Match ends, Dover Athletic 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
Dover Athletic 1-1 Bristol Rovers
- From the section Football
Darrell Clarke's Bristol Rovers let in a late equaliser at Dover to stop them from returning to the top of the Conference with one game left to play.
The Dover midfielder scrambled the ball home from a yard out after Will Puddy failed to deal with a cross.
Ellis Harrison had given Rovers the lead as he volleyed in from close range after Nathan Blissett headed down Chris Lines' free kick.
Rovers would have gone top with a win after Barnet drew 1-1 at Kidderminster.
But the draw means Rovers are still one point behind Barnet ahead of the final round of fixtures next week.
Rovers must win their final game of the season at home to relegation-threatened Alfreton, and hope Barnet do not win at home to Gateshead, if they are to make an immediate return to the Football League after relegation from League Two on the final day of last season.
Line-ups
Dover
- 1Walker
- 29Essam
- 6Orlu
- 7Modeste
- 3WynterSubstituted forCoganat 79'minutes
- 5Raggett
- 8BellamySubstituted forKinnearat 84'minutes
- 28TaiwoBooked at 38mins
- 17Deverdics
- 10Murphy
- 14PayneSubstituted forPooleat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Kinnear
- 11Cogan
- 18O'Cearuill
- 21Mekki
- 31Poole
Bristol Rovers
- 25Puddy
- 4Lockyer
- 5McChrystalBooked at 90mins
- 14Lines
- 3Brown
- 6Parkes
- 23Monkhouse
- 7Mansell
- 17HarrisonSubstituted forBalantaat 77'minutes
- 10Taylor
- 27Blissett
Substitutes
- 1Mildenhall
- 2Leadbitter
- 11Gosling
- 29Balanta
- 30Bell-Baggie
- Referee:
- Craig Hicks
- Attendance:
- 2,351
Match Stats
Home TeamDoverAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home3
- Away6
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away1
- Corners
- Home10
- Away10
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away9
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Dover Athletic 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
Attempt blocked. Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Bristol Rovers.
Booking
Mark McChrystal (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Goal!
Goal! Dover Athletic 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Ricky Modeste (Dover Athletic) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Attempt missed. Solomon Taiwo (Dover Athletic) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Cogan.
Corner, Dover Athletic.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Chris Kinnear replaces Liam Bellamy.
Foul by Nathan Blissett (Bristol Rovers).
Liam Bellamy (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Blissett (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. Barry Cogan replaces Tom Wynter.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Angelo Balanta replaces Ellis Harrison.
Foul by Matty Taylor (Bristol Rovers).
Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Foul by Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers).
Richard Orlu (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Substitution
Substitution, Dover Athletic. James Poole replaces Stefan Payne.
Goal!
Goal! Dover Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 1. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Blissett with a headed pass.
Foul by Liam Bellamy (Dover Athletic).
Andy Monkhouse (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
Foul by Solomon Taiwo (Dover Athletic).
Andy Monkhouse (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick.
Foul by Mark McChrystal (Bristol Rovers).
Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Foul by Sean Raggett (Dover Athletic).
Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Tom Parkes (Bristol Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Chris Lines.
Corner, Bristol Rovers.
Second Half
Second Half begins Dover Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
Half Time
First Half ends, Dover Athletic 0, Bristol Rovers 0.
Foul by Mark McChrystal (Bristol Rovers).
Stefan Payne (Dover Athletic) wins a free kick.
Attempt missed. Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
Foul by Richard Orlu (Dover Athletic).
Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick.
Corner, Bristol Rovers.