Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Godber | R. Godber |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Omer Johnson | O. Johnson | |||||||||
| Matt Pearce | M. Pearce | | 58 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Des Upson | D. Upson | ||||||||
| Dietmar Borchard | D. Borchard |  | 55 | D | | 3 | | | D | 45 | | Leon Rösler | L. Rösler | ||||||||
| Aimo Circati | A. Circati |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Nigel Palmer | N. Palmer | |||||||||
| Malcolm Crooks | M. Crooks | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 42 | | Stan Adams | S. Adams | |||||||||
| Albrecht Schneider | A. Schneider | | 52 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Ian Davies | I. Davies | |||||||||
| Darius Marr | D. Marr | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Dion Atherton | D. Atherton | |||||||||
| Enrico Mazzola | E. Mazzola | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Marc Sachs | M. Sachs | |||||||||
| Elena Cano | E. Cano |  | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Lomano Oakley | L. Oakley | |||||||||
| Omer Palmer | O. Palmer | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 | | Lomano Bramble | L. Bramble | |||||||||
| Gary Sinclair | G. Sinclair | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Paul Whelan | P. Whelan | |||||||||
| Eoin Hackworth | E. Hackworth | | 52 | A | | 12 | | A | 48 |  | Matt McStay | M. McStay | |||||||||
| Pablo Roman | P. Roman | | 50 | A | | 13 | | M | 47 | | Arthur Kerr | A. Kerr | |||||||||
| Aimo Giampieretti | A. Giampieretti | | 48 | D | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Callum Morton | C. Morton | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Tranmere Rovers. A crowd of 4,317 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Tranmere Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Carrick.
0.00
0-0Tranmere Rovers get the match underway!
2.15
0-0Des Upson barges into Aimo Circati. The referee brings Des Upson to one side and gives him a warning! Aimo Circati hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.02
1-0Enrico Mazzola makes a beautiful solo run. Enrico Mazzola skips past Stan Adams! Enrico Mazzola comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out. It's there!! Omer Johnson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.39
1-0Dion Atherton hits a low pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
10.48
1-0Dion Atherton barges into Enrico Mazzola. Dion Atherton is shown the yellow card! Enrico Mazzola hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.46
1-0Aimo Circati passes the ball forward to Darius Marr. Darius Marr flicks a high pass forward. Elena Cano collects the pass. Elena Cano shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
16.14
Marc Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Paul Whelan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Whelan whips in a cross ball towards Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
18.30
1-0Marc Sachs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Godber who gathers it comfortably.
22.30
Malcolm Crooks knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Cano. Elena Cano deftly passes the ball to Gary Sinclair, releasing him through on goal. Gary Sinclair rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
24.38
Nigel Palmer catches Elena Cano on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Cano runs off the knock.
27.55
Darius Marr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Elena Cano. Elena Cano makes a deft header. Elena Cano scores for Brentford!!
40.13
2-0Brentford are in full control of this game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Tranmere Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Brentford kicking off!
51.39
Lomano Oakley takes it forward alone. Lomano Oakley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matt Pearce.
54.24
Darius Marr makes an attacking run forward. Darius Marr shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.50
Darius Marr threads a neat ball through to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
60.55
Ian Davies hits a low pass to Lomano Bramble. Lomano Bramble whips in a cross ball towards Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Godber with no chance!! Goal for Tranmere Rovers!
65.06
Dion Atherton threads a neat ball through to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Pearce.
67.50
Enrico Mazzola kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer plays a one-two with Elena Cano and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Omer Palmer provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
72.47
Leon Rösler sees Ian Davies in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ian Davies flicks a high pass forward to Paul Whelan who brings the ball under control. Paul Whelan sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.17
Albrecht Schneider clumsily knocks into Lomano Oakley. The referee calls over Albrecht Schneider and warns him to calm down! Lomano Oakley stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.44
3-1Des Upson flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Atherton. Dion Atherton hits a low pass to Paul Whelan. Paul Whelan threads the ball through to Lomano Bramble but he's offside!
81.20
3-1Aimo Circati kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Crooks. With a delightful solo run, Malcolm Crooks stretches the opposition's defence. Malcolm Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Cano. Elena Cano powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but Leon Rösler blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
84.29
Leon Rösler clumsily knocks into Elena Cano. Leon Rösler is shown the yellow card! Elena Cano stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.26
Aimo Circati flicks a high pass forward. Albrecht Schneider collects the pass. Albrecht Schneider controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Elena Cano. Elena Cano rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.3%
39.7%
Play Area
26%
47.9%
26%
Scorers
| Enrico Mazzola 3 Elena Cano 28, 89 Omer Palmer 68 | Paul Whelan 61 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Elena Cano of Brentford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Godber (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Matt Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dietmar Borchard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Aimo Circati (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Malcolm Crooks (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Albrecht Schneider (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Darius Marr (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Enrico Mazzola (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Elena Cano (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Omer Palmer (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Gary Sinclair (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eoin Hackworth (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pablo Roman (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Aimo Giampieretti (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Omer Johnson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Des Upson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Leon Rösler (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Nigel Palmer (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Stan Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ian Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dion Atherton (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Marc Sachs (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Lomano Oakley (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Lomano Bramble (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul Whelan (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Matt McStay (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Arthur Kerr (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Morton (ATT) | 0 | |