Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     BrentfordBrentford
Dan ThomasDan Thomas John Diffey John Diffey
Kai WillK. Will71
G
1
G
71Daniel MolownyD. Molowny
Domenico MercuriD. Mercuri82
D
2
D
67Kevin HendryK. Hendry
Steven StamS. Stam75
D
3
D
70Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento
Stuart GilchristS. Gilchrist82
D
4
D
70Efrain CardenasE. Cardenas
Eddie MurrayE. Murray85
D
5
M
69Mick FroggattM. Froggatt
Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz81
M
6captain
M
76Houssin AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui
Eddie TilerE. Tiler82
M
captain7
M
77David ReimersD. Reimers
Eddie KingE. King87
M
8
M
73Richard BosnichR. Bosnich
Artur FernandesA. Fernandes77
A
9
A
70Aaron GranttA. Grantt
Miguel PirriM. Pirri80
A
10
A
73Neil GallagherN. Gallagher
Ricardo MartinsR. Martins78
A
11
A
72Scott GreavesS. Greaves
 
Nikos KoevermansN. Koevermans73
A
12
D
66Garry JamesG. James
Brian ClemenceB. Clemence85
M
13
M
68Filippo MurgitaF. Murgita
Eric AugsteinE. Augstein74
D
14
A
69Ernesto CarrascoE. Carrasco

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 17,364 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Williams.


0.00
Rotherham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high pass forward. Artur Fernandes controls it well on his chest. Artur Fernandes tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
3.24
Eddie King flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
8.01
Efrain Cardenas passes the ball forward to Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento sees Neil Gallagher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Gallagher finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Kai Will manages to gather it.
10.40
Stuart Gilchrist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins plays the ball forward to Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri knocks in a cross ball towards Eddie King. Eddie King shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.18
Stuart Gilchrist chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Murray. Eddie Murray surges forward with the ball. Eddie Murray whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Pirri. With a superhuman jump, Miguel Pirri connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Daniel Molowny with no chance!! Goal for Rotherham United!
21.04
Mauricio Ruiz flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
24.06
Stuart Gilchrist makes a simple pass to Eddie King. Eddie King deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Pirri. Miguel Pirri shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.07
David Reimers clumsily knocks into Mauricio Ruiz. David Reimers is warned by the referee! Mauricio Ruiz stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.37
Eddie King hits a low pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Hendry.
30.40
Steven Stam flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Kevin Hendry steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
33.56
With great vision, Aaron Grantt plays the ball forward to Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Gilchrist.
36.01
Eddie King makes an attacking run forward. Eddie King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Molowny who gathers it comfortably.
38.54
Scott Greaves flicks a high pass forward. Neil Gallagher controls it well on his chest. Neil Gallagher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.08
Eddie King makes a probing pass to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Daniel Molowny reads it well. Fabulous save!
44.42
Kevin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Bosnich. Richard Bosnich knocks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Grantt. Aaron Grantt knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Gilchrist.
45.00
David Reimers barges into Ricardo Martins. The referee calls over David Reimers and shows him a yellow card! Ricardo Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Brentford have changed their lineup with Ernesto Carrasco replacing Scott Greaves. The Brentford players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Brentford start the second half!
47.03
David Reimers catches Domenico Mercuri on the ankles. The referee brings David Reimers to one side and gives him another warning! Domenico Mercuri grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.38
Steven Stam threads the ball through to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler chips the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes flicks the ball with his head. Daniel Molowny punches it away to safety.
53.52
Houssin Abdellaoui threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco shoots from 20 yards but Kai Will is on top of his game. Well saved!
54.57
Neil Gallagher surges forward with the ball. Neil Gallagher shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
59.48
Steven Stam threads a neat ball through to Eddie King. Eddie King sees Eddie Tiler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eddie Tiler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.57
Brentford have made a substitution with Filippo Murgita replacing Mick Froggatt .
63.09
Steven Stam flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Ruiz surges forward with the ball. Mauricio Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.41
Eddie King surges forward with the ball. Eddie King shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
69.13
Filippo Murgita decides to run forward with the ball. Filippo Murgita lofts in a cross ball towards Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco makes a convincing header but slams it into the crowd!
73.56
Stuart Gilchrist threads the ball through to Eddie King. Eddie King makes a probing pass to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Daniel Molowny manages to gather it.
75.10
Eddie King flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Daniel Molowny manages to gather it.
77.17
Brentford have made a substitution with Garry James replacing Efrain Cardenas .
78.21
Stuart Gilchrist passes the ball forward to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz advances with the ball. Mauricio Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.35
David Reimers knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernesto Carrasco. Ernesto Carrasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Domenico Mercuri.
83.31
Houssin Abdellaoui flicks a high ball forward to Ernesto Carrasco who takes it down. Ernesto Carrasco tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Kai Will manages to gather it.
85.24
Artur Fernandes hits a low pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Nascimento.
87.07
Eddie Tiler advances with the ball. Eddie Tiler shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Daniel Molowny!
89.21
Eddie Tiler hits a low pass to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Brentford
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
12
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.8%
32.2%
Play Area
21.8%
47.1%
31%

Scorers
Miguel Pirri 3, 18
Eddie King 10
Artur Fernandes 63, 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Pirri of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Kai Will (GK)
7
2.Domenico Mercuri (DEF)
6
3.Steven Stam (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Gilchrist (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Murray (DEF)
6
6.Mauricio Ruiz (MID)
8
7.Eddie Tiler (MID)
6
8.Eddie King (MID)goal scored
8
9.Artur Fernandes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Miguel Pirri (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Ricardo Martins (ATT)
6
 
12.Nikos Koevermans (ATT)
0
13.Brian Clemence (MID)
0
14.Eric Augstein (DEF)
0

1.Daniel Molowny (GK)
7
2.Kevin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Tiago Nascimento (DEF)
6
4.Efrain Cardenas (DEF)
6
5.Mick Froggatt (MID)
6
6.Houssin Abdellaoui (MID)
6
7.David Reimers (MID)yellow card
5
8.Richard Bosnich (MID)
6
9.Aaron Grantt (ATT)
6
10.Neil Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Scott Greaves (ATT)
6
 
12.Garry James (DEF)
6
13.Filippo Murgita (MID)
6
14.Ernesto Carrasco (ATT)
6