Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Grimsby Town | Grimsby Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Beattie | E. Beattie |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Liam Seaman | L. Seaman | |||||||||
| Noel Andrews | N. Andrews | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Stuart Riza | S. Riza | |||||||||
| Les Owen | L. Owen | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Robert Jeffers | R. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Jonathan Hughes | J. Hughes | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Wes Drake | W. Drake | |||||||||
| Kieron Kitson | K. Kitson | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Martin Dodd | M. Dodd | |||||||||
| Ian Davis | I. Davis | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Terry Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Julian Marr | J. Marr | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Jacob Cooke | J. Cooke | |||||||||
| Darren Proctor | D. Proctor | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Mervin Plowright | M. Plowright | |||||||||
| Tommy Woodgate | T. Woodgate | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 |  | Hugo Okocha | H. Okocha | |||||||||
| Jermaine Serrant | J. Serrant | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Ledley Deane | L. Deane | |||||||||
| Dean Hughes | D. Hughes | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Martin Bailey | M. Bailey | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Grimsby Town. A crowd of 4,670 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers start the match!
2.04
0-0Terry Lua-Lua passes the ball forward to Martin Bailey. Martin Bailey shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
3.29
0-0Mervin Plowright passes the ball forward to Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane shoots from outside the area but Eddie Beattie is on top of it.
4.02
0-1Stuart Riza kicks a strong pass forward to Terry Lua-Lua. Terry Lua-Lua decides to run forward with the ball. Terry Lua-Lua whips in a cross ball towards Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ledley Deane scores for Grimsby Town!!
9.37
0-1Terry Lua-Lua advances with the ball. Terry Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Hughes.
10.45
Mervin Plowright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ledley Deane. Ledley Deane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.33
Robert Jeffers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mervin Plowright. Mervin Plowright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Bailey. Martin Bailey goes all the way! Martin Bailey tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Martin Bailey!
21.09
Darren Proctor takes it forward alone. Darren Proctor goes all the way! Darren Proctor tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
28.10
0-2Wes Drake barges into Dean Hughes. Wes Drake is warned by the referee! Dean Hughes stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.34
Julian Marr chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Riza.
32.11
Ledley Deane catches Kieron Kitson on the ankles. The referee calls over Ledley Deane and warns him to calm down! Kieron Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.44
Jonathan Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Marr. Julian Marr makes a simple pass to Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Martin Dodd.
40.31
Robert Jeffers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Plowright. Mervin Plowright takes it forward alone. Mervin Plowright controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.57
Noel Andrews flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Marr. Julian Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Noel Andrews makes a beautiful solo run. Noel Andrews deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Grimsby Town kick off and get the second half underway!
47.06
Stuart Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Okocha. Hugo Okocha knocks the ball to his team mate, Martin Bailey. Martin Bailey goes all the way! Martin Bailey cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.05
Jacob Cooke brings the ball forward. Jacob Cooke sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.53
Darren Proctor knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Seaman who gathers it comfortably.
60.47
Julian Marr kicks a strong pass forward to Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes knocks in a cross ball towards Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Liam Seaman is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.42
Jonathan Hughes decides to run forward with the ball. Jonathan Hughes decides to run forward with the ball. Jonathan Hughes shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Liam Seaman manages to gather it comfortably.
66.42
1-3Jonathan Hughes threads the ball through to Tommy Woodgate. Tommy Woodgate passes the ball forward to Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes makes a probing pass to Jermaine Serrant but he's offside!
67.48
Noel Andrews chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Davis. Ian Davis threads the ball through to Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.48
Les Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Marr. Julian Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
73.30
1-3Bristol Rovers are easily keeping Grimsby Town at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
75.48
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.28
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.09
Darren Proctor flicks the ball to his team mate, Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Liam Seaman who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
33.3%
40.7%
25.9%
Scorers
| Jermaine Serrant 60 | Ledley Deane 4 Martin Bailey 12, 47 |