7.Neil Morrison (MID)goal scored
8
8.Marcus Pallister (MID)
6
9.Sol Sinclair (ATT)
8
10.Tommy Mercer (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Simon Marsden (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Adam Le Saux (MID)
6
13.Duarte Ramos (ATT)yellow card
6
14.Wayne Butt (DEF)
6

1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
7
2.Jose Fortes Marin (DEF)
6
3.Andre Marques (DEF)
6
4.Alex Dickov (DEF)
6
5.Paul Mason (MID)
7
6.Jonathan Giacchetta (MID)
6
7.Michael Naylor (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sven Töpfer (MID)
6
9.Juan Torres (ATT)
6
10.Bill May (ATT)
6
11.Paul Bishop (ATT)
6
 
12.Graham Serrant (ATT)
6
13.Pablo Ramirez (MID)
6
14.Dave Johnson (DEF)
6