Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Bristol RoversBristol Rovers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Nick LinekerN. Lineker50
G
1
G
42Graham BeagrieG. Beagrie
Oleg McleodO. Mcleod60
D
2
D
54John Wright-PhillipsJ. Wright-Phillips
Nicholas TolleyN. Tolley56
D
3captain
D
54Lee BlakeL. Blake
Cristian TriuzziC. Triuzzi50
D
4
D
52Warren MercerW. Mercer
Sergio MachlasS. Machlas47
D
5
D
49Nigel MooreN. Moore
Niccolo InsleyN. Insley51
M
6
M
55Sebastiano ArtisticoS. Artistico
Joe CookeJ. Cooke46
M
7
M
51Ian CookeI. Cooke
Alexandre FonsecaA. Fonseca46
M
8
M
46Edward BoatengE. Boateng
Rio CarrickR. Carrick38
M
9
M
38Neil BallN. Ball
Warren AndrewsW. Andrews49
A
10
A
51Mike DrydenM. Dryden
Mark KitsonM. Kitson42
A
captain11
A
50Glynn SimonsenG. Simonsen
 
Shaun DeaneS. Deane46
G
12
D
47Gareth HarrisonG. Harrison
Francis AthertonF. Atherton46
D
13
A
46Dean GallagherD. Gallagher
Gary BoertienG. Boertien45
G
14
A
41Carl JeffersC. Jeffers

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Bristol Rovers. A crowd of 9,152 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Huddersfield Town and Bristol Rovers are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Byrne.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off the first half!
2.42
Glynn Simonsen passes the ball forward to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden shoots from long range. Nick Lineker gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
4.39
Edward Boateng flicks a high pass forward. Glynn Simonsen collects the pass. Glynn Simonsen whips in a cross ball towards Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden makes a deft header. Nick Lineker easily punches it away to safety.
16.28
Niccolo Insley flicks a high pass forward to Warren Andrews who brings the ball under control. Warren Andrews knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edward Boateng.
20.50
Edward Boateng clumsily knocks into Alexandre Fonseca. Edward Boateng is warned by the referee! Alexandre Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.29
Sebastiano Artistico flicks the ball to his team mate, Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.15
Nigel Moore sees Mike Dryden in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Dryden kicks a strong pass forward to Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen makes a defence splitting pass to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
32.35
Niccolo Insley advances with the ball. Niccolo Insley whips in a cross ball towards Warren Andrews. Warren Andrews makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.51
Warren Mercer passes the ball forward to Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Ball. Neil Ball shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
39.42
Edward Boateng makes a probing pass to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristian Triuzzi.
44.53
Cristian Triuzzi threads a neat ball through to Mark Kitson. Mark Kitson makes an attacking run forward. Mark Kitson shoots from long range. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Bristol Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Bristol Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.36
Niccolo Insley knocks the ball forward to Mark Kitson. Mark Kitson finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Graham Beagrie manages to keep it out.
48.27
Alexandre Fonseca clumsily knocks into Glynn Simonsen. The referee calls over Alexandre Fonseca and shows him a yellow card! Glynn Simonsen grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.43
Lee Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Edward Boateng. Edward Boateng threads a neat ball through to Mike Dryden. Mike Dryden knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nick Lineker who gathers it comfortably.
54.26
Rio Carrick sees space and advances. Rio Carrick knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiano Artistico.
55.59
Sebastiano Artistico sees Mike Dryden in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mike Dryden shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
60.25
Joe Cooke makes a simple pass to Warren Andrews. Warren Andrews lofts in a cross ball towards Joe Cooke. Joe Cooke gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it rises well off target!
61.05
Niccolo Insley surges forward with the ball. Niccolo Insley shoots from outside the area. Graham Beagrie gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
63.33
Edward Boateng flicks a high pass forward to Mike Dryden who brings the ball under control. Mike Dryden knocks in a cross ball towards Glynn Simonsen. Glynn Simonsen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
66.09
Joe Cooke makes a simple pass to Mark Kitson. Mark Kitson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.16
Cristian Triuzzi flicks a high pass forward to Joe Cooke who brings the ball under control. Joe Cooke surges forward with the ball. Joe Cooke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Ball.
79.31
Joe Cooke threads a neat ball through to Warren Andrews. Warren Andrews knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Warren Mercer.
81.34
Sebastiano Artistico flicks a high pass forward. Mike Dryden comfortably collects the pass. Mike Dryden shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
90.00
Sebastiano Artistico clumsily knocks into Rio Carrick. The referee brings Sebastiano Artistico to one side and gives him a warning! Rio Carrick stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Bristol Rovers
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
25.6%
47.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Mark Kitson 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Kitson of Huddersfield Town

Match Ratings
1.Nick Lineker (GK)
7
2.Oleg Mcleod (DEF)
6
3.Nicholas Tolley (DEF)
6
4.Cristian Triuzzi (DEF)
7
5.Sergio Machlas (DEF)
6
6.Niccolo Insley (MID)
8
7.Joe Cooke (MID)
7
8.Alexandre Fonseca (MID)yellow card
5
9.Rio Carrick (MID)
6
10.Warren Andrews (ATT)
6
11.Mark Kitson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Shaun Deane (GK)
0
13.Francis Atherton (DEF)
0
14.Gary Boertien (GK)
0

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