- Date:13 Aug 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:The Memorial Stadium
- Byron Anthony (55:46)
- Taiwo Atieno (10:16) Rene Howe - pen (14:35)
Live Commentary
- 91mins
Lee Brown sends in a cross, Chris Robertson makes a clearance.
- 91mins
Michael Smith sends in a cross, Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 91mins
Michael Smith crosses the ball, clearance made by Brian Saah.
- 89mins
Chris Zebroski has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal.
- 88mins
The ball is swung over by Michael Smith, Lee Mansell manages to make a clearance.
- 87mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Oastler on Lee Brown. Direct free kick taken by Lee Brown.
- 86mins
The ball is crossed by Mathew Gill, save by Robert Olejnik.
- 85mins
Chris Robertson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matt Harrold. Mathew Gill crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel.
- 84mins
The ball is crossed by Ian Morris.
- 82mins
Shot from just outside the box by Billy Kee goes over the bar.
- 81mins
Outswinging corner taken by Mathew Gill from the right by-line, Chris McPhee manages to make a clearance.
- 81mins
Jo Kuffour takes the chance to get an effort at goal. Save made by Robert Olejnik.
- 80mins
Rene Howe sends in a cross, Adam Virgo makes a save.
- 79mins
Matt Harrold challenges Kevin Nicholson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Nicholson restarts play with the free kick.
- 79mins
Billy Kee joins the action as a substitute, replacing Taiwo Atieno.
- 76mins
Shot from just outside the area by Joe Anyinsah goes over the bar.
- 75mins
The ball is crossed by Michael Smith, clearance by Kevin Nicholson.
- 74mins
Lee Brown sends in a cross, clearance made by Chris Robertson.
- 73mins
Jo Kuffour sends in a cross, clearance made by Chris Robertson.
- 73mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Rene Howe. Adam Virgo restarts play with the free kick.
- 72mins
Shot from just outside the penalty area by Taiwo Atieno misses to the left of the target.
- 72mins
Chris Zebroski produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the right of the goal.
- 71mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Byron Anthony by Rene Howe. Free kick taken by Adam Virgo.
- 70mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Byron Anthony on Taiwo Atieno. Free kick crossed by Eunan O'Kane, save made by Scott Bevan.
- 70mins
Lee Brown crosses the ball, Effort from inside the six-yard box by Matt Harrold goes wide right of the goal.
- 69mins
Wayne Brown comes on in place of Craig Stanley. (Bristol Rovers) makes a substitution, with Chris Zebroski coming on for Mustapha Carayol.
- 68mins
Effort on goal by Lee Mansell from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 67mins
Matt Harrold challenges Brian Saah unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Joe Oastler.
- 66mins
Mathew Gill takes the outswinging corner, Taiwo Atieno manages to make a clearance.
- 66mins
The ball is sent over by Joe Anyinsah, Kevin Nicholson gets a block in.
- 66mins
Michael Smith produces a cross, Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 64mins
Mustapha Carayol delivers the ball, Joe Anyinsah has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide left of the target.
- 64mins
Jo Kuffour on for Scott McGleish.
- 63mins
The referee blows for offside against Taiwo Atieno. Adam Virgo takes the indirect free kick.
- 62mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Ian Morris misses to the left of the target.
- 61mins
Chris McPhee joins the action as a substitute, replacing Danny Stevens.
- 61mins
Taiwo Atieno takes a shot. Adam Virgo gets a block in.
- 60mins
Rene Howe takes a shot. Save by Scott Bevan.
- 60mins
Mathew Gill crosses the ball, clearance by Brian Saah.
- 59mins
Foul by Matt Harrold on Chris Robertson, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Robert Olejnik.
- 58mins
A cross is delivered by Craig Stanley, clearance by Brian Saah.
- 55mins
Byron Anthony finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close range. Bristol Rovers 1-2 Torquay.Assist on the goal came from Joe Anyinsah.
- 54mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Oastler on Lee Brown. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Mathew Gill from left wing.
- 54mins
Corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill from the left by-line, Eunan O'Kane makes a clearance.
- 53mins
The ball is swung over by Mustapha Carayol, clearance by Brian Saah.
- 53mins
Corner taken by Eunan O'Kane from the right by-line, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Chris Robertson goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
- 52mins
The ball is swung over by Eunan O'Kane, Byron Anthony makes a clearance.
- 51mins
Unfair challenge on Matt Harrold by Brian Saah results in a free kick. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Adam Virgo.
- 50mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson from the right by-line, save by Scott Bevan.
- 50mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Byron Anthony on Rene Howe. The ball is swung over by Kevin Nicholson, Ian Morris takes a shot. Scott Bevan makes a brilliant save.
