- Date:06 Aug 2011
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Plainmoor
- Attendance:3,142
- Howe (58) Mansell (80)
- Richards (48) Richards (52)
Live Commentary
- 92mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Cleveland Taylor. Kevin Nicholson takes the free kick.
- 91mins
Eunan O'Kane is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Ross Atkins takes the free kick.
- 88mins
Rene Howe fouled by Andrew Corbett, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Andrew Corbett. Shot on goal comes in from Kevin Nicholson from the free kick, Ross Atkins makes a save.
- 87mins
Chris Robertson challenges Greg Pearson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by John McGrath.
- 87mins
Lloyd Macklin challenges John McGrath unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ross Atkins restarts play with the free kick.
- 86mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Kevin Nicholson, clearance made by Aaron Webster.
- 86mins
Centre by Lloyd Macklin, Ryan Austin gets a block in.
- 84mins
Corner taken by Eunan O'Kane from the left by-line to the near post, Ross Atkins makes a save.
- 84mins
Brian Saah fouled by Greg Pearson, the ref awards a free kick. Chris Robertson takes the direct free kick.
- 83mins
Justin Richards goes off and Ryan Austin comes on.
- 81mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Tom Parkes on Rene Howe. Tom Parkes dismissed for second bookable offence. Lee Mansell produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Adam Bolder gets a block in.
- 81mins
Justin Richards takes a shot. Save by Robert Olejnik.
- 80mins
Lee Mansell grabs a goal from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Torquay 2-2 Burton Albion.Assist on the goal came from Eunan O'Kane.
- 76mins
Greg Pearson is brought on as a substitute for Calvin Zola.
- 74mins
Corner from left by-line taken by Cleveland Taylor.
- 73mins
John McGrath gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Eunan O'Kane. Joe Oastler restarts play with the free kick.
- 72mins
Justin Richards takes a shot. Blocked by Joe Oastler.
- 71mins
Lloyd Macklin is brought on as a substitute for Ian Morris.
- 68mins
Foul by Lee Mansell on Jimmy Phillips, free kick awarded. Lee Mansell is booked. Justin Richards produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick.
- 68mins
(Torquay) makes a substitution, with Taiwo Atieno coming on for Billy Kee.
- 67mins
Chris Palmer goes off and Jimmy Phillips comes on.
- 67mins
Cleveland Taylor takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 65mins
The ball is delivered by Billy Kee, Ian Morris has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the goal.
- 63mins
Tom Parkes gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Kee. Tom Parkes shown a yellow card. Eunan O'Kane crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 62mins
Billy Kee produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 61mins
Justin Richards is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Robert Olejnik restarts play with the free kick.
- 60mins
Shot from just outside the area by Eunan O'Kane misses to the right of the target.
- 58mins
Rene Howe finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Torquay 1-2 Burton Albion.Assist by Lee Mansell.
- 57mins
The ball is swung over by Andrew Corbett, clearance made by Joe Oastler.
- 54mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson played to the near post.
- 52mins
The ball is sent over by Tom Parkes, Justin Richards scores a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Torquay 0-2 Burton Albion.
- 48mins
A goal is scored by Justin Richards from inside the area low into the middle of the goal. Torquay 0-1 Burton Albion.Assist on the goal came from Andrew Corbett.
- 47mins
Eunan O'Kane sends in a cross.
- 46mins
Adam Bolder takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Robertson.
- 46mins
Calvin Zola takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 45mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Saah on Calvin Zola. Free kick taken by John McGrath.
- 44mins
Chris Palmer takes the inswinging corner, Eunan O'Kane manages to make a clearance.
- 44mins
Calvin Zola crosses the ball, Chris Palmer has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.
- 43mins
The ball is delivered by Aaron Webster.
- 42mins
John McGrath delivers the ball, Chris Robertson makes a clearance.
- 41mins
Foul by John McGrath on Rene Howe, free kick awarded. Eunan O'Kane takes the direct free kick.
- 39mins
Danny Stevens is ruled offside. Ross Atkins takes the indirect free kick.
- 38mins
Corner taken left-footed by Chris Palmer, Rene Howe manages to make a clearance.
- 37mins
Chris Palmer takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Chris Robertson.
- 37mins
Chris Palmer takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Chris Robertson.
- 36mins
Effort from inside the area by Ian Morris misses to the right of the target.
- 35mins
Calvin Zola concedes a free kick for a foul on Brian Saah. Robert Olejnik takes the free kick.
- 35mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Rene Howe on Andrew Corbett. Ross Atkins restarts play with the free kick.
- 34mins
Justin Richards takes a shot. Save by Robert Olejnik.
- 33mins
Justin Richards takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Stevens on John McGrath. Free kick taken by Aaron Webster.
- 31mins
Justin Richards takes a shot. Robert Olejnik makes a save.
- 30mins
The ball is swung over by Chris Palmer, save by Robert Olejnik.
- 28mins
Cleveland Taylor takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Robertson.
- 25mins
Effort from the edge of the area by Justin Richards goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 24mins
The ball is swung over by Chris Palmer, Brian Saah gets a block in.
- 24mins
Rene Howe sends in a cross, clearance by Chris Palmer.
- 23mins
Foul by John McGrath on Danny Stevens, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Joe Oastler.
