Match Report


FulhamFulham     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Sandra Hurley Sandra Hurley
Ivan RodriguezI. Rodriguez57
G
1captain
G
53Nico NahrstedtN. Nahrstedt
Armando TerrevoliA. Terrevoli63
D
2
D
53Jean-Guy AbbasJ. Abbas
Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira47
D
3
D
41Gavin DickovG. Dickov
Jamie MowbrayJ. Mowbray47
D
captain4
D
39Sergei ShevchenkoS. Shevchenko
Stephane FanesiS. Fanesi67
M
5
M
56Barket BattlesB. Battles
Ezio CesariE. Cesari64
M
6
M
53Richard HitchcockR. Hitchcock
Fredrik StewartF. Stewart48
M
7
M
65Robert DeanR. Dean
Jacob MannJ. Mann41
M
8
M
67Alfred MossA. Moss
Neil NewbyN. Newby64
A
9
A
44Torsten FrieserT. Frieser
Adam HarrisonA. Harrison54
A
10
A
55Neil MintoN. Minto
Adam RiggottA. Riggott51
A
11
A
47Arnaud BaillyA. Bailly
 
Oleg MorrisO. Morris45
D
12
D
53Paul WestwoodP. Westwood
Mick PattersonM. Patterson45
A
13
D
33Garry DickovG. Dickov
Adrian DichioA. Dichio43
G
14
A
56Mohammed DouchezM. Douchez

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Craven Cottage where Fulham play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 4,476 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Fulham and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Oakley.


0.00
Fulham start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.41
Jacob Mann flicks a high pass forward. Adam Harrison collects the pass. Adam Harrison whips in a cross ball towards Adam Riggott. Adam Riggott connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
4.54
Jamie Mowbray knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Riggott. Adam Riggott whips in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
6.18
Jean-Guy Abbas receives the ball from a throw-in from Gavin Dickov. Jean-Guy Abbas flicks a high ball forward to Robert Dean who takes it down. Robert Dean makes a simple pass to Barket Battles. Barket Battles lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Minto. Neil Minto makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.31
With imagination, Gavin Dickov laces a through ball forward to Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser whips in a cross ball towards Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ivan Rodriguez easily picks it out of the air!
15.43
Jamie Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Stephane Fanesi collects the pass. Stephane Fanesi knocks the ball to his team mate, Adam Riggott. Adam Riggott lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Newby. Neil Newby finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
20.39
Armando Terrevoli makes a probing pass to Fredrik Stewart. Fredrik Stewart threads the ball through to Adam Harrison. Adam Harrison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
24.25
Stephane Fanesi makes a probing pass to Adam Harrison. Adam Harrison plays a one-two with Jacob Mann and rushes in on goal... Adam Harrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Nico Nahrstedt gets down and covers it.
27.53
Ezio Cesari sees Stephane Fanesi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephane Fanesi lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Harrison. Adam Harrison gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Nico Nahrstedt is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.08
Robert Dean chips the ball to his team mate, Arnaud Bailly. Arnaud Bailly knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.12
Fredrik Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Adam Riggott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Riggott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jean-Guy Abbas.
34.01
Neil Minto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arnaud Bailly. Arnaud Bailly deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Frieser but the linesman indicates offside!
44.24
Sergei Shevchenko comes in with a late challenge on Neil Newby. The referee calls over Sergei Shevchenko and shows him a yellow card! Neil Newby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.24
Free kick to Fulham just outside the area...
45.00
Adam Riggott takes a cautious run up and curls the ball around the wall. It's too high and doesn't trouble the keeper.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the second half!
47.41
With vision, Stephane Fanesi laces a weighted ball forward to Neil Newby. Neil Newby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Guy Abbas.
48.13
Jacob Mann threads a neat ball through to Adam Riggott. Adam Riggott lofts in a cross ball towards Ezio Cesari. Ezio Cesari beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.21
Richard Hitchcock changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Richard Hitchcock lofts in a cross ball towards Arnaud Bailly. Arnaud Bailly makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arnaud Bailly!
57.36
Ezio Cesari sees Adam Harrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adam Harrison shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.51
Sergei Shevchenko takes it forward alone. Sergei Shevchenko whips in a cross ball towards Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
63.35
Richard Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Neil Minto. Neil Minto whips in a cross ball towards Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock beats his man to it with a header. It's miles wide!
69.46
Samuel Moreira takes it forward alone. Samuel Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Newby. Neil Newby lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Harrison. Adam Harrison makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Adam Harrison!
73.41
Ezio Cesari flicks a high pass forward to Neil Newby who brings the ball under control. Neil Newby shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
75.13
Robert Dean takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Alfred Moss. Alfred Moss surges forward with the ball. Alfred Moss shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
77.20
Jean-Guy Abbas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergei Shevchenko. Sergei Shevchenko kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Minto. Neil Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Ivan Rodriguez has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.29
Robert Dean receives the ball from a throw-in from Barket Battles. Robert Dean threads a neat ball through to Neil Minto. Neil Minto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Ivan Rodriguez effortlessly gets down and covers it.
84.06
With some swift thinking, Robert Dean plays the ball forward to Arnaud Bailly. Arnaud Bailly threads a neat, attacking ball through to Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
85.38
Jean-Guy Abbas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Torsten Frieser. Torsten Frieser whips in a cross ball towards Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
90.00
Gavin Dickov sees Neil Minto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Minto lofts in a cross ball towards Robert Dean. Robert Dean jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Robert Dean scores for Bristol Rovers!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Fulham

Bristol Rovers
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47%
53%
Play Area
27.3%
45.5%
27.3%

Scorers
Adam Harrison 28, 69
Ezio Cesari 48
Arnaud Bailly 53
Richard Hitchcock 77
Robert Dean 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adam Harrison of Fulham

Match Ratings
1.Ivan Rodriguez (GK)
6
2.Armando Terrevoli (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Moreira (DEF)
6
4.Jamie Mowbray (DEF)
6
5.Stephane Fanesi (MID)
7
6.Ezio Cesari (MID)goal scored
8
7.Fredrik Stewart (MID)
6
8.Jacob Mann (MID)
6
9.Neil Newby (ATT)
6
10.Adam Harrison (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Adam Riggott (ATT)
7
 
12.Oleg Morris (DEF)
0
13.Mick Patterson (ATT)
0
14.Adrian Dichio (GK)
0

1.Nico Nahrstedt (GK)
7
2.Jean-Guy Abbas (DEF)
6
3.Gavin Dickov (DEF)
6
4.Sergei Shevchenko (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Barket Battles (MID)
6
6.Richard Hitchcock (MID)goal scored
9
7.Robert Dean (MID)goal scored
8
8.Alfred Moss (MID)
6
9.Torsten Frieser (ATT)
6
10.Neil Minto (ATT)
7
11.Arnaud Bailly (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Paul Westwood (DEF)
0
13.Garry Dickov (DEF)
0
14.Mohammed Douchez (ATT)
0