League Two
October 20, 2012
Bristol Rovers
3 - 2
Torquay United
League Two
14:00 +00:00, October 20, 2012
The Memorial Stadium, England
Referee: S Mathieson
Rovers claim West country spoils
Scoring Summary
| Bristol Rovers | Torquay United |
|---|---|
| Tom Eaves (15') | Rene Howe (53') |
| Matthew Lund (17') | Aaron Downes (59') |
| Tom Eaves (76') |
Teams
| Bristol Rovers | Torquay United |
|---|---|
| 38 Neil Etheridge | 1 Michael Poke |
| 3 James Paterson | 3 Kevin Nicholson |
| 5 Garry Kenneth | 4 Aaron Downes |
| 26 Matthew Lund | 5 Brian Saah |
| 6 Tom Parkes | 2 Joe Oastler |
| 11 Fabian Broghammer | 7 Lee Mansell |
| 15 Oliver Norburn | 18 Craig Easton |
| 7 David Clarkson | 6 Damon Lathrope |
| 10 Elliot Richards | 20 Nathan Craig |
| 16 Joe Anyinsah | 15 Billy Bodin |
| 32 Tom Eaves | 9 Rene Howe |
| Substitutes | |
| 28 Sam Walker | Martin Rice 13 |
| 19 Adam Virgo | Tom Cruise 21 |
| 14 Lee Brown | Daniel Leadbitter 12 |
| 21 Wayne Brown | Danny Stevens 19 |
| 24 Ollie Clarke | Niall Thompson 29 |
| 25 Seanan Clucas | Ryan Jarvis 8 |
| 27 Tom Lockyer | Ashley Yeoman 23 |
| Substitutions | |
| Lee Brown for Fabian Broghammer (29) | Daniel Leadbitter for Damon Lathrope (46) |
| Wayne Brown for Joe Anyinsah (62) | Ryan Jarvis for Billy Bodin (70) |
| Tom Cruise for Nathan Craig (80) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Michael Poke (4) | |
| Joe Oastler (21) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Joe Oastler (30) | |
| · Squads: Bristol Rovers | Torquay United | |
Tom Eaves struck twice as Bristol Rovers continued their recent improvement with a 3-2 win over 10-man Torquay at the Memorial Stadium.
The striker capitalised on poor defending to lift the ball over advancing `keeper Michael Poke after 15 minutes, and Matt Lund's free-kick doubled the advantage just two minutes later before the visitors had full-back Joe Oastler dismissed for a second booking on the half hour.
Back roared Torquay, though, and Rene Howe pulled one back with a curling effort after the break before Aaron Downes' header levelled matters shortly after. But Eaves netted the winner from substitute Wayne Brown's 76th-minute pass.
A cracking West country derby saw Rovers dominate the first half before their opponents emerged to give a much better account of themselves after the interval.
Both sides had chances in a feast of attacking football, but the home side ran out worthy winners and have now been beaten only once in seven games after a poor start to the season.