Match Report


Rotherham UnitedRotherham United     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lauren Bisan-E. MarxL. Marx58
G
1
G
61Stefan ArendtS. Arendt
Kemal FletcherK. Fletcher65
D
2
D
69Tommy WoodcockT. Woodcock
Noel DuberryN. Duberry60
D
3captain
D
61Darius MccannD. Mccann
Alberto RomeroA. Romero60
D
4
D
57Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell
Francesco G. BaronchelliF. Baronchelli56
D
5
M
76Jacob BeattieJ. Beattie
Steven RedknappS. Redknapp62
M
6
M
64Alistair FentonA. Fenton
Albrecht GleisensteinA. Gleisenstein61
M
captain7
M
60Clive GordonC. Gordon
Tony ElliottT. Elliott58
M
8
M
59Scott SherwoodS. Sherwood
Robbie BishopR. Bishop75
A
9
A
77Edward YoungE. Young
Girolamo De FranceschiG. De Franceschi74
A
10
A
59Fredrik DixonF. Dixon
Jason ScowcroftJ. Scowcroft70
A
11
A
54Adrian VenusA. Venus
 
Marcus DrakeM. Drake64
A
12
G
60Rodolfo TommasiR. Tommasi
Carl OwenC. Owen62
A
13
G
57Glynn BrittonG. Britton
Adrian ImpeyA. Impey58
A
14
D
55Alexander ScowcroftA. Scowcroft

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 9,078 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rotherham United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Dublin.


0.00
Rotherham United start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.07
Jacob Beattie makes a probing pass to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus whips in a cross ball towards Edward Young. With a superhuman jump, Edward Young connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Lauren Bisan-E. Marx. Excellent save.
4.57
Albrecht Gleisenstein chips the ball to his team mate, Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop knocks in a cross ball towards Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.38
Albrecht Gleisenstein kicks a strong pass forward to Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball towards Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi powers a header at goal. Stefan Arendt manages to gather it.
26.26
Jacob Beattie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edward Young. Edward Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lauren Bisan-E. Marx who gathers it comfortably.
28.15
Kemal Fletcher hits it upfield. Girolamo De Franceschi lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
34.53
Alistair Fenton advances with the ball. Alistair Fenton tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.22
Clive Gordon knocks the ball forward to Edward Young. Edward Young knocks in a cross ball towards Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
40.58
Francesco G. Baronchelli makes a simple pass to Steven Redknapp. Steven Redknapp laces a through ball forward to Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop advances inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Robbie Bishop provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
42.22
Alberto Romero barges into Edward Young. Alberto Romero is shown the yellow card! Edward Young 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. Rotherham United appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
53.09
Albrecht Gleisenstein runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Albrecht Gleisenstein whips in a cross ball towards Girolamo De Franceschi. Darius Mccann clumsily knocks into Girolamo De Franceschi. Girolamo De Franceschi appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
54.42
Darius Mccann flicks a high pass forward to Alistair Fenton who brings the ball under control. Alistair Fenton threads the ball through to Edward Young. Edward Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francesco G. Baronchelli.
55.48
Steven Redknapp flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Bishop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Bishop shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Stefan Arendt.
59.34
Darius Mccann makes a simple pass to Alistair Fenton. Alistair Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon makes a great pass forward. Edward Young runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
61.48
Chris Summerbell kicks a strong pass forward to Alistair Fenton. Alistair Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Venus collects the pass. Adrian Venus shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
63.39
Clive Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Edward Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Romero.
65.07
Edward Young comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Fletcher. The referee calls over Edward Young and shows him a yellow card! Kemal Fletcher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.35
Steven Redknapp hacks Scott Sherwood from behind! Steven Redknapp is shown the yellow card! Scott Sherwood runs off the knock.
73.37
Albrecht Gleisenstein controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
77.46
Clive Gordon flicks a high pass forward. Edward Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Lauren Bisan-E. Marx.
78.21
Clive Gordon takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jason Scowcroft reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
81.55
Alistair Fenton flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Dixon comfortably collects the pass. Fredrik Dixon puts a great ball through. Edward Young runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
84.45
Alberto Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Elliott. Tony Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.10
Albrecht Gleisenstein passes the ball forward to Robbie Bishop. Robbie Bishop knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Summerbell.
87.51
Francesco G. Baronchelli chips the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Gleisenstein. Albrecht Gleisenstein threads a neat ball through to Jason Scowcroft. Jason Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.24
Alistair Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon sees Adrian Venus just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Adrian Venus cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rotherham United

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

Possession
43.6%
56.4%
Play Area
35.9%
44.9%
19.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Stefan Arendt of Sheffield United

Match Ratings