Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Swindon TownSwindon Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
James WinterburnJ. Winterburn55
G
1
G
53Wes WainwrightW. Wainwright
Alan BurgessA. Burgess66
D
2
D
64Gavin ChadwickG. Chadwick
Ian MorrisI. Morris61
D
captain3
D
61Diego HelderD. Helder
Danny ClaphamD. Clapham57
D
4
D
54Jason EvansJ. Evans
Craig PattersonC. Patterson53
D
5
M
58Gavin KingG. King
Neil McNeillN. McNeill62
M
6
M
56Ugo PlowrightU. Plowright
Paul MendezP. Mendez61
M
7
M
54Francisco JardimF. Jardim
Kelvin NaylorK. Naylor52
M
8captain
M
51Richard BurgessR. Burgess
Jermaine AndertonJ. Anderton59
A
9
A
55Phil MarsdenP. Marsden
Harvey SouthgateH. Southgate56
A
10
A
54Phil ImpeyP. Impey
Warren LampardW. Lampard55
A
11
A
53Omer KahnO. Kahn
 
Edmundo GutierrezE. Gutierrez51
M
12
A
53Ian BoertienI. Boertien
Neil BallN. Ball51
G
13
A
52Robert BenjaminR. Benjamin
Peter CollymoreP. Collymore51
D
14
G
51Alexander TilerA. Tiler

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 3,938 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Daniele Oakley.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the first half underway!
3.34
Alan Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Neil McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil McNeill flicks a high pass forward. Warren Lampard comfortably collects the pass. Warren Lampard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
4.05
Neil McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate sees Jermaine Anderton just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Jermaine Anderton comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
6.00
Jason Evans runs straight at the opposition's defence. Jason Evans knocks the ball forward to Omer Kahn but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.34
Danny Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Neil McNeill controls it well on his chest. Neil McNeill threads a neat ball through to Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.01
Alan Burgess hacks Phil Impey from behind! The referee calls over Alan Burgess and warns him to calm down! Phil Impey carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.41
Diego Helder threads a neat ball through to Phil Impey. Phil Impey rushes past Craig Patterson! Phil Impey side-steps and rifles a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.46
Kelvin Naylor runs up as Neil McNeill takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Kelvin Naylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton 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!
33.50
Neil McNeill flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Anderton who takes it down. Jermaine Anderton shoots from 20 yards. Wes Wainwright gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
40.30
Kelvin Naylor threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
44.06
Diego Helder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Plowright. Ugo Plowright brings the ball forward. Ugo Plowright shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United have changed their lineup with Peter Collymore replacing Kelvin Naylor and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. The Rotherham United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Swindon Town kick off!
47.31
Neil McNeill comes in with a late challenge on Ugo Plowright. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ugo Plowright grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.30
Jason Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Plowright. Ugo Plowright passes the ball forward to Phil Impey. Phil Impey threads a neat ball through to Omer Kahn. Omer Kahn looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.17
Gavin King makes a simple pass to Phil Impey. Phil Impey chips the ball to his team mate, Phil Marsden. Phil Marsden muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
54.44
Peter Collymore controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard plays a one-two with Harvey Southgate and advances towards the goal... Warren Lampard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.20
With imagination, Alan Burgess laces a weighted ball forward to Peter Collymore. Peter Collymore flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate shoots from long range. Wes Wainwright gets down and covers it.
60.03
Francisco Jardim makes a probing pass to Omer Kahn. Omer Kahn makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Phil Marsden. Phil Marsden looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
61.44
Harvey Southgate runs straight at the opposition's defence. Harvey Southgate makes a defence splitting pass to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Wes Wainwright effortlessly smothers it!
65.10
Ian Morris flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Southgate collects the pass. Harvey Southgate threads the ball through to Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton makes a probing pass to Warren Lampard but he's offside!
77.10
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Neil Ball replacing Ian Morris .Swindon Town have made 2 substitutions with Ian Boertien replacing Phil Marsden and Alexander Tiler replacing Richard Burgess .
78.16
Ian Boertien makes a probing pass to Omer Kahn. Omer Kahn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.54
Jermaine Anderton threads the ball through to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Mendez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Warren Lampard provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is miles over!
85.29
Paul Mendez threads a neat ball through to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.48
Francisco Jardim threads a neat ball through to Omer Kahn. Omer Kahn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexander Tiler. Alexander Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Ugo Plowright advances with the ball. Ugo Plowright plays a one-two with Phil Impey and advances towards the goal... Ugo Plowright cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Swindon Town
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
7
4
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
27.9%
48.8%
23.3%

Scorers
Phil Impey 20
Phil Marsden 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Phil Impey of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
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)yellow card
6
7.Paul Mendez (MID)
6
8.Kelvin Naylor (MID)
6
9.Jermaine Anderton (ATT)
6
10.Harvey Southgate (ATT)
7
11.Warren Lampard (ATT)
6
 
12.Edmundo Gutierrez (MID)
0
13.Neil Ball (GK)
6
14.Peter Collymore (DEF)
6

1.Wes Wainwright (GK)
7
2.Gavin Chadwick (DEF)
6
3.Diego Helder (DEF)
7
4.Jason Evans (DEF)
7
5.Gavin King (MID)
6
6.Ugo Plowright (MID)
9
7.Francisco Jardim (MID)
6
8.Richard Burgess (MID)
6
9.Phil Marsden (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Phil Impey (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Omer Kahn (ATT)
6
 
12.Ian Boertien (ATT)
6
13.Robert Benjamin (ATT)
0
14.Alexander Tiler (GK)
6