English National League

FT Sunday, May 14, 2017
Forest Green Rovers LDDDW 3
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Tranmere Rovers WWWWD 1
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FGR303
TRN101
Wembley Stadium · 18,801 att.

Match Report

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Forest Green beat Tranmere to claim place in Football League

Forest Green secured a place in the English Football League for the first time in their history by beating Tranmere 3-1.

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Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-2

Lineups

TRN

  1. 1Scott DaviesG
  2. 5Steve McNultyD
  3. 20Lois MaynardD
  4. 22Adam BuxtonD
  5. 3Liam RidehalghD
  6. 6Michael IhiekweD
  7. 24Jeff HughesM
  8. 11Connor JenningsF
  9. 19Andy ManganF
  10. 23Cole StocktonF
  11. 10James NorwoodF

FGR

  1. 23Sam RussellG
  2. 16Ethan PinnockD
  3. 6Ben DaleD
  4. 5Mark EllisD
  5. 3Emmanuel MontheD
  6. 4Drissa TraoréM
  7. 15Liam NobleM
  8. 20Charlie CooperM
  9. 7Keanu Marsh-BrownM
  10. 9Christian DoidgeF
  11. 14Kaiyne WooleryF

Timeline

  1. 12' Kaiyne Woolery (Forest Green Rovers) Goal at 12'
  2. 22' Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) Goal at 22'
  3. 41' Christian Doidge (Forest Green Rovers) Goal at 41'
  4. 44' Kaiyne Woolery (Forest Green Rovers) Goal at 44'
  5. 53' Jack Dunn (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 53'
  6. 61' Andy Cook (Tranmere Rovers) Substitution at 61'
  7. 61' Daniel Wishart (Forest Green Rovers) Substitution at 61'
  8. 63' Adam Buxton (Tranmere Rovers) Yellow Card at 63'
  9. 67' Charlie Cooper (Forest Green Rovers) Yellow Card at 67'
  10. 74' Dale Bennett (Forest Green Rovers) Yellow Card at 74'
  11. 76' Shamir Mullings (Forest Green Rovers) Substitution at 76'
  12. 81' Samuel Wedgbury (Forest Green Rovers) Substitution at 81'
  13. 90'+1' Liam Noble (Forest Green Rovers) Yellow Card at 91'

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