League Two
November 24, 2012
Exeter City
0 - 1
Rotherham United
League Two
10:00 EST, November 24, 2012
St James' Park, England
Referee: Oliver Langford
Sharps leads by example
Scoring Summary
| Exeter City | Rotherham United |
|---|---|
| Ian Sharps (42') |
Teams
| Exeter City | Rotherham United |
|---|---|
| 1 Artur Krysiak | 21 Andy Warrington |
| 6 Danny Coles | 5 Ian Sharps |
| 5 Pat Baldwin | 6 Johnny Mullins |
| 2 Steve Tully | 33 Liam Ridehalgh |
| 4 Scott Bennett | 8 Jason Taylor |
| 37 Jordan Moore-Taylor | 14 Mark Bradley |
| 14 Tommy Doherty | 10 Michael O'Connor |
| 8 Matt Oakley | 15 Ben Pringle |
| 7 Liam Sercombe | 31 Courtney Cameron |
| 12 Jamie Cureton | 9 Alex Revell |
| 10 Alan Gow | 17 Daniel Nardiello |
| Substitutes | |
| 24 Rhys Evans | Tony Thompson 30 |
| 16 Kevin Amankwaah | Nicky Hunt 18 |
| 23 Aaron Dawson | Luke Rooney 29 |
| 22 Jimmy Keohane | Mitchell Rose 24 |
| 19 John O'Flynn | Nicky Walker 32 |
| 31 Elliott Chamberlain | Jack O'Connell 34 |
| 35 Jamie Reid | Kayode Odejayi 16 |
| Substitutions | |
| Jimmy Keohane for Tommy Doherty (30) | Mitchell Rose for Daniel Nardiello (86) |
| John O'Flynn for Jimmy Keohane (59) | Jack O'Connell for Courtney Cameron (90) |
| Aaron Dawson for Steve Tully (89) | |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Scott Bennett (55) | Liam Ridehalgh (84) |
| Alex Revell (90) | |
| Red Cards | |
| Mitchell Rose (90) | |
| · Rosters: Exeter City | Rotherham United | |
Captain Ian Sharps scored the only goal of the game as Rotherham earned a 1-0 win at play-off rivals Exeter.
Despite atrocious conditions, the first half was an entertaining affair. Alan Gow hit the crossbar for Exeter with a stunning effort from 25 yards and Jamie Cureton was denied by a smart Andy Warrington save low to his right.
At the other end, Exeter goalkeeper Artur Krysiak made two excellent saves from Alex Revell and Johnny Mullins before the deadlock was broken three minutes before half-time when Sharps glanced a near-post header across goal and into the net from a corner.
Exeter had plenty of possession after the break, but they did not test Warrington enough.
The Millers were reduced to 10 men three minutes from full-time when Mitchell Rose was given a straight red card for a foul on substitute Aaron Dawson.
Matt Oakley's long-range effort was the closet the Grecians came to an equaliser, but Warrington showed a safe pair of hands to earn all three points for his side, who defended superbly throughout the second half.