Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Bristol CityBristol City
Computer Player Computer Player Andy Bentley Andy Bentley
Joe WestwoodJ. Westwood70
G
1
G
69Carl LeeC. Lee
Jermaine CroftJ. Croft70
D
2
D
63Gary BoothG. Booth
Liam EadieL. Eadie68
D
3
D
70Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro
Cosimo FerranteC. Ferrante68
D
4
D
53James UnsworthJ. Unsworth
Scott FletcherS. Fletcher64
D
5
D
70Nuno GalindoN. Galindo
Alex McallisterA. Mcallister79
M
6captain
M
73Wes MurrinW. Murrin
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill76
M
7
M
73Adolfo HierroA. Hierro
Steve GoldbergS. Goldberg73
M
captain8
M
53Max KoncheskyM. Konchesky
Teddy ScowcroftT. Scowcroft74
A
9
A
72Aaron KluivertA. Kluivert
Morris LloydM. Lloyd74
A
10
A
72Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant
Gary DavisG. Davis69
A
11
A
71Stefan VöllerS. Völler
 
Christina BancarelC. Bancarel65
M
12
A
70Terry ForbesT. Forbes
Christian ArendtC. Arendt58
D
13
A
73Seth TolleyS. Tolley
Jonathan WinterburnJ. Winterburn48
D
14
A
73Scott JamesS. James

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 11,834 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Walsall and Bristol City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stan Young.


0.00
The whistle blows and Bristol City kick off!
2.33
Max Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Kluivert collects the pass. Aaron Kluivert shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
3.05
Stuart Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Mcallister. Alex Mcallister makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
4.43
Stefan Völler flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Serrant controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Serrant shoots from outside the area but Joe Westwood reads it well. Great save!
15.01
With imagination, Max Konchesky laces a weighted ball forward to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Joe Westwood smothers it!
22.19
Jermaine Croft brings the ball forward. Jermaine Croft tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
27.28
Teddy Scowcroft comes in with a late challenge on James Unsworth. Teddy Scowcroft is warned by the referee! James Unsworth hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.25
Stefan Völler catches Alex Mcallister on the ankles. The referee warns Stefan Völler to calm down! Alex Mcallister carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.31
Wes Murrin threads the ball through to Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.51
Alex Mcallister laces a weighted ball forward to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft puts a great ball through. Gary Davis runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
38.32
Samuel Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler threads a neat ball through to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert makes a probing pass to Stefan Völler but he's offside!
39.34
James Unsworth makes a simple pass to Max Konchesky. Max Konchesky flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Serrant who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joe Westwood who gathers it comfortably.
44.47
Steve Goldberg flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Scowcroft collects the pass. Teddy Scowcroft puts a great ball through but Morris Lloyd is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bristol City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Walsall kick off!
47.11
Aaron Kluivert flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Völler collects the pass. Stefan Völler whips in a cross ball towards Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Aaron Kluivert!
53.24
Max Konchesky makes a probing pass to Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert plays a sublime one-two with Wes Murrin and races in on goal... Aaron Kluivert comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.15
Max Konchesky flicks a high pass forward to Wes Murrin who brings the ball under control. Wes Murrin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joe Westwood who gathers it comfortably.
63.07
Wes Murrin kicks a strong pass forward to Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro runs straight at the defence! Adolfo Hierro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Joe Westwood gets down and covers it.
65.55
Adolfo Hierro receives the ball from a throw-in from Max Konchesky. Adolfo Hierro takes it forward alone. Adolfo Hierro edges inside the box! Adolfo Hierro shoots from just inside the box but it's drastically wayward!
66.16
Stuart Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Scowcroft. Teddy Scowcroft shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
67.41
Alex Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Morris Lloyd. Morris Lloyd knocks the ball forward to Stuart Gemmill but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
71.58
Max Konchesky receives the ball from a throw-in from Stefan Völler. Max Konchesky hits a low pass to Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Joe Westwood with no chance!! Goal for Bristol City!
85.25
Steve Goldberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Davis. Gary Davis runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Gary Davis provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.43
Max Konchesky takes a long throw-in. Adolfo Hierro darts forward. Adolfo Hierro plays a quick one-two with Aaron Kluivert and rushes in on goal... Adolfo Hierro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's there!! Joe Westwood has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Bristol City
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
0
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
34.6%
43.6%
21.8%

Scorers
Aaron Kluivert 47, 53
Stefan Völler 72
Adolfo Hierro 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Aaron Kluivert of Bristol City

Match Ratings
1.Joe Westwood (GK)
7
2.Jermaine Croft (DEF)
6
3.Liam Eadie (DEF)
6
4.Cosimo Ferrante (DEF)
6
5.Scott Fletcher (DEF)
6
6.Alex Mcallister (MID)
6
7.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
8.Steve Goldberg (MID)
6
9.Teddy Scowcroft (ATT)
5
10.Morris Lloyd (ATT)
6
11.Gary Davis (ATT)
6
 
12.Christina Bancarel (MID)
0
13.Christian Arendt (DEF)
0
14.Jonathan Winterburn (DEF)
0

1.Carl Lee (GK)
6
2.Gary Booth (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Pinheiro (DEF)
6
4.James Unsworth (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Galindo (DEF)
6
6.Wes Murrin (MID)
6
7.Adolfo Hierro (MID)goal scored
9
8.Max Konchesky (MID)
6
9.Aaron Kluivert (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Jonathan Serrant (ATT)
6
11.Stefan Völler (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Terry Forbes (ATT)
0
13.Seth Tolley (ATT)
0
14.Scott James (ATT)
0