Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Phil MccannP. Mccann55
G
1
G
63Stefan ArendtS. Arendt
Kemal FletcherK. Fletcher65
D
2
D
57Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell
Noel DuberryN. Duberry61
D
3captain
D
55Alexander ScowcroftA. Scowcroft
Alberto RomeroA. Romero61
D
4
D
55Ledley ThompsonL. Thompson
Gavin DalglishG. Dalglish57
D
5
D
63Darius MccannD. Mccann
Bill GilchristB. Gilchrist66
M
6
M
79Julian ZiegeJ. Ziege
Tony ElliottT. Elliott60
M
captain7
M
66Billy BowerB. Bower
Greg SinclairG. Sinclair58
M
8
A
52Stefan SchönenbornS. Schönenborn
Marcus DrakeM. Drake65
A
9
A
60Fredrik DixonF. Dixon
Carl OwenC. Owen63
A
10
A
57Adrian VenusA. Venus
Adrian ImpeyA. Impey58
A
11
M
53Omer ShearerO. Shearer
 
Paolo DyerP. Dyer57
M
12
M
64Alistair FentonA. Fenton
Fernando Mario HodoutoF. Hodouto57
M
13
M
63Steve FowlerS. Fowler
Stan WainwrightS. Wainwright54
G
14
M
61Clive GordonC. Gordon

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 7,342 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mcleod.


0.00
Rotherham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.21
Chris Summerbell chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Bower. Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn edges inside the box! Stefan Schönenborn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.36
Greg Sinclair hits a low pass to Carl Owen. Carl Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
9.05
Alberto Romero darts forward. Alberto Romero sees Adrian Impey in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adrian Impey knocks in a cross ball towards Marcus Drake. Marcus Drake outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is miles over!
10.16
Kemal Fletcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott makes a probing pass to Carl Owen. Carl Owen shoots from 20 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.31
Billy Bower sees space and advances. Billy Bower shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.35
Billy Bower kicks a strong pass forward to Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
28.07
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
32.43
Billy Bower flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Schönenborn collects the pass. Stefan Schönenborn rushes past Kemal Fletcher! Stefan Schönenborn comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
Billy Bower changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Billy Bower skips past Gavin Dalglish! Some silky footwork from Billy Bower provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Phil Mccann. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Sheffield United kicking off!
49.49
Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn knocks in a cross ball towards Omer Shearer. Omer Shearer connects with a diving header but somehow Noel Duberry happens to be in the right place to block it.
51.10
Noel Duberry threads a neat ball through to Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott darts forward. Tony Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Adrian Impey. Adrian Impey outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Adrian Impey scores for Rotherham United!!
54.45
Kemal Fletcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Sinclair. Greg Sinclair flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Impey. Adrian Impey plays a scrappy one-two with Carl Owen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adrian Impey looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
55.29
With a delightful solo run, Greg Sinclair stretches the opposition's defence. Greg Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.39
Ledley Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Billy Bower holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Bower knocks the ball forward to Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn plays a quick one-two with Adrian Venus and rushes in on goal... Stefan Schönenborn tries a spectacular strike but Phil Mccann reads it well. Great save!
60.00
Alberto Romero threads the ball through to Bill Gilchrist. Bill Gilchrist flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Impey controls it well on his chest. Adrian Impey knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefan Arendt who gathers it comfortably.
61.22
Tony Elliott takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Bill Gilchrist. Bill Gilchrist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Drake. Marcus Drake lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Impey. Adrian Impey makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.15
With vision, Billy Bower laces a through ball forward to Omer Shearer. Omer Shearer rushes past Noel Duberry! Omer Shearer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is miles over!
67.32
Ledley Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Bower. Billy Bower makes an attacking run forward. Billy Bower shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
69.58
Noel Duberry threads a neat ball through to Bill Gilchrist. Bill Gilchrist knocks the ball forward to Marcus Drake. Marcus Drake knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Summerbell.
71.29
Alberto Romero makes a simple pass to Greg Sinclair. Greg Sinclair knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Owen. Carl Owen lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Impey. Adrian Impey beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
72.10
Noel Duberry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Gilchrist. Bill Gilchrist hits a low pass to Adrian Impey. Adrian Impey plays a scrappy one-two with Carl Owen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adrian Impey shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Solid save from Stefan Arendt.
73.40
Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus makes a defence splitting pass to Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
75.45
Noel Duberry threads the ball through to Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Owen. Carl Owen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Scowcroft.
77.31
Kemal Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Owen. Carl Owen skips past Alexander Scowcroft! Carl Owen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.49
Alexander Scowcroft launches a long ball forward. Omer Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.44
Tony Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Drake. Marcus Drake shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.21
With a delightful solo run, Billy Bower stretches the opposition's defence. Billy Bower shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.44
Alexander Scowcroft decides to run forward with the ball. Alexander Scowcroft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Sheffield United
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
5
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.5%
50.5%
Play Area
30.9%
42.3%
26.8%

Scorers
Adrian Impey 51
Carl Owen 77
Stefan Schönenborn 3

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Bower of Sheffield United

Match Ratings
1.Phil Mccann (GK)
6
2.Kemal Fletcher (DEF)
6
3.Noel Duberry (DEF)
7
4.Alberto Romero (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Dalglish (DEF)
6
6.Bill Gilchrist (MID)
6
7.Tony Elliott (MID)
8
8.Greg Sinclair (MID)
6
9.Marcus Drake (ATT)
6
10.Carl Owen (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Adrian Impey (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Paolo Dyer (MID)
0
13.Fernando Mario Hodouto (MID)
0
14.Stan Wainwright (GK)
0

1.Stefan Arendt (GK)
6
2.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Scowcroft (DEF)
6
4.Ledley Thompson (DEF)
6
5.Darius Mccann (DEF)
6
6.Julian Ziege (MID)
6
7.Billy Bower (MID)
9
8.Stefan Schönenborn (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Fredrik Dixon (ATT)
6
10.Adrian Venus (ATT)
6
11.Omer Shearer (MID)
6
 
12.Alistair Fenton (MID)
0
13.Steve Fowler (MID)
0
14.Clive Gordon (MID)
0