Match Report
| Manchester City | Manchester City |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Andrian Andrianforesta | Andrian Andrianforesta | Conner Kent | Conner Kent | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dagui Tiéné | D. Tiéné |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Dion Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Jon Isaksson | J. Isaksson |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Rodney Condé | R. Condé |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Wes Laver | W. Laver | |||||||||
| Jody Galli | J. Galli | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | John Heskey | J. Heskey | |||||||||
| Paolo Jack | P. Jack | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 |  | Nils Winkler | N. Winkler | |||||||||
| George Kahn | G. Kahn | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Warren Fenton | W. Fenton | |||||||||
| Craig Woodcock | C. Woodcock | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 |  | Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio | |||||||||
| Luigi Calaiò | L. Calaiò | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo |  | 63 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Des Philips | D. Philips | |||||||||
| Jacob Jess | J. Jess | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | |||||||||
| Malcolm James | M. James | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Allan Nielsen | A. Nielsen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Etihad Stadium where Manchester City play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 7,967 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Manchester City and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Manchester City and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Manchester City kicking off!
15.48
0-0Warren Fenton surges forward with the ball. Warren Fenton shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.35
0-0Nicholas Le Saux makes a probing pass to Allan Nielsen. Allan Nielsen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.22
Luigi Calaiò kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.04
0-0Craig Woodcock surges forward with the ball. Craig Woodcock shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.49
0-1Warren Fenton knocks the ball forward to Des Philips. Des Philips goes all the way! Des Philips tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.29
Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess goes all the way! Jacob Jess cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
51.06
0-1Luigi Calaiò surges forward with the ball. Luigi Calaiò makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm James but he's offside!
53.16
Nicholas Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips plays a perfect one-two with Syd Dixon and rushes in on goal... Des Philips makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
59.46
John Heskey sees space and advances. John Heskey makes a probing pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.14
Luigi Baronio makes a simple pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon whips in a cross ball towards Des Philips. Des Philips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.36
Craig Woodcock threads the ball through to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess plays a perfect one-two with Lucien Ndo and rushes in on goal... Jacob Jess cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
69.01
Luigi Calaiò chips the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.20
1-1Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
73.25
Craig Woodcock makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Woodcock plays a perfect one-two with Malcolm James and rushes in on goal... Craig Woodcock shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Dion Collymore is on top of it.
75.54
Luigi Baronio flicks the ball to his team mate, Allan Nielsen. Allan Nielsen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dagui Tiéné easily smothers it!
77.27
1-1Luigi Calaiò barges into Warren Fenton. The referee calls over Luigi Calaiò and warns him to calm down! Warren Fenton carries on, but is struggling a bit.
79.23
Luigi Baronio knocks the ball to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.49
George Kahn makes a probing pass to Malcolm James. Malcolm James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.43
Wes Laver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicholas Le Saux. Nicholas Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Des Philips. Des Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Allan Nielsen. Allan Nielsen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.45
Paolo Jack deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luigi Calaiò. Luigi Calaiò knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.16
Nils Winkler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio makes a probing pass to Allan Nielsen. Allan Nielsen plays a perfect one-two with Des Philips and rushes in on goal... Allan Nielsen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Dagui Tiéné easily smothers it.
90.00
John Heskey knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Le Saux. Nicholas Le Saux kicks a strong pass forward to Allan Nielsen. Allan Nielsen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Dagui Tiéné.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
37.8%
62.2%
Play Area
25.6%
45.1%
29.3%
Scorers
| Jacob Jess 65 | Des Philips 34 |