English League Two

FT Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Bristol Rovers LLLDL 3
–
Hartlepool United LLLDW 0
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BRI123
HAR000
The Prestige Group Stadium · 3,788 att.

Match Report

Bristol Rovers ease to victory over Hartlepool

Bristol Rovers ease to victory over Hartlepool

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

HAR · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adam BartlettG
  2. 26Andrew BoyceCD-L
  3. 5Scott HarrisonCD-R
  4. 3Jake CarrollLB
  5. 27Brad HallidayRB
  6. 6Matthew BatesCM
  7. 16Nicky FeatherstoneLM
  8. 8Brad WalkerRM
  9. 10Billy PaynterF
  10. 17Scott FenwickLF
  11. 15Rhys OatesRF

Substitutes

  1. 18Lewis HawkinsSUB
  2. 11Kudus OyenugaSUB
  3. 2Carl MagnaySUB
  4. 31Peter DentonSUB
  5. 23Connor SmithSUB
  6. 22Josh NearneySUB
  7. 20Dan JonesSUB

BRI · 4-4-2

  1. 31Lee NichollsG
  2. 5Mark McChrystalCD-L
  3. 4Tom LockyerCD-R
  4. 3Lee BrownLB
  5. 15James ClarkeRB
  6. 7Lee MansellCM-L
  7. 24Stuart SinclairCM-R
  8. 11Jake GoslingLM
  9. 23Billy BodinRM
  10. 17Jermaine EasterCF-L
  11. 10Matt TaylorCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Cristian MontanoSUB
  2. 14Chris LinesSUB
  3. 1Steve MildenhallSUB
  4. 20Jamie LucasSUB
  5. 8Ollie ClarkeSUB
  6. 9Ellis HarrisonSUB
  7. 6Tom ParkesSUB

Timeline

  1. 23' Scott Harrison (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 32' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 1. Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  3. 45' Mark McChrystal (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 64' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Kudus Oyenuga replaces Brad Walker.
  5. 64' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 2. Billy Bodin (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mark McChrystal.
  6. 72' Substitution, Hartlepool United. Carl Magnay replaces Matthew Bates.
  7. 78' Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 3. Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  8. 79' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Jermaine Easter.
  9. 82' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Tom Parkes replaces Mark McChrystal.
  10. 82' Andrew Boyce (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 82' Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ollie Clarke replaces Billy Bodin because of an injury.
  13. 88' Brad Halliday (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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