Match Report


Bristol CityBristol City     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Steve GranvilleS. Granville49
G
1captain
G
52Arthur GowerA. Gower
Anthony HenryA. Henry51
D
2
D
66George BastinG. Bastin
Tommy MoncurT. Moncur46
D
3
D
60Alfredo BizzarriA. Bizzarri
Adrian AdamsA. Adams45
D
captain4
D
48Sol RiggottS. Riggott
Darius CarltonD. Carlton57
M
5
D
47Arthur CutlerA. Cutler
Tim HenryT. Henry52
M
6
M
61David GlassD. Glass
Lomano McgrealL. Mcgreal51
M
7
M
51Leon CarragherL. Carragher
James UpsonJ. Upson50
M
8
M
39Julian BrownJ. Brown
Graham WiseG. Wise59
A
9
A
59Jermaine CampbellJ. Campbell
Leon Wright-PhillipsL. Wright-Phillips55
A
10
A
49Cesar AlmeidaC. Almeida
John LampardJ. Lampard52
A
11
A
48Cristiano NascimentoC. Nascimento
 
Eddie StewartE. Stewart50
M
12
G
48Jamie HoweyJ. Howey
Anthony HarleyA. Harley48
A
13
A
45Jose E. PianuJ. Pianu
Michael EustaceM. Eustace45
D
14
D
43Alfred GranttA. Grantt

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ashton Gate where Bristol City play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,688 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Bristol City 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 Danny Heskey.


0.00
Bristol City start the match!
4.45
Sol Riggott threads a neat ball through to David Glass. David Glass threads a neat ball through to Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida plays a scrappy one-two with Jermaine Campbell and advances towards the goal... Cesar Almeida looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Steve Granville reads it well. Great keeping!
6.24
Julian Brown flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Nascimento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Cesar Almeida but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
8.24
Tim Henry flicks a high pass forward to John Lampard who brings the ball under control. John Lampard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sol Riggott.
10.39
Tim Henry threads the ball through to Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfredo Bizzarri.
12.06
Leon Carragher knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.08
Seeing a gap ahead, James Upson plays the ball forward to Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards Graham Wise. Graham Wise makes a deft header. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
18.28
Alfredo Bizzarri passes the ball forward to David Glass. David Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Steve Granville smothers it!
20.43
Adrian Adams boots it upfield. Leon Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball towards John Lampard. John Lampard makes a deft header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for John Lampard!
30.55
Tim Henry threads the ball through to John Lampard. John Lampard knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
33.45
Lomano Mcgreal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Lampard. John Lampard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
36.38
Cristiano Nascimento comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Moncur. The referee brings Cristiano Nascimento to one side and gives him a warning! Tommy Moncur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rotherham United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rotherham United get the second half underway!
47.19
Lomano Mcgreal catches Leon Carragher on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Leon Carragher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Adrian Adams picks a pass forward to James Upson. James Upson flicks a high pass forward to Graham Wise who brings the ball under control. Graham Wise whips in a cross ball towards John Lampard. John Lampard heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
53.27
Adrian Adams catches Cristiano Nascimento on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cristiano Nascimento runs off the knock.
59.26
With imagination, Leon Carragher plays the ball forward to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.39
Bristol City have made a substitution with Anthony Harley replacing Adrian Adams .Rotherham United have made 2 substitutions with Jose E. Pianu replacing Julian Brown and Alfred Grantt replacing Cristiano Nascimento .
65.36
Anthony Henry makes a probing pass to Lomano Mcgreal. Lomano Mcgreal passes the ball forward to Graham Wise. Graham Wise lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
66.31
Leon Carragher sees Cesar Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cesar Almeida knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jermaine Campbell is offside!
73.27
James Upson runs deep into the other half of the pitch. James Upson whips in a cross ball towards John Lampard. John Lampard directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.11
Leon Wright-Phillips comes in with a late challenge on Arthur Cutler. Leon Wright-Phillips is warned by the referee! Arthur Cutler runs off the knock.
85.07
Jose E. Pianu makes a simple pass to Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Granville who gathers it comfortably.
87.34
Jose E. Pianu flicks a high pass forward to Cesar Almeida who brings the ball neatly under control. Cesar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Campbell. Jermaine Campbell directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
89.33
Tim Henry advances with the ball. Tim Henry whips in a cross ball towards Leon Wright-Phillips. Leon Wright-Phillips powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Bristol City

Rotherham United
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
26.3%
43.9%
29.8%

Scorers
John Lampard 20, 49, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Lampard of Bristol City

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

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