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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 1, season 44)
Sheffield United
v.
Rotherham United
Formation:
4-2-3-1
League position:
17
Pierce CHARLES1Viktor JOHANSSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Cody DRAMEH2Dara O'SHEA
Dennis CIRKIN837Harry PICKERING
C.J. EGAN-RILEY4Ollie ARBLASTER
Mattie POLLOCK757Jacob GREAVES
Armel BELLA-KOTCHAP6Kyle BARTLEY
Rubin COLWILL77Daniil DENISOV
Tom FELLOWS68Anass ZAROURY
Ante CRNAC9Tom EAVES
Freddie POTTS610Chiedozie OGBENE
Andre BROOKS711Enso David GONZÁLEZ Medina
Scott SmillieManager
Liam MORRISON12Juninho BACUNA
Josh GRIFFITHS13Dennis SEIMEN
Karamoko DEMBÉLÉ14Andros TOWNSEND
Tommy CONWAY15Abdoullah BA
Kaine KESLER-HAYDEN16Peter KIOSO

Sheffield United 2 Rotherham United 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 30,608, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 8)
18 Brooks, 22 ColwillScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners8
17Fouls7
7Offsides3
4Shots on5
10Shots off5
14Total shots10
1Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Dennis CIRKIN
7CHARLES saved a curling shot from ZAROURY.
10The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful effort.
11EAVES poked an easy chance past the near post.
13An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Sheffield United 'keeper by EAVES.
18GOAL!! A long ball from POTTS down the middle found the lurking BROOKS who placed a left foot shot in off the post. (1-0 Sheffield United)
21ZAROURY ran onto a great ball from DENISOV but hit his effort wide of the righthand post.
22GOAL!! A Sheffield United counter-attack allowed POTTS to setup COLWILL with a simple goal. (2-0 Sheffield United)
27A fine ball from POTTS on the right bobbled toward C.J. EGAN-RILEY who scuffed his shot inches over.
38BROOKS headed just wide.
41A free-kick from EAVES floated just beyond the far post.
44ZAROURY touched the ball through a crowd of players but CHARLES was a match for it as he dived to his left.
 
52A tame strike from ZAROURY trickled agonisingly wide.
56C.J. EGAN-RILEY made space on the left and touched the ball to BROOKS who touched the ball wide.
57A lovely effort from COLWILL scraped the outside of the post.
62BROOKS kicked the ball wide from just inside the area.
64The motionless Rotherham United 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from DENISOV dropped just over.
73BROOKS stormed through the Rotherham United defence but shot straight at JOHANSSON.
73FELLOWS brought the ball away from PICKERING and rifled a poor shot past the post.
74A penalty box meleé resulted in OGBENE driving a low shot wide.
78POTTS beat ZAROURY and placed the ball to BROOKS who blasted his shot wide.
80A cross from CRNAC left C.J. EGAN-RILEY in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
83A header by ZAROURY at the near post was comfortably collected by CHARLES.
84BROOKS was put clear by BELLA-KOTCHAP and he turned the Rotherham United 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.
85A strike from EAVES held little difficulty for the 'keeper.