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The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
John Anderson goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Grimsby are replacing Martin Gritton with Gary Jones.
Tom Newey goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.
Goal!! Grimsby have scored with Robert Jones putting it in the back of the net.
Bristol Rovers are replacing Aaron Lescott with Ali Gibb.
Bristol Rovers are replacing Richard Walker with Jefferson Louis.
Michael Reddy is replaced by Calvin Andrew.
Goal!! Grimsby have scored with Martin Gritton putting it in the back of the net.
Grimsby are replacing Andy Parkinson with Gary Cohen.
Goal!! Junior Agogo scores for Bristol Rovers.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 0.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
Grimsby stormed back from a Junior Agogo header to earn a late win. Agogo's second goal of the new season had given Rovers the edge early in the second half, but they were punished for poor defending. First Martin Gritton seized a free kick at the base of the post to level the scores as a powerful challenge laid him out, and then the last of his numerous corners set up their win. As it came across Gritton headed on and defender Rob Jones, who had joined in the assault on the home goal out-jumped the defenders to claim the winner. An extraordinary opening fifteen minutes had earlier left Rovers wondering how they were still in the game instead of being three down, but the final defeat was still bitter. Rovers made two appalling defensive blunders in that early spell. The first by Christian Edwards stepping up leaving Michael Reddy for a clear run on goal. His shot rebounded away from the keepers' legs to Andy Parkinson, who was left holding his head in shame as his pop at an open goal flew too high. A minute later another Rovers defender Steve Elliot put Parkinson in, this time the shot was scrambled away for a corner. Grimsby's impressive skipper, John McDermott knocked that one deep to the tall figure of Jones outside the back post. Although he was to grab the late winner, his downward header here should have been tucked away. Again a leg saved Rovers at the cost of another corner; there were seven of them in the first half hour. The chances were not all one-sided, Agogo was having a lively night as Rovers' main striker and Simon Ramsden had to be well on his game to keep him under control. Home celebrations were cut short when Richard Walker got the ball into the net, but the flag was already up, and then right on half time Agogo sent a header flying across the goal as he rose to a measured ball from Aaron Lescott.
Corners
Fouls
Goal attempts
Shots off target
Offsides
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