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Yate Town v Bristol Rovers. (Photo credit JMP)
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Triallist Brandon Fox in action against Melksham (Photo credit Neil Brookman)
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Three days later Rovers took on Weston super Mare at the Woodspring Stadium and ran out 3-0 winners with Gaffney, Harrison and Broom on target for Darrell Clarke’s side.
Gaffney opened the scoring in the 27th minute when he took a pass from Bodin before slotting the ball past goalkeeper Luke Purnell. Harrison struck 20 minutes into the second half when he headed past Purnell and the striker then provided the chance for Broom to backheel the ball into the net with 75 minutes on the clock. Former Rovers defender Danny Greenslade was included in the Weston starting XI. Bristol Rovers: Adam Smith, Daniel Leadbitter (Johnny Burn, 46), James Clarke, Tom Broadbent (Luke Russe, 60), Lee Brown (Rollin Menayese, 55), Ollie Clarke (Michael Kelly, 55), Stuart Sinclair (Cameron Hargreaves, 55), Liam Sercombe (Lewis Hall, 46), Byron Moore (Ryan Broom, 46), Billy Bodin (Brandon Fox, 55), Rory Gaffney (Ellis Harrison, 46). Weston super Mare: Luke Purnell, Jason Pope, Danny Greenslade, Jacob Cane, Jamie Laird, Jake Lee, Jarred Welch, Jake Mawford, Jake Reid, Dale Grubb, Gethyn Hill. Weston substitutes and/or substitutions not known. |
One day later, on July 12th, Rovers made the short journey to Cossham Street where they were 2-1 winners against Mangotsfield United.
A crowd of 1,050 saw Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist and Lewis Ellington score for Rovers and George Lloyd for the home side. A young Rovers side, made up of Academy players and triallists scored twice in quick succession. Leigh-Gilchrist lashed a shot past Max Varnem Smith in the 23rd minute after being played in by Sam Phillips and shortly afterwards Ellington scored following a cross from Kelly. The home side replied with half an hour on the clock when Lloyd scored from close range following Jamie Fisher’s cross. Former Rovers keeper Steve Phillips started the game for Mangotsfield. Bristol Rovers: Max Varnum-Smith, Harry Goode, Rollin Menayese, Ben Morgan, Michael Kelly, Sam Phillips, Connor Jones, Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist, James Carvel, Cameron Ebbutt, Lewis Ellington. Substitutes (all used): Luke O’Reilly, Toby Rennie, Alex Stephenson, Tom Rose, Brandon Scott, Luke Russe, Cameron Hargreaves, Dylan Corkery, Dylan McGlade Mangotsfield United: Steve Phillips (Ben Chick, 76), Tom Warren, Ed Weeks, Kyle Knott (Tom Hoskins, 59), Josh Jones, Greg Andrews (Connolly Jarrett, 46), James Fisher, Jake Elliott, Liam Monelle, George Lloyd, Sam Jenkins (Darren Edwards, 69). Substitutes (not used): Darrell Sinclair, Mamadou Bodji |