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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
Andy Sandell is being taken off, Lewis Haldane has come on in his place.
Richard Walker is replaced by Stuart Campbell.
It's red. He's off. James Hunt has been sent off.
The referee has booked James Hunt.
Matt Hockley is being taken off, Martin Phillips has come on in his place.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
Half time whistle is blown by K Woolmer
Jamie Ward is booked for unsporting behaviour.
It's 7:45pm on Wednesday, September 13th, the match has kicked off.
Torquay United stretched their unbeaten run to five games with a hard-earned point against West Country rivals Bristol Rovers. But Rovers were reduced to ten men with the 68th minute sending-off of skipper James Hunt. And it took a brilliant goalline clearance by Lee Thorpe, captain for the night against his old club, to stop Richard Walker scoring for Rovers early in the second half. Walker's lob beat advancing goalie Nathan Abbey, but Thorpe he's a striker playing as a makeshift defender got back to clear with a bicycle kick on the line. Hunt got his marching orders for a second yellow card, and it was the signal for Torquay to move up a gear in a tight, tense derby. Mickey Evans, Jamie Ward and Lee Andrews all missed good chances to win it for the Gulls in the closing stages. Evans was through with Rovers goalie Steve Phillips to beat, but rolled his shot inches wide. Rovers refused to settle for a point and nearly won it themselves in a frantic finish. Abbey had to come up with a brave save at his near post to deny Sammy Igoe, and Craig Hinton glanced a late header off the bar and over. Both benches raged at several controversial decisions by referee Andy Woolmer, but nobody really questioned his decision to wave play on when Thorpe cleared Walker's effort.
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Shots off target
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