League One
January 5, 2013
Doncaster
1 - 0
Colchester
League One
15:00 +00:00, January 5, 2013
Keepmoat Stadium, England
Referee: Richard Clark
Cotterill class sends Rovers second
Scoring Summary
| Doncaster Rovers | Colchester United |
|---|---|
| David Cotterill (84') |
Teams
| Doncaster Rovers | Colchester United |
|---|---|
| 33 Gary Woods | 1 Mark Cousins |
| 2 Paul Quinn | 3 Michael Rose |
| 5 Robert Jones | 20 Brian Wilson |
| 16 Jamie McCombe | 4 Magnus Okuonghae |
| 14 Tommy Spurr | 40 Josh Thompson |
| 11 David Cotterill | 10 Kemal Izzet |
| 30 Paul Keegan | 15 Marcus Bean |
| 6 Dave Syers | 22 Anthony Wordsworth |
| 17 Iain Hume | 30 Drey Wright |
| 18 Emile Sinclair | 21 Gavin Massey |
| 23 Kyle Bennett | 12 Dominic Samuel |
| Substitutes | |
| 13 Jonathan Maxted | Carl Pentney 35 |
| 19 Andy Griffin | Matt Heath 6 |
| 4 Shelton Martis | Andrew Bond 14 |
| 3 James Husband | George Porter 39 |
| 20 James Harper | Clinton Morrison 9 |
| 26 James Coppinger | Jack Compton 33 |
| 21 Lee Fowler | Fred Sears 11 |
| Substitutions | |
| James Coppinger for Kyle Bennett (67) | Jack Compton for Drey Wright (69) |
| Lee Fowler for Emile Sinclair (67) | Andrew Bond for Kemal Izzet (77) |
| James Husband for David Cotterill (87) | George Porter for Dominic Samuel (87) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| David Cotterill (84) | Anthony Wordsworth (90) |
| Gavin Massey (90) | |
| · Squads: Doncaster Rovers | Colchester United | |
David Cotterill's superb solo strike saw Doncaster move level on points with Tranmere at the top of npower League One.
Cotterill's 10th goal of the season was one of his best, breaking the deadlock six minutes from time with a mazy run and curling finish to send Rovers second in the table.
It was rough luck on Colchester, who crashed to their eighth successive defeat despite looking the better side for large parts of the game.
Doncaster were not at their best and struggled to string their passes together as the visitors controlled the game in midfield.
Dominic Samuel and Drey Wright went close for Colchester before new loan signing Emile Sinclair threatened with a shot on the turn at the other end.
Rovers were second best in the first half but they began to step up the pace after the interval with the hard working Iain Hume having a close-range shot saved and another effort blocked in quick succession.
The hosts were rewarded for their persistence when Cotterill produced a flash of inspiration with a brilliantly-taken goal in the 84th minute, dribbling past a defender before curling a shot into the roof of the net.