Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Flintlock | F. Flintlock |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 41 | | Chris Beresford | C. Beresford | |||||||||
| Danny Midgley | D. Midgley | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 47 | | Marcus Lowe | M. Lowe | |||||||||
| Wes Laver | W. Laver | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Patrick Weaver | P. Weaver | |||||||||
| Phil Roberts | P. Roberts | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 41 | | Steve Stockdale | S. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | | 49 | M | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Adam Banks | A. Banks | |||||||||
| Marvin Sturridge | M. Sturridge | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Brian Wright-Phillips | B. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Rio Beresford | R. Beresford | | 37 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Alun Vassell | A. Vassell | |||||||||
| Carlton Smith | C. Smith | | 31 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Graeme Laver | G. Laver | |||||||||
| Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | | 49 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Darius Mckay | D. Mckay | |||||||||
| Gavin Beresford | G. Beresford | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 48 | | Dion Sinclair | D. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Ugo Milburn | U. Milburn | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Dave Marr | D. Marr | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 4,657 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Coventry City kick off!
10.33
0-012.58
0-0Danny Midgley makes a simple pass to Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge knocks the ball forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adam Banks.
15.51
0-0Brian Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Marr. Dave Marr finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
18.41
Wes Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicholas Le Saux. Nicholas Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
21.07
0-1Graeme Laver knocks the ball forward to Dave Marr. Dave Marr goes all the way! Dave Marr tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Frank Flintlock has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.07
Marvin Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.31
Phil Roberts passes the ball forward to Nicholas Le Saux. Nicholas Le Saux threads the ball through to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
30.19
Phil Roberts knocks the ball forward to Rio Beresford. Rio Beresford sees a break and surges forward. Rio Beresford shoots from long range but it flies wide!
32.31
0-1Adam Banks clumsily knocks into Gavin Beresford. The referee calls over Adam Banks and warns him to calm down! Gavin Beresford stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.19
0-1Graeme Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Frank Flintlock.
36.10
Rio Beresford passes the ball forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
42.41
Marvin Sturridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Beresford who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.34
Wes Laver kicks a strong pass forward to Rio Beresford. Rio Beresford makes a simple pass to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Stockdale.
51.24
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.59
Alun Vassell kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Marr. Dave Marr knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Danny Midgley.
61.02
0-1Nicholas Le Saux hacks Darius Mckay from behind! The referee calls over Nicholas Le Saux and shows him a yellow card! Darius Mckay stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.09
Alun Vassell barges into Phil Roberts. Alun Vassell is given a warning by the referee! Phil Roberts runs off the knock.
67.24
Nicholas Le Saux advances with the ball. Nicholas Le Saux lofts in a cross ball towards Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.51
Patrick Weaver knocks the ball forward to Graeme Laver. Graeme Laver kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Marr. Dave Marr knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.17
Alun Vassell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Marr. Dave Marr directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.53
Darius Mckay controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Frank Flintlock manages to gather it comfortably.
78.28
Ugo Milburn catches Steve Stockdale on the ankles. Ugo Milburn is warned by the referee! Steve Stockdale runs off the knock.
79.43
Marvin Sturridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
83.45
Alun Vassell sees a break and surges forward. Alun Vassell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.47
Danny Midgley flicks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.23
Graeme Laver kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Sinclair. Dion Sinclair goes all the way! Dion Sinclair takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Frank Flintlock!
89.00
Rio Beresford flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
28.4%
45.7%
25.9%
Scorers
| Dave Marr 21 |