Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Peterborough United | Peterborough United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Scowcroft | G. Scowcroft |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Syd Wetherall | S. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Jon Plowright | J. Plowright | | 44 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Ian Delaney | I. Delaney | |||||||||
| Francis Davis | F. Davis | | 43 | D | | 3 | | D | 46 |  | Roberto José Mari | R. José Mari | |||||||||
| Jonathan Ince | J. Ince | | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Ross Bridges | R. Bridges | |||||||||
| Paul Moncur | P. Moncur | | 44 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Teddy Bramble | T. Bramble | |||||||||
| John Clegg | J. Clegg | | 40 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Les Bastin | L. Bastin | |||||||||
| Terry Kasper | T. Kasper | | 40 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Ralph Lofthouse | R. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Paul Bellamy | P. Bellamy | | 39 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Paul Woodcock | P. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Simon Brown | S. Brown | | 46 | A | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Rio Harrison | R. Harrison | |||||||||
| Bill Bramble | B. Bramble | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 42 | | Norman Cooke | N. Cooke | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Hendrie | N. Hendrie | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 41 | | Stanley Clapham | S. Clapham | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Peterborough United. A crowd of 4,571 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Peterborough United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Peterborough United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the match!
3.23
0-0Ralph Lofthouse makes a probing pass to Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.48
0-0Roberto José Mari surges forward with the ball. Roberto José Mari controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham plays a perfect one-two with Rio Harrison and rushes in on goal... Stanley Clapham tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
14.53
John Clegg knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.58
John Clegg makes a beautiful solo run. John Clegg knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
27.41
0-0Paul Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie knocks the ball forward to Bill Bramble but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
30.51
John Clegg knocks the ball forward to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.45
Francis Davis flicks the ball to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper knocks the ball forward to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Brown. Simon Brown heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
44.19
Jonathan Ince makes a probing pass to Paul Moncur. Paul Moncur flicks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Peterborough United start the second half!
48.21
Ian Delaney knocks the ball to his team mate, Les Bastin. Les Bastin threads the ball through to Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.47
Jonathan Ince controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paul Bellamy. Paul Bellamy advances with the ball. Paul Bellamy makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Hendrie but he's offside!
51.46
Terry Kasper makes a probing pass to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble threads the ball through to Simon Brown but he's offside!
60.02
0-1Roberto José Mari flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Bastin. Les Bastin sees a break and surges forward. Les Bastin knocks in a cross ball towards Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.50
Ross Bridges brings the ball forward. Ross Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Ince.
66.29
Teddy Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Ralph Lofthouse. Ralph Lofthouse flicks the ball to his team mate, Rio Harrison. Rio Harrison plays a perfect one-two with Norman Cooke and rushes in on goal... Rio Harrison takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
73.08
Roberto José Mari makes a simple pass to Les Bastin. Les Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Cooke. Norman Cooke goes all the way! Norman Cooke makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.28
Jon Plowright chips the ball to his team mate, John Clegg. John Clegg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie whips in a cross ball towards Simon Brown. Simon Brown directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
77.29
Paul Woodcock makes a probing pass to Stanley Clapham. Stanley Clapham tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.50
0-1John Clegg barges into Paul Woodcock. John Clegg is warned by the referee! Paul Woodcock hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.58
John Clegg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Brown. Simon Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.17
0-1Stanley Clapham barges into Jon Plowright. Stanley Clapham is given a warning by the referee! Jon Plowright carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.51
Jonathan Ince deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Brown. Simon Brown shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.09
Jonathan Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Kasper. Terry Kasper knocks the ball forward to Simon Brown. Simon Brown whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Hendrie. Nwankwo Hendrie is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
1
Shots off Target
8
5
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
25.9%
42%
32.1%
Scorers
| Rio Harrison 60 |