Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Sandra HurleySandra Hurley Computer Player Computer Player
Nico NahrstedtN. Nahrstedt53
G
captain1
G
66Antonio VilaA. Vila
Carl PattersonC. Patterson53
D
2
D
59Jermaine AdamsJ. Adams
Sergei ShevchenkoS. Shevchenko39
D
3
D
57Carlton GuppyC. Guppy
Tim BoertienT. Boertien39
D
4captain
D
56Frederico SuarezF. Suarez
Abel AntunesA. Antunes44
D
5
D
55Seb BonnardS. Bonnard
Barket BattlesB. Battles56
M
6
M
65Graham PearceG. Pearce
Richard HitchcockR. Hitchcock53
M
7
M
61Nicky SmithN. Smith
Antonio ReyA. Rey60
M
8
M
52Gianluca De PalmaG. De Palma
Alfred CandelaA. Candela44
M
9
A
77Harry HughesH. Hughes
Neil MintoN. Minto55
A
10
A
68Mathieu PaviotM. Paviot
Pontus PartinP. Partin61
A
11
A
44Shaun MercerS. Mercer
 
Gavin DickovG. Dickov41
D
12
D
52Jacob DuberryJ. Duberry
Yyvind BratsethY. Bratseth47
M
13
D
51Stanley ByrneS. Byrne
Sékou Irié Bi SéhiS. Irié Bi Séhi63
M
14
D
50Les LofthouseL. Lofthouse

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 6,198 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.


0.00
Bristol Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.01
Nicky Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Pearce. Graham Pearce plays a one-two with Harry Hughes and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Graham Pearce provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.16
Barket Battles makes a simple pass to Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
20.16
Pontus Partin makes an attacking run forward. Pontus Partin knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Rey. Antonio Rey rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.26
Frederico Suarez threads a neat ball through to Graham Pearce. Graham Pearce plays the ball forward to Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Hughes. Harry Hughes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.51
Frederico Suarez darts forward. Frederico Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Hughes. Harry Hughes advances inside the box! Harry Hughes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
30.42
Graham Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Hughes. Harry Hughes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
33.14
Showing composure, Gianluca De Palma plays the ball forward to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.49
Antonio Rey runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Antonio Rey threads the ball through to Richard Hitchcock but he's offside!
36.22
Alfred Candela makes an attacking run forward. Alfred Candela finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.31
Gianluca De Palma barges into Sergei Shevchenko. The referee warns Gianluca De Palma to calm down! Sergei Shevchenko carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough have changed their lineup with Stanley Byrne replacing Seb Bonnard. The Bristol Rovers players seem much more motivated whilst the Middlesbrough players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
48.59
Gianluca De Palma makes a simple pass to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Shaun Mercer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.39
Nicky Smith knocks the ball forward to Graham Pearce. Graham Pearce plays a one-two with Mathieu Paviot and advances towards the goal... Graham Pearce shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.35
Tim Boertien breaks forward. Tim Boertien plays the ball forward to Richard Hitchcock. Richard Hitchcock shoots from 20 yards. Antonio Vila easily gets down and covers it.
65.48
Tim Boertien hacks Mathieu Paviot from behind! The referee calls over Tim Boertien and warns him to calm down! Mathieu Paviot runs off the knock.
67.45
Harry Hughes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.02
Jermaine Adams flicks a high ball forward to Gianluca De Palma who takes it down. Gianluca De Palma changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gianluca De Palma flicks a high pass forward. Harry Hughes controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Harry Hughes comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Harry Hughes scores for Middlesbrough!!
77.29
Middlesbrough have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Duberry replacing Jermaine Adams and Les Lofthouse replacing Mathieu Paviot .
79.13
Alfred Candela flicks a high pass forward to Barket Battles who brings the ball under control. Barket Battles knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Vila who gathers it comfortably.
84.11
With wonderful vision, Nicky Smith plays the ball forward to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer shoots from outside the area but Nico Nahrstedt reads it well. Great keeping!
89.41
Richard Hitchcock makes a probing pass to Pontus Partin. Pontus Partin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Antonio Vila manages to gather it easily.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Middlesbrough
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
22.7%
54.5%
22.7%

Scorers
Harry Hughes 22, 30, 73
Shaun Mercer 49
Graham Pearce 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Hughes of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Nico Nahrstedt (GK)
6
2.Carl Patterson (DEF)
6
3.Sergei Shevchenko (DEF)
6
4.Tim Boertien (DEF)
6
5.Abel Antunes (DEF)
6
6.Barket Battles (MID)
6
7.Richard Hitchcock (MID)
6
8.Antonio Rey (MID)
6
9.Alfred Candela (MID)
6
10.Neil Minto (ATT)
6
11.Pontus Partin (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Dickov (DEF)
0
13.Yyvind Bratseth (MID)
0
14.Sékou Irié Bi Séhi (MID)
0

1.Antonio Vila (GK)
6
2.Jermaine Adams (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Guppy (DEF)
6
4.Frederico Suarez (DEF)
6
5.Seb Bonnard (DEF)
6
6.Graham Pearce (MID)goal scored
8
7.Nicky Smith (MID)
7
8.Gianluca De Palma (MID)
7
9.Harry Hughes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Mathieu Paviot (ATT)
7
11.Shaun Mercer (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Jacob Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Stanley Byrne (DEF)
6
14.Les Lofthouse (DEF)
6