Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace
Dan ThomasDan Thomas Richard Deane Richard Deane
Lucien TchoutangL. Tchoutang81
G
1
G
74Giampiero Di NataleG. Di Natale
Jose Javier CarcedoJ. Carcedo79
D
2
D
71Christian NeudeckerC. Neudecker
Arek LatoA. Lato79
D
3
D
69Gary GallacherG. Gallacher
Aristide BehiA. Behi77
D
4
D
70Linus ZickL. Zick
Colin BairdC. Baird80
D
5captain
M
75Francis ScalesF. Scales
Gilles YoungG. Young80
M
6
M
66Cedric PonsardC. Ponsard
Hauke BartschH. Bartsch87
M
captain7
M
71Ben LeeB. Lee
Seth WhiteS. White87
M
8
M
70Edouard AntunesE. Antunes
Martijn DijkstraM. Dijkstra81
A
9
A
79Edgar Kroupi-ZahiE. Kroupi-Zahi
Daniele FletcherD. Fletcher77
A
10
A
74Marcus BishopM. Bishop
Andriy FeskovA. Feskov80
A
11
A
69Tim AndertonT. Anderton
 
Dave VassellD. Vassell77
A
12
D
66Ricardo MarquesR. Marques
Franceco MezzanoF. Mezzano78
A
13
D
67Steve CharltonS. Charlton
Sylvain LoweS. Lowe72
D
14
A
74Isaiah CampbellI. Campbell

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 17,572 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Crystal Palace appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by John Boisfer.


0.00
The first half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
2.40
Gary Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
10.21
Without breaking stride, Hauke Bartsch plays the ball forward to Daniele Fletcher. Daniele Fletcher shoots from distance but is denied by Giampiero Di Natale. Excellent save.
16.52
Hauke Bartsch knocks the ball to his team mate, Seth White. Seth White threads the ball through to Martijn Dijkstra. With some swift thinking, Martijn Dijkstra plays the ball forward to Andriy Feskov who has made a great run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Andriy Feskov provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Andriy Feskov!
24.16
Gilles Young sees Martijn Dijkstra in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martijn Dijkstra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.40
Aristide Behi takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Jose Javier Carcedo. Jose Javier Carcedo hits a low pass to Daniele Fletcher. Daniele Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gilles Young but he's offside!
38.37
Cedric Ponsard flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Bishop controls it well on his chest. Marcus Bishop makes a simple pass, allowing Edgar Kroupi-Zahi to run into the box. Some superb footwork from Edgar Kroupi-Zahi provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Lucien Tchoutang gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
42.07
Christian Neudecker knocks the ball forward to Ben Lee. Ben Lee plays the ball forward to Tim Anderton. Tim Anderton shoots from distance. Lucien Tchoutang gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
44.40
Gary Gallacher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Bishop collects the pass. Marcus Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Aristide Behi.
45.00
Edouard Antunes hits a low pass to Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Lucien Tchoutang gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Crystal Palace get the second half underway!
48.58
Gilles Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniele Fletcher. Daniele Fletcher whips in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra makes a looping header on goal. Linus Zick clears it off the line with his head!
54.40
Hauke Bartsch takes it forward alone. Hauke Bartsch makes an attacking run forward. Hauke Bartsch advances inside the box! Hauke Bartsch muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Hauke Bartsch!
59.47
Gary Gallacher makes a simple pass to Cedric Ponsard. Cedric Ponsard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aristide Behi.
60.43
Crystal Palace have made a substitution with Isaiah Campbell replacing Edgar Kroupi-Zahi .
61.52
Seth White makes a probing pass to Daniele Fletcher. Daniele Fletcher shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.28
Seth White makes a probing pass to Daniele Fletcher. Daniele Fletcher plays the ball forward to Andriy Feskov who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Andriy Feskov provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Giampiero Di Natale!
67.24
Tim Anderton hits a low pass to Isaiah Campbell. Isaiah Campbell lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Bishop. Marcus Bishop knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Lucien Tchoutang manages to gather it.
73.53
Aristide Behi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Baird. Colin Baird threads the ball through to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.19
Crystal Palace have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Marques replacing Gary Gallacher and Steve Charlton replacing Linus Zick .
81.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Marques plays the ball forward to Christian Neudecker. Christian Neudecker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Campbell. Isaiah Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.56
Jose Javier Carcedo clumsily knocks into Isaiah Campbell. Jose Javier Carcedo is warned by the referee! Isaiah Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.11
Ricardo Marques flicks the ball to his team mate, Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Marcus Bishop who takes it down. Marcus Bishop passes the ball forward to Edouard Antunes. Some good footwork from Edouard Antunes provides some space. He shoots at goal. Superb reactions from Lucien Tchoutang. What a save!
87.28
With a delightful solo run, Andriy Feskov stretches the opposition's defence. Andriy Feskov makes a pass forward but Martijn Dijkstra is yards offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

Crystal Palace
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
28.9%
42.2%
28.9%

Scorers
Andriy Feskov 17
Hauke Bartsch 54
Edouard Antunes 2

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hauke Bartsch of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Lucien Tchoutang (GK)
8
2.Jose Javier Carcedo (DEF)
6
3.Arek Lato (DEF)
6
4.Aristide Behi (DEF)
6
5.Colin Baird (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Young (MID)
6
7.Hauke Bartsch (MID)goal scored
9
8.Seth White (MID)
7
9.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)
7
10.Daniele Fletcher (ATT)
7
11.Andriy Feskov (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Dave Vassell (ATT)
0
13.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)
0
14.Sylvain Lowe (DEF)
0

1.Giampiero Di Natale (GK)
6
2.Christian Neudecker (DEF)
6
3.Gary Gallacher (DEF)
6
4.Linus Zick (DEF)
6
5.Francis Scales (MID)
6
6.Cedric Ponsard (MID)
7
7.Ben Lee (MID)
6
8.Edouard Antunes (MID)goal scored
8
9.Edgar Kroupi-Zahi (ATT)
6
10.Marcus Bishop (ATT)
6
11.Tim Anderton (ATT)
6
 
12.Ricardo Marques (DEF)
6
13.Steve Charlton (DEF)
6
14.Isaiah Campbell (ATT)
6