Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Nico NahrstedtN. Nahrstedt53
G
captain1
G
59Gavin GreigG. Greig
Carl PattersonC. Patterson52
D
2
D
65Francisco SolerF. Soler
Gavin DickovG. Dickov41
D
3
D
61Stuart FentonS. Fenton
Sergei ShevchenkoS. Shevchenko39
D
4
D
55Mark LodiM. Lodi
Garry DickovG. Dickov33
D
5
D
53Harry RizaH. Riza
Richard HitchcockR. Hitchcock52
M
6captain
M
74Duncan NaylorD. Naylor
Robert DeanR. Dean65
M
7
M
70Ledley McgovernL. Mcgovern
Alfred MossA. Moss67
M
8
M
68Dave SouthgateD. Southgate
Neil MintoN. Minto55
A
9
A
69Colin HendryC. Hendry
Mohammed DouchezM. Douchez56
A
10
A
68Uwe EiltsU. Eilts
Daniele KirklandD. Kirkland54
A
11
A
67Dario LimaD. Lima
 
Paul WestwoodP. Westwood53
D
12
M
67Paul StewartP. Stewart
Abel AntunesA. Antunes44
D
13
A
66Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Torsten FrieserT. Frieser44
A
14
M
54Juan MartinJ. Martin

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 4,820 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bristol Rovers and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.


0.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion get the match underway!
2.53
Alfred Moss flicks a high pass forward. Mohammed Douchez controls it well on his chest. Mohammed Douchez cuts inside the box! Mohammed Douchez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
3.06
Robert Dean flicks a high pass forward to Neil Minto who brings the ball under control. Neil Minto knocks in a cross ball towards Mohammed Douchez. Mohammed Douchez jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Gavin Greig. Excellent save.
8.03
Dave Southgate hacks Richard Hitchcock from behind! Dave Southgate is shown the red card!! Richard Hitchcock stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.44
Alfred Moss controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Minto. Neil Minto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
16.45
Richard Hitchcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Dean. Robert Dean hits a low pass to Daniele Kirkland. Stuart Fenton catches Daniele Kirkland on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
18.34
Richard Hitchcock flicks a high pass forward. Robert Dean controls it well on his chest. Robert Dean makes a simple pass, allowing Mohammed Douchez to run into the box. Mohammed Douchez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gavin Greig with no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
22.31
Robert Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniele Kirkland. Daniele Kirkland whips in a cross ball towards Mohammed Douchez. Mohammed Douchez connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.01
Robert Dean makes a probing pass to Alfred Moss. Alfred Moss plays a scrappy one-two with Mohammed Douchez and advances towards the goal... Alfred Moss cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Stuart Fenton.
36.29
Richard Hitchcock takes a long throw-in. Gavin Dickov knocks the ball forward to Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harry Riza.
39.47
With wonderful imagination, Alfred Moss laces a through ball forward to Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Lodi.
40.46
Alfred Moss flicks a high ball forward to Daniele Kirkland who takes it down. Daniele Kirkland lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Minto. Dario Lima hacks Neil Minto from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
44.25
Richard Hitchcock makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Gavin Greig. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The West Bromwich Albion players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Bristol Rovers start the second half!
47.10
Dario Lima makes a simple pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Uwe Eilts but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.18
Richard Hitchcock surges forward with the ball. Richard Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harry Riza.
60.30
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Don Mckinlay replacing Ledley Mcgovern .
63.23
Dario Lima clumsily knocks into Richard Hitchcock. Dario Lima is shown the yellow card! Richard Hitchcock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.49
Dario Lima makes a simple pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.27
Richard Hitchcock takes it forward alone. Richard Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gavin Greig who gathers it comfortably.
72.00
Mark Lodi hacks Robert Dean from behind! Mark Lodi is shown the yellow card! Robert Dean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.45
Richard Hitchcock takes it forward alone. Richard Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Minto. Neil Minto whips the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.43
Mark Lodi sees a break and surges forward. Mark Lodi flicks a high pass forward to Uwe Eilts who brings the ball under control. Uwe Eilts rushes past Sergei Shevchenko! Some silky footwork from Uwe Eilts provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
65.2%
34.8%
Play Area
13.6%
53%
33.3%

Scorers
Mohammed Douchez 18
Uwe Eilts 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Hitchcock of Bristol Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Nico Nahrstedt (GK)
6
2.Carl Patterson (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Dickov (DEF)
6
4.Sergei Shevchenko (DEF)
6
5.Garry Dickov (DEF)
6
6.Richard Hitchcock (MID)
8
7.Robert Dean (MID)
7
8.Alfred Moss (MID)
6
9.Neil Minto (ATT)
6
10.Mohammed Douchez (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Daniele Kirkland (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Westwood (DEF)
0
13.Abel Antunes (DEF)
0
14.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
0

1.Gavin Greig (GK)
6
2.Francisco Soler (DEF)
6
3.Stuart Fenton (DEF)
6
4.Mark Lodi (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Harry Riza (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Naylor (MID)
6
7.Ledley Mcgovern (MID)
6
8.Dave Southgate (MID)red card
3
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)
6
10.Uwe Eilts (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Dario Lima (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Paul Stewart (MID)
0
13.Don Mckinlay (ATT)
6
14.Juan Martin (MID)
0