Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Rotherham United. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Millwall kick off!
6.16
Kemal Cope hacks Norman King from behind! Kemal Cope is warned by the referee! Norman King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.16
Lennart Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Jess. Billy Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
15.02
Ralph Davies surges forward with the ball. Ralph Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.01
Billy Stone makes a simple pass to Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Jess. Billy Jess is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Dave Andrews easily picks it out of the air!
18.00
Lennart Lindner makes a probing pass to Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.17
Martin Götz chips the ball to his team mate, Lennart Lindner. Lennart Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof plays a perfect one-two with Max Lightfoot and rushes in on goal... Tomˆs Wisgerhof makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Dave Andrews!
27.30
Greg Gower threads the ball through to Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies makes a probing pass to Simon Smith. Simon Smith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.21
Lennart Lindner makes a simple pass to Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.02
Ralph Davies sees space and advances. Ralph Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Norman King. Norman King powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.10
Stuart Neville clumsily knocks into Lennart Lindner. Stuart Neville is warned by the referee! Lennart Lindner carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.29
Billy Stone knocks the ball forward to Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.40
Edward Riggott makes a probing pass to Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot whips in a cross ball towards Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
42.07
Stuart Neville makes a probing pass to Simon Smith. Simon Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tony Hunt.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.29
Edward Riggott makes a probing pass to Billy Jess. Billy Jess goes all the way! Billy Jess takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Dave Andrews.
48.17
Rotherham United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
49.42
Nikos Victoria knocks the ball forward to Simon Smith. Simon Smith shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Martin Wright easily smothers it!
53.21
Stuart Neville threads the ball through to Graziano Brocchi. Graziano Brocchi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.12
Simon Armstrong kicks a strong pass forward to Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Graziano Brocchi. Graziano Brocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Harvey Bowyer.
60.53
Ralph Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Davies shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Martin Wright.
65.06
Simon Armstrong threads the ball through to Ruel Mustoe. Ruel Mustoe chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Smith. Simon Smith controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.50
Lennart Lindner chips the ball to his team mate, Max Lightfoot. Max Lightfoot shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Dave Andrews easily smothers it!
69.25
Ralph Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Graziano Brocchi. Graziano Brocchi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Wright who gathers it comfortably.
72.14
Stuart Neville flicks the ball to his team mate, Norman King. Norman King finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
73.48
Edward Riggott knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.15
Greg Gower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Davies. Ralph Davies passes the ball forward to Simon Smith. Simon Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Wright who gathers it comfortably.
77.57
Billy Stone threads the ball through to Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof plays a perfect one-two with Max Lightfoot and rushes in on goal... Tomˆs Wisgerhof takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.44
Harvey Bowyer comes in with a late challenge on Graziano Brocchi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Graziano Brocchi stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.19
Lennart Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Wisgerhof. Tomˆs Wisgerhof sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Dave Andrews manages to keep it out.
83.45
Gian Matteo Giacobbo knocks the ball forward to Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman King. Norman King makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simon Smith. Simon Smith rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.50
Tomˆs Wisgerhof hacks Gian Matteo Giacobbo from behind! Tomˆs Wisgerhof is given a warning by the referee! Gian Matteo Giacobbo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.19
Nikos Victoria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Smith. Simon Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Cope.
89.10
Stuart Neville decides to run forward with the ball. Stuart Neville tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Martin Wright!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Ralph Davies of Millwall
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
4
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
25.6%
44.2%
30.2%