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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 1, season 31)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Walsall
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
6
André ONANA71Darren KEET
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Chancel Mangulu MBEMBA27Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
Hasan Ali KALDIRIM637Maxime LESTIENNE
Ogenyi Eddy ONAZI48Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
ROLANDO Jorge Pires da Fonseca757Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE
Nampalys MENDY66Jorge PULIDO Mayoral
Landry DIMATA77Nabil BENTALEB
Daniel DIDAVI86Edimilson FERNANDES
Sandro WAGNER97Marouane CHAMAKH
Martin BRAITHWAITE107James McCARTHY
Edin VISCA11Alejandro POZUELO Melero
Scott SmillieManager
Daniel Sánchez AYALA12WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins
Pierluigi GOLLINI136Solomon MARCH
SALIH Uçan14Will GRIGG
Paul-Georges NTEP de Madiba15Ravel MORRISON
Kelechi IHEANACHO166Stefano SABELLI

Bristol Rovers 2 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 40,555, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Andy HALL 6½)
22 Dimata, 54 DimataScorers29 Chamakh
Substitutions61 Pozuelo <=> Sabelli, 82 McCarthy <=> March
Sendings off
53 Kaldirim, 66 BraithwaiteBookings73 Fernandes
5Corners6
14Fouls10
14Offsides2
8Shots on4
13Shots off4
21Total shots8
5Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Chancel Mangulu MBEMBA
2A tame shot from WAGNER bounced agonisingly wide.
6A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming KEET.
12The Walsall 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from WAGNER.
12A penalty box meleé resulted in FERNANDES knocking the ball over.
22GOAL!! A nice run by DIDAVI on the right was capped by a delightful cross which DIMATA flicked in from inside the penalty box. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
26DIDAVI made space on the right and knocked the ball to VISCA who touched the ball over.
29GOAL!! A long goal-kick from PULIDO caught the Bristol Rovers defence napping and CHAMAKH ran on to round the 'keeper and score. (1-1)
32FERNANDES shot wide.
38A cross from MENDY left DIMATA in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
 
48A free-kick from FERNANDES floated wide.
50Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled ROLANDO to volley an effort just wide.
53A clumsy challenge gets KALDIRIM a yellow card.
54GOAL!! . (2-1 Bristol Rovers)
56BENTALEB flicked an easy chance past the righthand post.
59The 'keeper blocked a refined shot from VISCA.
66BRAITHWAITE cautioned by the referee.
69DIDAVI's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Walsall upright.
73The ref yellow cards FERNANDES for a clumsy challenge.
79VISCA was put clear by MENDY and he raced past the Walsall 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
84VISCA headed inches wide.
90+1A useful ball from ONAZI on the left bobbled toward VISCA who scuffed his shot just beyond the near post.
90+3A corner was collected by KALDIRIM who headed an effort over the bar.