League Two

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

Full-time

Bristol Rovers

2 - 0

Port Vale

League Two

19:45 +00:00, March 12, 2013

The Memorial Stadium, England

Referee: F Graham

Brunt blunts Valiants

Scoring Summary

Bristol Rovers Port Vale
Ryan Brunt (7') 
Ryan Brunt (38') 

Match Stats

Bristol Rovers

Port Vale

12(5) Shots (on Goal) 16(9)
6 Fouls 9
3 Corner Kicks 6
1 Offsides 2
48% Time of Possession 52%
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
10 Saves 7

Teams

Bristol Rovers Port Vale
13 Steve Mildenhall1 Chris Neal
14 Lee Brown25 Liam Chilvers
4 Dan Woodards24 Richard Duffy
2 Michael Smith2 Adam Yates
6 Tom Parkes5 John McCombe
3 James Paterson26 Chris Birchall
32 John-Joe O'Toole4 Anthony Griffith
15 Oliver Norburn3 Robert Taylor
10 Elliot Richards18 Sam Morsy
17 Ellis Harrison11 Tom Pope
26 Ryan Brunt19 Ben Williamson
Substitutes
20 Connor GoughRyan Boot 32
30 Tom LockyerChris Shuker 15
24 Ollie ClarkeJennison Myrie-Williams 9
23 Jordan GoddardLee Hughes 29
34 Oumare TounkaraLouis Dodds 8
27 Tom HitchcockAshley Vincent 10
18 Mitch HardingCalvin Andrew 16
Substitutions
Tom Hitchcock for Elliot Richards (65)
Calvin Andrew for Ben Williamson (64)
Tom Lockyer for Oliver Norburn (74)
Lee Hughes for Tom Pope (64)
Mitch Harding for Ellis Harrison (86)
Ashley Vincent for Richard Duffy (68)
Yellow Cards
Tom Hitchcock (90)
Sam Morsy (44)
Ryan Brunt (90)
Richard Duffy (57)
· Squads: Bristol Rovers | Port Vale

Ryan Brunt netted a first-half brace as Bristol Rovers dealt a blow to Port Vale's promotion hopes with a 2-0 npower League Two victory at the Memorial Stadium.

The former Stoke striker netted with a downward header in the seventh minute and a low near post shot after 38 minutes as Vale failed to defend two Oliver Norburn corners from the right,

The visitors spurned early chances when Sam Morsy and Chris Birchall volleyed over, but always looked suspect at the back.

Brunt had a great second-half chance to complete his hat-trick, but shot over an open goal after Lee Brown's effort had been parried by Vale goalkeeper Chris Neal.

Tom Pope headed wide for Vale in the second half, but Rovers held out comfortably,

A bad night for the visitors got worse when substitute Ashley Vincent was stretchered off 10 minutes from time with what appeared a serious leg injury.

Rovers' victory moved them into mid-table and continued the remarkable revival since John Ward was appointed manager in December.