Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     West Ham UnitedWest Ham United
Alex SmithAlex Smith John Ramsay John Ramsay
Aladino MaiuriA. Maiuri64
G
1
G
72Matt DavidsonM. Davidson
Carlton HibbsC. Hibbs52
D
2
D
69Dietmar ErlerD. Erler
Edmundo CarmonaE. Carmona67
D
captain3
D
42Giampiero SacchettiG. Sacchetti
Alex DickovA. Dickov48
D
4
D
66Hugo HelgueraH. Helguera
Anthony LjungbergA. Ljungberg56
M
5
M
72Andres PeiroA. Peiro
Pablo RamirezP. Ramirez68
M
6captain
M
42Mike PattersonM. Patterson
Pierre G. CristalliniP. Cristallini51
M
7
M
59Kevin CaldwellK. Caldwell
Paul MasonP. Mason49
M
8
M
44Alan BrambleA. Bramble
Bill MayB. May49
A
9
A
71Billy SeamanB. Seaman
Graham SerrantG. Serrant65
A
10
A
72Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho
Marco BertottoM. Bertotto54
A
11
A
70Giordano MazziG. Mazzi
 
Sean De IccoS. De Icco46
A
12
D
37Adam CopeA. Cope
Jon PriorJ. Prior38
M
13
A
54Dion BarrettD. Barrett
Dominic LawD. Law47
D
14
M
35Ian MarshallI. Marshall

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 8,492 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Bristol City and West Ham United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Hall.


0.00
West Ham United kick off and get the match underway!
8.48
Dietmar Erler threads a neat ball through to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi plays a scrappy one-two with Alan Bramble and advances towards the goal... Giordano Mazzi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
15.29
Anthony Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Graham Serrant collects the pass. Graham Serrant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
16.33
Alex Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Hibbs. Carlton Hibbs makes a probing pass to Paul Mason. Paul Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
18.05
Pablo Ramirez chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Ljungberg. Anthony Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bill May. Bill May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Davidson who gathers it comfortably.
22.27
Pablo Ramirez clumsily knocks into Giampiero Sacchetti. The referee calls over Pablo Ramirez and shows him a yellow card! Giampiero Sacchetti carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.39
Pablo Ramirez hacks Kevin Caldwell from behind! Pablo Ramirez is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Caldwell grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.51
Edmundo Carmona takes a long throw-in. Pierre G. Cristallini flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Ljungberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Ljungberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Ramirez. Pablo Ramirez whips in a cross ball towards Graham Serrant. Graham Serrant shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Matt Davidson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
30.21
Mike Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Alan Bramble holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alan Bramble shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
33.31
Giordano Mazzi knocks the ball forward to Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Aladino Maiuri. Excellent save.
34.09
Seeing a gap ahead, Dietmar Erler plays the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson knocks the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi whips in a cross ball towards Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman makes a convincing header but is denied by Aladino Maiuri. Excellent save.
36.24
Kevin Caldwell sees Billy Seaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Seaman shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
42.49
Dietmar Erler kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
Pierre G. Cristallini catches Andres Peiro on the ankles. The referee warns Pierre G. Cristallini to calm down! Andres Peiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City kick off!
49.38
With imagination, Hugo Helguera plays the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson sees Billy Seaman in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Billy Seaman shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
53.37
Pablo Ramirez sees Bill May in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bill May finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
54.05
West Ham United are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
55.50
Giampiero Sacchetti flicks a high pass forward. Mike Patterson comfortably collects the pass. Mike Patterson chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Giordano Mazzi but the referee indicates it's offside!
59.18
Andres Peiro threads the ball through to Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
60.15
Bristol City have made 3 substitutions with Sean De Icco replacing Graham Serrant, Jon Prior replacing Paul Mason and Dominic Law replacing Carlton Hibbs .
61.22
With vision, Giampiero Sacchetti plays the ball forward to Andres Peiro. Andres Peiro sees Giordano Mazzi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giordano Mazzi hits a low pass to Alan Bramble. Dominic Law comes in with a late challenge on Alan Bramble. Alan Bramble appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
65.05
Pablo Ramirez threads a neat ball through to Bill May. Bill May knocks the ball forward to Pablo Ramirez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
66.30
Kevin Caldwell flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho 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!
67.55
Alan Bramble makes a probing pass to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi runs straight at the defence! Giordano Mazzi side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies wide!
69.02
Showing composure, Dietmar Erler plays the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson advances with the ball. Mike Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho heads the ball goalwards but somehow Aladino Maiuri manages to keep it out.
71.03
Marco Bertotto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sean De Icco. Sean De Icco shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Sean De Icco!
75.01
Alex Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Carmona collects the pass. Edmundo Carmona deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Bertotto. Marco Bertotto edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Marco Bertotto provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.22
Dietmar Erler kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Billy Seaman collects the pass. Billy Seaman shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Aladino Maiuri!
78.25
Dietmar Erler flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Seaman. Billy Seaman tries a spectacular long range effort but Aladino Maiuri is on top of it.
79.30
Mike Patterson threads the ball through to Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball his aim is horrendously poor!
85.09
Andres Peiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Giordano Mazzi. Giordano Mazzi lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Caldwell. Kevin Caldwell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
87.36
Kevin Caldwell knocks the ball forward to Mike Patterson. Mike Patterson shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.02
Marco Bertotto makes an attacking run forward. Marco Bertotto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

West Ham United
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
8
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35%
65%
Play Area
32.5%
42.5%
25%

Scorers
Graham Serrant 28
Sean De Icco 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aladino Maiuri of Bristol City

Match Ratings
1.Aladino Maiuri (GK)
9
2.Carlton Hibbs (DEF)
6
3.Edmundo Carmona (DEF)
6
4.Alex Dickov (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Ljungberg (MID)
6
6.Pablo Ramirez (MID)yellow card
6
7.Pierre G. Cristallini (MID)
6
8.Paul Mason (MID)
6
9.Bill May (ATT)
6
10.Graham Serrant (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Marco Bertotto (ATT)
8
 
12.Sean De Icco (ATT)goal scored
8
13.Jon Prior (MID)
6
14.Dominic Law (DEF)
6

1.Matt Davidson (GK)
6
2.Dietmar Erler (DEF)
7
3.Giampiero Sacchetti (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Helguera (DEF)
6
5.Andres Peiro (MID)
7
6.Mike Patterson (MID)
8
7.Kevin Caldwell (MID)
6
8.Alan Bramble (MID)
6
9.Billy Seaman (ATT)
7
10.Sebastiao Moutinho (ATT)
6
11.Giordano Mazzi (ATT)
8
 
12.Adam Cope (DEF)
0
13.Dion Barrett (ATT)
0
14.Ian Marshall (MID)
0