Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Nathan Golding | Nathan Golding | manager | Giannis Manager | Giannis Manager | |||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Fonseca | A. Fonseca |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 78 |  | Daniel Moffat | D. Moffat | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Tiatto | V. Tiatto |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Antonio Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Augusto Bilica | A. Bilica |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 82 |  | Michi Ono | M. Ono | |||||||||
| Phil Konchesky | P. Konchesky | | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Phil Haynes | P. Haynes | |||||||||
| Billy Brady | B. Brady |  | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Cheyne Jones | C. Jones | |||||||||
| Marcos Farinos | M. Farinos |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Julian Hackworth | J. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Igor Beschastnykh | I. Beschastnykh |  | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 71 | | Fernando Helguera | F. Helguera | |||||||||
| Rinar Nikolayenko | R. Nikolayenko |  | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 |  | Jakob Gravesen | J. Gravesen | |||||||||
| Duncan Parker | D. Parker | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Syd Evans | S. Evans | |||||||||
| Vadim Vitsenets | V. Vitsenets | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | David Hall | D. Hall | |||||||||
| Vincenzo Birnbaum | V. Birnbaum |  | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 | | Anthony Potts | A. Potts | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 20,032 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Manchester City get the match underway!
8.41
0-0Phil Konchesky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Beschastnykh. Igor Beschastnykh passes the ball forward to Vincenzo Birnbaum. Vincenzo Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets powers a header at goal but Daniel Moffat is on top of it.
9.23
Julian Hackworth knocks the ball to his team mate, David Hall. David Hall lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Antonio Fonseca.
10.43
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
20.52
Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
21.12
0-0Phil Konchesky kicks a strong pass forward to Marcos Farinos. Marcos Farinos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.07
0-0Phil Konchesky deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Igor Beschastnykh. Igor Beschastnykh kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo Birnbaum. Vincenzo Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.25
Billy Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Daniel Moffat easily smothers it.
33.40
Augusto Bilica flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcos Farinos. Marcos Farinos threads the ball through to Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.50
Vincenzo Tiatto chips the ball to his team mate, Marcos Farinos. Marcos Farinos knocks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.03
Fernando Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Evans. Syd Evans goes all the way! Syd Evans makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
39.59
Igor Beschastnykh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
40.25
0-0Vadim Vitsenets catches Phil Haynes on the ankles. The referee calls over Vadim Vitsenets and shows him a yellow card! Phil Haynes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Jakob Gravesen passes the ball forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.08
0-0Igor Beschastnykh makes a simple pass to Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets threads the ball through to Duncan Parker but he's offside!
54.15
Michi Ono kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Hackworth. Julian Hackworth kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts makes a probing pass to Syd Evans but he's offside!
55.13
0-0Vincenzo Tiatto clumsily knocks into Syd Evans. The referee calls over Vincenzo Tiatto and shows him a yellow card! Syd Evans stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.46
Vincenzo Tiatto flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Brady. Billy Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
60.22
1-0Marcos Farinos makes a simple pass to Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker powers a header at goal. Daniel Moffat is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.02
Vincenzo Tiatto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Brady. Billy Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker whips in a cross ball towards Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.15
Augusto Bilica chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Brady. Billy Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Daniel Moffat!
71.09
Fernando Helguera makes a simple pass to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.41
Fernando Helguera chips the ball to his team mate, Syd Evans. Syd Evans flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
73.13
Igor Beschastnykh catches Fernando Helguera on the ankles. Igor Beschastnykh is warned by the referee! Fernando Helguera gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
78.50
2-0Duncan Parker clumsily knocks into Phil Haynes. Duncan Parker is given a warning by the referee! Phil Haynes stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.35
Jakob Gravesen threads the ball through to Anthony Potts. Anthony Potts shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Antonio Fonseca easily smothers it!
89.45
Igor Beschastnykh knocks the ball to his team mate, Duncan Parker. Duncan Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Vadim Vitsenets. Vadim Vitsenets is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Duncan Parker 60 Vadim Vitsenets 63, 89 |