Match Report


Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jon JessJ. Jess47
G
1captain
G
52Arthur GowerA. Gower
Glynn VenusG. Venus66
D
2
D
66George BastinG. Bastin
Alan YoungA. Young62
D
3
D
60Alfredo BizzarriA. Bizzarri
Max KanuM. Kanu57
D
captain4
D
48Sol RiggottS. Riggott
Dennis VenemaD. Venema65
M
5
D
47Arthur CutlerA. Cutler
Romero P. CastroR. Castro62
M
6
M
61David GlassD. Glass
Robbie JohnsonR. Johnson60
M
7
M
51Leon CarragherL. Carragher
Eoin MurphyE. Murphy58
M
8
M
39Julian BrownJ. Brown
Samuel VelosoS. Veloso54
A
9
A
59Jermaine CampbellJ. Campbell
Steve PlowrightS. Plowright47
A
10
A
48Cristiano NascimentoC. Nascimento
Nigel MaddisonN. Maddison43
A
11
A
45Jose E. PianuJ. Pianu
 
Gavin HenryG. Henry52
M
12
G
48Jamie HoweyJ. Howey
Simon ThompsonS. Thompson49
D
13
D
43Alfred GranttA. Grantt
Ralph BishopR. Bishop49
M
14
D
43Dave YoudsD. Youds

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Molineux where Wolverhampton Wanderers play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,987 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Gordon.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wolverhampton Wanderers kick off!
2.04
Robbie Johnson makes a beautiful solo run. Robbie Johnson whips in a cross ball towards Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.04
Robbie Johnson hits a low pass to Steve Plowright. Steve Plowright whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.42
Dennis Venema flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Veloso who takes it down. Samuel Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arthur Gower who gathers it comfortably.
6.45
David Glass threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell plays a scrappy one-two with Jose E. Pianu and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jermaine Campbell tries a spectacular strike but Glynn Venus is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
9.28
Dennis Venema flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Veloso who brings the ball under control. Samuel Veloso skips past Alfredo Bizzarri! Samuel Veloso comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.52
Robbie Johnson threads a neat ball through to Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Samuel Veloso provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Sol Riggott.
12.02
Robbie Johnson takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Jermaine Campbell reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
18.51
Jermaine Campbell catches Max Kanu on the ankles. Jermaine Campbell is shown the yellow card! Max Kanu stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.21
Romero P. Castro flicks a high ball forward to Nigel Maddison who takes it down. Nigel Maddison tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.05
Julian Brown flicks a high pass forward. Jermaine Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jermaine Campbell passes the ball forward to Jose E. Pianu. Jose E. Pianu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
39.22
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
40.30
David Glass decides to run forward with the ball. David Glass skips past Max Kanu! David Glass comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
42.23
Leon Carragher passes the ball forward to Jose E. Pianu. Jose E. Pianu controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Jose E. Pianu hacks Alan Young from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alan Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Wolverhampton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rotherham United kick off!
48.58
Glynn Venus flicks a high pass forward to Robbie Johnson who brings the ball under control. Robbie Johnson hits a low pass to Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Veloso. Samuel Veloso makes a convincing header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
53.57
Leon Carragher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento makes a probing pass between the defence to Jose E. Pianu. Jose E. Pianu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Jose E. Pianu scores for Rotherham United!!
60.41
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Ralph Bishop replacing Samuel Veloso and Simon Thompson replacing Robbie Johnson .
61.44
Leon Carragher threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell shoots from distance but it is miles over!
65.34
Simon Thompson barges into David Glass. Simon Thompson is shown the yellow card! David Glass stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.47
David Glass flicks a high pass forward to Jermaine Campbell who brings the ball under control. Jermaine Campbell skips past Alan Young! Jermaine Campbell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just wide!
71.19
Showing composure, Romero P. Castro plays the ball forward to Ralph Bishop. Ralph Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Maddison. Nigel Maddison beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.02
Sol Riggott sees Leon Carragher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leon Carragher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose E. Pianu. Jose E. Pianu plays a one-two with Cristiano Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Jose E. Pianu shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.38
Alfredo Bizzarri passes the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass runs deep into the other half of the pitch. David Glass cuts inside the box! David Glass muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
87.43
With great vision, Alan Young plays the ball forward to Simon Thompson. Simon Thompson flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Maddison controls it well on his chest. Nigel Maddison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arthur Gower who gathers it comfortably.
89.36
Sol Riggott threads the ball through to David Glass. David Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jon Jess who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Rotherham United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
33.3%
45.5%
21.2%

Scorers
Nigel Maddison 71
Jose E. Pianu 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Glass of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Jon Jess (GK)
6
2.Glynn Venus (DEF)
7
3.Alan Young (DEF)
6
4.Max Kanu (DEF)
6
5.Dennis Venema (MID)
6
6.Romero P. Castro (MID)
6
7.Robbie Johnson (MID)
7
8.Eoin Murphy (MID)
6
9.Samuel Veloso (ATT)
7
10.Steve Plowright (ATT)
6
11.Nigel Maddison (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Gavin Henry (MID)
0
13.Simon Thompson (DEF)yellow card
5
14.Ralph Bishop (MID)
7

1.Arthur Gower (GK)
6
2.George Bastin (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Bizzarri (DEF)
6
4.Sol Riggott (DEF)
7
5.Arthur Cutler (DEF)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
9
7.Leon Carragher (MID)
7
8.Julian Brown (MID)
6
9.Jermaine Campbell (ATT)yellow card
7
10.Cristiano Nascimento (ATT)
7
11.Jose E. Pianu (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
 
12.Jamie Howey (GK)
0
13.Alfred Grantt (DEF)
0
14.Dave Youds (DEF)
0