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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 21 (setup 1, season 32)
Walsall
v.
Doncaster Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET16Kenneth VERMEER
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón2Dennis DIEKMEIER
Martin OLSSON37Loris NÉRY
Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA74Martin ØDEGAARD
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE5Bakary KONÉ
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral6Luka KRAJNC
Nabil BENTALEB7Luciano NARSINGH
Edimilson FERNANDES87Christian Fernando NOBOA Tello
Marouane CHAMAKH97Ishak BELFODIL
James McCARTHY106José Ernesto SOSA
Alejandro POZUELO Melero11Dorlan Mauricio PABÓN Ríos
Manager
Matthew PENNINGTON12Rasmus Nissen KRISTENSEN
Will GRIGG13Anders LINDEGAARD
Solomon MARCH146Luke McCULLOUGH
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins15Innocent EMEGHARA
Ravel MORRISON16Roy BEERENS

Walsall 5 Doncaster Rovers 2
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 29,860, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Christian BEECK 6½)
18 Fernandes, 24 Fernandes, 45 Fernandes, 53 Chamakh, 84p ChamakhScorers34 Belfodil, 52p Belfodil
64 Théophile-Catherine <=> MarchSubstitutions74 Diekmeier <=> McCullough
Sendings off
Bookings66 Koné, 72 Narsingh
4Corners4
5Fouls9
6Offsides7
6Shots on5
10Shots off3
16Total shots8
1Shots saved3
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
7NÉRY headed just wide.
9A tame shot from FERNANDES bounced agonisingly wide.
11NOBOA ran onto a delightful ball from SOSA but fired his shot wide of the goal.
11ØDEGAARD's shot was well held by the Walsall 'keeper.
12The Walsall 'keeper parried a refined strike from NARSINGH.
18GOAL!! Some fine work by POZUELO on the left, left FERNANDES yards clear, and he beat VERMEER and fired the ball home. (1-0 Walsall)
19A penalty box scramble resulted in MCCARTHY cracking the ball over.
24GOAL!! A Walsall counter-attack allowed POZUELO to setup FERNANDES with a simple goal. (2-0 Walsall)
32FERNANDES shot over.
33A good effort from FERNANDES scraped the upright.
34GOAL!! A long ball from ØDEGAARD down the middle fell to the lurking BELFODIL who placed a left foot shot into the net. (2-1 Walsall)
36OLSSON beat two Doncaster Rovers players and thundered a golden opportunity inches over.
38Uncertainty in the Doncaster Rovers defence enabled JAVI GARCÍA to hit an effort wide.
45GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed CHAMAKH to nudge the ball to FERNANDES who flicked a deadly shot home. (3-1 Walsall)
 
46A twenty-five yard drive from BELFODIL caused the Walsall 'keeper little difficulty.
52GOAL!! A foul on ØDEGAARD inside the area gave Doncaster Rovers a penalty which BELFODIL made look easy.
53GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for CHAMAKH to thump the ball home. (4-2 Walsall)
57FERNANDES flicked a right foot shot just beyond the far post from close range.
66BEECK books KONÉ for a bad foul.
68BENTALEB poked an easy chance past the near post.
68BENTALEB's shot beat the Doncaster Rovers 'keeper but rebounded off the Doncaster Rovers post.
72NARSINGH receives a yellow card for a late tackle on CHAMAKH.
74A cross from JAVI GARCÍA left PIRIS in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
76A useful ball from KRAJNC on the right found NARSINGH who sliced his shot just beyond the near post.
84GOAL!! CHAMAKH stroked a penalty past the 'keeper after NARSINGH had handled just inside the area.
88BENTALEB knocked the ball to FERNANDES who turned it wide.