Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Halifax Town | Halifax Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eddie Beattie | E. Beattie |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 |  | Jon Elmander | J. Elmander | |||||||||
| Noel Andrews | N. Andrews | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 |  | David Jesus | D. Jesus | |||||||||
| Les Owen | L. Owen | | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Jonathan Lineker | J. Lineker | |||||||||
| Jonathan Hughes | J. Hughes | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | David Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Kieron Kitson | K. Kitson | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Mark Simonsen | M. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Ian Davis | I. Davis | | 54 | M | | 6 | | D | 54 |  | José Mozart | J. Mozart | |||||||||
| Julian Marr | J. Marr | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Syd Mills | S. Mills | |||||||||
| Darren Proctor | D. Proctor | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Pius Song | P. Song | |||||||||
| Tommy Woodgate | T. Woodgate | | 47 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Omer Carrick | O. Carrick | |||||||||
| Jermaine Serrant | J. Serrant | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Dean Hughes | D. Hughes | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Les Stockdale | L. Stockdale | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Halifax Town. A crowd of 4,159 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Halifax Town appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Halifax Town appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Halifax Town kick off and get the first half underway!
2.26
0-0Ian Davis advances with the ball. Ian Davis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by José Mozart.
6.57
David Reis threads the ball through to Pius Song. Pius Song makes a beautiful solo run. Pius Song knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Hughes.
8.43
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.17
Darren Proctor kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Serrant. Jermaine Serrant knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Simonsen.
14.58
0-0David Jesus kicks a strong pass forward to Pius Song. Pius Song flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Stockdale. Les Stockdale goes all the way! Les Stockdale shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
15.32
0-0Julian Marr sees a break and surges forward. Julian Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Serrant but he's offside!
18.30
0-0Jermaine Serrant hacks José Mozart from behind! Jermaine Serrant is warned by the referee! José Mozart gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.56
Pius Song comes in with a late challenge on Darren Proctor. Pius Song is given a warning by the referee! Darren Proctor gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.50
0-0Julian Marr hacks Pius Song from behind! Julian Marr is given a warning by the referee! Pius Song stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.06
Jonathan Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Marr. Julian Marr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Hughes. Dean Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Omer Carrick makes a probing pass to Les Stockdale. Les Stockdale sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Bristol Rovers kick off!
67.34
0-0Julian Marr catches Omer Carrick on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Marr and shows him a yellow card! Omer Carrick runs off the knock.
69.36
77.37
Dean Hughes barges into Jonathan Lineker. The referee calls over Dean Hughes and warns him to calm down! Jonathan Lineker runs off the knock.
81.52
Syd Mills threads the ball through to Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate knocks the ball forward to Les Stockdale but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
85.14
Omer Carrick knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate goes all the way! Jonathan Woodgate rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.13
Bristol Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Halifax Town's defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
26.3%
48.7%
25%