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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Victoria Park
  • Attendance: 4963
  • Referee: Boyeson, C

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Hartlepool are replacing Joel Porter with Jamie McCunnie.

90 mins

Craig Hinton is booked for unsporting behaviour.

79 mins

Lewis Haldane is being taken off, Sean Rigg has come on in his place.

73 mins

Bristol Rovers are replacing David Pipe with Andy Williams.

70 mins

The referee has booked Richard Walker.

68 mins

James Brown is being taken off, David Foley has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by C Boyeson

39 mins

Goal!! Hartlepool have scored with James Brown putting it in the back of the net.

21 mins

Danny Coles is booked for unsporting behaviour.

21 mins

Ian Moore goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Hartlepool United had to battle for their first home win in four home games, sending Bristol Rovers to their first away defeat of the season.

It was a game of two halves as Hartlepool dominated the first, but Rovers should have come back in the second.

The first half belonged to Pools, but they only had one goal to show for it at half-time.

Rovers played their part in a helter-skelter game, but they lost their way in and around the home penalty area.

Home danger man James Brown blasted a good shot from the edge of the area just wide of the target on 20 minutes and Rovers keeper Steve Phillips did well to save at his feet after a great pass across the area by Joel Porter.

The goal came on 39 minutes when Gary Liddle ran at the Rovers defence and when the ball rebounded off his legs, it fell into Brown's path, unmarked on the left of the area, and he calmly slotted in his sixth goal of the season with a neat finish.

After the break, Rovers took control but Rickie Lambert blasted a close-range shot over the bar and home keeper Jan Budtz saved well from Lambert's curling free-kick.

The keeper also did well to keep out a low shot from Steve Elliott as Rovers pounded the home goal, but he was beaten in added time when sub Andy Williams blasted a rising shot against the underside of the bar.

It was a great non-stop game from start to finish and Rovers can claim that on chances they should have got something from the game, but their finishing let them down when it really mattered.

Hartlepool United Team

Bristol Rovers Team

Hartlepool United

Bristol Rovers

Corners

6 4

Fouls

13 15

Goal attempts

12 16

Shots off target

5 5

Offsides

2 1

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