Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gustavo Villarreal | G. Villarreal |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Nwankwo Dichio | N. Dichio | |||||||||
| Michael Naylor | M. Naylor | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Alan Green | A. Green | |||||||||
| Phil Holloway | P. Holloway | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Omer Fletcher | O. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Nigel Elliott | N. Elliott | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | James Ball | J. Ball | |||||||||
| Duncan Jack | D. Jack | | 74 | M | | 5 | | M | 57 | | Fredrik Wright-Phillips | F. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Sidney Garcia | S. Garcia |  | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 49 | | Henry Ferdinand | H. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Paul Johnstone | P. Johnstone |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Thierry Cooper | T. Cooper | |||||||||
| Ralph Stewart | R. Stewart | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Marcus Green | M. Green | |||||||||
| Aboubacar Delpierre | A. Delpierre | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Teddy Gower | T. Gower | |||||||||
| Mark Ferrante | M. Ferrante |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Wes James | W. James | |||||||||
| Neil Hurst | N. Hurst | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Kemal Palmer | K. Palmer | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Burnley. A crowd of 9,134 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Burnley start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.26
0-0Paul Johnstone threads the ball through to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Nwankwo Dichio is on top of it.
8.39
0-0Marcus Green controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.06
Duncan Jack surges forward with the ball. Duncan Jack knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Nwankwo Dichio!
14.51
1-0Duncan Jack makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre plays a perfect one-two with Neil Hurst and rushes in on goal... Aboubacar Delpierre shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.54
Paul Johnstone flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.23
Paul Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
27.54
Henry Ferdinand passes the ball forward to Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
28.46
Sidney Garcia sees space and advances. Sidney Garcia knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.05
Sidney Garcia makes a simple pass to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.05
2-0Phil Holloway catches Wes James on the ankles. The referee calls over Phil Holloway and warns him to calm down! Wes James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.06
Henry Ferdinand knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Palmer. Kemal Palmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
39.58
Alan Green chips the ball to his team mate, Henry Ferdinand. Henry Ferdinand threads the ball through to Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower shoots from distance but it is miles over!
40.03
2-0Bristol Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.13
Thierry Cooper brings the ball forward. Thierry Cooper shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gustavo Villarreal manages to gather it comfortably.
44.50
Sidney Garcia knocks the ball forward to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Nwankwo Dichio had no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers get the second half underway!
47.32
Michael Naylor advances with the ball. Michael Naylor controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre makes a probing pass to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Nwankwo Dichio is on top of it.
49.19
Henry Ferdinand makes a probing pass to Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Gustavo Villarreal!
51.42
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
53.11
Sidney Garcia makes a probing pass to Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre goes all the way! Aboubacar Delpierre takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Nwankwo Dichio.
54.42
Michael Naylor hacks Wes James from behind! Michael Naylor is given a warning by the referee! Wes James runs off the knock.
60.40
Duncan Jack makes a simple pass to Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante goes all the way! Mark Ferrante tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
65.03
James Ball knocks the ball to his team mate, Henry Ferdinand. Henry Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes James. Wes James shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.07
Henry Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Gustavo Villarreal is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.25
Phil Holloway makes a simple pass to Duncan Jack. Duncan Jack advances with the ball. Duncan Jack whips in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre flicks the ball with his head but somehow Nwankwo Dichio manages to keep it out.
72.58
Ralph Stewart passes the ball forward to Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Aboubacar Delpierre. Aboubacar Delpierre connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.19
Duncan Jack flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst goes all the way! Neil Hurst makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
83.35
3-1Paul Johnstone advances with the ball. Paul Johnstone knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Omer Fletcher.
84.49
Sidney Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Ferrante. Mark Ferrante whips in a cross ball towards Neil Hurst. Neil Hurst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.52
Fredrik Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward to Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.58
Thierry Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Wes James. Wes James knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nigel Elliott.
90.00
Henry Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Teddy Gower. Teddy Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Naylor.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.3%
48.7%
Play Area
23.1%
47.4%
29.5%
Scorers
| Aboubacar Delpierre 15 Neil Hurst 28, 45 | Teddy Gower 66 |