Morecambe vs Bristol Rovers, 2022-23 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Morecambe

20': Daniel Crowley
47': James Connolly (OG)
49': Donald Love
62': Cole Stockton
88': Adam Major

FT
5 - 1

Bristol Rovers

90': Aaron Collins

About

Morecambe are hosting Bristol Rovers at Mazuma Mobile Stadium, Blackpool, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
8': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Stockton.
8': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by James Gibbons.
9': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dynel Simeu with a headed pass.
10': Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers).
12': Attempt missed. Jensen Weir (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
14': Dynel Simeu (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers).
16': Attempt saved. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jensen Weir with a cross.
16': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by Ellery Balcombe.
18': Attempt missed. Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Gibbons.
20': Goal! Morecambe 1, Bristol Rovers 0. Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Liam Shaw.
22': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Morecambe).
22': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
22': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Sam Finley tries a through ball, but Scott Sinclair is caught offside.
25': Foul by Jensen Weir (Morecambe).
25': Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
28': Offside, Morecambe. Jensen Weir tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
29': Offside, Bristol Rovers. Sam Finley tries a through ball, but Antony Evans is caught offside.
31': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33': Foul by Farrend Rawson (Morecambe).
33': Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Dangerous play by Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
36': Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Attempt saved. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Coutts.
41': Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Foul by James Connolly (Bristol Rovers).
42': James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
43': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gibson.
43': Michael Mellon (Morecambe) hits the left post with a right footed shot from very close range. Assisted by Daniel Crowley.
44': Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
44': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
45'+1': Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Foul by Liam Gibson (Morecambe).
45'+2': Liam Gibson (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Coutts with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+2': First Half ends, Morecambe 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Morecambe 1, Bristol Rovers 0.
47': Donald Love (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by James Gibbons (Bristol Rovers).
47': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
47': Own Goal by James Connolly, Bristol Rovers. Morecambe 2, Bristol Rovers 0.
49': Attempt blocked. Michael Mellon (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jensen Weir.
49': Corner, Morecambe. Conceded by James Gibbons.
49': Goal! Morecambe 3, Bristol Rovers 0. Donald Love (Morecambe) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Daniel Crowley following a corner.
51': Attempt blocked. Josh Coburn (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Finley with a cross.
53': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jacob Bedeau.
53': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Liam Shaw.
54': Cole Stockton (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers).
54': Attempt missed. Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jensen Weir.
55': Attempt missed. Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Coutts.
57': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Jensen Weir.
57': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Grant Ward replaces Paul Coutts.
58': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ryan Loft replaces Antony Evans.
58': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Harry Anderson replaces Luca Hoole.
58': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Donald Love.
59': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Donald Love.
59': Attempt blocked. Daniel Crowley (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Mellon.
60': Attempt missed. Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Sinclair with a cross.
62': Goal! Morecambe 4, Bristol Rovers 0. Cole Stockton (Morecambe) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Crowley with a through ball.
63': Attempt blocked. Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
63': Penalty Bristol Rovers. Josh Coburn draws a foul in the penalty area.
63': Penalty conceded by Dynel Simeu (Morecambe) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': Penalty saved! Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the top left corner.
64': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Connor Ripley.
65': Attempt blocked. James Connolly (Bristol Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Finley with a cross.
65': Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James Connolly following a corner.
65': Substitution, Morecambe. Ryan Delaney replaces Farrend Rawson.
66': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
69': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. John Marquis replaces Josh Coburn.
69': Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick replaces Sam Finley.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Mellon (Morecambe).
73': Substitution, Morecambe. Ashley Hunter replaces Daniel Crowley.
73': Substitution, Morecambe. Adam Mayor replaces Michael Mellon because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Foul by Liam Gibson (Morecambe).
76': Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78': Adam Mayor (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Foul by Harry Anderson (Bristol Rovers).
79': Dynel Simeu (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers).
80': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Loft.
80': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
80': Foul by Liam Shaw (Morecambe).
80': Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Dynel Simeu (Morecambe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
81': Foul by John Marquis (Bristol Rovers).
86': Attempt blocked. Ryan Loft (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
86': Corner, Bristol Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Delaney.
87': Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
88': Goal! Morecambe 5, Bristol Rovers 0. Adam Mayor (Morecambe) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Gibson.
89': Substitution, Morecambe. Ryan Cooney replaces Liam Gibson.
90': Goal! Morecambe 5, Bristol Rovers 1. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luke McCormick.
90'+2': Offside, Morecambe. Adam Mayor tries a through ball, but Cole Stockton is caught offside.
90'+3': Donald Love (Morecambe) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by John Marquis (Bristol Rovers).
90'+3': Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Foul by Adam Mayor (Morecambe).
90'+5': Grant Ward (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Adam Mayor (Morecambe) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Ward.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Morecambe 5, Bristol Rovers 1.
0': Match ends, Morecambe 5, Bristol Rovers 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Mazuma Mobile Stadium
Location: Blackpool, England
Attendance: 4,259

EFL League One Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	25	+18	52
2	Lincoln City	25	+14	48
3	Bradford City	24	+9	46
4	Stockport County	25	+4	42

Full Table

Line-Ups

Morecambe (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Connor Ripley (GK)
5	Farrend Rawson
29	Dynel Simeu
16	Jacob Bedeau
20	Liam Shaw
15	Jensen Weir
8	Daniel Crowley
4	Liam Gibson
2	Donald Love
9	Cole Stockton
11	Michael Mellon

Morecambe Substitutes:

Ryan Delaney, Ashley Hunter, Arthur Gnahoua, Adam Major, Ryan Cooney, Jonathan Obika, Adam Smith.

Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
35	Ellery Balcombe (GK)
2	James Connolly
5	Jarell Quansah
28	James Gibbons
30	Luca Hoole
10	Aaron Collins
6	Sam Finley
15	Paul Coutts
40	Josh Coburn
21	Antony Evans
7	Scott Sinclair

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Grant Ward, Luke McCormick, James Belshaw, John Marquis, Glenn Whelan, Harry Anderson, Ryan Loft.

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