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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 4,271 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.


0.00
Sheffield United start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.34
Sylvain Scowcroft clumsily knocks into Eddie Myers. The referee calls over Sylvain Scowcroft and warns him to calm down! Eddie Myers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.05
Vincenzo Frieser makes a simple pass to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
12.29
Ben Cooke knocks the ball forward to Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham threads the ball through to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Marcelino who gathers it comfortably.
14.29
Nicky Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Parker. Alberto Parker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Riza.
15.45
Aaron Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.57
Daniele Newby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Barton. Harvey Barton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Finney. Daniele Finney deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Caveglia but the linesman indicates offside!
20.14
Ben Cooke makes a probing pass to Oleg Higginbotham. Oleg Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Daniel Marcelino manages to gather it comfortably.
22.44
Aaron Riza barges into Daniele Finney. Aaron Riza is warned by the referee! Daniele Finney hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.18
Ben Cooke catches Ga‘l Caveglia on the ankles. Ben Cooke is shown the yellow card! Ga‘l Caveglia stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.17
Daniele Newby flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Parker. Alberto Parker makes a probing pass to Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Finney. Daniele Finney directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.28
Ivan Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City get the second half underway!
47.47
Aaron Riza clumsily knocks into Daniele Finney. Aaron Riza is given another warning by the referee! Daniele Finney runs off the knock.
49.09
Alberto Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Finney. Daniele Finney is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
55.49
Alberto Parker knocks the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.40
Gareth Robson passes the ball forward to Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia goes all the way! Ga‘l Caveglia takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
66.22
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.48
Alberto Parker chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Finney. Daniele Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aaron Riza.
72.06
Ivan Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Daniel Marcelino manages to gather it comfortably.
75.27
Daniele Newby flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Parker. Alberto Parker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniele Finney. Daniele Finney knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.18
Harvey Barton flicks the ball to his team mate, Ga‘l Caveglia. Ga‘l Caveglia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.53
Ben Cooke passes the ball forward to Ivan Galli. Ivan Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Sylvain Scowcroft barges into Oleg Higginbotham. Sylvain Scowcroft is given another warning by the referee! Oleg Higginbotham stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Parker of Bristol City

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 0 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 4 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 54.7619047619048 vs 45.2380952380952
Play Area
Home team third: 25.00%, Midfield: 46.43%, Away team third: 28.57%