English League Two

FT Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Hartlepool United LWLLD 1
–
Bristol Rovers DLLWL 4
1st2ndT
HAR011
BRI314
Memorial Stadium · 6,634 att.

Match Report

Matt Taylor hat-trick helps Bristol Rovers to comfortable win

Matt Taylor hat-trick helps Bristol Rovers to comfortable win

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BRI · 4-4-2

  1. 1Steve MildenhallG
  2. 5Mark McChrystalCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 15James ClarkeRB
  6. 7Lee MansellCM-L
  7. 14Chris LinesCM-R
  8. 16Liam LawrenceLM
  9. 23Billy BodinRM
  10. 30Rory GaffneyCF-L
  11. 10Matt TaylorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Ellis HarrisonSUB
  2. 25Will PuddySUB
  3. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  4. 17Jermaine EasterSUB
  5. 8Ollie ClarkeSUB
  6. 2Daniel LeadbitterSUB
  7. 6Tom ParkesSUB

HAR · 4-4-2

  1. 1Trevor CarsonG
  2. 5Scott HarrisonCD-L
  3. 26Adam JacksonCD-R
  4. 3Jake CarrollLB
  5. 2Carl MagnayRB
  6. 16Nicky FeatherstoneCM-L
  7. 8Brad WalkerCM-R
  8. 30Jake GrayLM
  9. 7Nathan ThomasRM
  10. 33Luke JamesCF-L
  11. 10Billy PaynterCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Scott FenwickSUB
  2. 40Tony CaigSUB
  3. 19Jordan RichardsSUB
  4. 15Rhys OatesSUB
  5. 28Josh LaurentSUB
  6. 18Lewis HawkinsSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Hartlepool United 0. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Billy Bodin.
  2. 27' Nicky Featherstone (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 31' Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Hartlepool United 0. Rory Gaffney (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark McChrystal.
  4. 38' Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Hartlepool United 0. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Brown.
  5. 52' Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Hartlepool United 1. Billy Paynter (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brad Walker.
  6. 53' Jake Carroll (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Hartlepool United 1. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Brown.
  8. 59' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Scott Fenwick replaces Nathan Thomas.
  9. 66' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Lewis Hawkins replaces Nicky Featherstone.
  10. 72' Mark McChrystal (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Jermaine Easter replaces Matty Taylor.
  12. 75' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Rhys Oates replaces Billy Paynter.
  13. 78' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Rory Gaffney because of an injury.
  14. 82' Brad Walker (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ollie Clarke replaces Lee Mansell.

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