Match Report
| Cambridge United | Cambridge United |  |  | Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Barbosa | A. Barbosa |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Gustavo Villarreal | G. Villarreal | |||||||||
| Titus Rufus | T. Rufus |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Michael Naylor | M. Naylor | |||||||||
| Peter Wilcox | P. Wilcox | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Phil Holloway | P. Holloway | |||||||||
| Giuseppe Traversa | G. Traversa |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Nigel Elliott | N. Elliott | |||||||||
| Carl Galli | C. Galli | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 74 | | Duncan Jack | D. Jack | |||||||||
| Alistair Davies | A. Davies | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Sidney Garcia | S. Garcia | |||||||||
| Richard Owen | R. Owen | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Paul Johnstone | P. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Nicky Charlton | N. Charlton | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Ralph Stewart | R. Stewart | |||||||||
| Hugo Nieto | H. Nieto |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Aboubacar Delpierre | A. Delpierre | |||||||||
| Dean Lightfoot | D. Lightfoot | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Mark Ferrante | M. Ferrante | |||||||||
| Joe George | J. George | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Neil Hurst | N. Hurst | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at R Costings Abbey Stadium where Cambridge United play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 8,577 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Cambridge United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Cambridge United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Cambridge United kick off!
8.41
0-0Paul Johnstone passes the ball forward to Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.15
0-0Paul Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Artur Barbosa manages to gather it comfortably.
15.54
Richard Owen threads the ball through to Hugo Nieto. Hugo Nieto knocks in a cross ball towards Joe George. Joe George flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
18.22
Richard Owen threads the ball through to Hugo Nieto. Hugo Nieto shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.06
0-0Alistair Davies barges into Paul Johnstone. Alistair Davies is warned by the referee! Paul Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.09
Nigel Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Jack. Duncan Jack kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Artur Barbosa manages to gather it comfortably.
22.40
0-0Ralph Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.34
Carl Galli chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Owen. Richard Owen knocks the ball forward to Hugo Nieto. Hugo Nieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Naylor.
28.08
Michael Naylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ralph Stewart. Ralph Stewart sees a break and surges forward. Ralph Stewart lofts in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.24
1-0Richard Owen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe George. Joe George finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Joe George!
45.00
Michael Naylor threads the ball through to Paul Johnstone. Paul Johnstone kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Artur Barbosa has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.13
Michael Naylor threads the ball through to Ralph Stewart. Ralph Stewart makes a simple pass to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Barbosa who gathers it comfortably.
51.42
Alistair Davies controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe George. Joe George knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gustavo Villarreal who gathers it comfortably.
53.18
Sidney Garcia threads the ball through to Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre shoots from 20 yards. Artur Barbosa easily smothers it.
55.29
Richard Owen knocks the ball forward to Hugo Nieto. Hugo Nieto lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Lightfoot. Dean Lightfoot flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.25
Richard Owen passes the ball forward to Dean Lightfoot. Dean Lightfoot lofts in a cross ball towards Joe George. Joe George powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
60.30
Phil Holloway makes a probing pass to Ralph Stewart. Ralph Stewart flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Artur Barbosa.
61.28
Giuseppe Traversa makes a probing pass to Richard Owen. Richard Owen passes the ball forward to Dean Lightfoot. Dean Lightfoot tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Gustavo Villarreal manages to gather it comfortably.
69.56
Alistair Davies decides to run forward with the ball. Alistair Davies shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Gustavo Villarreal.
71.52
Nigel Elliott knocks the ball forward to Ralph Stewart. Ralph Stewart knocks the ball to his team mate, Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre whips in a cross ball towards Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.40
Michael Naylor hacks Nicky Charlton from behind! The referee calls over Michael Naylor and warns him to calm down! Nicky Charlton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.53
Peter Wilcox passes the ball forward to Richard Owen. Richard Owen knocks the ball forward to Joe George. Joe George shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.32
Giuseppe Traversa knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Owen. Richard Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe George. Joe George whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Nieto. Hugo Nieto powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
83.48
Sidney Garcia makes a simple pass to Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mark Ferrante!
87.30
1-3Nicky Charlton hacks Duncan Jack from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Duncan Jack hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.1%
57.9%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%
Scorers
| Joe George 38 | Aboubacar Delpierre 45 Mark Ferrante 72, 83 |