Match Report


Leeds UnitedLeeds United     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Udom CertifiedUdom Certified Steve Bullock Steve Bullock
Arthur JacksonA. Jackson70
G
1captain
G
69Samuel MillaS. Milla
Lomano FletcherL. Fletcher67
D
2
D
62Felice IannuzziF. Iannuzzi
Scott SherwoodS. Sherwood68
D
3
D
58Sandro InzaghiS. Inzaghi
Oscar GutierrezO. Gutierrez62
D
4
D
63Carlos NascimentoC. Nascimento
Luke MarshallL. Marshall78
M
captain5
M
63Richard CopeR. Cope
Jean-Paul Van EdeJ. Van Ede75
M
6
M
62Hugo CamineroH. Caminero
Ricardo ValdanoR. Valdano65
M
7
M
64Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Malte ZieglerM. Ziegler72
M
8
M
61Julian CleggJ. Clegg
Juan Bautista PazJ. Paz67
A
9
A
58Rafael ZimmermanR. Zimmerman
Henry MyersH. Myers68
A
10
A
64Gabriel MolinaG. Molina
Stan MercerS. Mercer70
A
11
A
66Miguel RamosM. Ramos
 
John ShawJ. Shaw73
D
12
D
59Danny WiltordD. Wiltord
Nuno FernandesN. Fernandes63
M
13
M
57Zbigniew DeynaZ. Deyna
Jacques CasanovaJ. Casanova63
A
14
A
51Greg DaviesG. Davies

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Elland Road where Leeds United play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 12,242 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Leeds United and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ralph Sturridge.


0.00
Leeds United start the match!
12.03
Oscar Gutierrez knocks the ball forward to Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Valdano. Ricardo Valdano plays a one-two with Juan Bautista Paz and advances towards the goal... Sandro Inzaghi hacks Ricardo Valdano from behind! Penalty not given!!
15.35
Oscar Gutierrez comes in with a very late challenge on Miguel Ramos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Miguel Ramos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
16.46
Luke Marshall threads a neat ball through to Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Paul Van Ede but he's offside!
28.37
Carlos Nascimento makes an attacking run forward. Carlos Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ramos but the linesman indicates offside!
33.21
Stan Mercer flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Valdano controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Valdano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz skips past Carlos Nascimento! Juan Bautista Paz rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.36
Sandro Inzaghi pushes up the pitch. Sandro Inzaghi threads a neat ball through to Hugo Caminero. Hugo Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Molina. Gabriel Molina powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
42.14
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.44
Felice Iannuzzi clumsily knocks into Malte Ziegler. Felice Iannuzzi is shown the yellow card! Malte Ziegler runs off the knock.
45.00
Sandro Inzaghi lofts the ball long. Miguel Ramos plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Matteo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Miguel Ramos tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leeds United appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers start the second half!
51.31
With great vision, Scott Sherwood plays the ball forward to Henry Myers. Henry Myers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
53.25
Sandro Inzaghi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Zimmerman. Rafael Zimmerman knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Caminero. Hugo Caminero makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
55.35
Scott Sherwood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede plays the ball forward to Luke Marshall. Luke Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.06
Lomano Fletcher hits a low pass to Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede makes a probing pass to Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz knocks in a cross ball towards Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
59.53
Felice Iannuzzi knocks the ball forward to Julian Clegg. Julian Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Caminero. Hugo Caminero plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Zimmerman and advances towards the goal... Hugo Caminero muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
60.31
Luke Marshall flicks a high pass forward to Malte Ziegler who brings the ball under control. Malte Ziegler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
67.39
Jean-Paul Van Ede makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Bautista Paz. Juan Bautista Paz edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Juan Bautista Paz provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.37
Lomano Fletcher flicks a high pass forward. Luke Marshall controls it well on his chest. Luke Marshall chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Myers. Henry Myers plays a one-two with Juan Bautista Paz and rushes in on goal... Henry Myers makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Milla.
73.51
It's a corner kick. Jean-Paul Van Ede loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Some good footwork from Ricardo Valdano provides some space. He shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.53
Jean-Paul Van Ede chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Myers. Henry Myers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Milla who gathers it comfortably.
77.22
Leeds United have made 2 substitutions with Nuno Fernandes replacing Ricardo Valdano and Jacques Casanova replacing Juan Bautista Paz .
78.31
Stan Mercer knocks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Paul Van Ede. Jean-Paul Van Ede flicks the ball to his team mate, Henry Myers. Henry Myers cuts inside the box! Henry Myers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.06
Carlos Nascimento darts forward. Carlos Nascimento threads the ball through to Hugo Caminero. Hugo Caminero sees Richard Cope just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Richard Cope comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It curls slightly but is blocked by Scott Sherwood.
89.07
Carlos Nascimento flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Clegg. Julian Clegg knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Molina. Gabriel Molina finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Arthur Jackson!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Leeds United

Bristol Rovers
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
30.5%
42.7%
26.8%

Scorers
Henry Myers 78
Miguel Ramos 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Henry Myers of Leeds United

Match Ratings
1.Arthur Jackson (GK)
7
2.Lomano Fletcher (DEF)
7
3.Scott Sherwood (DEF)
6
4.Oscar Gutierrez (DEF)red card
3
5.Luke Marshall (MID)
7
6.Jean-Paul Van Ede (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Valdano (MID)
6
8.Malte Ziegler (MID)
6
9.Juan Bautista Paz (ATT)
6
10.Henry Myers (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Stan Mercer (ATT)
6
 
12.John Shaw (DEF)
0
13.Nuno Fernandes (MID)
6
14.Jacques Casanova (ATT)
6

1.Samuel Milla (GK)
6
2.Felice Iannuzzi (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Sandro Inzaghi (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Nascimento (DEF)
7
5.Richard Cope (MID)
6
6.Hugo Caminero (MID)
6
7.Garry Matteo (MID)
7
8.Julian Clegg (MID)
6
9.Rafael Zimmerman (ATT)
6
10.Gabriel Molina (ATT)
6
11.Miguel Ramos (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Danny Wiltord (DEF)
0
13.Zbigniew Deyna (MID)
0
14.Greg Davies (ATT)
0