- 22mins
Chris Robertson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Ross Atkins.
- 20mins
The referee cautions Nathan Stanton for unsporting behaviour. Nathan Stanton concedes a free kick for a foul on Rene Howe. Eunan O'Kane restarts play with the free kick.
- 19mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Nicholson.
- 18mins
A cross is delivered by Ian Morris.
- 17mins
The ball is delivered by Rene Howe, blocked by Andrew Corbett.
- 16mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Calvin Zola by Brian Saah. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Webster.
- 13mins
Centre by Cleveland Taylor, Chris Robertson manages to make a clearance.
- 13mins
Handball by Billy Kee. Nathan Stanton takes the free kick.
- 9mins
The ball is delivered by Chris Palmer, blocked by Brian Saah. Chris Palmer takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line to the near post, Rene Howe makes a clearance.
- 8mins
Unfair challenge on Andrew Corbett by Ian Morris results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ross Atkins.
- 8mins
The ball is crossed by Joe Oastler.
- 7mins
Eunan O'Kane takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Tom Parkes.
- 7mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Calvin Zola.
- 6mins
Chris Palmer produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.
- 5mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Rene Howe by Tom Parkes. Eunan O'Kane takes the direct free kick.
- 4mins
Rene Howe challenges Tom Parkes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Atkins.
- 2mins
Joe Oastler takes a shot. Robert Olejnik gets a block in. Corner from the right by-line taken by Kevin Nicholson, Aaron Webster makes a clearance.
- 2mins
The ball is delivered by Calvin Zola, Ian Morris makes a clearance.
Match Preview
Leadbitter missing for Gulls Torquay's new signing Daniel Leadbitter is out of their opening game of the season against Burton. The 20-year-old right-back, who joined from Newcastle in June, will have to wait to make his debut due to a hamstring injury. But striker Billy Kee has shaken off a knee injury suffered in pre-season so boss Martin Ling has an otherwise full-strength squad. Of Ling's other summer signings, Robert Olejnik starts in goal while defender Brian Saah, winger Ian Morris and strikers Rene Howe and Taiwo Atieno should all be involved. Midfielder Joe Oastler has made his loan spell from QPR permanent and forward Chris McPhee is in line for his second debut after rejoining the club from Kidderminster. Tony James is an injury concern for Burton. The centre-half injured his groin during the recent pre-season friendly at Telford and was taken off after just half an hour. It remains to be seen if he will make the trip to Devon, although Albion boss Paul Peschisolido has been boosted by the return to training of fellow defenders Nathan Stanton and Aaron Webster. Stanton missed the Brewers' final warm-up game at Telford last Saturday after sustaining a knee injury in training. Webster also missed the trip to the New Bucks Head after injuring his ankle in the Bass Charity Vase victory over Derby a few days earlier. Summer signings Ross Atkins, Tom Parkes, Danny Blanchett, Cleveland Taylor, Chris Palmer, Justin Richards and Adi Yussuf could all make their debuts at Plainmoor.
Torquay
Burton Albion
- Robert Olejnik
- Joe Oastler
- Chris Robertson
- Brian Saah
- Kevin Nicholson
- Danny Stevens
- Eunan O'Kane
- Lee Mansell
- Ian Morris
- Rene Howe
- Billy Kee
- SUBS
- Mark Ellis
- Lloyd Macklin
- Chris McPhee
- Damon Lathrope
- Taiwo Atieno
Home
Away
- Ross Atkins
- Andrew Corbett
- Nathan Stanton
- Tom Parkes
- Aaron Webster
- Cleveland Taylor
- Adam Bolder
- John McGrath
- Chris Palmer
- Justin Richards
- Calvin Zola
- SUBS
- Kevin Poole
- Tony James
- Ryan Austin
- Jimmy Phillips
- Greg Pearson
Match Report
Richards doubles up in draw Justin Richards marked his debut with a double but it was not enough to secure an opening-day win for Burton as they drew 2-2 with Torquay. Richards, who arrived from Port Vale over the summer, saw a number of opportunities go begging in the first half but opened the scoring with a calm finish shortly after the interval. His header from Tom Parkes' cross four minutes later doubled Burton's lead, but Rene Howe pulled one back following good work from Lee Mansell, who then equalised from close range late on. Parkes was sent off for a second bookable offence to add to Paul Peschisolido's frustrations. It was Richards who looked most likely to open the scoring prior to the break as he tested home goalkeeper Robert Olejnik on three occasions. The striker's brace then put Burton in control, only for Howe to give Torquay hope on his first appearance for the club. Ian Morris volleyed a Billy Kee cross wide soon after, before Mansell struck to rescue a point for last season's beaten play-off finalists.
Form Guide
- Torquay
- VS
- Burton Albion
Last Meetings
- Burton Albion
- 3 - 3
- Torquay
- 25/04/2011
- Torquay
- 1 - 0
- Burton Albion
- 15/02/2011
- Torquay
- 2 - 3
- Burton Albion
- 23/01/2010
- Burton Albion
- 0 - 2
- Torquay
- 18/08/2009
Top Scorers
Torquay
Burton Albion
Goals
Torquay
- Total goals NaN
- Goals per game
Burton Albion
- Total goals NaN
- Goals per game
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