League One
October 2, 2012
Doncaster
1 - 3
Preston
League One
18:45 +00:00, October 2, 2012
Keepmoat Stadium, England
Referee: D Whitestone
Beavon seals Preston triumph
Scoring Summary
| Doncaster Rovers | Preston North End |
|---|---|
| David Cotterill (45') | Jack King (33') |
| Scott Laird (60') | |
| Stuart Beavon (71') |
Teams
| Doncaster Rovers | Preston North End |
|---|---|
| 33 Gary Woods | 1 Thorsten Stuckmann |
| 2 Paul Quinn | 16 David Buchanan |
| 5 Robert Jones | 4 Paul Huntington |
| 16 Jamie McCombe | 3 Scott Laird |
| 14 Tommy Spurr | 26 Bailey Wright |
| 7 Martin Woods | 20 Chris Beardsley |
| 11 David Cotterill | 21 John Mousinho |
| 6 Dave Syers | 13 Joel Byrom |
| 8 Billy Paynter | 22 Jack King |
| 9 Chris Brown | 29 Stuart Beavon |
| 23 Kyle Bennett | 7 David Amoo |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Neil Sullivan | Steve Simonsen 23 |
| 4 Shelton Martis | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 6 |
| 3 James Husband | Andrew Procter 18 |
| 30 Paul Keegan | John Welsh 19 |
| 29 Harry Middleton | Nicky Wroe 8 |
| 10 Robbie Blake | William Hayhurst 24 |
| Jeffrey Monakana 17 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Shane Cansdell-Sherriff for Paul Huntington (46) | |
| Jeffrey Monakana for David Amoo (57) | |
| Andrew Procter for David Buchanan (74) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Tommy Spurr (31) | Jeffrey Monakana (75) |
| Robert Jones (84) | |
| Dave Syers (88) | |
| · Squads: Doncaster Rovers | Preston North End | |
Stuart Beavon snatched a 72nd-minute breakaway goal to put the issue beyond doubt and earn Preston a hard-fought 3-1 victory.
Doncaster battled hard, playing with tremendous spirit and Billy Paynter hit the post, but they were unable to get the reward their efforts deserved.
The home side only had themselves to blame for conceding a couple of goals through slack marking at corners.
Right-back Jack King headed Preston in front in the 33rd minute after being left unmarked in the centre of goal following a corner from Joel Byrom before Rovers equalised from a free-kick on the stroke of half-time.
David Cotterill hammered home a swerving 20-yard shot that took a deflection off the head of Byrom.
Preston restored their lead in the 61st minute with Scott Laird heading home at the near post following another corner from Byrom and Beavon's clincher came against the run of play when he broke away to fire home from 20 yards with 18 minutes left.