Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Moyes | Andy Moyes | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Paul Blatsis | P. Blatsis |  | 18 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Zeljko Laybutt | Z. Laybutt | |||||||||
| Terry Cooke | T. Cooke |  | 19 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Erik Willems | E. Willems | |||||||||
| Harry Wainwright | H. Wainwright | | 21 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Guglielmo Lavecchia | G. Lavecchia | |||||||||
| Arno Ziegler | A. Ziegler |  | 22 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Stephan Zermatten | S. Zermatten | |||||||||
| Neil Cort | N. Cort | | 19 | D | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Tommy Carragher | T. Carragher | |||||||||
| Kieron Barrett | K. Barrett | | 28 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | Jonatan Farnerud | J. Farnerud | |||||||||
| Jermaine Thatcher | J. Thatcher | | 25 | M | | 7 | | M | 43 | | Duncan Venus | D. Venus | |||||||||
| Craig Ward | C. Ward | | 23 | M | | 8 | | M | 30 | | Kai Raff | K. Raff | |||||||||
| Stuart McGrory | S. McGrory |  | 25 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Paul Seifert | P. Seifert | |||||||||
| Jason Bolton | J. Bolton | | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Syd Woodcock | S. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Michael Shaw | M. Shaw | | 22 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Xavier Orellana | X. Orellana | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play Aston Villa in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,591 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Bristol Rovers kicking off!
3.50
0-0Guglielmo Lavecchia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kai Raff. Kai Raff threads the ball through to Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert goes all the way! Paul Seifert shoots from just inside the box. Paul Blatsis easily smothers it.
4.30
0-0Arno Ziegler knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Thatcher. Jermaine Thatcher flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Shaw. Michael Shaw plays a perfect one-two with Jason Bolton and rushes in on goal... Michael Shaw cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
9.25
0-0Stuart McGrory comes in with a late challenge on Stephan Zermatten. Stuart McGrory is given a warning by the referee! Stephan Zermatten hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.41
Harry Wainwright controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Barrett. Kieron Barrett controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
12.20
0-0Duncan Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Seifert but he's offside!
14.36
Tommy Carragher passes the ball forward to Kai Raff. Kai Raff sees space and advances. Kai Raff goes all the way! Kai Raff makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.16
0-0Tommy Carragher makes a probing pass to Jonatan Farnerud. Jonatan Farnerud deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.15
Duncan Venus makes a probing pass to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock goes all the way! Syd Woodcock tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
27.38
Kai Raff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert whips in a cross ball towards Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Paul Blatsis.
33.36
Guglielmo Lavecchia makes a probing pass to Duncan Venus. Duncan Venus passes the ball forward to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Seifert but the linesman indicates offside!
42.54
Kieron Barrett threads the ball through to Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tommy Carragher.
45.00
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aston Villa kick off!
47.54
Stephan Zermatten kicks a strong pass forward to Kai Raff. Kai Raff makes a simple pass to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
48.42
0-1Guglielmo Lavecchia chips the ball to his team mate, Kai Raff. Kai Raff flicks the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana goes all the way! Xavier Orellana rockets a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Paul Blatsis had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
57.09
Arno Ziegler comes in with a late challenge on Paul Seifert. Arno Ziegler is given a warning by the referee! Paul Seifert hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.33
Jonatan Farnerud kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Paul Blatsis had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
66.08
Harry Wainwright knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Barrett. Kieron Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Michael Shaw. Michael Shaw goes all the way! Michael Shaw takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
67.20
Stephan Zermatten decides to run forward with the ball. Stephan Zermatten passes the ball forward to Xavier Orellana. Xavier Orellana goes all the way! Xavier Orellana shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.33
Arno Ziegler makes a simple pass to Craig Ward. Craig Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Stuart McGrory. Stuart McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.31
Duncan Venus passes the ball forward to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Paul Blatsis has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
79.19
0-4Harry Wainwright catches Paul Seifert on the ankles. Harry Wainwright is given a warning by the referee! Paul Seifert grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
83.43
Tommy Carragher makes a probing pass to Duncan Venus. Duncan Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Seifert. Paul Seifert makes a probing pass to Syd Woodcock but he's offside!
85.31
Kieron Barrett sees space and advances. Kieron Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Zeljko Laybutt who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Jonatan Farnerud threads the ball through to Syd Woodcock. Syd Woodcock plays a perfect one-two with Xavier Orellana and rushes in on goal... Syd Woodcock rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Xavier Orellana 48, 59, 67 Syd Woodcock 75 |