- 49mins
Lee Mansell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
- 48mins
Floated corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill.
- 48mins
Mustapha Carayol takes a shot. Chris Robertson gets a block in.
- 47mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson from the left by-line, save by Scott Bevan.
- 47mins
The ball is swung over by Kevin Nicholson, blocked by Adam Virgo.
- 47mins
Centre by Taiwo Atieno, Adam Virgo gets a block in.
- 47mins
Scott McGleish produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 46mins
Corner taken by Kevin Nicholson from the right by-line, Scott Bevan makes a save.
- 46mins
Rene Howe crosses the ball, Craig Stanley manages to make a clearance.
- 45mins
Mustapha Carayol crosses the ball, clearance made by Brian Saah.
- 46mins
The ball is crossed by Mathew Gill, Header by Mustapha Carayol from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
- 45mins
The ball is sent over by Mathew Gill, Header on goal by Craig Stanley from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.
- 44mins
Scott McGleish takes a shot. Save made by Robert Olejnik.
- 43mins
Shot by Craig Stanley from just outside the area goes over the net.
- 42mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill played to the near post, clearance by Eunan O'Kane.
- 42mins
Joe Anyinsah fouled by Lee Mansell, the ref awards a free kick. Lee Mansell goes into the book. Mathew Gill crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Chris Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 41mins
Eunan O'Kane sends in a cross, Ian Morris produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.
- 39mins
Shot by Scott McGleish from deep inside the six-yard box clear the bar.
- 38mins
Mathew Gill sends in a cross.
- 36mins
Effort on goal by Craig Stanley from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.
- 35mins
A cross is delivered by Mustapha Carayol.
- 35mins
Mathew Gill fouled by Eunan O'Kane, the ref awards a free kick. Mathew Gill takes the direct free kick.
- 33mins
Rene Howe fouled by Adam Virgo, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Joe Oastler, Scott Bevan makes a save.
- 32mins
Kevin Nicholson takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Brian Saah has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
- 31mins
Byron Anthony concedes a free kick for a foul on Taiwo Atieno. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Kevin Nicholson.
- 30mins
Mustapha Carayol concedes a free kick for a foul on Danny Stevens. The referee cautions Mustapha Carayol for unsporting behaviour. Robert Olejnik takes the direct free kick.
- 30mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Mathew Gill, clearance by Chris Robertson.
- 30mins
Lee Brown delivers the ball, clearance made by Kevin Nicholson.
- 29mins
The offside flag is raised against Ian Morris. Indirect free kick taken by Scott Bevan.
- 28mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Byron Anthony by Rene Howe. Scott Bevan takes the free kick.
- 27mins
Matt Harrold challenges Eunan O'Kane unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Robert Olejnik.
- 27mins
Matt Harrold takes a shot. Blocked by Brian Saah.
- 26mins
The ball is delivered by Rene Howe, save by Scott Bevan.
- 25mins
Taiwo Atieno takes a shot from 25 yards. Save by Scott Bevan.
- 22mins
The referee shows Craig Stanley a yellow card. Lee Mansell challenges Mustapha Carayol unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Adam Virgo, save by Robert Olejnik.
- 21mins
The ball is sent over by Scott McGleish, save made by Robert Olejnik.
- 21mins
The ball is crossed by Ian Morris, clearance by Byron Anthony.
- 20mins
Rene Howe fouled by Mustapha Carayol, the ref awards a free kick. Joe Oastler takes the direct free kick.
- 19mins
Danny Stevens gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mustapha Carayol. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Mathew Gill from left wing, Lee Mansell manages to make a clearance.
- 18mins
Matt Harrold takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a comfortable save.
- 17mins
The ball is crossed by Joe Anyinsah, Lee Mansell gets a block in.
- 17mins
Eunan O'Kane takes a shot and missed to the right of the net.
- 16mins
Craig Stanley takes a shot. Blocked by Brian Saah.
- 15mins
Unfair challenge on Rene Howe by Adam Virgo results in a free kick. Brian Saah takes the free kick.
- 13mins
Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Taiwo Atieno by Scott Bevan. Penalty taken right-footed by Rene Howe and scored. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Torquay.
- 11mins
Effort from outside the box by Joe Anyinsah goes wide right of the target.
- 10mins
Goal scored by Taiwo Atieno from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Torquay.The assist for the goal came from Danny Stevens.
- 9mins
The referee penalises Mathew Gill for handball. Direct free kick taken by Brian Saah.
- 8mins
Rene Howe produces a volleyed right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.
- 8mins
Effort from 18 yards by Rene Howe. Blocked by Adam Virgo.
- 8mins
Craig Stanley concedes a free kick for a foul on Danny Stevens. Direct free kick taken by Joe Oastler.
