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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 18)
Walsall
v.
Bristol Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Alex McCARTHY717Rafael Enrique ROMO Pérez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Marko JOVANOVIC2Sebastian RUDY
Joel LYNCH37Miguel Arturo LAYÚN Prado
Astrit AJDAREVIC48Remi JOHANSEN
Tamás VASKÓ5Sergey POLITEVICH
Phil OFOSU-AYEH66François AFFOLTER
Willo FLOOD76Jonathan PARR
Paul ANDERSON78Emmanuel Nosakhare Igiebor, NOSA
Lukas JUTKIEWICZ9Thomas DRAGE
Markus HEIKKINEN610Kasper POVLSEN
Lee TOMLIN11Anthony UJAH
Manager
Alejandro Damián FAURLIN12Matt JARVIS
Davino VERHULST13Steve PHILLIPS
Henrik DALSGAARD14Steve ELLIOTT
Francisco Manuel Durán Vázquez, FRANCIS15Igor SHITOV
Danijel SUBOTIC16Grant BASEY

Walsall 1 Bristol Rovers 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 11,189, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Neil SWARBRICK 8)
32 FloodScorers6 Politevich
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners4
13Fouls6
1Offsides3
5Shots on1
6Shots off7
11Total shots8
3Shots saved0
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Remi JOHANSEN
1JUTKIEWICZ shot over.
3A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
6GOAL!! The creative AFFOLTER neatly flicked on a cross for POLITEVICH to thump the ball in. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
13A accurate pass bobbled toward DRAGE and his right foot shot flew narrowly over.
14ANDERSON worked the ball to FLOOD, JUTKIEWICZ latched onto his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of ROMO.
17LAYÚN beat two Walsall players and thundered a shot wide.
23A thirty yard shot from ANDERSON caused the 'keeper no problem.
28ANDERSON floated the ball to HEIKKINEN who forced it inches over.
31TOMLIN made space on the left and knocked the ball to VASKÓ who rasped the ball over.
32GOAL!! An inswinging corner was hoofed clear only for FLOOD to hit the ball into the net. (1-1)
34ANDERSON kicked the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
37A free-kick from NOSA went just wide.
39NOSA beat VASKÓ and fired the ball to DRAGE who fired his effort wide.
45Uncertainty in the Walsall defence enabled UJAH to hammer an effort inches wide.
 
51ANDERSON ran onto a great ball from FLOOD but blasted his shot wide of the goal.
54A fine ball from JOHANSEN on the right was collected by LAYÚN who sliced his shot wide.
63A right foot effort from TOMLIN was blocked by ROMO.
71The bemused 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from POLITEVICH fell just wide.
75NOSA was put clear by RUDY and he pulled away from the Walsall 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the near post.