Re: Bristol Rovers (A) match thread
Great all-round performance today from Stanley, on an immaculate pitch but in driving rain for most of the 90+ minutes.
Very impressed with Big Ben and Ross Sykes in defence, and the new keeper who made a stunning reaction save in the first half.
It was a good contest but Stanley restricted them in terms of clear chances and at times played some lovely, controlled football.
Zanzie must have thought he'd turned up at a wrestling contest he was held and manhandled so much in the first half. Was surprised he was replaced with Finlay but, tbh, Stanley's attacking threat in the late second half seemed to increase with his introduction.
Having said that thought the ref had a good game. It wasn't a dirty match but he helped by being very reluctant to flash his yellow card at every tackle like some do.
The whole team played well but Clarke just gets my MotM just because he was a threat every time he got the ball in the opponents half.
Great early goal (even if, as it looked to me, it took a deflection), fantastic equaliser for the Gas, but then a superbly worked winner from Stanley to send the rain soaked 'hordes' into ecstasy.
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