Match Report


Luton TownLuton Town     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Massimiliano MalafronteM. Malafronte52
G
1captain
G
52Arthur GowerA. Gower
Mike GalliM. Galli66
D
captain2
D
66George BastinG. Bastin
Frank DelaneyF. Delaney55
D
3
D
60Alfredo BizzarriA. Bizzarri
Norman InceN. Ince54
D
4
D
48Sol RiggottS. Riggott
Tiago AndradeT. Andrade49
D
5
D
47Arthur CutlerA. Cutler
Eoin AthertonE. Atherton57
M
6
M
61David GlassD. Glass
Adam McgrealA. Mcgreal52
M
7
M
51Leon CarragherL. Carragher
Max BurbageM. Burbage49
M
8
M
39Paolo CookeP. Cooke
Sebastian MetzgerS. Metzger55
A
9
A
59Jermaine CampbellJ. Campbell
Tim KitsonT. Kitson48
A
10
A
49Cesar AlmeidaC. Almeida
George CooperG. Cooper44
A
11
A
48Cristiano NascimentoC. Nascimento
 
Paul CoppingerP. Coppinger52
G
12
G
48Jamie HoweyJ. Howey
Teddy BlakeT. Blake49
G
13
A
45Jose E. PianuJ. Pianu
Tony GascoigneT. Gascoigne47
D
14
D
43Alfred GranttA. Grantt

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Kenilworth Road where Luton Town play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,782 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Luton Town and Rotherham United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Titus Neville.


0.00
The first half starts with Luton Town kicking off!
6.32
Paolo Cooke threads a neat ball through to Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Campbell but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.01
Max Burbage flicks the ball to his team mate, George Cooper. George Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alfredo Bizzarri.
16.29
Eoin Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson lofts in a cross ball towards George Cooper. George Cooper is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.02
David Glass makes a probing pass to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Massimiliano Malafronte!
32.05
Adam Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards George Cooper. George Cooper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Arthur Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
33.27
Without breaking stride, Adam Mcgreal plays the ball forward to George Cooper. George Cooper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Arthur Gower gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
36.37
Arthur Cutler comes in with a late challenge on Tim Kitson. Arthur Cutler is warned by the referee! Tim Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.55
Eoin Atherton hacks Paolo Cooke from behind! Eoin Atherton is shown the yellow card! Paolo Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.28
David Glass hits a low pass to Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.55
Eoin Atherton hacks Paolo Cooke from behind! The referee brings Eoin Atherton to one side and gives him a warning! Paolo Cooke hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Adam Mcgreal knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Bizzarri.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Luton Town appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
47.18
Frank Delaney threads a neat ball through to Adam Mcgreal. Adam Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. George Cooper controls it well on his chest. George Cooper knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.35
David Glass threads a neat ball through to Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento connects with a diving header. It's there!! Massimiliano Malafronte has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.21
Paolo Cooke flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.25
Max Burbage makes a probing pass to Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Kitson. Tim Kitson makes a deft header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.49
With vision, Arthur Cutler plays the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass takes it forward alone. David Glass shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
59.23
Adam Mcgreal threads the ball through to George Cooper. George Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Arthur Cutler.
60.48
Luton Town have made 2 substitutions with Teddy Blake replacing George Cooper and Paul Coppinger replacing Tiago Andrade .
61.49
Mike Galli hacks Cesar Almeida from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesar Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.50
Alfredo Bizzarri knocks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Cooke. With great vision, Paolo Cooke plays the ball forward to Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida makes a probing pass to Jermaine Campbell but he's offside!
77.27
Leon Carragher chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento beats his man to it with a header but it flies wide!
78.25
Seeing Eoin Atherton's run, Adam Mcgreal quickly throws the ball into his path. Eoin Atherton flicks a high pass forward. Tim Kitson controls it well on his chest. Tim Kitson shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.47
Eoin Atherton threads a neat ball through to Sebastian Metzger. Sebastian Metzger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Luton Town

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

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
25.3%
47%
27.7%

Scorers
Cristiano Nascimento 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Nascimento of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Massimiliano Malafronte (GK)
7
2.Mike Galli (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Frank Delaney (DEF)
7
4.Norman Ince (DEF)
7
5.Tiago Andrade (DEF)
6
6.Eoin Atherton (MID)yellow card
6
7.Adam Mcgreal (MID)
9
8.Max Burbage (MID)
6
9.Sebastian Metzger (ATT)
6
10.Tim Kitson (ATT)
6
11.George Cooper (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul Coppinger (GK)
6
13.Teddy Blake (GK)
6
14.Tony Gascoigne (DEF)
0

1.Arthur Gower (GK)
7
2.George Bastin (DEF)
6
3.Alfredo Bizzarri (DEF)
6
4.Sol Riggott (DEF)
7
5.Arthur Cutler (DEF)
6
6.David Glass (MID)
8
7.Leon Carragher (MID)
6
8.Paolo Cooke (MID)
7
9.Jermaine Campbell (ATT)
7
10.Cesar Almeida (ATT)
6
11.Cristiano Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jamie Howey (GK)
0
13.Jose E. Pianu (ATT)
0
14.Alfred Grantt (DEF)
0