Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Simon Stewart | S. Stewart |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 |  | Ricardo Zamora | R. Zamora | |||||||||
| Dennis Dichio | D. Dichio | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Adrian Murrin | A. Murrin | |||||||||
| Simon Ball | S. Ball | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | John Moffat | J. Moffat | |||||||||
| Alfred Dixon | A. Dixon | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Tomas Loureiro | T. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Steve Newton | S. Newton | | 56 | M | | 5 | | M | 60 |  | Hauke Pfeiffer | H. Pfeiffer | |||||||||
| Brian Burgess | B. Burgess | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Uwe Herzog | U. Herzog | |||||||||
| Harry Craddock | H. Craddock | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ian Serrant | I. Serrant | |||||||||
| Fredrik Godber | F. Godber | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 | | Les Clegg | L. Clegg | |||||||||
| Joe Cooke | J. Cooke | | 56 | A | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Carlton Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Neil Bridge | N. Bridge | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Mike Boertien | M. Boertien | |||||||||
| Tony Boertien | T. Boertien | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Bruno Zinnari | B. Zinnari | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 4,834 fill this 5,000 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
0-0Manchester City kick off the first half!
3.39
0-0Dennis Dichio threads the ball through to Harry Craddock. Harry Craddock sees space and advances. Harry Craddock goes all the way! Harry Craddock shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.18
Alfred Dixon passes the ball forward to Steve Newton. Steve Newton makes a probing pass to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Tony Boertien. Tony Boertien heads the ball goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.48
0-0Bruno Zinnari clumsily knocks into Dennis Dichio. Bruno Zinnari is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Dichio runs off the knock.
16.31
Dennis Dichio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Godber. Fredrik Godber knocks the ball forward to Tony Boertien. Tony Boertien whips in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.31
0-0Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bristol Rovers's defence.
24.15
Brian Burgess makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.55
Adrian Murrin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Les Clegg. Les Clegg knocks the ball forward to Carlton Young. Carlton Young shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
28.08
0-0Brian Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Loureiro.
33.44
Harry Craddock knocks the ball forward to Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Murrin.
34.13
1-0Harry Craddock decides to run forward with the ball. Harry Craddock goes all the way! Harry Craddock rockets a shot on goal. Ricardo Zamora is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
39.28
Brian Burgess makes a probing pass to Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Brian Burgess chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Loureiro.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the second half!
47.46
1-0Steve Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Boertien. Tony Boertien lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke flicks the ball with his head. Ricardo Zamora easily smothers it.
51.08
Harry Craddock advances with the ball. Harry Craddock finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.19
Fredrik Godber threads the ball through to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.41
Steve Newton sees space and advances. Steve Newton whips in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.09
Bristol Rovers are easily keeping Manchester City at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
77.08
Dennis Dichio makes a probing pass to Brian Burgess. Brian Burgess makes a beautiful solo run. Brian Burgess whips in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
78.08
Dennis Dichio chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Craddock. Harry Craddock knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge goes all the way! Neil Bridge shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Neil Bridge!
81.29
Ian Serrant knocks the ball forward to Carlton Young. Carlton Young goes all the way! Carlton Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.19
Ian Serrant flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Young. Carlton Young goes all the way! Carlton Young rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
84.59
Harry Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomas Loureiro.
85.35
3-0Ian Serrant hacks Steve Newton from behind! The referee calls over Ian Serrant and shows him a yellow card! Steve Newton stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.12
Fredrik Godber makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Neil Bridge. Neil Bridge heads the ball goalwards but somehow Ricardo Zamora manages to keep it out.
89.16
Uwe Herzog knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Zinnari. Bruno Zinnari sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Harry Craddock 34 Joe Cooke 60 Neil Bridge 78 |