Match Report
| Hull City | Hull City |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Eberle | J. Eberle |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | James Winterburn | J. Winterburn | |||||||||
| Nicky Batty | N. Batty | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Alan Burgess | A. Burgess | |||||||||
| Ian Potts | I. Potts | | 51 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 61 | | Ian Morris | I. Morris | |||||||
| Daniel Weaver | D. Weaver | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Les Wiltord | L. Wiltord | |||||||||
| Ricardo Teixeira | R. Teixeira |  | 41 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | |||||||||
| Jacob Bower | J. Bower | | 41 | D | | 6 | | M | 64 |  | Neil McNeill | N. McNeill | |||||||||
| Vasco Neves | V. Neves | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Mervin Woodcock | M. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Titus Stuart | T. Stuart | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | Edmundo Gutierrez | E. Gutierrez | |||||||||
| Stephen Peters | S. Peters | | 57 | M | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Harvey Southgate | H. Southgate | |||||||||
| Amedeo Bia | A. Bia |  | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Warren Lampard | W. Lampard | |||||||||
| Dean Guppy | D. Guppy | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Garcia Duque Urso | G. Urso | |||||||||
| John Rankin | J. Rankin | | 55 | M | | 12 | | M | 52 | | Kelvin Naylor | K. Naylor | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Guerrero | R. Guerrero | | 47 | M | | 13 | | G | 51 | | Neil Ball | N. Ball | |||||||||
| Ronnie Cutler | R. Cutler | | 47 | G | | 14 | | M | 49 | | Del Westwood | D. Westwood | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at KC Stadium where Hull City play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,892 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Lowe.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hull City are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Lowe.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Hull City kick off!
3.36
0-0Amedeo Bia clumsily knocks into Mervin Woodcock. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mervin Woodcock gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
18.20
0-0Alan Burgess hacks Dean Guppy from behind! The referee calls over Alan Burgess and shows him a yellow card! Dean Guppy runs off the knock.
22.16
0-0Vasco Neves passes the ball forward to Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.36
0-0Les Wiltord makes a simple pass to Edmundo Gutierrez. Edmundo Gutierrez flicks a high pass forward. Mervin Woodcock controls it well on his chest. Mervin Woodcock rushes past Stephen Peters! Mervin Woodcock side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
26.15
0-0Amedeo Bia knocks the ball forward to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy plays a perfect one-two with Amedeo Bia and rushes in on goal... Les Wiltord barges into Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy appeals for a penalty! Given!!
26.15
0-0The referee points to the spot..
27.26
1-0Amedeo Bia takes a long run up. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.42
Stephen Peters threads the ball through to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy whips in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but James Winterburn is on top of it.
33.55
Stephen Peters controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.15
Nicky Batty knocks the ball to his team mate, Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.34
Stephen Peters threads a neat ball through to Vasco Neves. Vasco Neves makes a beautiful solo run. Vasco Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.44
Mervin Woodcock catches Titus Stuart on the ankles. Mervin Woodcock is shown the yellow card! Titus Stuart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Neil McNeill hacks Stephen Peters from behind! The referee calls over Neil McNeill and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Peters hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hull City appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United have changed their lineup with Del Westwood replacing Edmundo Gutierrez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
45.00
The second half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
63.17
Ian Potts pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ian Potts threads a neat ball through to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Les Wiltord.
65.18
1-0Vasco Neves takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Stephen Peters. Stephen Peters threads a neat ball through to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
66.34
Mervin Woodcock changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Mervin Woodcock finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.01
Vasco Neves makes a simple pass to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ian Morris.
77.11
1-1Rotherham United have made a substitution with Neil Ball replacing Ian Morris .
79.38
Titus Stuart sees Dean Guppy in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dean Guppy lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia makes a looping header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
83.32
Vasco Neves barges into Neil McNeill. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil McNeill runs off the knock.
85.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Ball laces a through ball forward to Mervin Woodcock. Mervin Woodcock tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
87.17
Stephen Peters threads the ball through to Dean Guppy. Dean Guppy lofts in a cross ball towards Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia connects with a diving header but it's well over the bar!
89.25
Nicky Batty threads the ball through to Ian Potts. With fabulous imagination, Ian Potts laces a through ball forward to Amedeo Bia. Amedeo Bia runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Amedeo Bia provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.3%
38.7%
Play Area
22.7%
52%
25.3%
Scorers
| Amedeo Bia 27 (p) | Mervin Woodcock 66 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Woodcock of Rotherham United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jan Eberle (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nicky Batty (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Potts (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Daniel Weaver (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ricardo Teixeira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jacob Bower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vasco Neves (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Titus Stuart (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Peters (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Amedeo Bia (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Dean Guppy (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | John Rankin (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rodolfo Guerrero (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ronnie Cutler (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | James Winterburn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alan Burgess (DEF) | | 5 |
| 3. | Ian Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Les Wiltord (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Craig Patterson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil McNeill (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Mervin Woodcock (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Edmundo Gutierrez (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Harvey Southgate (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Warren Lampard (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Garcia Duque Urso (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Naylor (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Neil Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Del Westwood (MID) | 6 | |