League One
November 6, 2012
Doncaster
0 - 2
Crewe
League One
19:45 +00:00, November 6, 2012
Keepmoat Stadium, England
Referee: S Duncan
Donny done by Dalle Valle
Scoring Summary
| Doncaster Rovers | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|
| Lauri Dalla Valle (5') | |
| Mathias Pogba (71') |
Teams
| Doncaster Rovers | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|
| 33 Gary Woods | 13 Alan Martin |
| 2 Paul Quinn | 5 Mark Ellis |
| 5 Robert Jones | 2 Matt Tootle |
| 14 Tommy Spurr | 3 Harry Davis |
| 3 James Husband | 19 Abdul Osman |
| 20 James Harper | 8 Luke Murphy |
| 7 Martin Woods | 14 Kelvin Mellor |
| 30 Paul Keegan | 26 Chuks Aneke |
| 6 Dave Syers | 11 Byron Moore |
| 8 Billy Paynter | 30 Lauri Dalla Valle |
| 17 Iain Hume | 9 Mathias Pogba |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Neil Sullivan | Steve Phillips 1 |
| 19 Andy Griffin | Gregor Robertson 15 |
| 4 Shelton Martis | Adam Dugdale 6 |
| 21 Sammy Clingan | Oliver Turton 12 |
| 12 Michael Woods | George Ray 17 |
| 10 Robbie Blake | Michael West 23 |
| 9 Chris Brown | Brendon Daniels 18 |
| Substitutions | |
| Shelton Martis for Robert Jones (27) | Michael West for Byron Moore (46) |
| Robbie Blake for Dave Syers (46) | Gregor Robertson for Chuks Aneke (90) |
| Chris Brown for James Harper (75) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Dave Syers (40) | Abdul Osman (43) |
| James Harper (60) | |
| Iain Hume (66) | |
| Paul Quinn (68) | |
| Paul Keegan (82) | |
| · Squads: Doncaster Rovers | Crewe Alexandra | |
Doncaster only had themselves to blame for missed chances as Crewe ended their seven-match unbeaten run with a well-deserved 2-0 victory.
Rovers were outplayed in the first half as the visitors passed the ball and retained possession impressively after on-loan Finnish striker Laurie Dalla Valle had grabbed a goal on his debut after just five minutes.
The 21-year-old Fulham forward outpaced the Rovers' defence to latch on to a superb through-ball from Chuks Aneke and fired home via the near post.
Rovers were fortunate not to concede again when an attempted clearance from Tommy Spurr was brilliantly clawed off the goalline by goalkeeper Gary Woods, who did well to tip away a dipping shot from Abdul Osman soon after.
The home side suffered a blow when influential skipper Rob Jones went off with a head injury in the 27th minute, but they played much better in an entertaining second half.
Iain Hume missed a great chance to equalise after dribbling through and Paul Keegan hit the crossbar when he should have scored in the 58th minute, but young striker Mathias Pogba wrapped up the points for the visitors with a superb header from Michael West's corner 18 minutes from time.