Match ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Shrewsbury Town 0.
DoncasterDoncaster Rovers1ShrewsburyShrewsbury Town0
Joseph Olowu headed in the winner as Doncaster picked up a vital victory against Shrewsbury in the battle of the League One strugglers.
Doncaster posed the greater threat in the first half and should have been ahead when Jordy Hiwula was played clean through only for Luke Leahy to block his shot on the line.
Shrewsbury's Tom Bloxham then powered in a shot only for the effort to be ruled out for offside.
Tommy Rowe forced a save from Shrews goalkeeper Marko Marosi after meeting Matt Smith's lofted ball on the volley while Joe Dodoo headed wide as Doncaster continued to push.
Shrewsbury had the better of the attacking play after the break and Doncaster keeper Louis Jones made a string of vital saves to keep the score level.
First he smothered a header from Matthew Pennington on his line before producing an outstanding reflex stop after Daniel Udoh pounced on a mistake.
It set the stage for the winner as Olowu pounced to head home Branden Horton's corner after 79 minutes and give Doncaster their first league win in eight attempts.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Doncaster
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Jones
- 2Knoyle
- 4Anderson
- 5Olowu
- 29HasaniSubstituted forBarlowat 62'minutes
- 14SmithSubstituted forRavenhillat 83'minutes
- 22GalbraithBooked at 75mins
- 28HortonBooked at 38mins
- 10Rowe
- 20Dodoo
- 17Hiwula-Mayifuila
Substitutes
- 12Dahlberg
- 16Barlow
- 18Williams
- 21Cukur
- 30Blythe
- 31Ravenhill
- 34Kuleya
Shrewsbury
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Marosi
- 5Pennington
- 3Leahy
- 23Nurse
- 22Daniels
- 17Bennett
- 10VelaBooked at 75mins
- 14Ogbeta
- 11Udoh
- 18Bloxham
- 15PykeSubstituted forLeshabelaat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Cosgrove
- 13Burgoyne
- 19Caton
- 24Leshabela
- 25Wilson
- 26Kaninda
- 27Craig
- Referee:
- Christopher Pollard
- Attendance:
- 5,697
Match Stats
Home TeamDoncasterAway TeamShrewsbury
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home8
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away5
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Doncaster Rovers 1, Shrewsbury Town 0.
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Attempt blocked. Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross.
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Corner, Shrewsbury Town. Conceded by Tom Anderson.
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Foul by Branden Horton (Doncaster Rovers).
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Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Joseph Dodoo (Doncaster Rovers).
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Luke Leahy (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Liam Ravenhill replaces Matthew Smith.
Substitution
Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Thakgalo Leshabela replaces Rekeil Pyke.
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Ethan Galbraith (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tom Bloxham (Shrewsbury Town).
Goal!
Goal! Doncaster Rovers 1, Shrewsbury Town 0. Joseph Olowu (Doncaster Rovers) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Branden Horton with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Elliott Bennett.
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Attempt missed. Daniel Udoh (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Nathanael Ogbeta with a cross.
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Foul by Joseph Dodoo (Doncaster Rovers).
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Marko Marosi (Shrewsbury Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Doncaster Rovers. Conceded by Matthew Pennington.
Booking
Ethan Galbraith (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Josh Vela (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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