Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Plymouth Argyle. A crowd of 4,279 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Plymouth Argyle appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Plymouth Argyle start the match!
2.10
Danny Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune knocks the ball forward to Luke Delaney but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.31
Nicholas Cabezas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dennis Moncur. Dennis Moncur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune passes the ball forward to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Joe Wainwright had no chance!! Goal for Plymouth Argyle!
15.57
Ivan Bridge knocks the ball forward to Yassine Djoudi. Yassine Djoudi sees space and advances. Yassine Djoudi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.00
Gavin Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Kemal Bastin. Kemal Bastin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.16
Sebastien Tatarian chips the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ferrer. Nicolas Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
28.24
Yassine Djoudi clumsily knocks into Michael Jess. The referee calls over Yassine Djoudi and warns him to calm down! Michael Jess gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.10
Michael Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney threads the ball through to Francis May but he's offside!
36.45
Dennis Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.44
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
40.04
Adrian Hunt knocks the ball forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.22
Gavin Beckham barges into Dennis Moncur. Gavin Beckham is shown the yellow card! Dennis Moncur runs off the knock.
45.00
Nwankwo Maclean barges into Dennis Moncur. Nwankwo Maclean is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Moncur stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
53.13
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
55.45
Michael Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Francis May. Francis May deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.16
Danny Draper passes the ball forward to Matthew Fortune. Matthew Fortune knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney flicks the ball with his head but somehow Joe Wainwright manages to keep it out.
66.36
Dennis Moncur threads the ball through to Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney goes all the way! Luke Delaney tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
71.16
Adrian Hunt passes the ball forward to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.17
Ivan Bridge knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Ferrer. Nicolas Ferrer makes a probing pass to Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher finds some space and shoots from distance. Daniele Waters easily smothers it.
77.48
Dennis Moncur comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Beckham. Dennis Moncur is shown the yellow card! Gavin Beckham runs off the knock.
79.30
Danny Draper chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Delaney. Luke Delaney goes all the way! Luke Delaney makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Luke Delaney of Plymouth Argyle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
26.6%
50%
23.4%

Scorers