Coppinger sends Rovers through

11 August 2009 22:15
The hosts, fresh from a 5-0 win over Bradford on Saturday, hit the woodwork no less than three times in the opening half.[LNB]And when Coppinger collected a neat pass from Lewis Guy to beat Russell Hoult low to his right it was Rovers' first shot on target.[LNB]Luke Rodgers was the first to hit the bar with a 12th minute effort from which he should have scored and Jamie Clapham then hit a post and the bar in the space of four minutes.[LNB]A free kick from the edge of the area rebounded from the underside of the bar and the former Ipswich star then saw his clever angled shot strike the inside of a post.[LNB]Rovers, who lost at Meadow Lane in the opening round of this competition last season, stepped up the pace after the break.[LNB]And although County substitute Lee Hughes twice went close to equalising, Hoult also had to make smart saves to deny Guy twice and also Coppinger.[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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