Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Swindon TownSwindon Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Steve GranvilleS. Granville49
G
1
G
46Carl BastinC. Bastin
Anthony HenryA. Henry51
D
2
D
54Graham KeeganG. Keegan
Tommy MoncurT. Moncur46
D
3captain
D
50Greg PearsonG. Pearson
Adrian AdamsA. Adams45
D
captain4
D
49Ross DavisR. Davis
Darius CarltonD. Carlton57
M
5
D
46Ian RobinsonI. Robinson
Tim HenryT. Henry52
M
6
M
53Gilles BoydG. Boyd
Lomano McgrealL. Mcgreal51
M
7
M
45James MilliganJ. Milligan
James UpsonJ. Upson50
M
8
M
41Adrian PalmerA. Palmer
Graham WiseG. Wise59
A
9
M
39Kelvin RichardsK. Richards
Leon Wright-PhillipsL. Wright-Phillips55
A
10
A
61Gianfranco BellavistaG. Bellavista
John LampardJ. Lampard52
A
11
A
55John PhilipsJ. Philips
 
Eddie StewartE. Stewart50
M
12
A
49Jamie FletcherJ. Fletcher
Anthony HarleyA. Harley48
A
13
D
45Stuart CarrickS. Carrick
Michael EustaceM. Eustace45
D
14
G
45Nicholas RobsonN. Robson

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Swindon Town. A crowd of 4,311 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bristol City are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Swindon Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Boertien.


0.00
Bristol City start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.45
Lomano Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Leon Wright-Phillips comfortably collects the pass. Leon Wright-Phillips lofts in a cross ball towards John Lampard. John Lampard gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a lousy effort!
10.33
Ross Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of James Milligan. James Milligan hits a low pass to John Philips. John Philips whips in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Steve Granville is on top of it.
12.47
Adrian Palmer hits a low pass to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Granville who gathers it comfortably.
15.46
Gilles Boyd surges forward with the ball. Gilles Boyd whips in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Steve Granville manages to gather it comfortably.
18.41
James Milligan makes an attacking run forward. James Milligan tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Steve Granville manages to gather it.
21.35
Seeing Adrian Palmer's attacking run, Kelvin Richards quickly throws the ball into his path. Adrian Palmer takes it forward alone. Adrian Palmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.57
Anthony Henry passes the ball forward to Tim Henry. Tim Henry flicks a high pass forward. John Lampard holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. John Lampard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Pearson.
27.47
Adrian Palmer catches Darius Carlton on the ankles. Adrian Palmer is given a warning by the referee! Darius Carlton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.59
James Milligan comes in with a late challenge on Adrian Adams. James Milligan is warned by the referee! Adrian Adams stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.48
Tim Henry flicks a high ball forward to John Lampard who takes it down. John Lampard finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
33.53
Kelvin Richards kicks a strong pass forward to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Granville who gathers it comfortably.
40.15
Lomano Mcgreal kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Wise. Graham Wise knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
44.01
Greg Pearson flicks a high ball forward to Kelvin Richards who takes it down. Kelvin Richards knocks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista shoots from outside the area. Steve Granville gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bristol City appear unchanged since the first half. Swindon Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Swindon Town kick off and get the second half underway!
48.37
Greg Pearson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adrian Palmer. Adrian Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
51.09
Darius Carlton passes the ball forward to John Lampard. John Lampard runs straight at the defence! John Lampard comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it whistles just wide of the post!
53.28
Anthony Henry sees space and advances. Anthony Henry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.19
Tommy Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Lomano Mcgreal who takes it down. Lomano Mcgreal threads a neat ball through to John Lampard. John Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Greg Pearson.
59.25
Darius Carlton threads a neat ball through to Graham Wise. Graham Wise knocks the ball forward, putting Leon Wright-Phillips through on goal. Leon Wright-Phillips cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.42
Anthony Henry hacks John Philips from behind! Anthony Henry is given a warning by the referee! John Philips hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.12
James Milligan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista shoots from outside the area but somehow Steve Granville manages to keep it out.
69.51
James Upson plays the ball forward to Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
71.49
Adrian Palmer threads a neat ball through to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
73.57
Tim Henry passes the ball forward to Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.03
Kelvin Richards hits a low pass to Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista knocks in a cross ball towards John Philips. John Philips makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.07
Ross Davis flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Boyd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gilles Boyd surges forward with the ball. Gilles Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.20
Kelvin Richards deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Bellavista. Gianfranco Bellavista plays a one-two with John Philips and rushes in on goal... Gianfranco Bellavista comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.39
Tim Henry hacks Adrian Palmer from behind! The referee calls over Tim Henry and warns him to calm down! Adrian Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.06
Graham Keegan threads the ball through to Adrian Palmer. Adrian Palmer laces a weighted ball forward to John Philips. John Philips makes a great pass forward. Gianfranco Bellavista runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Swindon Town
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
7
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
29.9%
44.2%
26%

Scorers
John Philips 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Philips of Swindon Town

Match Ratings
1.Steve Granville (GK)
9
2.Anthony Henry (DEF)
7
3.Tommy Moncur (DEF)
6
4.Adrian Adams (DEF)
7
5.Darius Carlton (MID)
6
6.Tim Henry (MID)
6
7.Lomano Mcgreal (MID)
6
8.James Upson (MID)
6
9.Graham Wise (ATT)
6
10.Leon Wright-Phillips (ATT)
6
11.John Lampard (ATT)
6
 
12.Eddie Stewart (MID)
0
13.Anthony Harley (ATT)
0
14.Michael Eustace (DEF)
0

1.Carl Bastin (GK)
7
2.Graham Keegan (DEF)
6
3.Greg Pearson (DEF)
6
4.Ross Davis (DEF)
6
5.Ian Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Gilles Boyd (MID)
7
7.James Milligan (MID)
7
8.Adrian Palmer (MID)
8
9.Kelvin Richards (MID)
7
10.Gianfranco Bellavista (ATT)
8
11.John Philips (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jamie Fletcher (ATT)
0
13.Stuart Carrick (DEF)
0
14.Nicholas Robson (GK)
0