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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 29 (setup 1, season 26)
Walsall
v.
Rotherham United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Luke SIMPSON1Óscar PÉREZ Rojas
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
12
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón28Federico FERNÁNDEZ
Robert HUTH637Alberto DE LA BELLA Madueno
Konstantin ZYRYANOV747Ognjen VUKOJEVIC
MAICON Pereira Roque5Juan Daniel FORLIN
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE6FELIPE Aliste Lopes
Gabriel TORJE76Stephen IRELAND
Alain TRAORÉ687Alberto 'Facundo' COSTA
Billel OMRANI9Daniel González GÜIZA
Roberto Maximiliano PEREYRA710Cole SKUSE
Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo117Daniel George NICULAE
Manager
José Antonio REYES Calderón12Jay BOTHROYD
Alejandro POZUELO Melero13Logan BAILLY
Jan MORÁVEK14Lars JACOBSEN
Timo GEBHART15Josh McEACHRAN
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral716Chris GUNTER

Walsall 0 Rotherham United 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 27,130, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Thomas DRAGE 7½)
Scorers1 Vukojevic, 14 Niculae, 59 Niculae
53 Zyryanov <=> Pulido, 72 Théophile-Catherine <=> PozueloSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings61 Ireland
4Corners2
4Fouls13
0Offsides2
9Shots on3
9Shots off11
18Total shots14
6Shots saved0
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Federico FERNÁNDEZ
1GOAL!! A short backpass by PIRIS enabled VUKOJEVIC to nip in and nudge the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Rotherham United)
7A pin-point pass bobbled toward TRAORÉ and his left foot effort floated narrowly wide.
14GOAL!! A goalmouth meleé culminated with NICULAE firing the ball into the top corner. (2-0 Rotherham United)
15OMRANI's shot beat PÉREZ but rebounded off the Rotherham United woodwork.
16PEREYRA ran onto a great ball from TORJE but blasted his effort wide.
19TRAORÉ was put clear by ZYRYANOV and he raced past PÉREZ but rammed his shot inches wide.
22PÉREZ saved a swerving shot from FORLÁN.
23FERNÁNDEZ beat two Walsall players and blasted a golden opportunity inches over.
29TRAORÉ headed inches over.
38IRELAND beat MAICON and fired the ball to GÜIZA who toe-poked his shot wide.
45A penalty box meleé resulted in DE LA BELLA tapping the ball wide.
 
54GÜIZA chipped the ball to COSTA who turned it wide.
57TRAORÉ drove a looping shot just wide from long range.
59GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from FERNÁNDEZ caught the Walsall defence napping and NICULAE raced through to round the 'keeper and score. (3-0 Rotherham United)
61A clinical challenge gets IRELAND a yellow card.
65The 'keeper was able to palm clear a powerful shot.
70A corner bobbled toward COSTA who fired the ball just beyond the near post.
70COSTA fluffed an easy chance.
71An exceptional effort from DE LA BELLA scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
78A mix up in the Walsall defence enabled NICULAE to hammer an effort just wide.
82FORLÁN dribbled round IRELAND and stabbed a tame shot well wide.
90+1PEREYRA shot over.