Player ratings from Matlock Town 1 Rotherham United 1
PAUL Davis gives his verdict on events against non-league opposition at the Proctor Cars Stadium as several new boys and trialists played.
Millers (4-3-3)
Ted Cann: 6
Had very little to do. Matlock applied some pressure but without testing the goalkeeper.
Sonny Aljofree (trialist): 6
The young man can be pleased with his debut outing. Played at right-back in the first half and at centre-half in the second and was solid throughout. He's a big lad.
Emmanuel Adegboyega: 7
Competed well and was good on the ball at times. Played some deft passes.
Lenny Agbaire: 6
Steady. Everyone's hoping his injury problems are behind him and he can show the form he did when he first joined the Millers.
Brandon Williams (trialist): 5
Hasn't yet lived up to his stellar pedigree while wearing a Rotherham shirt.
Ossama Ashley: 5
A strange one, really. He gifted Matlock their goal only minutes into his first game and didn't show up particularly well after that, yet you could see there's a real player there. Moved well, covered the ground and was smooth in how he received and made passes. A few too many mistakes on the day, but he'll be fine.
Kian Spence: 7
Feisty. Pre-season or not, the midfielder wasn't going easy on himself or the opposition. ‘Ratted’ well when he didn't have the ball and caused some damage when he did. Rotherham's best performer.
Jamie Jellis: 7
An encouraging start from one of the summer signings. The boy can get up and down the pitch and he can pass a ball.
Aaron Nemane: 6
Some tricky moments on the right flank from another new boy having his first outing. Much more of an attacker than a defender.
Kyle Vassell (trialist): 7
Busy and a nuisance to the opposition as he bids to win a return to his former club. Had several sights of goal and dispatched his penalty with clinical aplomb.
Fabio Tavares: 6
Some lovely, balanced running on the left. Missed his big chance but a goal is coming.
Half-time:
Max Thompson (trialist, for Cann): 6
Like Cann, he wasn't involved a great deal.
Brandon Cover (for Agbaire): 5
Always somewhere near the ball but didn't do a great deal with it.
Jez Davies (trialist, for Jellis): 5
Neat. Tidy. Didn't hurt the opposition.
James Clarke (for Ashley): 5
More to come from a talented lad. Didn't impose himself on proceedings here.
Marvin Kaleta (for Nemane): 6
Good control in tight spaces and some direct running. Didn't see enough of the ball.
63 minutes:
Dean Gardner, (for Vassell): 6
Moved well and looked comfortable on the ball.
Cohen Lee (for Spence): 6
A decent player who could really emerge next season. Kept things simple.
Ar'Jany Martha (for Tavares): 6
Some lovely moments, some poor ones. His story of last season.
73 minutes:
Kane Richardson (for Williams): 6
Good. He'd have earned a 7 had he been on the pitch for longer. Played at left-back and made his tackles and used the ball sensibly.
Referee: Jamie O'Connor (Derbyshire)
Attendance: 776
Opposition view
“I was thoroughly impressed by the lads. I enjoyed watching the game. We looked like a proper team, with the players understanding each other's roles. We locked Rotherham in areas, we pressed them hard and we used the ball really well.”
- Matlock boss Ricky Ravenhill