Match Report


ChesterfieldChesterfield     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ian ScowcroftI. Scowcroft54
G
1
G
55James WinterburnJ. Winterburn
Alfred BouldA. Bould52
D
2
D
66Alan BurgessA. Burgess
Mansour ChabbertM. Chabbert51
D
3captain
D
61Ian MorrisI. Morris
Paul MccallP. Mccall49
D
captain4
D
57Danny ClaphamD. Clapham
Anthony GranvilleA. Granville44
D
5
D
53Craig PattersonC. Patterson
Gavin GascoigneG. Gascoigne61
M
6
M
62Neil McNeillN. McNeill
Tony DavisT. Davis55
M
7
M
61Paul MendezP. Mendez
Ben NevilleB. Neville53
M
8
M
52Kelvin NaylorK. Naylor
Sylvain PottsS. Potts58
A
9
A
59Jermaine AndertonJ. Anderton
Alex FialdiniA. Fialdini54
A
10
A
56Harvey SouthgateH. Southgate
Tommy PriorT. Prior49
A
11
A
55Warren LampardW. Lampard
 
Anton ErlerA. Erler49
A
12
M
51Edmundo GutierrezE. Gutierrez
Harry GrantH. Grant45
M
13
D
51Peter CollymoreP. Collymore
Ugo HarrisonU. Harrison44
A
14
G
50Neil BallN. Ball

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Proact Stadium where Chesterfield play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,572 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Chesterfield and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.


0.00
Chesterfield start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.28
Ben Neville flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Prior collects the pass. Tommy Prior threads the ball through to Alex Fialdini but he's offside!
14.32
Mansour Chabbert takes it forward alone. Mansour Chabbert sees space and advances. Mansour Chabbert tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
20.02
Neil McNeill threads the ball through to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard shoots from distance but somehow Ian Scowcroft manages to keep it out.
22.52
Paul Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
39.27
Ian Morris makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill hits a low pass to Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
44.43
Tony Davis makes a beautiful solo run. Tony Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Prior but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chesterfield 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
The whistle blows and Rotherham United get the second half underway!
47.43
Paul Mendez hits a low pass to Neil Ball. Neil Ball runs straight at the defence! Neil Ball comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.25
Mansour Chabbert catches Neil Ball on the ankles. Mansour Chabbert is shown the yellow card! Neil Ball hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.58
Ben Neville kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gavin Gascoigne. Gavin Gascoigne muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
63.13
Paul Mendez threads the ball through to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Anderton but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.30
Gavin Gascoigne brings the ball forward. Gavin Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Fialdini but the referee indicates it's offside!
66.24
Tony Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Gascoigne. Gavin Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
67.04
Paul Mendez knocks the ball forward to Neil Ball. Neil Ball shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.27
Paul Mendez makes a probing pass to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard plays a scrappy one-two with Harvey Southgate and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Warren Lampard provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
75.22
Paul Mendez catches Sylvain Potts on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul Mendez and shows him a yellow card! Sylvain Potts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.11
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Peter Collymore replacing Ian Morris .
79.59
From the throw-in, Paul Mendez picks out Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Southgate collects the pass. Harvey Southgate sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.17
Paul Mendez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul Mendez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ian Scowcroft manages to gather it.
84.18
Gavin Gascoigne comes in with a late challenge on Paul Mendez. The referee brings Gavin Gascoigne to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Mendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.31
Alfred Bould flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Potts who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior edges inside the box! Tommy Prior cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Chesterfield

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

Possession
51.6%
48.4%
Play Area
28.1%
46.9%
25%

Scorers
Gavin Gascoigne 55
Neil Ball 67
Warren Lampard 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Ball of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Ian Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Alfred Bould (DEF)
6
3.Mansour Chabbert (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Paul Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Granville (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Gascoigne (MID)goal scored
8
7.Tony Davis (MID)
7
8.Ben Neville (MID)
6
9.Sylvain Potts (ATT)
6
10.Alex Fialdini (ATT)
6
11.Tommy Prior (ATT)
7
 
12.Anton Erler (ATT)
0
13.Harry Grant (MID)
0
14.Ugo Harrison (ATT)
0

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