Match Report
| Rotherham United | Rotherham United |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Winterburn | J. Winterburn |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Tony Howells | T. Howells | |||||||||
| Alan Burgess | A. Burgess | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Wilfred Versteeg | W. Versteeg | |||||||||
| Ian Morris | I. Morris | | 61 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Martin Palmer | M. Palmer | ||||||||
| Les Wiltord | L. Wiltord | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Jacob Cort | J. Cort | |||||||||
| Craig Patterson | C. Patterson | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Steve Moncur | S. Moncur | |||||||||
| Neil McNeill | N. McNeill |  | 64 | M | | 6 | | | D | 44 | | Del Grant | D. Grant | ||||||||
| Mervin Woodcock | M. Woodcock | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Tim Davies | T. Davies | |||||||||
| Edmundo Gutierrez | E. Gutierrez |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Tommy Peckham | T. Peckham | |||||||||
| Harvey Southgate | H. Southgate | | 57 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Ivan Riza | I. Riza | |||||||||
| Warren Lampard | W. Lampard | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Patrice Blanc | P. Blanc | |||||||||
| Garcia Duque Urso | G. Urso |  | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Gareth Kerr | G. Kerr | |||||||||
| Kelvin Naylor | K. Naylor | | 52 | M | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Chris Mills | C. Mills | |||||||||
| Neil Ball | N. Ball | | 51 | G | | 13 | | G | 49 | | Ben Mcleod | B. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Del Westwood | D. Westwood | | 50 | M | | 14 | | M | 48 | | Jose Javier Redondo | J. Redondo | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,704 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marvin Potts.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Marvin Potts.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Millwall get the match underway!
3.40
0-0With imagination, Mervin Woodcock picks a pass forward to Garcia Duque Urso. Garcia Duque Urso advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Garcia Duque Urso provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Steve Moncur. Excellent block.
4.25
0-0Neil McNeill pushes mid-way up the pitch. Neil McNeill takes it forward alone. Neil McNeill puts a great ball through. Garcia Duque Urso runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
8.46
0-0With imagination, Craig Patterson plays the ball forward to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill makes a simple pass to Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Steve Moncur.
12.24
0-0Ian Morris hits a low pass to Mervin Woodcock. Mervin Woodcock kicks a strong pass forward to Garcia Duque Urso. Garcia Duque Urso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
20.48
0-0Warren Lampard hacks Steve Moncur from behind! The referee calls over Warren Lampard and warns him to calm down! Steve Moncur stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.55
Neil McNeill sees Garcia Duque Urso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Garcia Duque Urso whips in a cross ball towards Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.33
Neil McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Mervin Woodcock. Mervin Woodcock darts forward. Mervin Woodcock plays a scrappy one-two with Warren Lampard and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mervin Woodcock side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.52
1-0With imagination, Les Wiltord plays the ball forward to Neil McNeill. Neil McNeill plays the ball forward to Mervin Woodcock. Mervin Woodcock plays a scrappy one-two with Garcia Duque Urso and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mervin Woodcock looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
44.53
1-0Rotherham United are in full control of this game.
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. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Rotherham United kick off!
47.09
Neil McNeill makes a simple pass to Warren Lampard. Warren Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Del Grant.
48.49
Les Wiltord flicks a high pass forward. Craig Patterson collects the pass. Craig Patterson knocks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Southgate. Harvey Southgate finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
51.35
Les Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Ian Morris. Ian Morris makes a beautiful solo run. Ian Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Lampard but the linesman indicates offside!
59.09
Steve Moncur kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Peckham. Tommy Peckham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tommy Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.09
1-1Millwall have made a substitution with Jose Javier Redondo replacing Tommy Peckham .
77.16
Rotherham United have made 2 substitutions with Del Westwood replacing Warren Lampard and Neil Ball replacing Ian Morris .Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Ben Mcleod replacing Gareth Kerr and Chris Mills replacing Patrice Blanc .
79.43
Martin Palmer threads a neat ball through to Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Mcleod. Ben Mcleod whips in a cross ball towards Chris Mills. Chris Mills rises majestically and gets a header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
83.57
Neil McNeill receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil Ball. Neil McNeill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Westwood. Del Westwood finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
20.6%
51.5%
27.9%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Woodcock of Rotherham United |
Match Ratings
| 1. | James Winterburn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Alan Burgess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Morris (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Les Wiltord (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Craig Patterson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil McNeill (MID) | 8 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Naylor (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Neil Ball (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Del Westwood (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Tony Howells (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Wilfred Versteeg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jacob Cort (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steve Moncur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Grant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tim Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tommy Peckham (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ivan Riza (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Patrice Blanc (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gareth Kerr (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Chris Mills (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ben Mcleod (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jose Javier Redondo (MID) | 6 | |