Wrexham v Bristol Rovers
Saturday 12 April 2003
Kick Off 3:00 pm
Score and Scorers |
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Wrexham |
3 |
Bristol Rovers |
2 |
Scott Green |
23' |
Chris Llewellyn |
44' 82' |
Andy Morrell |
43' (p) |
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Carlos Edwards |
88' |
Starting Line Ups |
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Wrexham |
Bristol Rovers |
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13 |
Kristian Rodgers |
01 |
Scott Howie |
04 |
Steve Roberts |
34 |
Sonny Parker |
05 |
Brian Carey |
06 |
Kevin Austin |
06 |
Dennis Lawrence |
05 |
Adam Barrett |
07 |
Carlos Edwards |
02 |
Danny Boxall |
02 |
Jim Whitley |
25 |
Vitalijs Astafjevs |
10 |
Darren Ferguson |
12 |
Graham Hyde 72' |
29 |
Scott Green 84' |
08 |
Robert Quinn |
14 |
Paul Edwards 68' |
27 |
Chris Llewellyn |
11 |
Andy Morrell |
22 |
Andy Rammell |
09 |
Lee Trundle |
10 |
Giuliano Grazioli 72' |
Substitutes |
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Wrexham |
Bristol Rovers |
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03 |
Shaun Holmes 68' |
09 |
Paul Tait |
08 |
Lee Jones 84' |
11 |
Wayne Carlisle 72' |
12 |
Paul Barrett |
17 |
Lee Hodges 72' |
21 |
Paul Whitfield (GK) |
19 |
David Gilroy |
24 |
Craig Morgan |
32 |
Kevin Street |
Yellow and Red Cards |
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Wrexham |
Bristol Rovers |
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33' |
Andy Rammell - Foul on Steve Roberts |
Stat Attack |
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Wrexham |
Bristol Rovers |
12 | Shots On Goal | 9 |
7 | Shots On Target | 4 |
20 | Fouls Conceded | 18 |
9 | Corners | 1 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Other Info |
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Venue: |
Racecourse Ground |
Half Time: |
2-1 |
Attendance: |
5,330 |
Referee: |
A Hall - Birmingham |
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Press Conference Quotes |
Denis Smith: "It shows our character, but we are a good team that keeps going for 90 minutes. Although at the end it was a gamble again at 2-2, as they were possibly on top. So do I tighten it up or go with three up front. It was a bit of luck, but maybe the luck is turning our way. It was though one of our poorer performances of the season but Shrewsbury got turned over by five today, maybe that’s a reflection of how hard the game was in midweek. Some of the lads were out on their feet. Brian Carey and Steve Roberts looked as though they didn’t have a run left in them, both wing backs weren’t fit and then Dibbs dropped out this morning. It’s a challenge all the time. We have been pushed to the limit but we have come through it and that’s great. If we carry on winning then no one can catch us, which is what we have to do now. But we didn’t pass it as well as we can do today, yet we still had chances. If we could have kept it at 2-0, we could have it killed off. We then fell asleep and that showed tiredness of mind at a quick free kick free kick, which is not like us. I have seen Bristol Rovers twice this week and they don’t deserve to have only one point from those two away games. If a club of their size were to go out of the Football League, then that would be a disaster. You don’t want that to happen, but two have to go and that was bad result for them today. We have now won three on trot and it takes some doing. If you can go the last 15 games or so unbeaten, then it can make life very pleasing. If we can now go the last five unbeaten, especially if we are winning, then no can catch us. Since Scott Green has come into the squad, he has had a lot of chances actually and, to be honest, if he had taken them, then we could be possible clear by now! If they only play two in there against us, then Scott has freedom to roam and he does pick off good spots and places. As for the substitution, I think the manager is 'an absolute genius!', but it’s a gamble - do we go and try to win it, or do we settle for the draw. They are slinging people at us for the win and that leaves spaces, so we went for it and the gamble paid off. The lads are back into tomorrow morning, so I will have to see who is capable of playing on Monday, which is an important game for the club. I would want to put out my strongest side, but we have to be careful as we can kill people by pushing them too much. I will talk to the players and see how they feel, but I have to be winning against Rhyl! If this carries on though, then my hair will be like Rooster's soon!" [Source: Wrexham AFC] |
