Match Report
| Chesterfield | Chesterfield |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Xavi Philogene | Xavi Philogene | Hugo Picault | Hugo Picault | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kieron Johnson | K. Johnson |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Dion Collymore | D. Collymore | |||||||||
| Neil Barton | N. Barton | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 56 | | John Heskey | J. Heskey | |||||||||
| Anselmo Grandoni | A. Grandoni |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 |  | Joseph-Desire Mboma | J. Mboma | |||||||||
| Lomano Powell | L. Powell | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Anthony Thatcher | A. Thatcher | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Jacob Dyer | J. Dyer | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Brian Todd | B. Todd | |||||||||
| Alexander Johnson | A. Johnson | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 |  | Armin Lensing | A. Lensing | |||||||||
| Daniel Suarez | D. Suarez |  | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Jan Jensen | J. Jensen | |||||||||
| Dave Boyd | D. Boyd | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | |||||||||
| Tommy Mason | T. Mason | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Dean Owen | D. Owen | |||||||||
| Gary Sullivan | G. Sullivan |  | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Des Philips | D. Philips | |||||||||
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Proact Stadium where Chesterfield play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 8,378 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Chesterfield and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Chesterfield and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Chesterfield get the match underway!
4.39
0-0Adam Jobson chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen makes a probing pass to Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks the ball forward to Syd Dixon but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.39
0-0Daniel Suarez threads the ball through to Dave Boyd. Dave Boyd knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Mason. Tommy Mason directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
14.11
0-1Armin Lensing kicks a strong pass forward to Des Philips. Des Philips kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from just inside the box. Kieron Johnson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.20
Brian Todd kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon goes all the way! Syd Dixon takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.00
Armin Lensing deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon goes all the way! Syd Dixon shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.31
Jan Jensen knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
38.47
0-2Brian Todd passes the ball forward to Dean Owen. Dean Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lomano Powell.
45.00
Anselmo Grandoni knocks the ball forward to Daniel Suarez. Daniel Suarez decides to run forward with the ball. Daniel Suarez plays a perfect one-two with Tommy Mason and rushes in on goal... Daniel Suarez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
49.07
0-2Chesterfield are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bristol Rovers's defence.
51.36
Anthony Thatcher brings the ball forward. Anthony Thatcher sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
55.54
Adrian Hunt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armin Lensing. Armin Lensing flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen goes all the way! Dean Owen takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.18
Daniel Suarez kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Boyd. Dave Boyd lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.44
0-3Gary Sullivan hacks Joseph-Desire Mboma from behind! Gary Sullivan is shown the yellow card! Joseph-Desire Mboma stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.48
Des Philips comes in with a late challenge on Lomano Powell. Des Philips is shown the yellow card! Lomano Powell stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
28%
45.3%
26.7%