League Two

January 1, 2013
  • FTFT
     
    Bristol Rov
    Plymouth
    2
    1
    2
    1
    1
  • FTFT
     
    Southend
    Gillingham
    0
    1
    0
    1
    2
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    Accrington
    Chesterfield
    1
    0
    1
    0
    3
  • FTFT
     
    Barnet
    Aldershot
    0
    1
    0
    1
    4
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    Morecambe
    Bradford
    0
    0
    0
    0
    5
  • FTFT
     
    Northampton
    Dag & Red
    3
    1
    3
    1
    6
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    Oxford Utd
    Cheltenham
    1
    0
    1
    0
    7
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    Port Vale
    Fleetwood To
    0
    2
    0
    2
    8
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    Rochdale
    Rotherham
    1
    2
    1
    2
    9
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    Torquay
    AFC Wimbledo
    2
    3
    2
    3
    10
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    Wycombe
    Exeter
    0
    1
    0
    1
    11
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    York
    Burton Albio
    3
    0
    3
    0
    12

Full-time

Bristol Rovers

2 - 1

Plymouth Argyle

League Two

13:00 +00:00, January 1, 2013

The Memorial Stadium, England

Referee: M Heywood

Ward registers first Rovers win

Scoring Summary

Bristol Rovers Plymouth Argyle
Joe Anyinsah (19')Conor Hourihane (62')
Matthew Lund (25') 

Match Stats

Bristol Rovers

Plymouth Argyle

5(1) Shots (on Goal) 7(3)
11 Fouls 16
2 Corner Kicks 8
1 Offsides 1
47% Time of Possession 53%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
7 Saves 4

Teams

Bristol Rovers Plymouth Argyle
13 Steve Mildenhall20 Rene Gilmartin
14 Lee Brown14 Onismor Bhasera
11 Fabian Broghammer17 Curtis Nelson
2 Michael Smith4 Maximo Blanchard
29 Cian Bolger2 Durrell Berry
6 Tom Parkes8 Luke Young
32 John-Joe O'Toole3 Robbie Williams
26 Matthew Lund6 Conor Hourihane
15 Oliver Norburn11 Warren Feeney
16 Joe Anyinsah9 Nick Chadwick
27 Tom Hitchcock7 Paris Cowan Hall
Substitutes
20 Connor GoughJake Cole 1
30 Tom LockyerJamie Lowry 16
25 Seanan ClucasPaul Wotton 15
33 Alfie SantosMark Molesley 30
10 Elliot RichardsJoe Lennox 19
17 Ellis HarrisonRhys Griffiths 10
18 Mitch HardingMatt Lecointe 21
Substitutions
Seanan Clucas for Oliver Norburn (73)
Joe Lennox for Robbie Williams (75)
Elliot Richards for Fabian Broghammer (77)
Rhys Griffiths for Warren Feeney (78)
Mitch Harding for Joe Anyinsah (90)
Mark Molesley for Luke Young (84)
Yellow Cards
 Durrell Berry (72)
 Conor Hourihane (83)
· Squads: Bristol Rovers | Plymouth Argyle

First-half goals from Joe Anyinsah and Matt Lund gave struggling Bristol Rovers a New Year lift with a 2-1 victory over Plymouth in John Ward's first home game since returning as manager.

The home side went in front after 19 minutes when Argyle goalkeeper Rene Gilmartin could only palm out an inswinging corner from Fabian Broghammer and Anyinsah fired the ball pack past him with a fierce drive from 12 yards.

Another Broghammer corner from the opposite left side saw Lund make it 2-0 with a stunning volley after 25 minutes, while all Plymouth could offer in the first half were a couple of off-target headers from Onismor Bhasera and Nick Chadwick.

The visitors improved after the break and Conor Hourihane shot them back into the game from Durrell Berry's right-wing cross after 62 minutes.

Hourihane then hit a post with a shot from the edge of the box, but Rovers defended solidly and held out without further alarms.

The result meant four points from Ward's first two games in charge and on this form the experienced manager will inspire Football League survival.