Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Bastin | C. Bastin |  | 46 | G |  | 1 | | G | 52 |  | Neil Brady | N. Brady | |||||||||
| Graham Keegan | G. Keegan | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Ledley Greaves | L. Greaves | |||||||||
| Greg Pearson | G. Pearson | | 50 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 50 | | Mark Allman | M. Allman | |||||||
| Ross Davis | R. Davis | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Simon Westwood | S. Westwood | |||||||||
| Ian Robinson | I. Robinson | | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Danny Drake | D. Drake | |||||||||
| Gilles Boyd | G. Boyd | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Dean Bowyer | D. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Peter Hitchcock | P. Hitchcock | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Adrian Palmer | A. Palmer | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 49 | | Syd Unsworth | S. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Kelvin Richards | K. Richards | | 39 | M | | 9 | | A | 55 | | Lee Brand | L. Brand | |||||||||
| Gianfranco Bellavista | G. Bellavista |  | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Alun Huckerby | A. Huckerby | |||||||||
| John Philips | J. Philips | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Luke Charlton | L. Charlton | |||||||||
| Nicholas Milburn | N. Milburn | | 50 | A | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Richard Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| Jamie Fletcher | J. Fletcher | | 48 | A | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Daniele Simonsen | D. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Nicholas Robson | N. Robson | | 45 | G | | 14 | | D | 46 | | Seth Dodd | S. Dodd | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,596 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Benali.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Benali.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town kick off and get the match underway!
9.08
0-0Kelvin Richards threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.41
0-1Simon Westwood advances with the ball. Simon Westwood threads a neat ball through to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton plays a one-two with Alun Huckerby and rushes in on goal... Luke Charlton looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Carl Bastin with no chance!! Goal for Millwall!
16.07
0-1Graham Keegan knocks the ball forward to Peter Hitchcock. Peter Hitchcock kicks a strong pass forward to John Philips. John Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
18.18
Simon Westwood runs forward with the ball. Simon Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.20
0-1John Philips catches Mark Allman on the ankles. John Philips is shown the yellow card! Mark Allman stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.49
0-1Syd Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby makes a probing pass to Lee Brand but he's offside!
30.52
0-1Simon Westwood deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Bowyer. Dean Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Luke Charlton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luke Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby heads the ball goalwards. The ball comes off Graham Keegan and the loose ball is cleared up field.
32.15
Adrian Palmer hacks Dean Bowyer from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dean Bowyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.42
Peter Hitchcock threads the ball through to John Philips. John Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Greaves.
42.37
Greg Pearson threads a neat ball through to Kelvin Richards. Kelvin Richards threads the ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Westwood.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Swindon Town appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half. The Millwall players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the second half underway!
48.50
Simon Westwood flicks a high pass forward. Dean Bowyer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Bowyer sees Luke Charlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luke Charlton finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
54.44
Gianfranco Bellavista clumsily knocks into Mark Allman. The referee calls over Gianfranco Bellavista and shows him a yellow card! Mark Allman runs off the knock.
55.01
Simon Westwood receives the ball from a throw-in from Mark Allman. Simon Westwood flicks a high pass forward to Syd Unsworth who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Syd Unsworth stretches the opposition's defence. Syd Unsworth skips past Graham Keegan! Syd Unsworth rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.44
0-2Ledley Greaves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Teixeira. Abel Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby shoots from long range. Carl Bastin gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
60.19
0-2Swindon Town appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
60.19
0-2Peter Hitchcock hacks Abel Teixeira from behind! The referee calls over Peter Hitchcock and warns him to calm down! Abel Teixeira runs off the knock.
66.20
Abel Teixeira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Brand. Lee Brand shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
77.55
0-2Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Richard Beckham replacing Ledley Greaves, Daniele Simonsen replacing Abel Teixeira and Seth Dodd replacing Luke Charlton .
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
0
4
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
4
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
29%
71%
Play Area
25.8%
45.2%
29%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Syd Unsworth of Millwall |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Carl Bastin (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Graham Keegan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Greg Pearson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ross Davis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ian Robinson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gilles Boyd (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Peter Hitchcock (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Adrian Palmer (MID) |  | 5 |
| 9. | Kelvin Richards (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | John Philips (ATT) | | 5 |
| 12. | Nicholas Milburn (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jamie Fletcher (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nicholas Robson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Neil Brady (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ledley Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mark Allman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Simon Westwood (DEF) | 9 | |
| 5. | Danny Drake (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dean Bowyer (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Abel Teixeira (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Syd Unsworth (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Lee Brand (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alun Huckerby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Luke Charlton (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Richard Beckham (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniele Simonsen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Seth Dodd (DEF) | 6 | |