Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Aston VillaAston Villa
Computer Player Computer Player Jamie Barton Jamie Barton
Jonas PfeifferJ. Pfeiffer71
G
captain1
G
74Darren MoffatD. Moffat
Albrecht NetzerA. Netzer64
D
2
D
69Bakary FrieserB. Frieser
Stephan GargoS. Gargo61
D
3
D
67Arni RíkhardssonA. Ríkhardsson
Jos ten BrinkJ. ten Brink53
D
4
D
64Peter HurstP. Hurst
James MorrisJ. Morris50
D
5
D
70Leonardo ColaconeL. Colacone
Gianfranco AlbertiniG. Albertini71
M
6
M
70Lucien SongL. Song
Kevin DickovK. Dickov67
M
7
M
66Hector CruzH. Cruz
Guillermo SanzG. Sanz64
M
8
M
70Marc-Vivien Pierre-FanfanM. Pierre-Fanfan
Miguel RamosM. Ramos69
A
9
A
68Antonio NascimentoA. Nascimento
Eddy BlasiE. Blasi64
A
10captain
A
70Neil ElliottN. Elliott
Anton BabbelA. Babbel64
A
11
A
75Noel FormonN. Formon
 
Julian CleggJ. Clegg64
M
12
A
73Wout BosmanW. Bosman
Rafael ZimmermanR. Zimmerman61
A
13
A
74Syd MikeS. Mike
Darren DrydenD. Dryden55
M
14
A
75Nicolas MenendezN. Menendez

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 13,229 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Bristol Rovers and Aston Villa are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Wright.


0.00
Aston Villa kick off and get the match underway!
6.40
Hector Cruz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.06
Peter Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Lucien Song. Lucien Song makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan. Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
9.42
Noel Formon makes a probing pass to Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento shoots from long range but somehow Jonas Pfeiffer manages to keep it out.
16.25
Albrecht Netzer barges into Neil Elliott. Albrecht Netzer is warned by the referee! Neil Elliott runs off the knock.
22.29
Leonardo Colacone knocks the ball to his team mate, Hector Cruz. Hector Cruz passes the ball forward to Lucien Song. Lucien Song whips in a cross ball towards Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott makes a convincing header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.10
Jos ten Brink takes a short throw-in bringing James Morris into play. James Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gianfranco Albertini. With a delightful solo run, Gianfranco Albertini stretches the opposition's defence. Gianfranco Albertini cuts inside the box! Gianfranco Albertini takes a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
26.42
Noel Formon threads a neat ball through to Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.21
Hector Cruz knocks the ball forward to Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Morris.
32.47
Arni Ríkhardsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lucien Song. Lucien Song whips in a cross ball towards Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
38.24
Peter Hurst comes in with a late challenge on Guillermo Sanz. Peter Hurst is shown the yellow card! Guillermo Sanz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.22
Guillermo Sanz hits a low pass to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Darren Moffat. What a great pair of hands!
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. Aston Villa also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off the second half!
49.51
Peter Hurst surges forward with the ball. Peter Hurst knocks the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon plays a one-two with Neil Elliott and advances towards the goal... Noel Formon rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Jonas Pfeiffer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.25
Arni Ríkhardsson breaks forward. Arni Ríkhardsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Noel Formon. Noel Formon knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Jonas Pfeiffer!
60.58
Showing composure, Peter Hurst laces a weighted ball forward to Lucien Song. Lucien Song sees Antonio Nascimento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
61.47
Antonio Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Noel Formon controls it well on his chest. Noel Formon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephan Gargo.
66.57
Neil Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hector Cruz. Hector Cruz makes a defence splitting pass to Antonio Nascimento. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Antonio Nascimento provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Jonas Pfeiffer had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
71.15
Anton Babbel threads the ball through to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos plays a scrappy one-two with Kevin Dickov and advances towards the goal... Peter Hurst barges into Miguel Ramos. Penalty not given!!
79.44
Bakary Frieser kicks a strong pass forward to Lucien Song. Lucien Song chips the ball to his team mate, Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan. Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan rushes past Stephan Gargo! Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jonas Pfeiffer with no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
84.26
Lucien Song makes a probing pass to Neil Elliott. Neil Elliott knocks in a cross ball towards Hector Cruz. Hector Cruz is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.16
Peter Hurst flicks a high pass forward to Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan who brings the ball under control. Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan threads a neat ball through to Antonio Nascimento. Antonio Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Noel Formon. Noel Formon makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
89.46
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Guillermo Sanz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Miguel Ramos provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Darren Moffat!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

Aston Villa
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
1
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.2%
60.8%
Play Area
32.9%
43%
24.1%

Scorers
Neil Elliott 32
Noel Formon 50
Antonio Nascimento 67
Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Elliott of Aston Villa

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Pfeiffer (GK)
6
2.Albrecht Netzer (DEF)
6
3.Stephan Gargo (DEF)
6
4.Jos ten Brink (DEF)
6
5.James Morris (DEF)
6
6.Gianfranco Albertini (MID)
6
7.Kevin Dickov (MID)
6
8.Guillermo Sanz (MID)
6
9.Miguel Ramos (ATT)
6
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.Darren Moffat (GK)
6
2.Bakary Frieser (DEF)
6
3.Arni Ríkhardsson (DEF)
6
4.Peter Hurst (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Leonardo Colacone (DEF)
6
6.Lucien Song (MID)
8
7.Hector Cruz (MID)
7
8.Marc-Vivien Pierre-Fanfan (MID)goal scored
8
9.Antonio Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Neil Elliott (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Noel Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Wout Bosman (ATT)
0
13.Syd Mike (ATT)
0
14.Nicolas Menendez (ATT)
0