Oct 21 AFC Bournemouth 1-3 Rotherham United Att: 5544

Last updated : 04 November 2006 By Steve Hunt
Any way lets try and explain what happened with out swearing. On loan Franck Songo'o started on the left. Facey had an early effort from distance, Stewart saved, and then Bopp tried also from distance Stewart again saved.

Songo'o won a lucky free kick, Cummings takes kick and Fletcher heads home, but no a push by Hayter on defender resulted in free kick awarded.

18 mins goal, Browning went down in centre circle holding his calf, we stopped thinking Rotherham would kick ball out, but why should they, Bopps unchallenged run and shot from twenty yards out beat the slow moving Stewart, 0-1.

Soon after restart AFCB won a corner, Hollands on for Browning, headed the ball against the cross bar, follow up shot from Maher was blocked. But then on 31 mins it was 1-1, some how Purches won a free kick from what seemed to be the perfect tackle (no way was it a free kick), resulting Anderton kick saw Gowling rise above his marker to head home.

But then two later it was 1-2, a cross from the left by Hurst saw Hoskins glancing header beat the static Stewart. Worst was to come on 36 mins, when Williamson's unchallenged run ended with a shot on goal, to score.

Another effort from Hollands saw a fine save by Cutler, who some how clawed the ball away for a corner. Near the end a Purches cross saw defender just beat Hayter to the ball to put it behind for a corner, but no time for the corner to be taken.

H/T 1-3

Hoskins again had an effort saved by Stewart at start of half. Across from Songo'o saw Fletcher head over. Fletcher then forced Cutler into a save and Hayter's follow up effort struck the post, but Fletcher had fouled defender to win his header surprise surprise. Songo'o crossed to see a poor Fletcher header saved by Cutler. Williamson cross saw Murdock's header go narrowly wide. Foley went close with a header, Maher also at the end went close, but that's how it finished, F/T 1-3.

It may have seemed a good game, but chances should have been taken, defence looked shaky well to often, and midfield just is not working at the moment. Rotherham could have scored more in second have if they had wanted to.

Not sure if Bond is man for the job, this needed a manager with experience of lower leagues, not some one who's only time to get off the bench was at half and full time.

The ref also was very poor, some very strange free kicks, but was poor for both teams. 

Well this was very easy to choose, when he came on Hollands was outstanding, he put the rest of the team to shame, would have been a higher score line if he had not come on.

AFCB: Stewart, Maher, Young, Gowling, Purches, Cummings, Browning, Anderton, Fletcher, Hayter, Songo'o
Subs: Moss, Hollands (for Browning, 19), Foley (for Young, HT), Pitman (for Songo'o, 87), Hart
Steve Hunt, Shaftesbury