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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 7 (setup 1, season 26)
Bristol Rovers
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Brad JONES61Luke SIMPSON
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Darcy BLAKE828Robert HUTH
George McCARTNEY37Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
Ben WATSON47Roberto Maximiliano PEREYRA
Alex PEARCE75Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE
Kai BÜLOW66Jorge PULIDO Mayoral
Lee CROFT677Gabriel TORJE
Joe MARTIN8Alain TRAORÉ
James VAUGHAN96Billel OMRANI
Matt DERBYSHIRE6106José Antonio REYES Calderón
Andy KEOGH611Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo
Manager
Joe SKARZ12Jan MORÁVEK
Lee CAMP13Pietro PERDICHIZZI
Greg TANSEY14WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins
James BERRETT15Alejandro POZUELO Melero
Ashley-Paul ROBINSON16Stefano SABELLI

Bristol Rovers 3 Walsall 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 21,571, Stadium: The Memorial Stadium, Referee: Thomas DRAGE 7½)
14 Vaughan, 60 Keogh, 74 PearceScorers41 Forlán, 54 Torje
Substitutions59 Torje <=> Pozuelo
Sendings off
Bookings
6Corners7
23Fouls10
8Offsides3
5Shots on5
7Shots off9
12Total shots14
2Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Ben WATSON
5A accurate pass bobbled toward PEREYRA and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
13A free-kick from MCCARTNEY went wide.
14GOAL!! An exceptional ball from MCCARTNEY left CROFT in the clear, he made SIMPSON commit himself before squaring the ball to VAUGHAN to score. (1-0 Bristol Rovers)
19A cross from WATSON left VAUGHAN in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
22A delightful save prevented DERBYSHIRE from scoring a good goal.
23PIRIS shot wide.
41GOAL!! A cross from THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE was nodded away by PEARCE only for PEREYRA to drill the ball back into the box for FORLÁN to force over the line. (1-1)
45+2A lovely effort from TORJE scraped the woodwork.
 
48A tame shot from KEOGH bounced agonisingly wide.
51TRAORÉ flicked a simple chance past the far post.
54GOAL!! A tackle from DERBYSHIRE gave Walsall a free-kick twenty-five yards out which TORJE stroked past JONES. (2-1 Walsall)
57Uncertainty in the Bristol Rovers defence enabled PEREYRA to thump an effort wide.
60GOAL!! A poor backpass by PIRIS enabled KEOGH to nip in and hammer the ball past the 'keeper. (2-2)
64DERBYSHIRE beat POZUELO and drove the ball to VAUGHAN who dragged his shot wide.
67PEREYRA scuffed a simple chance.
69TRAORÉ charged through the Bristol Rovers defence but shot straight at the Bristol Rovers 'keeper.
71The bemused Bristol Rovers 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from PEARCE fell just over.
73A penalty box scramble resulted in CROFT cracking the ball wide.
74GOAL!! The creative MCCARTNEY neatly flicked on a cross for PEARCE to volley the ball in. (3-2 Bristol Rovers)
76A header by KEOGH at the near post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
78OMRANI headed over the bar.
82PEARCE ran onto a delightful ball from CROFT but fumbled his effort wide of the righthand post.
82PEARCE was put clear by KEOGH and he pulled away from SIMPSON but drilled his shot over.
85TRAORÉ's shot was well held by JONES.
87A useful ball from OMRANI on the left bobbled toward TRAORÉ who sliced his shot over the bar.
89JONES dived to his left to stop a lovely shot from Walsall's HUTH.