Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Norwich CityNorwich City
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Mike Lua-LuaM. Lua-Lua52
G
1
G
62Alfred BoertienA. Boertien
Stephen CharltonS. Charlton53
D
2
D
62Bill Wright-PhillipsB. Wright-Phillips
Jody PearceJ. Pearce50
D
3
D
55Sylvain JoachimS. Joachim
Steve StockdaleS. Stockdale50
D
4
D
54Eugenio FiniE. Fini
Edward WallworkE. Wallwork46
D
5
D
51Nigel DraperN. Draper
Greg SalmonG. Salmon56
M
6
M
50Nicholas JohnsonN. Johnson
John SwiftJ. Swift56
M
7
M
48Niccolo JobsonN. Jobson
Alistair JeffersA. Jeffers58
A
8captain
M
48Alun BridgeA. Bridge
Adam VickersA. Vickers57
A
captain9
M
47Kemal WindassK. Windass
Terry WoodcockT. Woodcock50
A
10
A
52John CortJ. Cort
Nwankwo WiseN. Wise41
A
11
A
48Carlton BellamyC. Bellamy
 
Guilherme GomesG. Gomes49
M
12
G
50Nicky MercerN. Mercer
Tim BrownT. Brown46
G
13
A
47Sebastian OrtegaS. Ortega
Neil HapgoodN. Hapgood45
M
14
M
45Leon KerrL. Kerr

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 2,763 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dave Woodcock.


0.00
Norwich City kick off!
2.42
Bill Wright-Phillips catches Alistair Jeffers on the ankles. The referee calls over Bill Wright-Phillips and shows him a yellow card! Alistair Jeffers runs off the knock.
4.35
Steve Stockdale makes a probing pass to John Swift. John Swift passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Wise. Nwankwo Wise makes a probing pass to Alistair Jeffers but he's offside!
9.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Jody Pearce laces a weighted ball forward to John Swift. John Swift makes a beautiful solo run. John Swift tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
15.24
Steve Stockdale decides to run forward with the ball. Steve Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Wise. Nwankwo Wise shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
18.11
Nigel Draper clumsily knocks into Nwankwo Wise. Nigel Draper is given a warning by the referee! Nwankwo Wise hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.03
Showing composure, Nicholas Johnson plays the ball forward to Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy flicks a high pass forward. John Cort controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. John Cort cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.33
Nicholas Johnson makes a simple pass to John Cort. John Cort skips past Steve Stockdale! John Cort takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.24
Steve Stockdale knocks the ball forward to John Swift. John Swift knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Woodcock. Terry Woodcock tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
30.54
Niccolo Jobson makes a beautiful solo run. Niccolo Jobson lofts in a cross ball towards Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.19
Niccolo Jobson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
34.27
John Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Adam Vickers. Adam Vickers controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
36.44
John Swift controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Wise. Nwankwo Wise shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
44.34
Niccolo Jobson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Bellamy. Carlton Bellamy shoots from distance. Mike Lua-Lua gets down and covers it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers have changed their lineup with Tim Brown replacing Jody Pearce and Neil Hapgood replacing Terry Woodcock. Norwich City appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
47.34
Greg Salmon threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Wise. Nwankwo Wise shoots from 20 yards. Alfred Boertien gets down and covers it.
54.35
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.21
John Swift barges into Kemal Windass. John Swift is shown the yellow card! Kemal Windass stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.33
Steve Stockdale takes it forward alone. Steve Stockdale makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Stockdale makes a simple pass, allowing Alistair Jeffers to run into the box. Alistair Jeffers looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
73.23
John Swift threads a neat ball through to Nwankwo Wise. Nwankwo Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Hapgood. Neil Hapgood outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.56
Stephen Charlton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Swift. John Swift flicks a high pass forward to Nwankwo Wise who brings the ball under control. Nwankwo Wise shoots from outside the area. Alfred Boertien is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
85.47
John Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hapgood. Neil Hapgood shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.44
Niccolo Jobson kicks a strong pass forward to John Cort. John Cort skips past Edward Wallwork! Some good footwork from John Cort provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
89.27
Nicholas Johnson flicks the ball to his team mate, John Cort. John Cort knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Nigel Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge makes a beautiful solo run. Alun Bridge whips in a cross ball towards John Cort. John Cort connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Mike Lua-Lua has to pick the ball from the back of the net! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Norwich City
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
31.2%
48.1%
20.8%

Scorers
Alistair Jeffers 69
Nwankwo Wise 76
John Cort 20, 24, 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Cort of Norwich City

Match Ratings
1.Mike Lua-Lua (GK)
6
2.Stephen Charlton (DEF)
6
3.Jody Pearce (DEF)
6
4.Steve Stockdale (DEF)
7
5.Edward Wallwork (DEF)
6
6.Greg Salmon (MID)
6
7.John Swift (MID)yellow card
7
8.Alistair Jeffers (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Adam Vickers (ATT)
6
10.Terry Woodcock (ATT)
6
11.Nwankwo Wise (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Guilherme Gomes (MID)
0
13.Tim Brown (GK)
6
14.Neil Hapgood (MID)
6

1.Alfred Boertien (GK)
6
2.Bill Wright-Phillips (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Sylvain Joachim (DEF)
6
4.Eugenio Fini (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Draper (DEF)
6
6.Nicholas Johnson (MID)
6
7.Niccolo Jobson (MID)
6
8.Alun Bridge (MID)
6
9.Kemal Windass (MID)
6
10.John Cort (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Carlton Bellamy (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicky Mercer (GK)
0
13.Sebastian Ortega (ATT)
0
14.Leon Kerr (MID)
0