Match Report


Hull CityHull City     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Scott NevilleS. Neville56
G
1
G
55James WinterburnJ. Winterburn
Nicky BattyN. Batty66
D
2
D
66Alan BurgessA. Burgess
Ian PottsI. Potts51
D
captain3captain
D
61Ian MorrisI. Morris
Jacob BowerJ. Bower41
D
4
D
57Danny ClaphamD. Clapham
Ricardo TeixeiraR. Teixeira41
D
5
D
53Craig PattersonC. Patterson
Joe VickersJ. Vickers39
D
6
M
62Neil McNeillN. McNeill
Vasco NevesV. Neves67
M
7
M
61Paul MendezP. Mendez
Titus StuartT. Stuart61
M
8
M
52Kelvin NaylorK. Naylor
Stephen PetersS. Peters56
M
9
A
59Jermaine AndertonJ. Anderton
Thierry BurgessT. Burgess68
A
10
A
56Harvey SouthgateH. Southgate
Amedeo BiaA. Bia54
A
11
A
55Warren LampardW. Lampard
 
Jan EberleJ. Eberle55
G
12
M
51Edmundo GutierrezE. Gutierrez
John RankinJ. Rankin54
M
13
D
51Peter CollymoreP. Collymore
Ronnie CutlerR. Cutler47
G
14
G
50Neil BallN. Ball

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,309 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Woodcock.


0.00
The first half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
2.03
Amedeo Bia flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
6.55
Stephen Peters flicks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia whips in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by James Winterburn.
8.51
Ricardo Teixeira takes a quick corner, playing it short to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's miles wide!
20.24
Thierry Burgess hacks Ian Morris from behind! The referee warns Thierry Burgess to calm down! Ian Morris runs off the knock.
22.41
Vasco Neves flicks a high pass forward. Amedeo Bia controls it well on his chest. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
27.19
Paul Mendez flicks a high pass forward to Harvey Southgate who brings the ball under control. Harvey Southgate cuts inside the box! Harvey Southgate side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Scott Neville gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
34.07
Joe Vickers receives the ball from a throw-in from Jacob Bower. Joe Vickers makes a simple pass to Vasco Neves. Vasco Neves threads a neat ball through to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.19
Stephen Peters passes the ball forward to Thierry Burgess. Thierry Burgess shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.42
Danny Clapham threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Naylor. Kelvin Naylor makes a simple pass to Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Craig Patterson flicks a high pass forward. Paul Mendez controls it well on his chest. Showing composure, Paul Mendez plays the ball forward to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United have changed their lineup with Neil Ball replacing Kelvin Naylor and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Rotherham United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Hull City kick off the second half!
51.36
Vasco Neves flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Peters collects the pass. Stephen Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.16
Ian Morris flicks a high pass forward to Paul Mendez who brings the ball under control. Paul Mendez threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Mendez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jermaine Anderton shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Scott Neville reads it well. He makes it look easy!
54.38
Paul Mendez takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill makes a simple pass to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard skips past Ricardo Teixeira! Warren Lampard looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
55.49
Thierry Burgess clumsily knocks into Paul Mendez. The referee warns Thierry Burgess again to calm down! Paul Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.23
Ian Morris clumsily knocks into Thierry Burgess. Ian Morris is shown the yellow card! Thierry Burgess gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.13
Thierry Burgess barges into Paul Mendez. The referee brings Thierry Burgess to one side and gives him yet another warning! Paul Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.29
Paul Mendez sees Neil McNeill in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Anderton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Anderton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Lampard but the linesman indicates offside!
77.20
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Peter Collymore replacing Ian Morris .
81.19
Vasco Neves flicks a high ball forward to Thierry Burgess who gracefully takes it down. Thierry Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Solid save from James Winterburn.
83.05
Ricardo Teixeira flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Peters who brings the ball neatly under control. Stephen Peters knocks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Peter Collymore.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Hull City

Rotherham United
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.1%
55.9%
Play Area
23.5%
42.6%
33.8%

Scorers
Thierry Burgess 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Thierry Burgess of Hull City

Match Ratings
1.Scott Neville (GK)
7
2.Nicky Batty (DEF)
6
3.Ian Potts (DEF)
6
4.Jacob Bower (DEF)
6
5.Ricardo Teixeira (DEF)
6
6.Joe Vickers (DEF)
6
7.Vasco Neves (MID)
8
8.Titus Stuart (MID)
6
9.Stephen Peters (MID)
7
10.Thierry Burgess (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Amedeo Bia (ATT)
8
 
12.Jan Eberle (GK)
0
13.John Rankin (MID)
0
14.Ronnie Cutler (GK)
0

1.James Winterburn (GK)
7
2.Alan Burgess (DEF)
6
3.Ian Morris (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Danny Clapham (DEF)
6
5.Craig Patterson (DEF)
6
6.Neil McNeill (MID)
7
7.Paul Mendez (MID)
8
8.Kelvin Naylor (MID)
6
9.Jermaine Anderton (ATT)
7
10.Harvey Southgate (ATT)
7
11.Warren Lampard (ATT)
6
 
12.Edmundo Gutierrez (MID)
0
13.Peter Collymore (DEF)
6
14.Neil Ball (GK)
6