Match Report


Bristol RoversBristol Rovers     Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday
Computer Player Computer Player Mark Woodhouse Mark Woodhouse
Graham BeagrieG. Beagrie42
G
1
G
50Steve HackworthS. Hackworth
John Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips54
D
2
D
50Stuart KoncheskyS. Konchesky
Lee BlakeL. Blake54
D
3captain
D
53Simon MaddisonS. Maddison
Warren MercerW. Mercer52
D
4
D
50David BloomerD. Bloomer
Nigel MooreN. Moore49
D
5
D
48Spencer RizaS. Riza
Sebastiano ArtisticoS. Artistico55
M
6
M
53Isaiah ChadwickI. Chadwick
Ian CookeI. Cooke51
M
captain7
M
55Jose Javier SantosJ. Santos
Edward BoatengE. Boateng46
M
8
M
61Ross MurrinR. Murrin
Neil BallN. Ball38
M
9
A
49Elena CastilloE. Castillo
Mike DrydenM. Dryden51
A
10
A
41Chris WiltordC. Wiltord
Glynn SimonsenG. Simonsen50
A
11
A
46Ahmed de JongA. de Jong
 
Gareth HarrisonG. Harrison47
D
12
D
48Jamie SmithJ. Smith
Dean GallagherD. Gallagher46
A
13
M
50Kelvin Le SauxK. Le Saux
Carl JeffersC. Jeffers41
A
14
A
42Jermaine CoppingJ. Copping

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Sheffield Wednesday. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sheffield Wednesday appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Greening.


0.00
Sheffield Wednesday start the game by kicking off the first half!
20.48
Stuart Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Santos controls it well on his chest. Jose Javier Santos flicks a high pass forward. Chris Wiltord holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Wiltord knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.33
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.28
Ross Murrin flicks a high pass forward. Isaiah Chadwick collects the pass. Isaiah Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Graham Beagrie who gathers it comfortably.
26.55
Stuart Konchesky flicks a high pass forward to Jose Javier Santos who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Jose Javier Santos stretches the opposition's defence. Jose Javier Santos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.27
Jose Javier Santos makes a simple pass to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo makes a deft header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.19
Isaiah Chadwick knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Wiltord. Chris Wiltord knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lee Blake.
30.44
Jose Javier Santos makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.11
Simon Maddison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Ross Murrin. Ross Murrin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Warren Mercer.
33.06
John Wright-Phillips passes the ball forward to Sebastiano Artistico. Sebastiano Artistico changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiano Artistico plays a scrappy one-two with Glynn Simonsen and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sebastiano Artistico side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Steve Hackworth with no chance!! Goal for Bristol Rovers!
39.58
Ian Cooke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.18
Lee Blake deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Mercer. Warren Mercer flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
44.39
Sheffield Wednesday are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, David Bloomer plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Santos. Jose Javier Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off!
48.49
Ross Murrin flicks a high pass forward. Chris Wiltord holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Wiltord advances inside the box! Chris Wiltord comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. Graham Beagrie gets down and covers it.
51.25
Jose Javier Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Javier Santos threads a neat ball through to Ross Murrin. Some good footwork from Ross Murrin provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.43
Jose Javier Santos sees Isaiah Chadwick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Isaiah Chadwick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.30
Ian Cooke threads a neat ball through to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden lofts in a cross ball towards Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen heads the ball goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.40
Sheffield Wednesday have made a substitution with Jermaine Copping replacing Chris Wiltord .
65.29
Edward Boateng knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Ball. Neil Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.14
Edward Boateng plays the ball forward to Mike Dryden. With some swift thinking, Mike Dryden plays the ball forward to Edward Boateng who has made a great run into the box. Edward Boateng strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Steve Hackworth gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
71.33
With a delightful solo run, Neil Ball stretches the opposition's defence. Neil Ball shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
72.10
John Wright-Phillips runs forward with the ball. John Wright-Phillips controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.05
Sebastiano Artistico flicks a high pass forward to Neil Ball who brings the ball under control. Neil Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Simon Maddison.
75.55
Edward Boateng picks a pass forward to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
79.28
Simon Maddison flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Santos controls it well on his chest. Jose Javier Santos threads the ball through to Jermaine Copping. Jermaine Copping knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.32
Seeing a gap ahead, Jose Javier Santos plays the ball forward to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
87.52
Edward Boateng flicks a high ball forward to Mike Dryden who takes it down. Mike Dryden whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen flicks the ball with his head. Steve Hackworth manages to gather it.
90.00
Isaiah Chadwick threads a neat ball through to Elena Castillo. Elena Castillo threads the ball through to Ahmed de Jong. Ahmed de Jong sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol Rovers

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

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
30.4%
46.8%
22.8%

Scorers
Sebastiano Artistico 33
Glynn Simonsen 40
Mike Dryden 65
Ross Murrin 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Javier Santos of Sheffield Wednesday

Match Ratings
1.Graham Beagrie (GK)
6
2.John Wright-Phillips (DEF)
6
3.Lee Blake (DEF)
6
4.Warren Mercer (DEF)
6
5.Nigel Moore (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiano Artistico (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ian Cooke (MID)
6
8.Edward Boateng (MID)
6
9.Neil Ball (MID)
7
10.Mike Dryden (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Glynn Simonsen (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Gareth Harrison (DEF)
0
13.Dean Gallagher (ATT)
0
14.Carl Jeffers (ATT)
0

1.Steve Hackworth (GK)
6
2.Stuart Konchesky (DEF)
6
3.Simon Maddison (DEF)
6
4.David Bloomer (DEF)
6
5.Spencer Riza (DEF)
6
6.Isaiah Chadwick (MID)
6
7.Jose Javier Santos (MID)
9
8.Ross Murrin (MID)goal scored
7
9.Elena Castillo (ATT)
6
10.Chris Wiltord (ATT)
6
11.Ahmed de Jong (ATT)
6
 
12.Jamie Smith (DEF)
0
13.Kelvin Le Saux (MID)
0
14.Jermaine Copping (ATT)
6