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Saturday September 26, 2009 Finished Glanford Park

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Scunthorpe United

  • Byrne 72’
  • McCann 90’ (pen.)

Doncaster Rovers

  • Woods 13’ (pen.)
  • Sharp 61’

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  1. Scunthorpe salvage dramatic point

    Scunthorpe salvage dramatic point

    Scunthorpe United rescued a point against neighbours Doncaster Rovers at Glanford Park after the visitors were reduced to nine men. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Scunthorpe United
    • Doncaster Rovers
    • 90+6' The final whistle goes, and Scunthorpe salvage a point in such dramatic fashion! Both sides won a half each, so a split of the spoils is a fair result.
    • 90+3' GOAL!! McCann calmly sends the keeper the wrong way to level! The home fans are chanting "Sharpy, what's the score?" at their fomrer player. What a game!
    • 90+1' PENALTY!! Referee Keith Stroud blows his whistle after Grant McCann's cross hit Martin Woods on the arm! The man who scored Doncaster's penalty has now given away a spot-kick in injury time! McCann will take it himself...
    • 90' Woods has a strike from inside the area but it's over the bar! Even if they are down to nine men, Doncaster could catch Scunthorpe unawares as they push forward in the long period of injury time.
    • 87' McCann has a shot on goal from the subsequent free-kick, but Sullivan is equal to it.
    • 86' DONCASTER DOWN TO NINE MEN!! It's Quinton Fortune who sees red this time for a foul on Byrne. The Doncaster players are livid!
    • 85' A cracking move from Scunthorpe sees Grant McCann's cross find Thompson, who does well to send his header downwards, but somehow Sullivan manages to save! If Doncaster hang on, Sullivan will have played his part.
    • 83' More changes for Donny, as Sahrp and O'Connor are replaced by wilson and Heffernan.
    • 81' Now Josh Wright is getting in on the act, and he has a shot saved by Sullivan. Wright takes the corner himself and chambers clears.
    • 79' Hayes has dig from the edge of the box, but his shot flashes across the face of goal and goes wide.
    • 77' James Coppinger has had an industrious match for Donny, and he is now replaced by Byron Webster.
    • 76' The corner comes in and Cliff Byrne goes for an ambitious overhead kick! To be fair, he didn't miss by that much. Scunthorpe are rampant now.
    • 75' Woolford nips in from the left and goes for the low strike at the near post... Sullivan reacts well to save but at the expense of a corner.
    • 74' Nigel Adkins makes his third and final change, bringing on Garry Thompson in place of Sam Togwell.
    • 72' GOAL SCUNTHORPE!!! Would you believe it - two minutes after Oster saw red, Cliff Byrne rises to head home Grant McCann's ball and give Scunthorpe hope! That goal sets up a potential grand stand finish.
    • 69' John Oster is sent off for an off the ball incident. This is just the opportunity Scunny need! This could be an interesting final 20.
    • 65' Big shout for a penalty from the Iron fans, as it looked as though Byrne was being held as he jumped for a header in the Doncaster box. They've got a case there, you know. but Keith stroud is not interested.
    • 64' Sharp, who was naturally booked for his celebration, is caught offside.
    • 61' GOAL!! Billy Sharp scores against his old club, and celebrates by whipping his shirt off and diving into the crowd! It's a long way back for Scunthorpe now.
    • 61' Now Woolford goes into the book too. Scunthorpe's momentum is beginning to subside now.
    • 58' Two United players go into referee Stroud's book almost within a minute of each other. Spence is carded for dissent, while O'Connor sees a yellow for unsporting behaviour. Can they keep this pressure up?
    • 55' Martyn Woolford is just too much for Doncaster to deal with at the moment, and he is having plenty of joy down the elft flank. He beats his man but there is no one in the box to get on the end of his cross, so Sullivan can calmly pluck it out of the air.
    • 50' Scunthorpe are emerging much the brighter now, winning several corners and really pinning Donny back in their own half. However, a header way over the bar from Hayes is as much of a chance as they've had thus far.
    • 48' Quite a bitty start to the second half, with lots of niggly fouls and cleared balls into the box.
    • 46' The second half has begun! Nigel Adkins had limited options as he has already made two changes. Can Scunthorpe turn things around?
