FA Cup
November 3, 2012
Doncaster Rovers
3 - 1
Bradford P A
FA Cup
15:00 +00:00, November 3, 2012
Keepmoat Stadium, England
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Rovers made to work by minnows
Scoring Summary
| Doncaster Rovers | Bradford P A |
|---|---|
| Martin Woods (27') | Richard Marshall (56') |
| Iain Hume (36') | |
| Chris Brown (76') |
Teams
| Doncaster Rovers | Bradford P A |
|---|---|
| 33 Gary Woods | 1 Tim Deasy |
| 19 Andy Griffin | 5 James Knowles |
| 5 Robert Jones | 6 Nathan Hotte |
| 14 Tommy Spurr | 3 Martin Drury |
| 3 James Husband | 2 Michael Duckworth |
| 21 Sammy Clingan | 8 Rob O'Brien |
| 7 Martin Woods | 4 Richard Marshall |
| 30 Paul Keegan | 10 Jordan Deacey |
| 6 Dave Syers | 9 Matty James |
| 8 Billy Paynter | 7 Alex Davidson |
| 17 Iain Hume | 11 Paul Walker |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Neil Sullivan | Ben Higginson 13 |
| 2 Paul Quinn | Craig Radcliffe 16 |
| 20 James Harper | Ross Daly 17 |
| 12 Michael Woods | Mark Hume 18 |
| 10 Robbie Blake | Danny Holland 14 |
| 9 Chris Brown | Jamie Jackson 15 |
| Tom Greaves 12 | |
| Substitutions | |
| Robbie Blake for Dave Syers (42) | Danny Holland for Rob O'Brien (54) |
| Chris Brown for Billy Paynter (57) | Tom Greaves for Matty James (70) |
| Michael Woods for Iain Hume (89) | Ben Higginson for Tim Deasy (82) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Andy Griffin (45) | Martin Drury (40) |
| Nathan Hotte (45) | |
| Mark Hume (46) | |
| · Squads: Doncaster Rovers | Bradford P A | |
A superb second half strike from Bradford Park Avenue's Richard Marshall ensured Doncaster had to battle all the way for a 3-1 FA Cup victory against the Conference North part timers.
Rovers looked comfortable when they went in 2-0 up at the interval after goals from Martin Woods and Iain Hume.
Woods fired home in the 27th minute after latching on to a cross from Paul Keegan and Hume slid in for the second nine minutes later following good work by Billy Paynter.
But it failed to knock the fight out of Bradford and Marshall scored the goal of the game to put them back in the tie in the 56th minute.
Substitute Danny Holland tapped a short pass to the 27-year-old midfielder who curled a wonderful left foot shot into the top corner from just outside the box.
It spurred on the visitors and Doncaster had to defend for a spell until they put the issue beyond doubt when substitute Chris Brown headed home in fine style from Keegan's 76th minute corner.