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Match report
English Footie
League Cup: Round 1 (setup 2, season 15)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Cambridge United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Overall form:
Home form:
Jamal BLACKMAN717Ben GARRATT
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
James BREE827Oliver TURTON
Junior BROWN36Greg TAYLOR
Glenn WHELAN74Abdul OSMAN
Bambo DIABY5Dael FRY
Mark HUGHES66Jack IREDALE
Kal NAISMITH76Jack LANKESTER
Sam NICHOLSON687David MILINKOVIC
Leon CLARKE97Joe IRONSIDE
Alex RODMAN6106Wes HOOLAHAN
Aaron COLLINS6117Joel ASORO
Manager
Djed SPENCE12Harrison DUNK
Anssi JAAKKOLA13Alan MARTIN
Julien DACOSTA146Jubril OKEDINA
Sam FINLEY15Paul DIGBY
Harvey SAUNDERS16Sam SMITH

Bristol Rovers 2 Cambridge United 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 11,570, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Thomas DRAGE 7)
22 Nicholson, 88 ClarkeScorers32 Turton
Substitutions68 Iredale <=> Okedina
Sendings off72 Hoolahan
39 Diaby, 90+1 NicholsonBookings3 Lankester
3Corners6
12Fouls9
3Offsides4
5Shots on5
6Shots off17
11Total shots22
3Shots saved4
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: James BREE
1A weak strike from CLARKE rolled agonisingly wide.
3DRAGE cautions LANKESTER for a high foul.
4The 'keeper managed to claw away a fierce shot.
6IREDALE beat a number of Bristol Rovers players and drove a shot inches wide.
7An exceptional effort from MILINKOVIC scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
8BLACKMAN saved a curling shot from MILINKOVIC.
22GOAL!! A strike from NICHOLSON which GARRATT managed to claw away seemed to have crossed the line and the ref awarded the goal. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
27TAYLOR brought the ball away from NAISMITH and flicked a tame shot over.
32GOAL!! HOOLAHAN made space for TURTON who, after an interchange of passes just outside the area, struck the ball past the Bristol Rovers 'keeper. (1-1)
39DIABY cautioned for a high tackle.
45+1OSMAN was put clear by FRY and he dummied BLACKMAN but rammed his shot over.
 
56A free-kick from TURTON flew just wide.
57OSMAN shot wide.
61CLARKE charged through the Cambridge United defence but shot straight at the Cambridge United 'keeper.
63A twenty-five yard shot from CLARKE caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
71OSMAN drove a deadly shot over the bar from just outside the area.
72HOOLAHAN shown the red card for a professional foul on DIABY.
84A useful ball from HUGHES on the left found NAISMITH who mishit his shot inches wide.
86BROWN snapped at a simple chance.
88GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the Cambridge United 'keeper, RODMAN was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to CLARKE to fire in. (2-1 Bristol Rovers)
90A corner fell to TAYLOR who turned the ball wide.
90+1NICHOLSON booked by the ref for a high challenge.