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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 5 (setup 5, season 17)
Rotherham United
v.
Bristol Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Kevin TRAPP18Steve PHILLIPS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Stephen KELLY2Igor SHITOV
Ricardo RODRIGUEZ38Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado
Michael MADL4Vegard FORREN
Christian Chagas Tarouco, TÍTI757Sergey POLITEVICH
Niklas HOHENEDER66François AFFOLTER
Lukás MARECEK7Kasper POVLSEN
Simon DAWKINS8Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor, NOSA
Luciano Héctor BECCHIO69Steve ELLIOTT
Jay FULTON107Remi JOHANSEN
Ziguy BADIBANGA611Anthony UJAH
Manager
Pablo MILLS12Thomas DRAGE
Marcus SANDBERG13Grant BASEY
Dale TONGE714Matt JARVIS
Joe MATTOCK15Jonathan PARR
Rodrigo Batista da Cruz, RODRIGUINHO16Michael KIGHTLY

Rotherham United 2 Bristol Rovers 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 9,509, Stadium: New York, Referee: Paul MUSSELWHITE 8½)
34 Dawkins, 45 BecchioScorers
55 Becchio <=> Mattock, 62 Marecek <=> TongeSubstitutions
Sendings off
60 FultonBookings
3Corners4
7Fouls7
6Offsides4
3Shots on6
3Shots off8
6Total shots14
1Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Steve PHILLIPS
6MARECEK worked the ball to DAWKINS, RODRIGUEZ gathered his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
8A free-kick from BADIBANGA went inches wide.
11NOSA waltzed round HOHENEDER and stroked a tame shot wide.
22An exceptional effort from DAWKINS scraped the top of the crossbar.
26A good ball from MARECEK on the right was collected by DAWKINS who sliced his shot over.
32A weak strike from SHITOV trickled agonisingly wide.
33A penalty box meleé resulted in POVLSEN cracking a low shot over.
34GOAL!! A long clearance by the Rotherham United 'keeper beat the Bristol Rovers defence and DAWKINS thundered the ball beyond the advancing Bristol Rovers 'keeper. (1-0 Rotherham United)
42FORREN's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
45GOAL!! An outswinging corner booted out by SHITOV was blasted into the back of the net by BECCHIO. (2-0 Rotherham United)
 
47A shot from POLITEVICH was smothered by the Rotherham United 'keeper.
57The Rotherham United 'keeper saved a beautiful effort from FORREN.
60MUSSELWHITE yellow cards FULTON for a late foul.
62LAYÚN shot wide.
64FORREN's shot was well held by TRAPP.
67NOSA beat KELLY and whacked the ball to LAYÚN who hit his shot wide.
77Uncertainty in the Rotherham United defence enabled ELLIOTT to hammer the ball inches wide.
79LAYÚN stepped inside FULTON but flicked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
79A corner fell to AFFOLTER who turned an effort over the bar.
83A shot from JOHANSEN seemed a certain goal but the Rotherham United 'keeper managed to force the ball clear.
88ELLIOTT headed inches wide.