Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
James WinterburnJ. Winterburn55
G
1
G
55George StoneG. Stone
Ian MorrisI. Morris61
D
2
D
55Carl ClaphamC. Clapham
Danny ClaphamD. Clapham57
D
captain3
D
52Simon DyerS. Dyer
Craig PattersonC. Patterson53
D
4
D
51Domenico Lo GattoD. Lo Gatto
Peter CollymoreP. Collymore51
D
5
M
67Sol VieiraS. Vieira
Neil McNeillN. McNeill62
M
6
M
61Carl BarryC. Barry
Paul MendezP. Mendez61
M
7captain
M
56Gionatha VergassolaG. Vergassola
Kelvin NaylorK. Naylor52
M
8
M
52Scott GlassS. Glass
Jermaine AndertonJ. Anderton59
A
9
A
61Isaiah Wright-PhillipsI. Wright-Phillips
Harvey SouthgateH. Southgate56
A
10
A
48Alan SinclairA. Sinclair
Warren LampardW. Lampard55
A
11
A
48Anselmo AtzeniA. Atzeni
 
Edmundo GutierrezE. Gutierrez51
M
12
G
54Jody BrookingJ. Brooking
Neil BallN. Ball51
G
13
G
50Adrian FentonA. Fenton
Del WestwoodD. Westwood49
M
14
M
47John FletcherJ. Fletcher

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Milton Keynes Dons. A crowd of 3,947 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Milton Keynes Dons appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Brooking.


0.00
Rotherham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.35
Domenico Lo Gatto flicks a high ball forward to Gionatha Vergassola who takes it down. Gionatha Vergassola flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Atzeni collects the pass. Anselmo Atzeni knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Sinclair. Alan Sinclair rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by James Winterburn.
9.48
Corner kick to Milton Keynes Dons. Scott Glass plays it out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Sol Vieira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
10.26
Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward. Anselmo Atzeni controls it well on his chest. Anselmo Atzeni lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Glass. Scott Glass directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
15.31
Carl Clapham breaks forward. Carl Clapham passes the ball forward to Sol Vieira. Sol Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Alan Sinclair. Alan Sinclair makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
16.34
Sol Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sinclair. Alan Sinclair threads the ball through to Carl Barry but he's offside!
18.45
Simon Dyer flicks a high pass forward. Sol Vieira controls it well on his chest. Sol Vieira flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Sinclair. Alan Sinclair cuts inside the box! Alan Sinclair muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.37
Kelvin Naylor sees Warren Lampard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Warren Lampard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
22.07
Danny Clapham makes a simple pass to Craig Patterson. Craig Patterson makes a probing pass to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard whips in a cross ball towards Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
24.19
Sol Vieira plays the ball forward to Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.57
Paul Mendez makes a probing pass to Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton makes a simple pass, allowing Harvey Southgate to run into the box. Harvey Southgate tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from George Stone.
27.41
With some swift thinking, Gionatha Vergassola plays the ball forward to Scott Glass. Scott Glass tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
32.47
Kelvin Naylor flicks a high pass forward to Paul Mendez who brings the ball under control. Paul Mendez plays a scrappy one-two with Jermaine Anderton and stumbles forward towards the goal... Domenico Lo Gatto comes in with a late challenge on Paul Mendez. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
32.47
The referee points to the spot..
33.09
Jermaine Anderton calmly steps up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.04
Domenico Lo Gatto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Glass. With some swift thinking, Scott Glass plays the ball forward to Carl Barry. Carl Barry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.32
Danny Clapham makes a probing pass to Paul Mendez. Paul Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate plays the ball forward to Jermaine Anderton who has made a great run into the box. Jermaine Anderton rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
40.04
Carl Barry knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Glass. Scott Glass knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Carl Barry is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Milton Keynes Dons kick off!
47.20
Del Westwood makes a probing pass to Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.27
Gionatha Vergassola chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Barry. Carl Barry knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Vieira. Sol Vieira connects with a diving header. The ball strikes Paul Mendez's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
54.54
Carl Clapham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carl Clapham whips in a cross ball towards Anselmo Atzeni. Anselmo Atzeni beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! James Winterburn has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.58
Scott Glass knocks the ball forward to Carl Barry. Carl Barry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving James Winterburn with no chance!! Goal for Milton Keynes Dons!
61.58
Milton Keynes Dons have made 3 substitutions with Jody Brooking replacing Domenico Lo Gatto, Adrian Fenton replacing Carl Barry and John Fletcher replacing Alan Sinclair .
65.27
Scott Glass takes a quick throw-in, which Jody Brooking takes on the chest. Jody Brooking flicks a high pass forward. John Fletcher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With some swift thinking, John Fletcher plays the ball forward to Sol Vieira who has made a great run into the box. Sol Vieira takes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Milton Keynes Dons are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
66.17
Scott Glass flicks a high ball forward to John Fletcher who takes it down. John Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
69.18
Paul Mendez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Carl Clapham happens to be in the right place to block it.
71.48
From the throw-in, Ian Morris picks out Danny Clapham. Danny Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Peter Collymore. Peter Collymore flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Southgate controls it well on his chest. Harvey Southgate whips in a cross ball towards Jermaine Anderton. Jermaine Anderton connects with a diving header but George Stone reads it well. Fabulous stop!
72.36
Jody Brooking flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Fenton who takes it down. Adrian Fenton knocks in a cross ball towards John Fletcher. John Fletcher is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's well over the bar!
77.31
Rotherham United have made a substitution with Neil Ball replacing Danny Clapham .
78.40
Jermaine Anderton decides to run forward with the ball. Jermaine Anderton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
89.41
Sol Vieira sees Isaiah Wright-Phillips in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Isaiah Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Milton Keynes Dons
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
10
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35.5%
64.5%
Play Area
34.2%
44.7%
21.1%

Scorers
Jermaine Anderton 33 (p)
Alan Sinclair 18
Anselmo Atzeni 55
Carl Barry 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alan Sinclair of Milton Keynes Dons

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

1.George Stone (GK)
7
2.Carl Clapham (DEF)
8
3.Simon Dyer (DEF)
6
4.Domenico Lo Gatto (DEF)
6
5.Sol Vieira (MID)
8
6.Carl Barry (MID)goal scored
8
7.Gionatha Vergassola (MID)
7
8.Scott Glass (MID)
8
9.Isaiah Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6
10.Alan Sinclair (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Anselmo Atzeni (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jody Brooking (GK)
6
13.Adrian Fenton (GK)
6
14.John Fletcher (MID)
6