Match Report
| Rotherham United | Rotherham United |  |  | Falkirk | Falkirk | ||||||||||||||||
| David Payne | David Payne | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Heintze | D. Heintze |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 |  | Jose Javier Sanchez | J. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Egutu Babayaro | E. Babayaro |  | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Colin Bremner | C. Bremner | |||||||||
| Ismael Özalan | I. Özalan |  | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Matt Rae | M. Rae | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Smolarek | Z. Smolarek |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Billy Caldwell | B. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Andrés Escobedo | A. Escobedo |  | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Matt Hendry | M. Hendry | |||||||||
| Egutu Kanu | E. Kanu | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Colin McStay | C. McStay | |||||||||
| Tom Roussel | T. Roussel |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Paul Thomson | P. Thomson | |||||||||
| Robert Wimmer | R. Wimmer |  | 77 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Billy Campbell | B. Campbell | |||||||||
| Amine Amrani | A. Amrani |  | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Stuart Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Elbekay Fertout | E. Fertout |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Dominic Henderson | D. Henderson | |||||||||
| Viorel Popescu | V. Popescu |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Garry McCoist | G. McCoist | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play Falkirk in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,346 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rotherham United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Falkirk appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Rotherham United kick off!
3.25
0-0Billy Caldwell catches Amine Amrani on the ankles. Billy Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Amine Amrani grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.51
0-0Zbigniew Smolarek clumsily knocks into Colin McStay. The referee calls over Zbigniew Smolarek and warns him to calm down! Colin McStay runs off the knock.
14.12
0-0Egutu Kanu flicks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.43
0-0Zbigniew Smolarek flicks the ball to his team mate, Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel knocks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout goes all the way! Elbekay Fertout shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Jose Javier Sanchez!
16.30
Elbekay Fertout catches Matt Hendry on the ankles. Elbekay Fertout is given a warning by the referee! Matt Hendry runs off the knock.
20.51
Egutu Kanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.47
Paul Thomson catches Egutu Kanu on the ankles. Paul Thomson is warned by the referee! Egutu Kanu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.32
Paul Thomson makes a simple pass to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson heads the ball goalwards. Dennis Heintze easily smothers it.
32.20
0-0Billy Campbell makes a probing pass to Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.12
Paul Thomson threads the ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.52
0-0Tom Roussel knocks the ball to his team mate, Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu threads the ball through to Elbekay Fertout but he's offside!
39.30
Andrés Escobedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Amine Amrani. Amine Amrani knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Bremner.
45.00
Elbekay Fertout comes in with a late challenge on Colin Bremner. The referee calls over Elbekay Fertout and shows him a yellow card! Colin Bremner grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Falkirk start the second half!
49.05
1-0Egutu Babayaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tom Roussel. Tom Roussel makes a probing pass to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu goes all the way! Viorel Popescu shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.55
Robert Wimmer sees a break and surges forward. Robert Wimmer shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Jose Javier Sanchez!
66.34
Colin Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson sees a break and surges forward. Paul Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.33
Egutu Babayaro makes a probing pass to Egutu Kanu. Egutu Kanu passes the ball forward to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jose Javier Sanchez who gathers it comfortably.
75.11
Colin McStay hacks Robert Wimmer from behind! Colin McStay is given a warning by the referee! Robert Wimmer runs off the knock.
77.00
Colin McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
78.07
Billy Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Thomson. Paul Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist plays a perfect one-two with Dominic Henderson and rushes in on goal... Garry McCoist rockets a shot on goal but somehow Dennis Heintze manages to keep it out.
84.58
Colin McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Young. Stuart Young knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Heintze who gathers it comfortably.
85.30
Colin McStay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Henderson. Dominic Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dennis Heintze who gathers it comfortably.
87.39
Egutu Babayaro makes a simple pass to Andrés Escobedo. Andrés Escobedo passes the ball forward to Viorel Popescu. Viorel Popescu flicks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Egutu Babayaro makes a simple pass to Robert Wimmer. Robert Wimmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Fertout. Elbekay Fertout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Jose Javier Sanchez manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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