    • 45+5' Half-time at Glanford Park, and Doncaster go in a goal to the good. If anything, Scunthorpe will be relieved they are only one down at the break.
    • 45+3' Hayes bends a cross in for Sam Togwell, but the header is well over the bar. Sums up Scunthorpe's half really.
    • 45+1' Five minutes of added time are signalled.
    • 45' Doncaster waste no time in going right up the other end and Joe Murphy makes a good block from Coppinger's effort.
    • 45' As we move into added time at the end of the first half Josh Wright flashes a shot wide of the post for Scunthorpe.
    • 43' Jones puts Oster's cross behind for another Donny corner. Woods whips it in to the near post but O'Connor makes the clearance.
    • 41' Jon Oster gets the day's first booking for a foul on counterpart Josh Wright.
    • 38' Chambers fouls O'Connor and United send men forward for the delivery. O'Connor elects to shoot and sends his strike off target. The visiting Donny fans enjoyed that, it's fair to stay.
    • 37' Spence and Jones take it in turns to repel more aerial balls from Doncaster.
    • 35' Lockwood puts O'Connor's cross behind for a corner. The ball comes in and SULLIVAN SAVES FROM SPENCE! Neil Sullivan keeps Doncaster ahead.
    • 33' Nigel Adkins has seen enough, and hauls of Forte to be replaced by last season's play-off hero, Martyn Woolford.
    • 31' If Sean O'Driscoll's team can hang on and seal the win here they will leapfrog Scunthorpe by a point and take 13th place.
    • 29' Sharp turns in the area and shapes to shoot, but Jordan Spence gets a good block in to deny the striker a good chance.
    • 27' NEWSFLASH: Some good news for Iron fans is that they can look forward to seeing their boys take on Adebayor, Tevez and co - they've drawn Man City away in the fourth round of the Carling Cup.
    • 25' All hands to the pump as first sub Cliff Byrne and then Michael O'Connor half-clear crosses from Coppinger. Bilyl Sharp commits a foul as Scunny can breathe again.
    • 24' Woods looks really up for it today. Buoyed by that earlier penalty, he tries a long-distance curler, but it's wide of Murphy's goal.
    • 20' Murphy comes out to catch Woods's delivery into the box. Scunthorpe are barely out of their own half at the moment.
    • 18' More bad news for Nigel Adkins as David Mirfin can't continue after picking up an injury. The defender will be replaced by Cliff Byrne.
    • 16' Coppinger, the man who won Donny's penalty, gets on the end of Sharp's ball into the box but his close range effort is wide. Scunthorpe are reeling a bit here.
    • 13' GOAL!! Woods blasts it past Murphy and Donny have an early lead! Murphy got a hand to it but the shot just had too much on it.
    • 13' PENALTY!! Spence trips over Coppinger, a stonewall spot-kick. Martin Woods is placing it on the spot...
    • 10' Adam Lockwood forces the first save of the match, as his strike at the near post from a corner os parried by Murphy.
    • 8' Wilson has another pop, this time with a drive from distance, but it's off target.
    • 6' Wilson gets the end of Chambers's cross, but his header from the edge of the area is wide.
    • 4' Rob Jones is fouled by an eager Billy Sharp. How tasty is this derby going to get?
    • 2' Chambers fouls Forte. McCann with the delivery, but Hayes was in an offside position.
    • 1' The match is underway!
    • 11:59 Here are the teams. Your referee is Keith Stroud.
    • 11:58 Scunthorpe: Murphy, Spence, Mirfin, Jones, Williams, Togwell, O'Connor, McCann, Josh Wright, Hayes, Forte. Subs: Slocombe, Canavan, Byrne, Andrew Wright, Sparrow, Thompson, Woolford
    • 11:58 Doncaster: Sullivan, Chambers, Lockwood, Shackell, Roberts, Oster, Mark Wilson, Fortune, Martin Woods, Coppinger, Sharp. Subs: Smith, O'Connor, Hird, Spicer, Heffernan, Shiels, Fairhurst
    • 11:57 By contrast, Donny have only won one league match all season. A win at Glanford Park good be just the boost their season craves.
    • 11:56 Promoted Scunny are enjoying a pretty decent run of things so far; they are unbeaten in their last four matches and have reached the fourth round of the Carling Cup.
    • 11:55 It's a match against two neighbours that could be called the M180 derby. It's probably also the only encounter in the Football League between two sides whose nicknames end in 'nny' - Scunny and Donny. Are there any more?
    • 11:53 Scunthorpe United take on Doncaster Rovers in the Championship in the day's first kick-off.

