Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town
Andy BentleyAndy Bentley Computer Player Computer Player
Carl LeeC. Lee70
G
1
G
57Stephen RichardsS. Richards
Gary BoothG. Booth63
D
2
D
63Jan WillJ. Will
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro70
D
3
D
51Adam HibbsA. Hibbs
James UnsworthJ. Unsworth53
D
4
D
48Johny GauvinJ. Gauvin
Nuno GalindoN. Galindo70
D
5
M
76Morris CooperM. Cooper
Adolfo HierroA. Hierro73
M
captain6
M
75Carl PattersonC. Patterson
Max KoncheskyM. Konchesky53
M
7
M
75Adam BattyA. Batty
Gavin WiseG. Wise66
M
8captain
M
57Bill RobertsB. Roberts
Aaron KluivertA. Kluivert72
A
9
A
75Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor
Alec DavidsonA. Davidson71
A
10
A
69Stephen CraddockS. Craddock
Scott JamesS. James73
A
11
A
60Magnus RavelliM. Ravelli
 
Terry ForbesT. Forbes70
A
12
A
59David ClelandD. Cleland
Seth TolleyS. Tolley73
A
13
A
49Flavio FrezzaF. Frezza
Jonathan SerrantJ. Serrant72
A
14
D
47Max ShawM. Shaw

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 12,047 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol City are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Emile King.


0.00
Bristol City get the match underway!
2.15
Samuel Pinheiro punts the ball hopefully upfield. Alec Davidson runs straight at the defence! Alec Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Alec Davidson scores for Bristol City!! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
9.15
Max Konchesky sees Aaron Kluivert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aaron Kluivert knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Stephen Richards as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
10.07
It's a corner kick. Gavin Wise loops the ball over to the far post. Max Konchesky makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
16.30
Samuel Pinheiro powers a long ball forward. Adolfo Hierro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.48
Gavin Wise threads a neat ball through to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stephen Richards picks it out of the air!
20.54
Adam Hibbs flicks the ball to his team mate, Bill Roberts. Bill Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock shoots from long range but it flies wide!
21.28
Adam Batty catches James Unsworth on the ankles. The referee calls over Adam Batty and warns him to calm down! James Unsworth stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.38
Max Konchesky takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro flicks a high ball forward to Alec Davidson who takes it down. Alec Davidson makes a defence splitting pass to Max Konchesky. Max Konchesky looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.36
Max Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Hierro collects the pass. Adolfo Hierro plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Davidson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Adolfo Hierro tries a spectacular strike. Stephen Richards is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.36
Max Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Wise holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Wise threads the ball through into the box. Alec Davidson shoots from just inside the box. Alec Davidson scores for Bristol City!!
36.06
Gavin Wise flicks a high pass forward to Alec Davidson who brings the ball under control. Alec Davidson plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Wise and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Alec Davidson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.44
Gavin Wise flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott James. Scott James makes a defence splitting pass to Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Stephen Richards manages to keep it out.
40.22
Bill Roberts makes an attacking run forward. Bill Roberts knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Booth.
45.00
Gary Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Hierro. Adolfo Hierro runs straight at the defence! Adolfo Hierro shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol City appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Bristol City players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Shrewsbury Town start the second half!
48.56
Adam Batty controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bill Roberts. Bill Roberts lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Ravelli. With a superhuman jump, Magnus Ravelli connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Carl Lee didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
49.52
Adam Batty flicks a high pass forward. Bill Roberts controls it well on his chest. Bill Roberts finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
53.49
Carl Patterson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.37
Aaron Kluivert passes the ball forward to Scott James. Scott James deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Aaron Kluivert but the linesman indicates offside!
59.03
Samuel Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Max Konchesky. Max Konchesky chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Wise. Gavin Wise knocks in a cross ball towards Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
63.23
Gavin Wise passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson plays a scrappy one-two with Scott James and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Davidson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Stephen Richards had no chance!! Goal for Bristol City! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Scotsman!
66.37
Magnus Ravelli catches James Unsworth on the ankles. Magnus Ravelli is shown the yellow card! James Unsworth runs off the knock.
67.30
Bill Roberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
71.56
Johny Gauvin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bill Roberts. Bill Roberts sees space and advances. Bill Roberts shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
73.41
Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Wise controls it well on his chest. Gavin Wise controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson runs straight at the defence! Alec Davidson shoots from just inside the box. Stephen Richards is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!! Yet another for the new boy! He really has made a mark since joining the club.
77.00
Carl Patterson threads the ball through to Adam Batty. Adam Batty knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jan-Willem Opschoor is offside!
84.36
Carl Patterson makes a probing pass to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli lofts in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor makes a convincing header. Carl Lee manages to gather it easily.
85.30
Adolfo Hierro barges into Adam Batty. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Adam Batty hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.42
Nuno Galindo flicks a high pass forward. Scott James controls it well on his chest. Scott James flicks a high pass forward. Aaron Kluivert collects the pass. Aaron Kluivert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.00
James Unsworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Aaron Kluivert. Aaron Kluivert flicks a high ball forward to Alec Davidson who takes it down. Alec Davidson makes a pass forward but Aaron Kluivert makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Shrewsbury Town
Goals
6
0
Shots on Target
9
2
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
24.3%
45.9%
29.7%

Scorers
Alec Davidson 2, 33, 63, 73
Adolfo Hierro 30
Aaron Kluivert 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Davidson of Bristol City

Match Ratings
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.Adolfo Hierro (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
7.Max Konchesky (MID)
6
8.Gavin Wise (MID)
7
9.Aaron Kluivert (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Alec Davidson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Scott James (ATT)
6
 
12.Terry Forbes (ATT)
0
13.Seth Tolley (ATT)
0
14.Jonathan Serrant (ATT)
0

1.Stephen Richards (GK)
6
2.Jan Will (DEF)
6
3.Adam Hibbs (DEF)
6
4.Johny Gauvin (DEF)
6
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
6.Carl Patterson (MID)
6
7.Adam Batty (MID)
6
8.Bill Roberts (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Craddock (ATT)
6
11.Magnus Ravelli (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.David Cleland (ATT)
0
13.Flavio Frezza (ATT)
0
14.Max Shaw (DEF)
0