- 7mins
Foul by Joe Oastler on Matt Harrold, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Matt Harrold.
- 6mins
Mathew Gill takes the outswinging corner, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Scott McGleish misses to the right of the goal.
- 6mins
Mustapha Carayol crosses the ball, blocked by Kevin Nicholson.
- 5mins
Foul by Craig Stanley on Eunan O'Kane, free kick awarded. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
- 4mins
The referee blows for offside against Taiwo Atieno. Indirect free kick taken by Adam Virgo.
- 3mins
Matt Harrold is ruled offside. Robert Olejnik restarts play with the free kick.
- 3mins
Lee Brown produces a cross, Chris Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 3mins
Rene Howe gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Byron Anthony. Adam Virgo takes the direct free kick.
- 2mins
Mustapha Carayol produces a cross, Brian Saah makes a clearance.
Shot by Scott McGleish from just outside the area goes over the net.
Match Preview
Buckle braced for Gulls reunion Paul Buckle will go into his first home match as Bristol Rovers boss against former club Torquay with no new injury concerns. The Pirates have not played since their opening-day win over AFC Wimbledon as their Carling Cup clash with Watford was called off at the request of police following the riots. Buckle led the Gulls to the play-off final last May before joining Rovers just two days later. He has since returned to Plainmoor to bring goalkeeper Scott Bevan and striker Chris Zebroski with him to the Memorial Stadium. Both should start against their previous employers. Rovers' longest-serving player Stuart Campbell continues to miss out with a hamstring injury and defender Gary Sawyer is still recovering from a hernia operation but both are nearing full fitness.M Billy Kee will return to Torquay's starting line-up after firing an international hat-trick in mid-week. The 20-year-old was appointed captain of the Northern Ireland Under-21s in their game against the Faroe Islands and duly slammed in a treble. It did however mean that Kee missed the 4-1 drubbing that Southampton gave his club team-mates in the first round of the Carling Cup. Daniel Leadbitter could be in line to make his debut after missing the first two games with a hamstring strain. Torquay travel to the Memorial Stadium keen to ruin the occasion for their former boss and ex-Gulls Scott Bevan and Chris Zebroski, who all left Plainmoor in the summer.
Bristol Rovers
Torquay
- Scott Bevan
- Michael Smith
- Byron Anthony
- Adam Virgo
- Lee Brown
- Joe Anyinsah
- Craig Stanley
- Mathew Gill
- Mustapha Carayol
- Scott McGleish
- Matt Harrold
- SUBS
- Cian Bolger
- Jo Kuffour
- Wayne Brown
- Ben Swallow
- Chris Zebroski
Home
Away
- Robert Olejnik
- Kevin Nicholson
- Chris Robertson
- Brian Saah
- Joe Oastler
- Lee Mansell
- Eunan O'Kane
- Ian Morris
- Danny Stevens
- Taiwo Atieno
- Rene Howe
- SUBS
- Martin Rice
- Mark Ellis
- Billy Kee
- Chris McPhee
- Damon Lathrope
Match Report
Buckle downed by former club First-half goals from strike duo Taiwo Atieno and Rene Howe made it an unhappy afternoon against his old club for Bristol Rovers boss Paul Buckle as his side went down 2-1 in his first home game in charge. Atieno was allowed time and space to drill a low shot past Scott Bevan from 15 yards after 10 minutes. Howe extended the lead from the penalty spot three minutes later after Bevan had brought down Atieno. Byron Anthony gave Rovers hope with a 55th minute header after Joe Anyinsah's shot had been saved, but Buckle`s boys could not force an equaliser. It was a good day for Howe, who played on loan at Rovers last season. He led the Torquay attack skilfully in a dangerous combination with Atieno. A thrilling derby saw Torquay edge it through better defending. The Gulls would have won by a bigger margin had Brian Saah and Ian Morris not wasted good opportunities from headers.
Form Guide
- W
- Bristol Rovers
- VS
- Torquay D
Last Meetings
- Bristol Rovers
- 1 - 0
- Torquay
- 01/01/2007
- Torquay
- 0 - 0
- Bristol Rovers
- 13/09/2006
- Bristol Rovers
- 0 - 1
- Torquay
- 17/12/2005
- Torquay
- 2 - 3
- Bristol Rovers
- 20/08/2005
- Bristol Rovers
- 2 - 2
- Torquay
- 16/03/2004
- Torquay
- 2 - 1
- Bristol Rovers
- 16/09/2003
Top Scorers
Bristol Rovers
- S McGleish 1
- M Harrold 1
Torquay
- L Mansell 1
- R Howe 1
Goals
Bristol Rovers
- Total goals 5
- Goals per game 3
- 2 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins
Torquay
- Total goals 4
- Goals per game 2
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins
