On Sunday April 1st 2007, Bristol Rovers played Doncaster Rovers in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy final at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Bristol Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers[]
Bristol Rovers' starting lineup
Before this game, Rovers goalkeeper Steve Phillips had kept a clean sheet in all six previous games in the competition. His hopes of keeping a clean sheet in all rounds of the competition were dashed after just 49 seconds when Jonathan Forte put Doncaster ahead. When ex-Bristol City and future Rovers striker Paul Heffernan put Donny 2-0 up after 5 minutes many thought Rovers were in for a big defeat. However, an inspired comeback in the second half saw Richard Walker and Sammy Igoe level the game for the Gas. Doncaster captain Graeme Lee dashed Rovers' hopes in extra time.
Match[]
| Bristol Rovers | 2-3 (AET) |
Doncaster Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Walker (49 pen) Igoe (62) |
(0-2 HT) | Forte (1) Heffernan (5) Lee (110) |
| at The Millenium Stadium | ||
| Lineups | ||
| 1 Steve Phillips | 1 Neil Sullivan | |
| 11 Chris Carruthers | 5 Graeme Lee 
| |
| 6 Steve Elliott | 11 Adam Lockwood | |
| 5 Craig Hinton | 18 Sean McDaid | |
| 32 Aaron Lescott | 2 James O'Connor | |
| 7 Stuart Campbell | 20 Paul Green | |
| 20 Craig Disley | 23 Jason Price 
| |
| 4 Sammy Igoe |
19 Brain Stock 
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| 26 Lewis Haldane |
26 James Coppinger
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| 9 Rickie Lambert | 17 Jonathan Forte
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| 10 Richard Walker |
14 Paul Heffernan
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| Substitutes | ||
| 13 Mike Green | 3 Gareth Roberts | |
| 15 Byron Anthony | 8 Sean Thornton 
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| 22 Chris Lines |
15 Mark Wilson
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| 17 Andy Sandell |
10 Bruce Dyer | |
| 19 Stuart Nicholson |
7 Lewis Guy
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Timeline[]
- 1 mins: Goal to Doncaster Rovers scored by Jonathan Forte
- 5 mins: Goal to Doncaster Rovers scored by Paul Heffernan
- 49 mins: Penalty to Bristol Rovers, foul on Sammy Igoe. Goal to Bristol Rovers scored by Richard Walker
- 60 mins: Doncaster substitution: Jason Price replaced by Sean Thornton
- 62 mins: Goal to Bristol Rovers scored by Sammy Igoe
- 77 mins: Yellow Card to James Coppinger (Doncaster)
- 87 mins: Doncaster substitution: Jonathan Forte replaced by Lewis Guy
Extra Time
- 91 mins: Yellow Card to Brain Stock (Doncaster)
- 100 mins: Bristol Rovers double substitution: Sammy Igoe and Richard Walker replaced by Andy Sandell and Stuart Nicholson
- 101 mins: Doncaster substitution: Brian Stock replaced by Mark Wilson
- 105 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution: Lewis Haldance replaced by Chris Lines
- 110 mins: Goal to Doncaster scored by Graeme Lee
Trivia[]
- This game was the last English Football League game to be played at the Millennium Stadium before the opening of the new Wembley Stadium.
- This game was only the second time ever that the final of a Football League tournament has featured two teams called Rovers. The other being the Layland DAF Cup (a previous name of the Football League Trophy) final in 1990 between Bristol Rovers and Tranmere Rovers
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