Match Report
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gavin Gerrard | G. Gerrard |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Graham Scowcroft | G. Scowcroft | |||||||||
| Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Jon Plowright | J. Plowright | |||||||||
| Artur Valente | A. Valente | | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 44 | | Jonathan Taylor | J. Taylor | |||||||||
| Felipe Flores | F. Flores |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 43 | | Francis Davis | F. Davis | |||||||||
| Billy Lowe | B. Lowe | | 45 | D | | 5 | | M | 44 | | Paul Moncur | P. Moncur | |||||||||
| Peter Sturridge | P. Sturridge | | 38 | D | | 6 | | M | 40 | | Paul Bellamy | P. Bellamy | |||||||||
| Paolo Burgess | P. Burgess | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 40 | | John Clegg | J. Clegg | |||||||||
| Brian Peters | B. Peters | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 40 | | Terry Kasper | T. Kasper | |||||||||
| Craig Green | C. Green | | 42 | M | | 9 | | A | 46 | | Simon Brown | S. Brown | |||||||||
| Chris Benali | C. Benali | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Bill Bramble | B. Bramble | |||||||||
| Marcel Weigel | M. Weigel |  | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Nwankwo Hendrie | N. Hendrie | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Proact Stadium where Chesterfield play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 4,509 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Chesterfield are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Chesterfield are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chesterfield kick off!
2.36
0-0Paolo Burgess catches Terry Kasper on the ankles. The referee calls over Paolo Burgess and shows him a yellow card! Terry Kasper stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.21
Craig Green clumsily knocks into Paul Bellamy. Craig Green is shown the yellow card! Paul Bellamy stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.44
0-0Craig Green makes a simple pass to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
10.37
0-0John Clegg comes in with a late challenge on Brian Peters. John Clegg is given a warning by the referee! Brian Peters runs off the knock.
12.53
Francis Davis clumsily knocks into Chris Benali. The referee calls over Francis Davis and warns him to calm down! Chris Benali runs off the knock.
15.57
Billy Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Green. Craig Green makes a simple pass to Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.18
Billy Lowe catches Bill Bramble on the ankles. The referee calls over Billy Lowe and shows him a yellow card! Bill Bramble runs off the knock.
20.13
Jonathan Taylor catches Marcel Weigel on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcel Weigel runs off the knock.
22.51
Peter Sturridge threads the ball through to Paolo Burgess. Paolo Burgess makes a probing pass to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from distance but it is miles over!
39.21
0-0Brian Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Benali. Chris Benali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.50
Terry Kasper chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Brown. Simon Brown shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
0-0Paul Moncur knocks the ball forward to Bill Bramble. Bill Bramble threads the ball through to Simon Brown but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers get the second half underway!
60.26
Jon Plowright clumsily knocks into Craig Green. Jon Plowright is given a warning by the referee! Craig Green runs off the knock.
65.24
Bill Bramble hacks Billy Lowe from behind! Bill Bramble is warned by the referee! Billy Lowe stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.40
0-0Felipe Flores makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Peters. Brian Peters kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Graham Scowcroft easily smothers it!
72.42
Craig Green flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from distance but somehow Graham Scowcroft manages to keep it out.
75.54
Paolo Burgess passes the ball forward to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
78.03
0-0Bristol Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
79.45
1-0Paolo Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Chris Benali. Chris Benali tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Graham Scowcroft had no chance!! Goal for Chesterfield!
83.34
Bristol Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
31%
43.7%
25.4%
Scorers
| Chris Benali 79 |