Match ends, Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 3.
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Bristol Rovers eased to victory as they sealed all three points against Hartlepool United at Victoria Park.
Matt Taylor put Rovers in front as he headed past Adam Bartlett at the third attempt after the keeper's double save denied him and Jermaine Easter.
Pools could have levelled but Scott Fenwick's close-range header went wide.
Billy Bodin doubled Rovers' lead when he nodded home Mark McChrystal's long ball before Easter seized on Kudus Oyenuga's back pass to seal the win.
Line-ups
Hartlepool
Formation 4-3-3
- 13Bartlett
- 27HallidayBooked at 88mins
- 5HarrisonBooked at 23mins
- 26BoyceBooked at 82mins
- 3Carroll
- 8WalkerSubstituted forOyenugaat 64'minutes
- 6BatesSubstituted forMagnayat 72'minutes
- 16Featherstone
- 15Oates
- 10Paynter
- 17Fenwick
Substitutes
- 2Magnay
- 11Oyenuga
- 18Hawkins
- 20Jones
- 22Nearney
- 23Smith
- 31Denton
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Nicholls
- 15J Clarke
- 4Lockyer
- 5McChrystalBooked at 45minsSubstituted forParkesat 82'minutes
- 3Brown
- 23BodinSubstituted forO Clarkeat 84'minutes
- 24Sinclair
- 7Mansell
- 11Gosling
- 10Taylor
- 17EasterSubstituted forHarrisonat 79'minutesBooked at 82mins
Substitutes
- 1Mildenhall
- 6Parkes
- 8O Clarke
- 9Harrison
- 14Lines
- 20Lucas
- 21Montaño
- Referee:
- Darren Handley
- Attendance:
- 3,788
Match Stats
Home TeamHartlepoolAway TeamBristol Rovers
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away6
- Corners
- Home5
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 3.
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Scott Fenwick (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ollie Clarke (Bristol Rovers).
Booking
Brad Halliday (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Brad Halliday (Hartlepool United).
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Stuart Sinclair (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ollie Clarke replaces Billy Bodin because of an injury.
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Attempt missed. Scott Fenwick (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Tom Parkes replaces Mark McChrystal.
Booking
Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Booking
Andrew Boyce (Hartlepool United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Andrew Boyce (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers).
Substitution
Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Ellis Harrison replaces Jermaine Easter.
Goal!
Goal! Hartlepool United 0, Bristol Rovers 3. Jermaine Easter (Bristol Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Carl Magnay (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt missed. Carl Magnay (Hartlepool United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Hartlepool United. Carl Magnay replaces Matthew Bates.
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Matthew Bates (Hartlepool United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
