Match Report


WalsallWalsall     Bristol CityBristol City
Computer Player Computer Player Andy Bentley Andy Bentley
Robbie HibbsR. Hibbs62
G
captain1
G
65Francis WoodcockF. Woodcock
Gianfranco FerronG. Ferron58
D
2
D
48Gerard KarnebeekG. Karnebeek
Joris Van HaarenJ. Van Haaren55
D
3captain
D
55Phil KahnP. Kahn
Syd MoncurS. Moncur53
D
4
D
51David WilliamsonD. Williamson
Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma51
D
5
D
51Jamie McgrealJ. Mcgreal
Jimmy RouxJ. Roux58
M
6
M
51Trevor HurstT. Hurst
Carl PallisterC. Pallister58
M
7
M
52Nigel BenaliN. Benali
Fabrice BlancF. Blanc59
A
8
A
46John FergusonJ. Ferguson
David OliverD. Oliver53
A
9
A
50Peter ScowcroftP. Scowcroft
Marvin SherwoodM. Sherwood46
A
10
A
53Julian HidalgoJ. Hidalgo
Eddie ForbesE. Forbes45
A
11
A
49Nikolas BierhoffN. Bierhoff
 
Toni BugnetT. Bugnet56
M
12
D
54Ahmed WilnisA. Wilnis
John StewartJ. Stewart55
M
13
D
52Neil WilsonN. Wilson
Francisco VazquezF. Vazquez54
G
14
A
51Benedetto PisanoB. Pisano

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Bescot Stadium where Walsall play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 11,691 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Walsall and Bristol City are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Kahn.


0.00
Bristol City kick off and get the first half underway!
9.56
Nigel Benali flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Bierhoff finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
14.46
Jimmy Roux catches Julian Hidalgo on the ankles. Jimmy Roux is given a warning by the referee! Julian Hidalgo runs off the knock.
21.52
Trevor Hurst decides to run forward with the ball. Trevor Hurst lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Scowcroft. Peter Scowcroft rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's drastically wayward!
22.09
Phil Kahn flicks the ball to his team mate, Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst flicks a high pass forward. Julian Hidalgo controls it well on his chest. Julian Hidalgo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
26.42
Trevor Hurst controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.31
Seeing a gap ahead, Carl Pallister plays the ball forward to Jimmy Roux. Jimmy Roux hits a low pass to Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Francis Woodcock is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
33.43
Carl Pallister runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Pallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.02
Gerard Karnebeek arcs the ball upfield. Nikolas Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just off target!
38.47
Carl Pallister flicks a high ball forward to Marvin Sherwood who takes it down. Marvin Sherwood whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Walsall are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
39.26
Nigel Benali threads the ball through to Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Scowcroft. Peter Scowcroft directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Robbie Hibbs had no chance!! Goal for Bristol City! He really seems to have settled well at the club.
45.00
Jamie Mcgreal advances with the ball. Jamie Mcgreal takes it forward alone. Jamie Mcgreal whips in a cross ball towards Nikolas Bierhoff. Nikolas Bierhoff beats his man to it with a header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Walsall kick off!
48.18
David Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Forbes collects the pass. Eddie Forbes knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister makes a deft header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
53.28
With some swift thinking, John Ferguson plays the ball forward to Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst lofts in a cross ball towards John Ferguson. John Ferguson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies towards the top corner but Jimmy Roux is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
54.29
Trevor Hurst takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Eddie Forbes jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
57.31
Without breaking stride, David Williamson plays the ball forward to Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst hits a low pass to Peter Scowcroft. Peter Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.24
Joris Van Haaren plays the ball forward to Carl Pallister. With vision, Carl Pallister picks a pass forward to Eddie Forbes. Eddie Forbes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.20
Walsall have made a substitution with Francisco Vazquez replacing Jimmy Roux .
63.24
Peter Scowcroft barges into Carl Pallister. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carl Pallister grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
69.38
Nigel Benali hits a low pass to John Ferguson. John Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Trevor Hurst. Trevor Hurst connects with a diving header but it flies just off target!
71.15
John Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Nikolas Bierhoff holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikolas Bierhoff whips in a cross ball towards Peter Scowcroft. Peter Scowcroft beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Syd Moncur!
73.34
Nigel Benali threads a neat ball through to John Ferguson. John Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Hidalgo. Julian Hidalgo directs the ball goalwards with his head but Joris Van Haaren is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
75.13
Syd Moncur comes in with a late challenge on John Ferguson. The referee calls over Syd Moncur and shows him a yellow card! John Ferguson runs off the knock.
84.53
Syd Moncur flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Vazquez. Francisco Vazquez threads the ball through to Carl Pallister. Carl Pallister lofts in a cross ball towards Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood powers a header at goal. Francis Woodcock manages to gather it.
89.11
Carl Pallister threads the ball through to Marvin Sherwood. Marvin Sherwood whips in a cross ball towards Fabrice Blanc. Fabrice Blanc gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Walsall

Bristol City
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.9%
66.1%
Play Area
29%
45.2%
25.8%

Scorers
Carl Pallister 30, 48
Nikolas Bierhoff 10
Peter Scowcroft 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Pallister of Walsall

Match Ratings
1.Robbie Hibbs (GK)
6
2.Gianfranco Ferron (DEF)
6
3.Joris Van Haaren (DEF)
6
4.Syd Moncur (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Cesar Quaresma (DEF)
6
6.Jimmy Roux (MID)
6
7.Carl Pallister (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Fabrice Blanc (ATT)
6
9.David Oliver (ATT)
6
10.Marvin Sherwood (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Forbes (ATT)
6
 
12.Toni Bugnet (MID)
0
13.John Stewart (MID)
0
14.Francisco Vazquez (GK)
6

1.Francis Woodcock (GK)
6
2.Gerard Karnebeek (DEF)
6
3.Phil Kahn (DEF)
6
4.David Williamson (DEF)
6
5.Jamie Mcgreal (DEF)
6
6.Trevor Hurst (MID)
7
7.Nigel Benali (MID)
7
8.John Ferguson (ATT)
6
9.Peter Scowcroft (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
10.Julian Hidalgo (ATT)
6
11.Nikolas Bierhoff (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ahmed Wilnis (DEF)
0
13.Neil Wilson (DEF)
0
14.Benedetto Pisano (ATT)
0