Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Oldham AthleticOldham Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nicholas DeanN. Dean58
G
1
G
60Malcolm BrandM. Brand
Ronald BlinkerR. Blinker59
D
2
D
50Morris GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Adam NewbyA. Newby57
D
captain3
D
45Craig MyersC. Myers
Colin GreavesC. Greaves50
D
4
D
40Terry BridgeT. Bridge
Greg WinterburnG. Winterburn44
D
5
D
38Mike CookeM. Cooke
Niccolo LumsdonN. Lumsdon66
M
6
M
65Alun TaylorA. Taylor
Jose PoulardJ. Poulard61
M
7captain
M
55John FroggattJ. Froggatt
Julian HendrieJ. Hendrie64
A
8
A
41Alfred BarryA. Barry
Adriano BianconeA. Biancone56
A
9
A
39Kieron GilchristK. Gilchrist
Dean LoweD. Lowe47
A
10
A
39Matthew ArmstrongM. Armstrong
Phil HarleyP. Harley42
A
11
A
39Joe ByrneJ. Byrne
 
Florian SeifertF. Seifert58
M
12
G
52Max VenusM. Venus
Tim ShearerT. Shearer54
M
13
M
49Clive SwiftC. Swift
Ronnie CoppingerR. Coppinger54
M
14
M
47Jason MonkJ. Monk

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Oldham Athletic. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bristol Rovers and Oldham Athletic are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Lampard.


0.00
Bristol Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.54
Colin Greaves comes in with a late challenge on Joe Byrne. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joe Byrne runs off the knock.
4.25
Jose Poulard threads the ball through to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe lofts in a cross ball towards Phil Harley. Phil Harley rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.21
John Froggatt flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Gilchrist. Kieron Gilchrist sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
10.39
Alun Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Gilchrist holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kieron Gilchrist knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Armstrong. Matthew Armstrong connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Nicholas Dean!
12.41
Niccolo Lumsdon threads a neat ball through to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe makes a probing pass to Julian Hendrie but he's offside!
16.23
Jose Poulard kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Hendrie. Julian Hendrie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.41
Colin Greaves launches a long ball forward. Phil Harley shoots from outside the area. Malcolm Brand effortlessly gets down and covers it.
20.23
Ronald Blinker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Lumsdon. With vision, Niccolo Lumsdon laces a through ball forward to Phil Harley. Phil Harley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
21.05
Jose Poulard makes a probing pass to Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.21
Colin Greaves receives the ball from a throw-in from Greg Winterburn. Colin Greaves flicks a high ball forward to Jose Poulard who takes it down. Jose Poulard sees a break and surges forward. Jose Poulard knocks in a cross ball towards Adriano Biancone. Adriano Biancone flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.01
Adam Newby threads a neat ball through to Niccolo Lumsdon. Niccolo Lumsdon threads a neat ball through to Adriano Biancone. Adriano Biancone knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Hendrie. Julian Hendrie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Malcolm Brand.
39.21
Morris Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to John Froggatt. John Froggatt runs deep into the other half of the pitch. John Froggatt whips in a cross ball towards Kieron Gilchrist. Kieron Gilchrist is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Nicholas Dean has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Oldham Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oldham Athletic players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off!
47.57
With imagination, Craig Myers picks a pass forward to John Froggatt. Seeing a gap ahead, John Froggatt plays the ball forward to Joe Byrne. Joe Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Winterburn.
51.04
Jose Poulard changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Poulard knocks in a cross ball towards Adriano Biancone. Adriano Biancone knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Malcolm Brand with no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
55.52
Adam Newby kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Poulard. Jose Poulard knocks the ball to his team mate, Phil Harley. Phil Harley knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Lowe. Dean Lowe powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
59.39
Niccolo Lumsdon sees Adriano Biancone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adriano Biancone knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Lowe. With a superhuman jump, Dean Lowe connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a woeful effort!
60.00
Bristol Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Florian Seifert replacing Colin Greaves, Tim Shearer replacing Julian Hendrie and Ronnie Coppinger replacing Dean Lowe .Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Jason Monk replacing John Froggatt .
61.04
Niccolo Lumsdon knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Coppinger. Ronnie Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Shearer. Tim Shearer outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.10
Jason Monk makes a probing pass to Kieron Gilchrist. Kieron Gilchrist whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Armstrong. Matthew Armstrong is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.12
Jason Monk kicks a strong pass forward to Kieron Gilchrist. Kieron Gilchrist whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Armstrong. Matthew Armstrong is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Nicholas Dean manages to gather it effortlessly.
72.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Monk plays the ball forward to Joe Byrne. Joe Byrne shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.44
Jason Monk catches Jose Poulard on the ankles. Jason Monk is shown the yellow card! Jose Poulard runs off the knock.
77.22
Oldham Athletic have made a substitution with Clive Swift replacing Matthew Armstrong .
79.18
Jose Poulard makes a simple pass to Adriano Biancone. Adriano Biancone whips in a cross ball towards Tim Shearer. Tim Shearer connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Malcolm Brand.
80.30
Corner kick to Bristol Rovers. Niccolo Lumsdon plays it out to the edge of the box. Jason Monk gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
81.36
Alun Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Barry controls it well on his chest. Alfred Barry knocks in a cross ball towards Clive Swift. Clive Swift makes a convincing header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
85.47
Craig Myers passes the ball forward to Alun Taylor. Alun Taylor flicks a high ball forward to Joe Byrne who takes it down. Joe Byrne skips past Florian Seifert! Joe Byrne tries a spectacular strike but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.53
Niccolo Lumsdon clumsily knocks into Jason Monk. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jason Monk stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Niccolo Lumsdon decides to run forward with the ball. Niccolo Lumsdon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Oldham Athletic
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
29.5%
44.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Phil Harley 4
Adriano Biancone 51
Kieron Gilchrist 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Poulard of Bristol Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Nicholas Dean (GK)
6
2.Ronald Blinker (DEF)
6
3.Adam Newby (DEF)
6
4.Colin Greaves (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Greg Winterburn (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Lumsdon (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jose Poulard (MID)
9
8.Julian Hendrie (ATT)
6
9.Adriano Biancone (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dean Lowe (ATT)
7
11.Phil Harley (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Florian Seifert (MID)
6
13.Tim Shearer (MID)
6
14.Ronnie Coppinger (MID)
6

1.Malcolm Brand (GK)
7
2.Morris Gascoigne (DEF)
6
3.Craig Myers (DEF)
6
4.Terry Bridge (DEF)
6
5.Mike Cooke (DEF)
6
6.Alun Taylor (MID)
7
7.John Froggatt (MID)
8
8.Alfred Barry (ATT)
6
9.Kieron Gilchrist (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Matthew Armstrong (ATT)
6
11.Joe Byrne (ATT)
6
 
12.Max Venus (GK)
0
13.Clive Swift (MID)
6
14.Jason Monk (MID)yellow card
6