Match Report
| Oldham Athletic | Oldham Athletic |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Parker | F. Parker |  | 50 | G |  | 1 | | G | 49 | | Frank Flintlock | F. Flintlock | |||||||||
| Trevor Goldberg | T. Goldberg | | 43 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Danny Midgley | D. Midgley | |||||||||
| Ruel Potts | R. Potts | | 42 | D | | 3 | | D | 48 | | Wes Laver | W. Laver | |||||||||
| Jorge Ramos | J. Ramos |  | 42 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Phil Roberts | P. Roberts | |||||||||
| Warren Wetherall | W. Wetherall | | 41 | D | | 5 | | M | 49 | | Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Carlton Shields | C. Shields | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 |  | Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio | |||||||||
| Mike Goodwin | M. Goodwin | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 47 | | Marvin Sturridge | M. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Graham Minto | G. Minto | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 42 | | Mike Myers | M. Myers | |||||||||
| Max Brighton | M. Brighton | | 41 | M | | 9 | | A | 49 | | Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | |||||||||
| Darius Scowcroft | D. Scowcroft | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Gavin Beresford | G. Beresford | |||||||||
| Youl Marche | Y. Marche |  | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 44 | | Ugo Milburn | U. Milburn | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Boundary Park where Oldham Athletic play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 3,902 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Oldham Athletic are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers get the match underway!
2.09
0-0Ruel Potts passes the ball forward to Mike Goodwin. Mike Goodwin knocks the ball forward to Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.14
0-0Danny Midgley makes a simple pass to Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge passes the ball forward to Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
8.15
Mike Goodwin makes a simple pass to Youl Marche. Youl Marche knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Midgley.
15.37
Trevor Goldberg sees space and advances. Trevor Goldberg makes a probing pass to Youl Marche. Youl Marche plays a perfect one-two with Darius Scowcroft and rushes in on goal... Youl Marche tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
16.10
0-0Carlton Shields brings the ball forward. Carlton Shields shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Frank Flintlock!
21.46
Phil Roberts makes a simple pass to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio makes a beautiful solo run. Luigi Baronio knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Warren Wetherall.
32.44
0-0Youl Marche hacks Wes Laver from behind! Youl Marche is shown the yellow card! Wes Laver grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
33.19
Wes Laver hoofs the ball up the pitch. Nigel Johnson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.01
Mike Goodwin chips the ball to his team mate, Youl Marche. Youl Marche shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.22
Mike Goodwin threads the ball through to Youl Marche. Youl Marche whips in a cross ball towards Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
Nicholas Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off the second half!
47.37
Phil Roberts brings the ball forward. Phil Roberts kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.39
Danny Midgley makes a simple pass to Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge sees a break and surges forward. Marvin Sturridge knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Parker who gathers it comfortably.
54.01
Mike Goodwin threads the ball through to Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft plays a perfect one-two with Youl Marche and rushes in on goal... Darius Scowcroft shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
57.44
Luigi Baronio makes a probing pass to Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Trevor Goldberg.
63.07
Ruel Potts knocks the ball forward to Graham Minto. Graham Minto threads the ball through to Youl Marche. Youl Marche shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Frank Flintlock easily smothers it!
65.45
0-0Marvin Sturridge clumsily knocks into Graham Minto. The referee calls over Marvin Sturridge and shows him a yellow card! Graham Minto stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.19
Marvin Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Beresford and rushes in on goal... Ugo Milburn tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
71.33
Ruel Potts brings the ball forward. Ruel Potts sees a break and surges forward. Ruel Potts controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
72.01
1-0Graham Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youl Marche. Youl Marche finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.53
Carlton Shields chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Midgley.
79.39
Marvin Sturridge kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francis Parker who gathers it comfortably.
84.37
Graham Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youl Marche. Youl Marche tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.04
Ruel Potts threads the ball through to Graham Minto. Graham Minto knocks the ball forward to Darius Scowcroft. Darius Scowcroft plays a perfect one-two with Youl Marche and rushes in on goal... Darius Scowcroft cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Graham Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youl Marche. Youl Marche knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
23.1%
41%
35.9%
Scorers
| Youl Marche 72 |