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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 17)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Crewe Alexandra
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Rafael Enrique ROMO Pérez717Alex SMITHIES
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Igor SHITOV26Gianni ZUIVERLOON
Miguel Arturo LAYŚN Prado836Jesper JUELSGÅRD Kristensen
Vegard FORREN84BRENO Vinicius Borges
Sergey POLITEVICH5Jannik VESTERGAARD
Franēois AFFOLTER766Cristian GAMBOA Luna
Kasper POVLSEN876DOUGLAS Pereira dos Santos
Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor, NOSA886Andrea MAZZARANI
Jonathan PARR9Shaun HARRAD
Remi JOHANSEN10Jose BAXTER
Anthony UJAH11NILMAR Honorato da Silva
Manager
Jųrgen SKJELVIK12Chris HERD
Steve PHILLIPS13Declan RUDD
Thomas DRAGE14Kevin PEZZONI
Matt JARVIS15Anthony PILKINGTON
Michael KIGHTLY16Rhian BREWSTER

Bristol Rovers 1 Crewe Alexandra 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 20,497, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Phil CROSSLEY 6)
59 LayśnScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings43 Breno, 53 Douglas, 55 Gamboa
7Corners3
4Fouls13
5Offsides3
6Shots on1
10Shots off4
16Total shots5
5Shots saved1
60%Possession40%
Man of the match: Igor SHITOV
3LAYŚN hoofed the ball wide from just inside the area.
6NILMAR beat four Bristol Rovers players and stroked a great chance over.
20NOSA headed wide.
24A shot from HARRAD was kicked off the line by SHITOV.
27POVLSEN's header was well saved by SMITHIES.
29Uncertainty in the Crewe Alexandra defence enabled UJAH to fire an effort just wide.
32NOSA shot wide.
34A drive from NOSA seemed a certain goal but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
36NOSA stabbed a simple chance past the far post.
43CROSSLEY cautions BRENO for dangerous play against NOSA.
45A corner was collected by MAZZARANI who turned an effort inches wide.
 
53The ref books DOUGLAS for a bad tackle.
55GAMBOA cautioned by the ref.
56A free-kick from AFFOLTER flew inches wide.
59GOAL!! VESTERGAARD tried to play the ball out of the Crewe Alexandra penalty area but was tackled by FORREN who flicked the ball to LAYŚN for a simple goal. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
63UJAH played the ball to NOSA who touched it over.
74FORREN's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
78A pin-point pass found UJAH and his left foot shot flew narrowly over.
81A wonderful save prevented NOSA from scoring a good goal.
81NOSA was put clear by AFFOLTER and he turned the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
82A cross from BRENO left HARRAD in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
84NOSA rushed an easy chance.
90A perfect strike from SHITOV was dealt with by a fine parry from SMITHIES.
90+2MAZZARANI brought the ball past POLITEVICH and rattled a poor shot past the post.