English League Two

FT Saturday, December 11, 2021
Rochdale DDDLL 2
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Bristol Rovers DDLWL 4
1st2ndT
RCH022
BRI134
Memorial Stadium · 6,215 att.

Head to Head

RCH leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

BRI · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1James BelshawG
  2. 17Connor TaylorCD
  3. 16Nick Wilmer-AndertonCD-L
  4. 30Luca HooleCD-R
  5. 26Glenn WhelanCM-L
  6. 15Paul CouttsCM-R
  7. 21Antony EvansAM
  8. 20Trevor ClarkeLM
  9. 19Harry AndersonRM
  10. 11Sam NicholsonCF-L
  11. 10Aaron CollinsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Zain WestbrookeSUB
  2. 18Pablo MartinezSUB
  3. 44Ryan JonesSUB
  4. 35Jed WardSUB
  5. 7Luke ThomasSUB
  6. 24Sion SpenceSUB
  7. 40Brett PitmanSUB

RCH · 3-4-3

  1. 1Jay LynchG
  2. 4Jimmy McNultyCD
  3. 12Jeriel DorsettCD-L
  4. 6Eoghan O'ConnellCD-R
  5. 8Aaron MorleyCM-L
  6. 23Liam KellyCM-R
  7. 3Aidan WhiteLM
  8. 2Corey O'KeefeRM
  9. 9Jake BeesleyF
  10. 18Abraham OdohCF-L
  11. 10Alex NewbyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Max TaylorSUB
  2. 14George BroadbentSUB
  3. 7Stephen DooleySUB
  4. 19Josh AndrewsSUB
  5. 33Joel ColemanSUB
  6. 16Matt DoneSUB
  7. 11Conor GrantSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Bristol Rovers 1, Rochdale 0. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  2. 45' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Pablo Martinez replaces Connor Taylor.
  3. 51' Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Rochdale 0. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Trevor Clarke.
  4. 56' Substitution, Rochdale. Josh Andrews replaces Aidan White.
  5. 56' Substitution, Rochdale. Stephen Dooley replaces Aaron Morley.
  6. 60' Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Rochdale 1. Jake Beesley (Rochdale) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
  7. 63' Jake Beesley (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 66' Goal! Bristol Rovers 2, Rochdale 2. Jake Beesley (Rochdale) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  9. 84' Goal! Bristol Rovers 3, Rochdale 2. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antony Evans.
  10. 86' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Sion Spence replaces Sam Nicholson.
  11. 87' Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke Thomas replaces Trevor Clarke.
  12. 87' Substitution, Rochdale. George Broadbent replaces Liam Kelly.
  13. 89' Goal! Bristol Rovers 4, Rochdale 2. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas.

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