Source: Team_Talk
Chopra strikes as Pirates crash out
The home side dominated the first half but had only Chopra's well-taken goal just after the half hour to show for their efforts.[LNB]Peter Whittingham doubled the lead after Chris Burke's shot was parried, but Rovers - who were significantly improved after the break - got the nerves jangling thanks to Steve Elliott's strike.[LNB]But teenager Josh Magennis secured the Welsh side's path into the third round with his first senior goal late on.[LNB]The Bluebirds were on the front foot from almost the first whistle and Chopra had his first effort in the fifth minute but his 25-yarder was off target.[LNB]But the chances kept coming for the home side and Gabor Gyepes headed wide before Chopra was again off target from just inside the box.[LNB]Gyepes came even closer in the 14th minute when he thumped a header against the post from Whittingham's free-kick.[LNB]Full debutant Kelvin Etuhu then came to the fore and fired wide before being denied by Rhys Evans, with Chris Burke sending the rebound over the top.[LNB]Etuhu then tried his luck from a tight angle when he might have passed to Chopra, but Evans again denied him.[LNB]There was nothing, though, the Rovers stopper could do about Chopra's opener with 33 minutes gone.[LNB]Dominic Blizzard was robbed in the centre of the pitch and Whittingham teed up Chopra, who burst into the box, opened his body and curled a right-footed shot home.[LNB]Chopra had another effort on the stroke of half-time and Burke shot wide early in the second half but Rovers were much improved after the break and Chris Lines headed their first real chance wide.[LNB]But the Bluebirds doubled their advantage in the 66th minute when Etuhu broke and found Burke, whose shot was parried by Evans and Whittingham followed up to score.[LNB]Gavin Rae was denied by Evans as the Bluebirds continued to press before the lively Etuhu shot wide again from a Whittingham corner.[LNB]However, Rovers grabbed a lifeline 15 minutes from time when Stuart Campbell's corner found Elliott and his effort went in despite the best efforts of Peter Enckelman.[LNB]And they soon had a chance to draw level when David Pipe found himself with time to shoot in the area, but he fired over the top - and it was game over five minutes from time.[LNB]Paul Quinn overlapped on the right and crossed for Chopra who headed towards goal, Magennis getting the final touch.[LNB][LNB]
