Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers, 2011/12 English League Two, 2011/2012 English League Two

· English League Two

2': A-Jay Leitch-Smith
6': Kelvin Mellor
49': Harry Davis (P)

FT
3 - 0

About

Crewe Alexandra are hosting Bristol Rovers at The Alexandra Stadium, , England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Game on!
2': Ajay Leitch-Smith hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
2': Goal!! Ajay Leitch-Smith hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the right penalty area (aprox. 18 yards) and scores!! Crewe Alexandra now leads 1 - 0
3': That last goal was assisted by Nick Powell (Pass from Right Wing)
3': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Attacking)
3': Ajay Leitch-Smith hits a good header. Outcome: save
3': Scott Bevan makes a very good save (Catch)
6': Aaron Downes commits a foul on Byron Moore resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
6': Ashley Westwood takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: shot
6': Kelvin Mellor hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: goal
6': Goal!! Kelvin Mellor hits a very good right footed shot to the upper left corner from the left channel (aprox. 12 yards) and scores!! Crewe Alexandra now leads 2 - 0
7': That last goal was assisted by Ashley Westwood (Cross from Left Channel)
7': Luke Murphy hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
8': Scott Bevan makes a very good save (Catch)
8': Ashley Westwood takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
8': Nick Powell hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
8': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
10': Ajay Leitch-Smith commits a foul on Dan Woodards resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
10': Dan Woodards takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
11': Michael Smith hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
11': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
11': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Attacking)
11': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Defending)
12': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
13': Elliot Richards hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
13': Steve Phillips makes a very good save (Catch)
13': Gary Sawyer takes the corner kick from the left byline with his left foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
13': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
14': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
14': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
15': Throw-in: Byron Moore takes it (Attacking)
16': Offside called on Ajay Leitch-Smith
16': Aaron Downes takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
17': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
18': Matthew Lund commits a foul on Nick Powell resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
18': Luke Murphy takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
18': Matthew Lund is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
19': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
19': Matthew Lund hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
20': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
21': Gary Sawyer hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
21': Steve Phillips makes a very good save (Catch)
21': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Defending)
22': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
22': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
23': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
24': Matthew Lund commits a foul on Nick Powell resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
24': Ashley Westwood takes a direct freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: pass
25': Ajay Leitch-Smith hits a good left footed shot. Outcome: save
25': Scott Bevan makes a very good save (Catch)
26': Matthew Gill takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and hits an outswinger to the centre, resulting in: shot
26': Tom Parkes hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
27': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
27': Matthew Gill commits a foul on Ashley Westwood resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
27': Adam Dugdale takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
28': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Attacking)
28': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
29': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
29': Gary Sawyer commits a foul on Billy Bodin resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
29': Adam Dugdale takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
30': Nick Powell hits a good header. Outcome: save
30': Scott Bevan makes a very good save (Catch)
30': Ashley Westwood takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
31': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
32': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
32': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
33': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Defending)
34': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Attacking)
35': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Defending)
36': Offside called on Ajay Leitch-Smith
36': Aaron Downes takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
36': Matt Harrold hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
36': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
39': Billy Bodin hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
39': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
41': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
42': Gary Sawyer hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
42': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
42': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
43': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Attacking)
45': Elliot Richards hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
45': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
45': The referee has signaled the end of the first half
45'+1': Ajay Leitch-Smith hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: clearance
45'+1': Dan Woodards clears the ball from danger.
45'+1': Ashley Westwood takes the corner kick from the right byline with his right foot and passes it to a teammate resulting in: open play
45': The second half is under way
46': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Defending)
46': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
48': Cian Bolger commits a foul on Nick Powell resulting on a penalty for Crewe Alexandra
49': Harry Davis places the penalty kick with his right foot to the lower left corner and scores!! The goalkeeper was nowhere near the shot.
50': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Defending)
52': Matt Harrold commits a foul on Billy Bodin resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