Ray Graydon: "I said before the game that I felt that Wrexham were a very good side, and I will be surprised if they do not get automatic promotion this season. When they scored two goals it probably looked like it was going to be a straightforward home win, so to come back to 2-2 like we did, delighted me. But to get ourselves back into that position and then to lose it in the last few minutes showed me that the players are not in the situation I'd like them to be in at this stage of the season. We had a point on the board and whatever happens we should have done everything we could to have got that point. When it is 2-2 away from home against a side like Wrexham in our position you throw everything into keeping that point, not into trying to score another goal. We threw it away, and if we keep throwing points away like we did today, make no mistake, we will end up in the Conference. A point would have been fantastic for us today. At 2-2 if we keep playing football and keep passing the ball, then we will always get a chance to win. My instructions were to keep our shape and not give the ball away and we didn't do that." [Source: Bristol Rovers FC] |
Chris Llewellyn: "The goals aren't any comfort at all really. If they had helped us get a point out of the game then obviously I would be delighted, but after working so hard all match we threw it away at the end, and all the lads are really down. We had shown some great team spirit throughout the match, and to come back from two goals down was really good, but we threw it away at the end and that was very disappointing. I think the first goal their goalkeeper was probably a bit disappointed to see it go in, but obviously I was delighted. The second one was great to see it go in, and that told in our celebrations. Everyone here wants to do well for the club, and at that point, it looked like we were going to get something out of the game." [Source: Bristol Rovers FC] |
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Division Three | ||||
Results | ||||
Boston United |
0-1 |
Hull City Elliott 73' |
3,782 |
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Bournemouth S Purches 9' |
1-0 |
Southend United |
6,767 |
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Bury Nugent 33' |
1-1 |
Carlisle United Foran 80' |
3,384 |
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Cambridge United Wanless 69' (p) Turner 90' |
2-1 |
Exeter City Iriekpen 1' (og) |
5,218 |
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Darlington Nicholls 20' Conlon 33' 88' Maddison 37' Pearson 74' |
5-1 |
Shrewsbury Town Lowe 53' |
2,660 |
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Hartlepool United Tinkler 10' 66' (p) Lee 61' Clarke 90' |
4-1 |
Leyton Orient Heald 63' |
4,795 |
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Oxford United McCarthy 38' Omoyinmi 88' |
2-1 |
Kidderminster Harriers Henriksen 45' |
6,820 |
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Rushden & Diamonds Lowe 18' |
1-0 |
Lincoln City |
4,962 |
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Swansea City Richards 14' |
1-1 |
Scunthorpe United Carruthers 75' |
6,014 |
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Torquay United Kuffour 4' Gritton 61' |
2-2 |
Macclesfield Town Miles 10' Lightbourne 26' |
2,970 |
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Wrexham Green 23' Morrell 43' (p) C Edwards 88' |
3-2 |
Bristol Rovers Llewellyn 44' 82' |
5,330 |
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York City Graydon 35' (p) Edmondson 63' |
2-2 |
Rochdale Connor 3' McEvilly 70' (p) |
3,966 |
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Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts ------------------------------------------------------ 1 Hartlepool United (Pl)42 23 11 8 65 44 21 80 2 Rushden&Diamonds (Pl) 42 22 13 7 67 45 22 79 3 Wrexham 41 18 15 8 67 49 18 69 ------------------------------------------------------ 4 AFC Bournemouth 42 18 14 10 55 43 12 68 5 Oxford United 42 18 11 13 53 42 11 65 6 Torquay United 42 16 16 10 66 62 4 64 7 York City 41 17 13 11 51 47 4 64 ------------------------------------------------------ 8 Bury 42 16 15 11 53 51 2 63 9 Scunthorpe United 42 16 14 12 60 48 12 62 10 Lincoln City 42 16 14 12 43 36 7 62 11 Cambridge United 42 16 12 14 65 60 5 60 12 Kidderminster 41 15 13 13 59 56 3 58 13 Hull City 41 12 17 12 48 43 5 53 14 Southend United 42 16 3 23 43 55 -12 51 15 Darlington 42 11 17 14 53 54 -1 50 16 Rochdale 40 11 15 14 55 59 -4 48 17 Leyton Orient 41 13 8 20 44 55 -11 47 18 Macclesfield Town 41 11 12 18 49 54 -5 45 19 Swansea City 42 10 13 19 41 58 -17 43 20 Boston United 42 11 13 18 48 53 -5 42* 21 Carlisle United 40 11 9 20 43 63 -20 42 22 Bristol Rovers 42 9 14 19 43 54 -11 41 ------------------------------------------------------ 23 Shrewsbury Town 40 9 14 17 55 77 -22 41 24 Exeter City 42 8 14 20 44 62 -18 38 *Boston deducted four points; C=Champions; P=Promoted Pl=Secured play off place; R=Relegated |
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