Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Charlton AthleticCharlton Athletic
Computer Player Computer Player Dave Brooks Dave Brooks
Jonas PfeifferJ. Pfeiffer71
G
captain1captain
G
69Edwin MoussaE. Moussa
Albrecht NetzerA. Netzer64
D
2
D
55Joe SmitheJ. Smithe
Stephan GargoS. Gargo61
D
3
D
64Josue CamposJ. Campos
Paul WeberP. Weber61
D
4
D
61Johan IngessonJ. Ingesson
James MorrisJ. Morris50
D
5
D
43Simon MendezS. Mendez
Gianfranco AlbertiniG. Albertini71
M
6
M
65Francois BenonF. Benon
Kevin DickovK. Dickov67
M
7
M
67Jeremías GulyJ. Guly
Guillermo SanzG. Sanz64
M
8
M
66Emmanuel LawalE. Lawal
Miguel RamosM. Ramos69
A
9
A
66Niccolo RankinN. Rankin
Eddy BlasiE. Blasi64
A
10
A
66Peter NewbyP. Newby
Anton BabbelA. Babbel64
A
11
A
74Paulo VarelaP. Varela
 
Julian CleggJ. Clegg64
M
12
M
62Nordin BezzaiN. Bezzai
Rafael ZimmermanR. Zimmerman61
A
13
A
39Franco RialF. Rial
Darren DrydenD. Dryden54
M
14
A
58Magnus JohanssonM. Johansson

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Charlton Athletic. A crowd of 11,623 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Charlton Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Ralph Sturridge.


0.00
Charlton Athletic kick off the first half!
2.57
Paul Weber threads the ball through to Guillermo Sanz. Guillermo Sanz decides to run forward with the ball. Guillermo Sanz makes a probing pass to Anton Babbel but he's offside!
3.26
Gianfranco Albertini barges into Simon Mendez. The referee calls over Gianfranco Albertini and warns him to calm down! Simon Mendez stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.47
Guillermo Sanz makes an attacking run forward. Guillermo Sanz shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
12.16
Anton Babbel threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Albertini. Gianfranco Albertini edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from Gianfranco Albertini provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It curls slightly but Edwin Moussa manages to gather it easily.
20.36
Niccolo Rankin passes the ball forward to Jeremías Guly. Jeremías Guly knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Newby. Peter Newby rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
22.39
Gianfranco Albertini controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos skips past Simon Mendez! Miguel Ramos takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.42
James Morris hacks Jeremías Guly from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jeremías Guly carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.32
Guillermo Sanz flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Ramos who takes it down. Miguel Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
33.36
Guillermo Sanz makes a probing pass to Anton Babbel. Anton Babbel kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Albertini but the referee indicates it's offside!
40.52
Johan Ingesson flicks a high pass forward. Joe Smithe controls it well on his chest. Joe Smithe makes a probing pass to Niccolo Rankin. Niccolo Rankin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Pfeiffer who gathers it comfortably.
42.23
Stephan Gargo makes a simple pass to Guillermo Sanz. Guillermo Sanz flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Albertini. Gianfranco Albertini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edwin Moussa who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Charlton Athletic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the second half!
51.30
Anton Babbel makes a probing pass to Guillermo Sanz. Guillermo Sanz advances inside the box! Guillermo Sanz makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
53.42
Johan Ingesson flicks the ball to his team mate, Jeremías Guly. Jeremías Guly makes a simple pass to Francois Benon. Francois Benon knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Varela. Paulo Varela rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Jonas Pfeiffer is on top of it.
55.40
Gianfranco Albertini barges into Francois Benon. Gianfranco Albertini is warned by the referee again! Francois Benon gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.42
Charlton Athletic have made 3 substitutions with Nordin Bezzai replacing Jeremías Guly, Franco Rial replacing Emmanuel Lawal and Magnus Johansson replacing Paulo Varela .
63.47
Guillermo Sanz makes a simple pass to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johan Ingesson.
67.09
Stephan Gargo flicks the ball to his team mate, Guillermo Sanz. Guillermo Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anton Babbel. Anton Babbel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
72.38
James Morris flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Kevin Dickov plays a one-two with Gianfranco Albertini and advances towards the goal... Kevin Dickov shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
77.34
Gianfranco Albertini hits a low pass to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
79.31
Nordin Bezzai chips the ball to his team mate, Franco Rial. Franco Rial plays a one-two with Peter Newby and rushes in on goal... Franco Rial side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.12
Kevin Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Charlton Athletic
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
22.1%
44.2%
33.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Guillermo Sanz of Bristol Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Pfeiffer (GK)
6
2.Albrecht Netzer (DEF)
6
3.Stephan Gargo (DEF)
6
4.Paul Weber (DEF)
6
5.James Morris (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Gianfranco Albertini (MID)
7
7.Kevin Dickov (MID)
7
8.Guillermo Sanz (MID)
9
9.Miguel Ramos (ATT)
7
10.Eddy Blasi (ATT)
6
11.Anton Babbel (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Clegg (MID)
0
13.Rafael Zimmerman (ATT)
0
14.Darren Dryden (MID)
0

1.Edwin Moussa (GK)
8
2.Joe Smithe (DEF)
6
3.Josue Campos (DEF)
6
4.Johan Ingesson (DEF)
6
5.Simon Mendez (DEF)
6
6.Francois Benon (MID)
6
7.Jeremías Guly (MID)
7
8.Emmanuel Lawal (MID)
6
9.Niccolo Rankin (ATT)
6
10.Peter Newby (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Varela (ATT)
6
 
12.Nordin Bezzai (MID)
6
13.Franco Rial (ATT)
6
14.Magnus Johansson (ATT)
6