Match Report


Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons     Swindon TownSwindon Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Kelvin HibbsK. Hibbs50
G
captain1
G
46Carl BastinC. Bastin
Gregoor ZuidersmaG. Zuidersma48
D
2
D
54Graham KeeganG. Keegan
Jonathan WoodgateJ. Woodgate47
D
3captain
D
50Greg PearsonG. Pearson
Anthony MurrinA. Murrin44
D
4
D
49Ross DavisR. Davis
Les ClarkeL. Clarke57
M
5
D
46Ian RobinsonI. Robinson
Joe GoldbergJ. Goldberg53
M
6
M
53Gilles BoydG. Boyd
Mathias BiancalaniM. Biancalani52
M
7
M
51Peter HitchcockP. Hitchcock
Bill ButtB. Butt46
M
8
M
39Kelvin RichardsK. Richards
Richard MilliganR. Milligan62
A
9
M
37Steven WoodgateS. Woodgate
Greg PetersG. Peters43
A
10
A
60Gianfranco BellavistaG. Bellavista
Simon BestS. Best43
A
11
A
53John PhilipsJ. Philips
 
Glynn SmithG. Smith45
M
12
A
50Nicholas MilburnN. Milburn
Terry PeckhamT. Peckham45
G
13
A
48Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher
Stanley KingS. King44
M
14
G
45Nicholas RobsonN. Robson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at StadiumMK where Milton Keynes Dons play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 3,943 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Milton Keynes Dons are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Terry Jacobs.


0.00
The first half starts with Milton Keynes Dons kicking off!
2.19
Peter Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to John Philips. John Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista powers a header at goal. Kelvin Hibbs picks it out of the air!
9.54
Peter Hitchcock sees space and advances. Peter Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
15.55
Bill Butt advances with the ball. Bill Butt finds some space and shoots from distance but Carl Bastin reads it well. Nice keeping!
21.38
Jonathan Woodgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Goldberg. Joe Goldberg sees space and advances. Joe Goldberg lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan whips the ball goalwards with his head but Graham Keegan is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
24.47
With vision, Steven Woodgate plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kelvin Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
26.24
Gregoor Zuidersma makes a simple pass to Mathias Biancalani. With imagination, Mathias Biancalani plays the ball forward to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Carl Bastin who gathers it comfortably.
28.42
Graham Keegan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Woodgate. Steven Woodgate knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista lofts in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.12
Les Clarke makes a beautiful solo run. Les Clarke lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Best. Simon Best directs the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.22
Kelvin Richards runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kelvin Richards knocks in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips flicks the ball with his head but is denied by Kelvin Hibbs. Excellent save.
40.36
Ross Davis hacks Simon Best from behind! The referee brings Ross Davis to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Best carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.27
Mathias Biancalani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Peters. Greg Peters shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Milton Keynes Dons appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Swindon Town kicking off!
47.15
Peter Hitchcock threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.34
Joe Goldberg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Simon Best. Simon Best finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.03
Ian Robinson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steven Woodgate. Steven Woodgate flicks a high pass forward. John Philips controls it well on his chest. John Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kelvin Hibbs who gathers it comfortably.
63.49
Gianfranco Bellavista barges into Jonathan Woodgate. Gianfranco Bellavista is shown the yellow card! Jonathan Woodgate runs off the knock.
72.57
Gregoor Zuidersma flicks a high pass forward. Joe Goldberg collects the pass. Joe Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Richard Milligan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Milligan shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
73.02
Ian Robinson makes a strong solo run forward. Ian Robinson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.37
Les Clarke makes a probing pass to Greg Peters. Greg Peters shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.55
Swindon Town have made 3 substitutions with Nicholas Milburn replacing John Philips, Jamie Fletcher replacing Gilles Boyd and Nicholas Robson replacing Ian Robinson .
78.56
Jonathan Woodgate barges into Nicholas Milburn. The referee brings Jonathan Woodgate to one side and gives him a warning! Nicholas Milburn runs off the knock.
79.57
Mathias Biancalani threads a neat ball through to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan edges inside the box! Richard Milligan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.22
Joe Goldberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Best. Simon Best sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Carl Bastin manages to gather it.
84.11
Mathias Biancalani kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Carl Bastin. Excellent save.
85.58
Les Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Peters. Greg Peters shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
87.27
Les Clarke knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Peters. Greg Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Milligan. Richard Milligan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is deflected wide by Ross Davis.
88.29
Mathias Biancalani takes a quick corner, playing it short to Les Clarke. Some silky footwork from Les Clarke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Mathias Biancalani advances with the ball. Mathias Biancalani sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Milton Keynes Dons

Swindon Town
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
8
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
26.4%
44.8%
28.7%

Scorers
Richard Milligan 80
John Philips 10, 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Philips of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Kelvin Hibbs (GK)
6
2.Gregoor Zuidersma (DEF)
6
3.Jonathan Woodgate (DEF)
6
4.Anthony Murrin (DEF)
6
5.Les Clarke (MID)
7
6.Joe Goldberg (MID)
7
7.Mathias Biancalani (MID)
8
8.Bill Butt (MID)
6
9.Richard Milligan (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Greg Peters (ATT)
6
11.Simon Best (ATT)
6
 
12.Glynn Smith (MID)
0
13.Terry Peckham (GK)
0
14.Stanley King (MID)
0

1.Carl Bastin (GK)
7
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)
7
8.Kelvin Richards (MID)
6
9.Steven Woodgate (MID)
6
10.Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT)yellow card
6
11.John Philips (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Nicholas Milburn (ATT)
6
13.Jamie Fletcher (ATT)
6
14.Nicholas Robson (GK)
6