Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth
Dan ThomasDan Thomas Anthony Connelly Anthony Connelly
Kai WillK. Will71
G
1
G
69Del PearceD. Pearce
Domenico MercuriD. Mercuri82
D
2
D
70Ivan ZoppettiI. Zoppetti
Steven StamS. Stam75
D
3
D
73Romero P. AguilarR. Aguilar
Stuart GilchristS. Gilchrist82
D
4
D
69Damien BestD. Best
Eddie MurrayE. Murray85
D
5
D
69Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Brian ClemenceB. Clemence85
M
6
M
75Scott PottsS. Potts
Mauricio RuizM. Ruiz81
M
captain7captain
M
80Nelson GarzaN. Garza
Eddie TilerE. Tiler82
M
8
A
69Tonci SericT. Seric
Nikos KoevermansN. Koevermans73
A
9
A
72Pierre TapellaP. Tapella
Simon NichollsS. Nicholls80
A
10
A
72Francisco Hacembruch RomeroF. Romero
Ricardo MartinsR. Martins78
A
11
A
79Harvey StandingH. Standing
 
Artur FernandesA. Fernandes77
A
12
M
75Geoffrey GentileG. Gentile
Miguel PirriM. Pirri80
A
13
D
70Jonatan TiganaJ. Tigana
Eric AugsteinE. Augstein74
D
14
A
45Urvin HammingU. Hamming

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to AFC Bournemouth. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hapgood.


0.00
The first half starts with AFC Bournemouth kicking off!
3.49
Steven Stam flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Martins controls it well on his chest. Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Martins plays the ball forward to Nikos Koevermans. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.16
Nelson Garza makes a beautiful solo run. Nelson Garza knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kai Will who gathers it comfortably.
9.05
From the throw-in, Damien Best picks out Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Garza collects the pass. Nelson Garza flicks a high ball forward to Harvey Standing who takes it down. Harvey Standing whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Hacembruch Romero. Francisco Hacembruch Romero finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.19
Stuart Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Koevermans controls it well on his chest. Nikos Koevermans shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
18.52
Mauricio Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Brian Clemence. Brian Clemence shoots from distance. Del Pearce gets down and covers it.
20.29
Scott Potts makes a simple pass to Nelson Garza. Nelson Garza shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
21.53
Brian Clemence runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Brian Clemence knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hendry.
24.52
Pierre Tapella hits a low pass to Francisco Hacembruch Romero. Francisco Hacembruch Romero shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
28.08
With imagination, Ricardo Martins plays the ball forward to Mauricio Ruiz. Mauricio Ruiz threads the ball through to Simon Nicholls but he's offside!
30.30
Nelson Garza flicks a high pass forward. Harvey Standing controls it well on his chest. Harvey Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Domenico Mercuri.
32.28
Nikos Koevermans knocks the ball forward to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Romero P. Aguilar.
33.57
Pierre Tapella flicks the ball to his team mate, Tonci Seric. Tonci Seric hits a low pass to Scott Potts. Scott Potts cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Kai Will had no chance!! Goal for AFC Bournemouth!
42.42
Mauricio Ruiz hacks Nelson Garza from behind! The referee calls over Mauricio Ruiz and shows him a yellow card! Nelson Garza carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.41
Damien Best threads a neat ball through to Nelson Garza. Nelson Garza sees Harvey Standing in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Standing lofts in a cross ball towards Nelson Garza. Nelson Garza is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
Damien Best plays the ball forward to Scott Potts. Scott Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Standing. Harvey Standing whips in a cross ball towards Scott Potts. Scott Potts flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. AFC Bournemouth also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rotherham United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
47.29
Domenico Mercuri makes a simple pass to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler flicks a high ball forward to Nikos Koevermans who takes it down. Nikos Koevermans shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Del Pearce manages to gather it.
48.54
Mauricio Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler makes a convincing header but Del Pearce reads it well. Superb keeping!
51.25
Damien Best chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre Tapella. Pierre Tapella sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Good keeping from Kai Will as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
52.41
Corner kick to AFC Bournemouth. Nelson Garza plays it out to the edge of the box. Simon Nicholls reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
55.03
Steven Stam flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Ruiz controls it well on his chest. Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high ball forward to Nikos Koevermans who takes it down. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Del Pearce who gathers it comfortably.
57.08
Eddie Murray makes a strong solo run forward. Eddie Murray plays the ball forward to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins plays a quick one-two with Nikos Koevermans and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ricardo Martins provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.30
Damien Best flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Garza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nelson Garza flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Hacembruch Romero. Francisco Hacembruch Romero lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Potts. With a superhuman jump, Scott Potts connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Kai Will has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
66.41
Eddie Tiler decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Nikos Koevermans. Nikos Koevermans directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
69.58
Brian Clemence deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls knocks the ball forward to Eddie Tiler but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.14
Mauricio Ruiz flicks a high ball forward to Nikos Koevermans who takes it down. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.03
Eddie Tiler hits a low pass to Simon Nicholls. Simon Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
78.56
Nelson Garza clumsily knocks into Stuart Gilchrist. Nelson Garza is warned by the referee! Stuart Gilchrist stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.55
Nelson Garza takes a quick throw-in, which Scott Potts takes on the chest. Scott Potts makes a simple pass to Nelson Garza. Nelson Garza lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Potts. Scott Potts knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Scott Potts scores for AFC Bournemouth!! That's his third!
83.53
Domenico Mercuri threads the ball through to Eddie Tiler. Eddie Tiler threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Del Pearce effortlessly smothers it!
84.27
Nelson Garza barges into Brian Clemence. Nelson Garza is given another warning by the referee! Brian Clemence stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.41
Stuart Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Koevermans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikos Koevermans chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Clemence. Brian Clemence knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
89.01
Stuart Gilchrist barges into Nelson Garza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nelson Garza hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

AFC Bournemouth
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
25.3%
45.8%
28.9%

Scorers
Ricardo Martins 85
Francisco Hacembruch Romero 9
Scott Potts 34, 60, 80

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Scott Potts of AFC Bournemouth

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

1.Del Pearce (GK)
7
2.Ivan Zoppetti (DEF)
6
3.Romero P. Aguilar (DEF)
6
4.Damien Best (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Scott Potts (MID)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Nelson Garza (MID)
7
8.Tonci Seric (ATT)
6
9.Pierre Tapella (ATT)
6
10.Francisco Hacembruch Romero (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Harvey Standing (ATT)
6
 
12.Geoffrey Gentile (MID)
0
13.Jonatan Tigana (DEF)
0
14.Urvin Hamming (ATT)
0