Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Leyton Orient. A crowd of 4,291 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leyton Orient appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Nicholls.


0.00
Leyton Orient kick off and get the match underway!
3.11
Steve Robinson passes the ball forward to Samir Breyer. Samir Breyer lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.01
Arthur Cutler flicks a high pass forward. Julian Brown collects the pass. Julian Brown passes the ball forward to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento runs straight at the defence! Cristiano Nascimento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
9.50
Jose E. Pianu barges into Martin Dichio. The referee calls over Jose E. Pianu and warns him to calm down! Martin Dichio stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.02
Steve Robinson flicks a high pass forward to Alexander Zimmermann who brings the ball under control. Alexander Zimmermann runs straight at the defence! Alexander Zimmermann takes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
18.38
Julian Brown flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Huckerby who brings the ball under control. Daniel Huckerby cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Daniel Huckerby provides some space. He shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.04
David Wallwork hits a low pass to Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
22.29
Alfredo Bizzarri flicks a high pass forward. Leon Carragher collects the pass. Leon Carragher flicks a high pass forward. Jose E. Pianu holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose E. Pianu knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Huckerby. With a superhuman jump, Daniel Huckerby connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.20
David Wallwork sees Alexander Zimmermann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alexander Zimmermann shoots from distance but it flies wide!
27.30
Steve Robinson advances with the ball. Steve Robinson finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
32.34
David Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Huckerby. Daniel Huckerby knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Graeme Forbes.
33.24
Alfredo Bizzarri flicks a high ball forward to Julian Brown who takes it down. Julian Brown flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Nascimento who takes it down. Cristiano Nascimento runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Cristiano Nascimento provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.15
David Glass threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento passes the ball forward but Daniel Huckerby is offside!
42.03
David Wallwork flicks a high pass forward to Samir Breyer who brings the ball under control. Samir Breyer shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Leyton Orient also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
47.58
Steve Robinson knocks the ball forward to Joe Nelisse. Joe Nelisse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
49.13
Frank Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Zimmermann. Alexander Zimmermann whips in a cross ball towards Samir Breyer. Samir Breyer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.21
Steve Robinson knocks the ball forward to Joe Nelisse. Joe Nelisse knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Bizzarri.
57.59
Sol Riggott laces a weighted ball forward to Leon Carragher. Leon Carragher threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
59.05
Graeme Forbes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Robinson. Steve Robinson knocks the ball to his team mate, Joe Nelisse. Joe Nelisse rushes past Alfredo Bizzarri! Joe Nelisse shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Arthur Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
60.11
Leyton Orient have made 2 substitutions with Des Scholes replacing Samir Breyer and Francois Senoussi replacing Joe Nelisse .
63.39
Martin Dichio knocks the ball forward to David Wallwork. David Wallwork knocks the ball forward to Francois Senoussi. Francois Senoussi shoots from distance. Solid save from Arthur Gower. What a great pair of hands!
67.37
Martin Dichio sees David Wallwork in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Wallwork deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Scholes. Des Scholes shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.32
Steve Robinson darts forward. Steve Robinson shoots from 20 yards but slams it into the crowd!
77.37
Leyton Orient appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.47
Martin Dichio hits a low pass to David Wallwork. David Wallwork deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francois Senoussi. Francois Senoussi shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.14
Julian Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Huckerby. Daniel Huckerby knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jose E. Pianu is offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
5
10
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.2%
56.8%
Play Area
33.3%
43.2%
23.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steve Robinson of Leyton Orient

Match Ratings
1.Arthur Gower (GK)
8
2.George Bastin (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Bizzarri (DEF)
7
4.Sol Riggott (DEF)
8
5.Arthur Cutler (DEF)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
6
7.Leon Carragher (MID)
7
8.Julian Brown (MID)
8
9.Daniel Huckerby (ATT)
6
10.Cristiano Nascimento (ATT)
7
11.Jose E. Pianu (ATT)
6
 
12.Gavin Lee (GK)
0
13.Rio Taylor (DEF)
0
14.Alfred Grantt (DEF)
0

1.Antonio Farinos (GK)
6
2.Martin Dichio (DEF)
7
3.Graeme Forbes (DEF)
6
4.Tiziano Mazzei (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Craddock (MID)
6
6.Steve Robinson (MID)
9
7.David Wallwork (MID)
8
8.Frank Jeffers (MID)
6
9.Alexander Zimmermann (ATT)
7
10.Samir Breyer (ATT)
6
11.Joe Nelisse (ATT)
7
 
12.Simon Stone (DEF)
0
13.Des Scholes (MID)
6
14.Francois Senoussi (ATT)
6