Friendlies round-up

03 August 2009 22:18
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Bristol Rovers overcame a Liverpool XI, while there were also wins for Plymouth Argyle, Hartlepool United and Chesterfield in Monday's pre-season friendlies.[LNB] The Memorial Stadium bore witness to an exciting encounter as Byron Anthony struck the decisive goal in Bristol Rovers' 4-3 victory over a young Liverpool side.[LNB]Rickie Lambert and Jo Kuffour put the League One side 2-0 up before Adam Hammill pulled a goal back for the Reds.[LNB]Anthony restored the two-goal cushion and then grabbed the winner after Vitor Flora and Andras Simon had drawn Liverpool level.[LNB]A Bolton Wanderers XI, which included Ali Al Habsi, Nicky Hunt and Danny Shittu, slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Fleetwood Town.[LNB]Championship side Plymouth sent out an inexperienced team at Tiverton Town and came away with a 1-0 win thanks to Liam Head's first-half goal.[LNB]A Hartlepool United XI combining a mix of first-team players, youngsters and trialists secured a convincing 4-0 triumph at Garforth Town.[LNB]Joe Lamplough, Adam Boyd and Matty Tymon scored in the first half and Billy Greulich completed the scoring in the second period.[LNB]Martin Gritton was among the goals as Chesterfield recorded a 3-1 win at Sheffield, with Scott Boden and Lloyd Kerry also on target.[LNB]Dagenham & Redbridge continued their preparations for the new League Two season with a 2-2 draw at Enfield.[LNB]

Source: SKY_Sports