Match Report
| Tranmere Rovers | Tranmere Rovers |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Cort | B. Cort |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 | | Joe Wainwright | J. Wainwright | |||||||||
| Stuart Vieira | S. Vieira | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 |  | Lars Ziegenhagen | L. Ziegenhagen | |||||||||
| Marvin Hurst | M. Hurst | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Ivan Bridge | I. Bridge | |||||||||
| Martin Fletcher | M. Fletcher | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 |  | Sebastien Tatarian | S. Tatarian | |||||||||
| Rui Castro | R. Castro |  | 44 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 |  | Nicolas Ferrer | N. Ferrer | |||||||||
| Jason Lockley | J. Lockley | | 45 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 |  | Yassine Djoudi | Y. Djoudi | |||||||||
| Frank Howells | F. Howells | | 45 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Nwankwo Maclean | N. Maclean | |||||||||
| Ruel Monk | R. Monk | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Gavin Beckham | G. Beckham | |||||||||
| Leon Montague | L. Montague | | 56 | A | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Pierre-Yves Cascini | P. Cascini | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 43 | | Kemal Bastin | K. Bastin | |||||||||
| Renato Marsala | R. Marsala |  | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 42 |  | Andriy Kryvenko | A. Kryvenko | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Prenton Park where Tranmere Rovers play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,342 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Tranmere Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Tranmere Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Tranmere Rovers kick off!
4.32
0-0Gavin Beckham kicks a strong pass forward to Andriy Kryvenko. Andriy Kryvenko knocks in a cross ball towards Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Bill Cort!
6.13
Ivan Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Yassine Djoudi. Yassine Djoudi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Bill Cort easily smothers it!
8.25
0-0Ivan Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Beckham. Gavin Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.10
0-0Nicolas Ferrer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Martin Fletcher.
15.23
Jason Lockley brings the ball forward. Jason Lockley whips in a cross ball towards Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
18.38
0-0Rotherham United are easily keeping Tranmere Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
26.27
Frank Howells passes the ball forward to Leon Montague. Leon Montague plays a perfect one-two with Renato Marsala and rushes in on goal... Leon Montague shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Joe Wainwright!
30.30
Yassine Djoudi makes a simple pass to Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.03
Yassine Djoudi knocks the ball forward to Andriy Kryvenko. Andriy Kryvenko shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.56
0-0Andriy Kryvenko barges into Marvin Hurst. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marvin Hurst runs off the knock.
42.16
Frank Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Montague. Leon Montague goes all the way! Leon Montague makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Joe Wainwright easily smothers it.
44.19
Martin Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Lockley. Jason Lockley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Montague. Leon Montague knocks in a cross ball towards Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
0-0Frank Howells catches Gavin Beckham on the ankles. Frank Howells is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Beckham stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rotherham United get the second half underway!
57.05
Adrian Hunt knocks the ball forward to Andriy Kryvenko. Andriy Kryvenko goes all the way! Andriy Kryvenko takes a shot at goal but somehow Bill Cort manages to keep it out.
72.12
Ruel Monk knocks the ball to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala lofts in a cross ball towards Pierre-Yves Cascini. Pierre-Yves Cascini directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
77.14
Martin Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Howells. Frank Howells makes a simple pass to Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala shoots from long range but it is miles over!
81.58
Frank Howells catches Nwankwo Maclean on the ankles. The referee calls over Frank Howells again and warns him to calm down! Nwankwo Maclean hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Martin Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Lockley. Jason Lockley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Renato Marsala. Renato Marsala shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.5%
54.5%
Play Area
28.8%
48.5%
22.7%