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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Burnley. A crowd of 18,709 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rotherham United and Burnley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Burnley kick off!
2.46
Darren Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.43
Gary Beckham threads the ball through to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Silvio Salazar has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
9.58
Tom Roussel kicks a strong pass forward to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Beckham!
20.26
Lehisa Ogawa makes a probing pass to Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel threads the ball through to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski goes all the way! Piotr Swierczewski makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.38
Nigel Galli hacks Daniel Gneki Guié from behind! Nigel Galli is warned by the referee! Daniel Gneki Guié carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.24
Burnley are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
30.53
Burnley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rotherham United's defence.
33.28
Nigel Galli makes a simple pass to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Garba.
34.28
Hugo Garba threads the ball through to Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.58
Roberto Vega deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli sees space and advances. Nigel Galli passes the ball forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
38.47
Lehisa Ogawa kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Gneki Guié. Daniel Gneki Guié knocks the ball forward to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.30
Antonio Caminero makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Caminero lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.27
Hugo Garba makes a probing pass to Daniel Gneki Guié. Daniel Gneki Guié kicks a strong pass forward to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri goes all the way! Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Eddie Beckham!
45.00
Lehisa Ogawa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Gneki Guié. Daniel Gneki Guié chips the ball to his team mate, Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Eddie Beckham manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
48.08
Lehisa Ogawa knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Merino. Rodolfo Merino makes a simple pass to Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Beckham who gathers it comfortably.
51.55
Hugo Garba decides to run forward with the ball. Hugo Garba advances with the ball. Hugo Garba shoots from 20 yards. Eddie Beckham easily smothers it.
53.32
Lehisa Ogawa sees space and advances. Lehisa Ogawa makes a probing pass to Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Eddie Beckham manages to keep it out.
55.18
Daniel Gneki Guié catches Nigel Galli on the ankles. The referee calls over Daniel Gneki Guié and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Galli stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.21
Rodolfo Merino knocks the ball forward to Piotr Swierczewski. Piotr Swierczewski whips in a cross ball towards Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.00
Elias Koller kicks a strong pass forward to Nahuel Quiroz. Nahuel Quiroz passes the ball forward to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri plays a perfect one-two with Elbekay Fertout and rushes in on goal... Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.04
Antonio Caminero makes a simple pass to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers plays a perfect one-two with Pablo Iglesias and rushes in on goal... Ger Luijpers makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Silvio Salazar is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.44
Bradley Allsopp knocks the ball forward to Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli advances with the ball. Nigel Galli whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Silvio Salazar manages to keep it out.
71.50
Darren Mcgreal threads the ball through to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers plays a perfect one-two with Dale Barmby and rushes in on goal... Ger Luijpers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Silvio Salazar easily smothers it.
79.28
Nahuel Quiroz knocks the ball forward to Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri. Ole Gunnar El-Fakiri finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.57
Nigel Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
83.56
Tom Roussel hacks Nigel Galli from behind! The referee calls over Tom Roussel and warns him to calm down! Nigel Galli stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Nigel Galli passes the ball forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Ger Luijpers of Burnley

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 49.3827160493827 vs 50.6172839506173
Play Area
Home team third: 30.86%, Midfield: 45.68%, Away team third: 23.46%