Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Almeida | M. Almeida |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Peter Lowe | P. Lowe | |||||||||
| Dennis Dichio | D. Dichio | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Lee Jackson | L. Jackson | |||||||||
| Graham Plowright | G. Plowright | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Claudio Scarponi | C. Scarponi | |||||||||
| Stuart Stamp | S. Stamp | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Leon Mowbray | L. Mowbray | |||||||||
| Brian Burgess | B. Burgess | | 56 | M | | 5 | | M | 72 | | Trevor Kitson | T. Kitson | |||||||||
| Steve Newton | S. Newton | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Nils Arndt | N. Arndt | |||||||||
| Harvey Barmby | H. Barmby | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Jonas Schramm | J. Schramm | |||||||||
| Fredrik Godber | F. Godber | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Fredrik Charlton | F. Charlton | |||||||||
| Craig Cadamarteri | C. Cadamarteri | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Jody Boyd | J. Boyd | |||||||||
| Joe Cooke | J. Cooke | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Ivan Philips | I. Philips | |||||||||
| Norman Palmer | N. Palmer | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Adrian Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 9,038 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Aston Villa are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
3.46
0-0Claudio Scarponi clumsily knocks into Norman Palmer. The referee calls over Claudio Scarponi and shows him a yellow card! Norman Palmer runs off the knock.
4.58
0-0Adrian Gascoigne hacks Dennis Dichio from behind! The referee calls over Adrian Gascoigne and warns him to calm down! Dennis Dichio carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.11
0-0Nils Arndt deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips whips in a cross ball towards Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
10.26
0-0Nils Arndt passes the ball forward to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.39
0-0Dennis Dichio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby makes a simple pass to Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Jackson.
15.55
Jody Boyd barges into Graham Plowright. The referee calls over Jody Boyd and shows him a yellow card! Graham Plowright hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.51
Leon Mowbray catches Joe Cooke on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joe Cooke runs off the knock.
20.35
Nils Arndt threads the ball through to Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne lofts in a cross ball towards Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
22.50
Harvey Barmby barges into Jonas Schramm. Harvey Barmby is shown the yellow card! Jonas Schramm hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.34
Steve Newton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.05
Stuart Stamp barges into Jody Boyd. Stuart Stamp is shown the yellow card! Jody Boyd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.05
Brian Burgess threads the ball through to Craig Cadamarteri. Craig Cadamarteri whips in a cross ball towards Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.53
Steve Newton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.45
0-1Lee Jackson threads the ball through to Fredrik Charlton. Fredrik Charlton threads the ball through to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Adrian Gascoigne scores for Aston Villa!!
42.41
Nils Arndt sees space and advances. Nils Arndt lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Gascoigne. Adrian Gascoigne heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
Claudio Scarponi chips the ball to his team mate, Nils Arndt. Nils Arndt threads the ball through to Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.03
Graham Plowright catches Jody Boyd on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jody Boyd is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
49.46
Dennis Dichio chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby makes a simple pass to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke whips in a cross ball towards Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.48
Fredrik Godber threads the ball through to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.52
Nils Arndt chips the ball to his team mate, Jody Boyd. Jody Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.53
Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Cadamarteri. Craig Cadamarteri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.12
Steve Newton passes the ball forward to Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer goes all the way! Norman Palmer makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Peter Lowe easily smothers it.
66.36
Brian Burgess passes the ball forward to Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Peter Lowe.
69.17
Steve Newton kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Cadamarteri. Craig Cadamarteri lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.35
0-1Jonas Schramm threads the ball through to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips threads the ball through to Jody Boyd but he's offside!
72.14
Dennis Dichio chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Cadamarteri. Craig Cadamarteri makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joe Cooke but he's offside!
77.35
Stuart Stamp controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Newton. Steve Newton chips the ball to his team mate, Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.01
0-1Jody Boyd comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Stamp. Jody Boyd is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Stamp hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.01
0-1Bristol Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
83.03
Leon Mowbray chips the ball to his team mate, Jonas Schramm. Jonas Schramm passes the ball forward to Ivan Philips. Ivan Philips threads the ball through to Jody Boyd but he's offside!
84.27
Dennis Dichio kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Barmby. Harvey Barmby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer plays a perfect one-two with Craig Cadamarteri and rushes in on goal... Norman Palmer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Steve Newton threads the ball through to Norman Palmer. Norman Palmer shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Yellow Cards
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Possession
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