Match Report


AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Adrian RoosAdrian Roos Computer Player Computer Player
Jean-Michel MachadoJ. Machado74
G
captain1captain
G
71Jonas PfeifferJ. Pfeiffer
Pierre-Yves FlachezP. Flachez58
D
2
D
64Albrecht NetzerA. Netzer
Graeme ThomsonG. Thomson66
D
3
D
61Stephan GargoS. Gargo
Rodrigue GauvinR. Gauvin60
D
4
D
53Jos ten BrinkJ. ten Brink
Enrique PichichiE. Pichichi74
M
5
D
50James MorrisJ. Morris
Gary ClelandG. Cleland66
M
6
M
71Gianfranco AlbertiniG. Albertini
Marcus RichardsM. Richards64
M
7
M
67Kevin DickovK. Dickov
Adam ColeA. Cole76
M
8
M
64Guillermo SanzG. Sanz
Gianfranco ZanettiG. Zanetti72
A
9
A
69Miguel RamosM. Ramos
Fredrik WoodcockF. Woodcock68
A
10
A
64Eddy BlasiE. Blasi
Leonardo Pires VieraL. Pires Viera71
A
11
A
64Anton BabbelA. Babbel
 
Steve NieuwenburgS. Nieuwenburg50
D
12
M
64Julian CleggJ. Clegg
Jean-Jacques JezierskiJ. Jezierski57
M
13
A
61Rafael ZimmermanR. Zimmerman
Carlton GuppyC. Guppy62
A
14
M
55Darren DrydenD. Dryden

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Plough Lane where AFC Wimbledon play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 13,155 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
AFC Wimbledon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bristol Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.


0.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
3.01
Stephan Gargo sees a break and surges forward. Stephan Gargo hits a low pass to Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi knocks in a cross ball towards Anton Babbel. Anton Babbel connects with a diving header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.52
Pierre-Yves Flachez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigue Gauvin. Rodrigue Gauvin knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.11
Gary Cleland knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jos ten Brink.
10.15
Kevin Dickov takes it forward alone. Kevin Dickov plays a quick one-two with Eddy Blasi and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Kevin Dickov provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
12.01
Rodrigue Gauvin makes a simple pass to Marcus Richards. Marcus Richards flicks a high pass forward. Adam Cole holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adam Cole finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
16.18
Marcus Richards threads a neat ball through to Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Leonardo Pires Viera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Leonardo Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jos ten Brink.
22.07
Albrecht Netzer knocks the ball forward to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov threads the ball through to Anton Babbel. Anton Babbel lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos connects with a diving header. Jean-Michel Machado manages to gather it effortlessly.
24.10
Guillermo Sanz hacks Enrique Pichichi from behind! Guillermo Sanz is given a warning by the referee! Enrique Pichichi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.13
Gary Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Fredrik Woodcock who takes it down. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is miles over!
30.54
Gianfranco Zanetti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jos ten Brink.
32.29
Marcus Richards takes it forward alone. Marcus Richards shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.58
Rodrigue Gauvin makes a probing pass to Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
34.01
Rodrigue Gauvin passes the ball forward to Graeme Thomson. Graeme Thomson flicks a high ball forward to Leonardo Pires Viera who takes it down. Leonardo Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Pfeiffer who gathers it comfortably.
39.58
Albrecht Netzer makes a strong solo run forward. Albrecht Netzer plays the ball forward to Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi threads the ball through into the box. Miguel Ramos takes a shot at goal. Miguel Ramos scores for Bristol Rovers!!
42.05
Gianfranco Albertini makes a probing pass to Kevin Dickov. Kevin Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
44.14
Rodrigue Gauvin makes a strong solo run forward. Rodrigue Gauvin knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stephan Gargo.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. AFC Wimbledon appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AFC Wimbledon kick off and get the second half underway!
47.12
Kevin Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
48.42
Guillermo Sanz clumsily knocks into Pierre-Yves Flachez. Guillermo Sanz is given another warning by the referee! Pierre-Yves Flachez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.45
Leonardo Pires Viera clumsily knocks into James Morris. The referee brings Leonardo Pires Viera to one side and gives him a warning! James Morris hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.55
Graeme Thomson makes a simple pass to Enrique Pichichi. Enrique Pichichi hits a low pass to Leonardo Pires Viera. Leonardo Pires Viera lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.51
Guillermo Sanz plays the ball forward to Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
57.43
Gary Cleland picks a pass forward to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti lofts in a cross ball towards Fredrik Woodcock. Fredrik Woodcock directs the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Jonas Pfeiffer as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
58.50
Enrique Pichichi takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. James Morris reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
71.07
Kevin Dickov flicks a high pass forward. Anton Babbel controls it well on his chest. Anton Babbel plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Ramos and advances towards the goal... Anton Babbel looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
73.41
AFC Wimbledon are keeping most of the possession.
77.17
James Morris passes the ball forward to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Eddy Blasi. Eddy Blasi plays a scrappy one-two with Gianfranco Albertini and advances towards the goal... Rodrigue Gauvin catches Eddy Blasi on the ankles. Eddy Blasi appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
78.27
Gary Cleland plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Morris.
79.34
Stephan Gargo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anton Babbel. Anton Babbel threads the ball through to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.58
With great vision, Kevin Dickov plays the ball forward to Miguel Ramos. Miguel Ramos knocks the ball forward, putting Eddy Blasi through on goal. Eddy Blasi takes a shot at goal but Jean-Michel Machado is on top of his game. Nice save!
89.49
Gary Cleland hacks Guillermo Sanz from behind! Gary Cleland is given a warning by the referee! Guillermo Sanz runs off the knock.
90.00
Adam Cole plays the ball forward to Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Woodcock. Jos ten Brink catches Fredrik Woodcock on the ankles. Fredrik Woodcock appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

AFC Wimbledon

Bristol Rovers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
27.5%
42.9%
29.7%

Scorers
Anton Babbel 3
Miguel Ramos 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Ramos of Bristol Rovers

Match Ratings