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  • Kick-off: 14:00
  • Venue: Millmoor Ground
  • Attendance: 4291
  • Referee: Shoebridge, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

88 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Aaron McLean putting it in the back of the net.

65 mins

Rene Howe is booked for unsporting behaviour.

63 mins

Micah Hyde is being taken off, Charlie Lee has come on in his place.

59 mins

George Boyd is replaced by Rene Howe.

46 mins

Shane Blackett is being taken off, Chris Westwood has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 3 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by R Shoebridge

35 mins

Goal!! Derek Holmes scores for Rotherham.

33 mins

Goal!! Chris O'Grady scores for Rotherham.

8 mins

Goal!! Derek Holmes scores for Rotherham.

0 mins

It's 2pm on Sunday, August 19th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

It was a case of Holmes sweet Holmes as Rotherham United earned their first league win of the season.

The Millers put promotion favourites Peterborough to the sword with two goals from Derek Holmes and two assists from his namesake, Peter.

Chris O'Grady added another as Rotherham ran riot to shock the Posh with three first-half goals.

Mark Robins' side burst out of the blocks and into the lead in the seventh minute.

Derek Holmes raced through on goal, shrugged off the challenge from Shane Blackett and fired the ball under Shwan Jalal.

Peterborough, who had won their opening game of the season 3-0, began to take control with tricky striker Aaron McLean causing numerous problems.

On 18 minutes he shot wide from 20 yards, then seven minutes later he was clean through but took a touch too many and the danger was cleared. Adam Newton and George Boyd then combined to set McLean free, but as he dallied Andy Warrington came out to thwart him.

As play swung up the other end Peter Holmes cut the ball back for O'Grady but his shot was saved.

Then on 33 minutes the same combination unlocked the Posh defence for Rotherham's second.

Peter Holmes played the ball into Derek Holmes on the edge of the box and his lay-off was neatly curled into the bottom corner by O'Grady.

Two minutes later it was 3-0 when Derek Holmes powered home a cross from Peter Holmes.

Josh Low had a good change to pull a goal back moments later for the visitors but he skied it over the crossbar.

Peter Holmes and Andy Todd both went close as Rotherham pressed for a fourth in the second half.

Dean Keates hit a superb driven volley on 68 minutes which was brilliantly saved by Warrington, before McLean got a late reward for his endeavour when he headed past Warrington from eight yards from a Keates corner.

Craig Morgan then had a header cleared as Peterborough attempted in vain to snatch a late point.

Rotherham United Team

Peterborough United Team

Rotherham United

Peterborough United

Corners

8 8

Fouls

10 14

Goal attempts

11 10

Shots off target

5 5

Offsides

7 4

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