Match Report
| Bristol Rovers | Bristol Rovers |  |  | Ipswich Town | Ipswich Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Bohannon Bohannon | Bohannon Bohannon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Flintlock | F. Flintlock |  | 49 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | James Newby | J. Newby | |||||||||
| Danny Midgley | D. Midgley | | 53 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Jermaine Mustoe | J. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Wes Laver | W. Laver | | 48 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Tommy Grantt | T. Grantt | |||||||||
| Phil Roberts | P. Roberts | | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Dennis Luzhny | D. Luzhny | |||||||||
| Nicholas Le Saux | N. Le Saux | | 49 | M | | 5 | | D | 44 | | Gary Bridge | G. Bridge | |||||||||
| Luigi Baronio | L. Baronio |  | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Robert Roberts | R. Roberts | |||||||||
| Marvin Sturridge | M. Sturridge | | 47 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Oleg Pearce | O. Pearce | |||||||||
| Mike Myers | M. Myers | | 42 | M | | 8 | | M | 44 | | Peter Jeffers | P. Jeffers | |||||||||
| Nigel Johnson | N. Johnson | | 49 | A | | 9 | | M | 35 | | Rio James | R. James | |||||||||
| Gavin Beresford | G. Beresford | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Brendan Prior | B. Prior | |||||||||
| Ugo Milburn | U. Milburn | | 44 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Ralph Jobson | R. Jobson | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Memorial Stadium where Bristol Rovers play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 4,223 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Bristol Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ipswich Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Bristol Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
3.06
0-0Phil Roberts makes a probing pass to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio takes it forward alone. Luigi Baronio lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.39
Mike Myers kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson whips in a cross ball towards Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.26
Marvin Sturridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.59
0-0Luigi Baronio kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommy Grantt.
12.35
0-0Rio James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Frank Flintlock.
14.46
0-0Ipswich Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bristol Rovers's defence.
16.48
Phil Roberts makes a simple pass to Luigi Baronio. Luigi Baronio makes a probing pass to Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.55
Danny Midgley makes a simple pass to Mike Myers. Mike Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ugo Milburn. Ugo Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.24
Mike Myers makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford goes all the way! Gavin Beresford rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.26
0-0Wes Laver catches Ralph Jobson on the ankles. Wes Laver is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Jobson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.15
0-0Danny Midgley comes in with a late challenge on Brendan Prior. The referee calls over Danny Midgley and warns him to calm down! Brendan Prior carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.14
Danny Midgley kicks a strong pass forward to Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge makes a simple pass to Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dennis Luzhny.
38.49
0-1Oleg Pearce threads the ball through to Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Frank Flintlock has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.49
Wes Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Myers. Mike Myers threads the ball through to Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Bridge.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ipswich Town kick off!
48.13
Luigi Baronio makes a simple pass to Nigel Johnson. Nigel Johnson shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
51.34
Rio James hacks Nicholas Le Saux from behind! The referee calls over Rio James and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Le Saux hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.25
Marvin Sturridge controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Beresford. Gavin Beresford knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommy Grantt.
71.25
Peter Jeffers chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Jobson. Ralph Jobson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.11
Danny Midgley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marvin Sturridge. Marvin Sturridge surges forward with the ball. Marvin Sturridge goes all the way! Marvin Sturridge cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.23
0-1Peter Jeffers advances with the ball. Peter Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to Brendan Prior but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.22
Oleg Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Prior. Brendan Prior goes all the way! Brendan Prior takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.52
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
30.1%
45.8%
24.1%
Scorers
| Ralph Jobson 38 |