Match Report


Swindon TownSwindon Town     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose Fortes Del SolJ. Del Sol66
G
1
G
63Marino GullitM. Gullit
Tony HollowayT. Holloway68
D
captain2
D
70Jason BrandJ. Brand
Diogo JesusD. Jesus66
D
3
D
64John MilliganJ. Milligan
John SimonsenJ. Simonsen66
D
4
D
60Paul HelmerP. Helmer
Adrian RampullaA. Rampulla68
M
5
D
58Terry OakesT. Oakes
Oscar GilO. Gil67
M
6
M
61Aniello De LiguoriA. De Liguori
Daniel CharlesD. Charles62
M
7captain
M
59Des ScalesD. Scales
Julian ZieglerJ. Ziegler62
M
8
M
57Jermaine Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips
Yoann CoulibalyY. Coulibaly79
A
9
A
68Marco CasaleM. Casale
Craig NewtonC. Newton68
A
10
A
66Arnold RobbenA. Robben
Frank PalmerF. Palmer65
A
11
A
63Craig ShearerC. Shearer
 
Julian HibbsJ. Hibbs65
D
12
G
60Don MckinlayD. Mckinlay
Titus PearsonT. Pearson62
D
13
D
57Felice ParisF. Paris
Billy PhilipsB. Philips59
D
14
A
55Danny MoncurD. Moncur

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 16,976 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Laurent Mettomo.


0.00
Swindon Town start the match!
8.57
Daniel Charles plays the ball forward to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Helmer.
9.57
Tony Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Gil holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Gil makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly knocks the ball forward to Frank Palmer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
10.36
Oscar Gil sees space and advances. Oscar Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Marino Gullit gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
14.53
John Milligan advances with the ball. John Milligan hits a low pass to Craig Shearer. Craig Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marco Casale but he's offside!
21.58
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
22.27
Oscar Gil sees a break and surges forward. Oscar Gil shoots from distance but Marino Gullit is on top of it.
33.51
Daniel Charles threads the ball through to Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer threads the ball through to Yoann Coulibaly but he's offside!
36.40
Aniello De Liguori flicks a high ball forward to Arnold Robben who takes it down. Arnold Robben lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Shearer. Craig Shearer makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.20
Craig Shearer hacks Diogo Jesus from behind! The referee calls over Craig Shearer and shows him a yellow card! Diogo Jesus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.51
Diogo Jesus sees a break and surges forward. Diogo Jesus makes a probing pass to Craig Newton. Craig Newton shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bristol Rovers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the second half!
47.38
Des Scales flicks a high ball forward to Craig Shearer who takes it down. Craig Shearer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Jose Fortes Del Sol manages to gather it.
48.30
Jermaine Wright-Phillips sees a break and surges forward. Jermaine Wright-Phillips shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
51.38
Oscar Gil comes in with a late challenge on Jermaine Wright-Phillips. The referee calls over Oscar Gil and warns him to calm down! Jermaine Wright-Phillips carries on, but is struggling a bit.
53.54
Des Scales threads a neat ball through to Craig Shearer. Craig Shearer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.26
Terry Oakes knocks the ball forward to Des Scales. Des Scales chips the ball to his team mate, Arnold Robben. Arnold Robben shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.37
Bristol Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Don Mckinlay replacing Craig Shearer, Felice Paris replacing Jermaine Wright-Phillips and Danny Moncur replacing Terry Oakes .
67.58
Daniel Charles sees Frank Palmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frank Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Helmer.
75.18
Adrian Rampulla sees Craig Newton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Newton shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.03
John Milligan barges into Oscar Gil. John Milligan is shown the yellow card! Oscar Gil runs off the knock.
81.09
Without breaking stride, Oscar Gil plays the ball forward to Yoann Coulibaly. Yoann Coulibaly whips in a cross ball towards Craig Newton. Craig Newton is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paul Helmer clears it off the line with his head!
83.15
Julian Ziegler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Newton. Craig Newton plays a sublime one-two with Frank Palmer and races in on goal... Craig Newton tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
89.55
Paul Helmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aniello De Liguori. Aniello De Liguori darts forward. Aniello De Liguori finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
Oscar Gil threads a neat ball through to Craig Newton. Craig Newton whips in a cross ball towards Frank Palmer. Frank Palmer powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Swindon Town

Bristol Rovers
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
26.9%
47.8%
25.4%

Scorers
Craig Newton 83
Frank Palmer 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Newton of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Jose Fortes Del Sol (GK)
6
2.Tony Holloway (DEF)
6
3.Diogo Jesus (DEF)
6
4.John Simonsen (DEF)
6
5.Adrian Rampulla (MID)
6
6.Oscar Gil (MID)
8
7.Daniel Charles (MID)
6
8.Julian Ziegler (MID)
6
9.Yoann Coulibaly (ATT)
6
10.Craig Newton (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Frank Palmer (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Julian Hibbs (DEF)
0
13.Titus Pearson (DEF)
0
14.Billy Philips (DEF)
0

1.Marino Gullit (GK)
6
2.Jason Brand (DEF)
6
3.John Milligan (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Paul Helmer (DEF)
6
5.Terry Oakes (DEF)
6
6.Aniello De Liguori (MID)
6
7.Des Scales (MID)
6
8.Jermaine Wright-Phillips (MID)
6
9.Marco Casale (ATT)
6
10.Arnold Robben (ATT)
6
11.Craig Shearer (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Don Mckinlay (GK)
6
13.Felice Paris (DEF)
6
14.Danny Moncur (ATT)
6