Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Hugo Picault | Hugo Picault | manager | Hhj Fffg | Hhj Fffg | |||||||||||||||||
| Dion Collymore | D. Collymore |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Dagui Tiéné | D. Tiéné | |||||||||
| John Heskey | J. Heskey | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Jon Isaksson | J. Isaksson | |||||||||
| Joseph-Desire Mboma | J. Mboma |  | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Rodney Condé | R. Condé | |||||||||
| Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Jody Galli | J. Galli | |||||||||
| Adam Jobson | A. Jobson | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Paolo Jack | P. Jack | |||||||||
| Brian Todd | B. Todd | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Craig Woodcock | C. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Jan Jensen | J. Jensen |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Luigi Calaiò | L. Calaiò | |||||||||
| Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Yohann Rascle | Y. Rascle | |||||||||
| Syd Dixon | S. Dixon | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Lucien Ndo | L. Ndo | |||||||||
| Des Philips | D. Philips | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Jacob Jess | J. Jess | |||||||||
| Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Malcolm James | M. James | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Manchester City. A crowd of 9,163 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Manchester City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
8.08
0-0Des Philips clumsily knocks into Rodney Condé. Des Philips is shown the yellow card! Rodney Condé runs off the knock.
12.57
0-0Jan Jensen makes a simple pass to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
21.57
0-0John Heskey makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen sees space and advances. Jan Jensen plays a perfect one-two with Syd Dixon and rushes in on goal... Jan Jensen shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Dagui Tiéné.
26.01
Rodney Condé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Calaiò. Luigi Calaiò makes a probing pass to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm James. Malcolm James heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
32.02
0-1Luigi Calaiò chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm James. Malcolm James plays a perfect one-two with Jacob Jess and rushes in on goal... Malcolm James takes a shot at goal. Malcolm James scores for Manchester City!!
36.58
Joseph-Desire Mboma threads the ball through to Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen threads the ball through to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon whips in a cross ball towards Des Philips. Des Philips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Dagui Tiéné manages to gather it comfortably.
39.05
Rodney Condé makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Woodcock. Craig Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm James. Malcolm James knocks in a cross ball towards Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.32
0-1Yohann Rascle clumsily knocks into Brian Todd. Yohann Rascle is shown the yellow card! Brian Todd carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Manchester City kick off!
49.55
0-1Luigi Calaiò makes a simple pass to Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dion Collymore who gathers it comfortably.
51.55
Brian Todd passes the ball forward to Des Philips. Des Philips knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Dagui Tiéné easily picks it out of the air!
54.28
Craig Woodcock knocks the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess whips in a cross ball towards Lucien Ndo. Lucien Ndo heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.29
0-2Luigi Baronio knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Dixon but he's offside!
59.19
Jan Jensen catches Luigi Calaiò on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Luigi Calaiò carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.35
Jody Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yohann Rascle. Yohann Rascle flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.35
Yohann Rascle knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.19
Jody Galli makes a probing pass to Yohann Rascle. Yohann Rascle knocks the ball forward to Jacob Jess. Jacob Jess whips in a cross ball towards Malcolm James. Malcolm James directs the ball goalwards with his head. Dion Collymore easily smothers it.
73.26
Craig Woodcock sees a break and surges forward. Craig Woodcock sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.58
Luigi Baronio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodney Condé.
78.34
Adrian Hunt flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Todd. Brian Todd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Des Philips. Des Philips kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon takes a shot at goal. Syd Dixon scores for Bristol Rovers!!
84.22
Joseph-Desire Mboma surges forward with the ball. Joseph-Desire Mboma makes a probing pass to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.13
Jan Jensen makes a simple pass to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson goes all the way! Nigel Johnson tries a spectacular strike but Dagui Tiéné is on top of it.
89.25
Adam Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio kicks a strong pass forward to Des Philips. Des Philips kicks a strong pass forward to Syd Dixon. Syd Dixon makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Syd Dixon 78, 89 | Malcolm James 32 Lucien Ndo 54 |