53': Adam Dugdale takes a direct freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
54': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
56': Billy Bodin hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
56': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
57': Nick Powell hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
57': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
58': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Defending)
58': Throw-in: Aaron Downes takes it (Attacking)
59': Luke Murphy commits a foul on Dan Woodards resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
59': Matthew Lund takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: shot
59': Matthew Lund hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
59': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
60': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Attacking)
60': Throw-in: Gary Sawyer takes it (Attacking)
62': Dan Woodards takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
62': Bristol Rovers makes a sub: Joe Anyinsah enters for Gary Sawyer. Reason: Tactical
63': Matthew Lund hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
64': Handball called on Matt Harrold
64': Steve Phillips takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
65': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
65': Elliot Richards commits a foul on Ajay Leitch-Smith resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
65': Adam Dugdale takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
65': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
67': Ashley Westwood commits a foul on Elliot Richards resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
67': Matthew Lund takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
67': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
68': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Attacking)
68': Elliot Richards commits a foul on Ashley Westwood resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
69': Adam Dugdale takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
69': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
70': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
70': Matthew Lund hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: hit bar
71': Ajay Leitch-Smith commits a foul on Matthew Lund resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
71': Aaron Downes takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the right channel. Outcome: open play
72': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
72': Crewe Alexandra makes a sub: Max Clayton enters for Ajay Leitch-Smith. Reason: Tactical
72': Crewe Alexandra makes a sub: Danny Shelley enters for Byron Moore. Reason: Tactical
73': Matthew Gill takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: open play
74': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
74': Bristol Rovers makes a sub: Chris Zebroski enters for Michael Smith. Reason: Tactical
75': Bristol Rovers makes a sub: Andy Dorman enters for Matthew Lund. Reason: Tactical
75': Throw-in: Harry Davis takes it (Defending)
76': Cian Bolger commits a foul on Nick Powell resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
76': Cian Bolger is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
77': Ashley Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
77': Joe Anyinsah hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
78': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
79': Billy Bodin hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
79': Scott Bevan takes a long goal kick
79': Chris Zebroski hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
79': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
80': Ashley Westwood takes the corner kick from the left byline with his right foot and hits an inswinger to the centre, resulting in: clearance
80': Aaron Downes clears the ball from danger.
81': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
82': Offside called on Max Clayton
82': Cian Bolger takes a direct freekick with his left foot from his own half. Outcome: pass
82': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Attacking)
82': Joe Anyinsah commits a foul on Luke Murphy resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
83': Adam Dugdale takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
83': Max Clayton commits a foul on Dan Woodards resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
83': Scott Bevan takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
84': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
84': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)
85': Throw-in: Kelvin Mellor takes it (Defending)
86': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
86': Throw-in: Cian Bolger takes it (Defending)
87': Luke Murphy commits a foul on Aaron Downes resulting on a free kick for Bristol Rovers
87': Cian Bolger takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
87': Chris Zebroski hits a good left footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: miss left
88': Steve Phillips takes a long goal kick
89': Matthew Gill commits a foul on Luke Murphy resulting on a free kick for Crewe Alexandra
89': Ashley Westwood takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from the left channel. Outcome: open play
89': Crewe Alexandra makes a sub: Jordan Brown enters for Billy Bodin. Reason: Tactical
90': Joe Anyinsah hits a good header, but it is off target. Outcome: miss right
90': The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90': End of the game
90'+1': Throw-in: Dan Woodards takes it (Defending)
90'+2': Offside called on Chris Zebroski
90'+2': Adam Dugdale takes an indirect freekick with his right foot from his own half. Outcome: open play
90'+3': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Defending)
90'+3': Matt Harrold hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+3': Steve Phillips makes a very good save (Catch)
90'+3': Throw-in: Tom Parkes takes it (Attacking)

Statistics

BRI		CAX
12	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	4
4	Saves	3
51	Possession	49
16	SHOTS	10
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
2	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: The Alexandra Stadium
Location: , England
Attendance: 4,139

Line-Ups

Crewe Alexandra

No.	Name
1	Steve Phillips (GK)
5	David Artell
6	Adam Dugdale
3	Harry Davis
17	Kelvin Mellor
8	Luke Murphy
4	Ashley Westwood
34	Billy Bodin
11	Byron Moore
10	A-Jay Leitch-Smith
25	Nick Powell

Crewe Alexandra Substitutes:

Alan Martin, Danny Shelley, Jordon Brown, Lee Bell, Max Clayton.

Bristol Rovers

No.	Name
1	Scott Bevan (GK)
4	Dan Woodards
5	Cian Bolger
33	Aaron Downes
37	Tom Parkes
3	Gary Sawyer
2	Michael Smith
8	Matthew Gill
23	Matthew Lund
9	Matt Harrold
18	Elliot Richards

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Lee Brown, Craig Stanley, Andy Dorman, Joe Anyinsah, Chris Zebroski.

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