  • Summary

    • 90+3' GOAL!! McCann calmly sends the keeper the wrong way to level! The home fans are chanting "Sharpy, what's the score?" at their fomrer player. What a game!
    • 90+1' PENALTY!! Referee Keith Stroud blows his whistle after Grant McCann's cross hit Martin Woods on the arm! The man who scored Doncaster's penalty has now given away a spot-kick in injury time! McCann will take it himself...
    • 86' DONCASTER DOWN TO NINE MEN!! It's Quinton Fortune who sees red this time for a foul on Byrne. The Doncaster players are livid!
    • 85' A cracking move from Scunthorpe sees Grant McCann's cross find Thompson, who does well to send his header downwards, but somehow Sullivan manages to save! If Doncaster hang on, Sullivan will have played his part.
    • 76' The corner comes in and Cliff Byrne goes for an ambitious overhead kick! To be fair, he didn't miss by that much. Scunthorpe are rampant now.
    • 75' Woolford nips in from the left and goes for the low strike at the near post... Sullivan reacts well to save but at the expense of a corner.
    • 72' GOAL SCUNTHORPE!!! Would you believe it - two minutes after Oster saw red, Cliff Byrne rises to head home Grant McCann's ball and give Scunthorpe hope! That goal sets up a potential grand stand finish.
    • 69' John Oster is sent off for an off the ball incident. This is just the opportunity Scunny need! This could be an interesting final 20.
    • 65' Big shout for a penalty from the Iron fans, as it looked as though Byrne was being held as he jumped for a header in the Doncaster box. They've got a case there, you know. but Keith stroud is not interested.
    • 61' GOAL!! Billy Sharp scores against his old club, and celebrates by whipping his shirt off and diving into the crowd! It's a long way back for Scunthorpe now.
    • 35' Lockwood puts O'Connor's cross behind for a corner. The ball comes in and SULLIVAN SAVES FROM SPENCE! Neil Sullivan keeps Doncaster ahead.
    • 27' NEWSFLASH: Some good news for Iron fans is that they can look forward to seeing their boys take on Adebayor, Tevez and co - they've drawn Man City away in the fourth round of the Carling Cup.
    • 24' Woods looks really up for it today. Buoyed by that earlier penalty, he tries a long-distance curler, but it's wide of Murphy's goal.
    • 13' GOAL!! Woods blasts it past Murphy and Donny have an early lead! Murphy got a hand to it but the shot just had too much on it.
    • 13' PENALTY!! Spence trips over Coppinger, a stonewall spot-kick. Martin Woods is placing it on the spot...
    • 10' Adam Lockwood forces the first save of the match, as his strike at the near post from a corner os parried by Murphy.
    • 8' Wilson has another pop, this time with a drive from distance, but it's off target.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Scunthorpe United

    Manager: Nigel Adkins

    Starting line-up

    • J. Murphy
    • J. Spence Yellow Card
    • D. Mirfin Substitution Out (20′)
    • R. Jones
    • M. Williams
    • M. O'Connor Yellow Card
    • G. McCann
    • S. Togwell Substitution Out (74′)
    • J. Wright
    • P. Hayes
    • J. Forte Substitution Out (33′)

    Subs

    • M. Sparrow
    • A. Wright
    • M. Woolford Substitution In33′ Yellow Card
    • G. Thompson Substitution In74′
    • S. Slocombe
    • C. Byrne Substitution In20′ Goal
    • N. Canavan

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Doncaster Rovers

    Manager: Sean O'Driscoll

    Starting line-up

    • N. Sullivan
    • J. Chambers
    • A. Lockwood
    • S. Hird
    • G. Roberts
    • M. Wilson Substitution Out (83′)
    • Q. Fortune Red Card
    • J. Oster Red Card
    • M. Woods Yellow Card
    • J. Coppinger Substitution Out (77′)
    • B. Sharp Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (83′)

    Subs

    • D. Shiels
    • J. Spicer
    • P. Heffernan Substitution In83′
    • J. O'Connor Substitution In83′
    • B. Smith
    • W. Fairhurst
    • B. Webster Substitution In77′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Comment 6: Xavier's football channel doesn't­ exist! It's 'for sale'!

    From Paperboy, on Sat 26 Sep 1:52PM

  2. Go Donny Go Good Stuff Keep it Going Get More­ Goals.George From Edinburgh

    From George Huckle, on Sat 26 Sep 1:38PM

  3. GOALLLLLLLL B SHARP WE COT BILLY SHARP

    From dawn.ashman, on Sat 26 Sep 1:34PM

  4. go and watch'it online @ LiveFootie(dot)TK

    From xavier, on Sat 26 Sep 1:19PM

  5. GO ON THE DONNY ....... WATCHING THIS IN THIALAND ....­ MORE OF THE SAME ROVERS

    From Jimmy B, on Sat 26 Sep 12:40PM

  6. come on donny stuff em

    From munchchocchoc24, on Sat 26 Sep 12:38PM

  7. COME ON THE IRON,WE CAN DO IT

    From pelliott80, on Sat 26 Sep 12:21PM
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