THE key stats and moments from the game against Walsall.
ROVERS:
KELLY: Made a couple of sharp saves including one in the shoot-out in what was his first appearance of the season...7
CURTIS: Looked short of match fitness which is understandable after a couple of injuries recently....6
PELZER: Struggled in the opening half hour before he was withdrawn from the firing line after picking up another knock....5
NIL-ERIC JOHANSSON: Conceded the penalty with a rash challenge when he should have stayed on his feet....6
TODD: Made a couple of timely interventions but didn't do enough to suggest he deserves a regular starting place. 6
DANNS: Plenty of effort and enthusiasm in midfield but didn't grab the game by the scruff of the neck. 6
DUNN: Handed the capatin's armband in the absence of Flitcroft but it was difficult to shine in such a stop-start contest. 6
GILLESPIE: Got brought down for the penalty but his final ball lacked quality at times. 6
GRABBI: Tucked away his third of the season from the spot but hardly set the world alight when confronted by a workmanlike defence. 6
JANSEN: Great to see him get another 80 minutes under his belt although he still has some way to go before we see the real Matt Jansen. 6
MAHON: Always prepared to try something different but a lot of it didn't come off until his equaliser saved Rovers' bacon in extra time. 6
SUBS:
MCEVELEY (for Pelzer, 30) 6
DOUGLAS (for Danns, 64) 6
RICHARDS (for Jansen, 80) 6
NOT USED: OSTENSTAD, ROBINSON
OPPOSITION:
WALKER: Made a couple of crucial stops. 6
BAZELEY: Stuck to his task. 6
ARANALDE: Played a part in both penalties. 6
HAY: Diligent defender. 6
ROPER: Old fashioned centre half. 7
WRACK: Kept his forwards supplied. 7
LEITAO: Full of running. 6
CORICA: Committed Aussie. 6
SONNER: Experienced campaigner. 6
JUNIOR: Posed problems. 6
SIMPSON: Great workrate. 7
SUBS:
HERIVELTO (for Corica, 64) 7
ZDRILIC (for Junior, 64) 7
BARRAS (for Hay, 110)
NOT USED: WRIGHT, WARD
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 19 Walsall 11
Shots on target: Rovers 6 4
Woodwork: Rovers 0 Walsall 1
Offsides: Rovers 6 Walsall 3
Corners: Rovers 12 Walsall 3
Free kicks: Rovers 12 Walsall 17
Bookings: Rovers; Grabbi Walsall; Aranalde, Leitao, Herivelto
Sendings off: None
Referee: Mr N Barry (Staffordshire) 7
Attendance: 9,486
TIME FOR ACTION:
05: Ciccio Grabbi forces an early save out of Jimmy Walker with a vicious 30 yarder
09: Alan Mahon looks to the sky in disbelief after blazing over with only Walker to beat
17: Walsall carve out their first chance of the night as Darren Wrack crosses for Steve Corica but the Aussie fires over off balance
20: Alan Kelly has to react sharply to keep hold of a shot from Junior after the Brazilian had shrugged off Sebastian Pelzer
30: Academy youngster Jay McEveley is handed his first team debut as an early replacement for Pelzer
34: Mahon tries his luck again but his low drive flashes inches wide of the far post
45: Rovers break the deadlock as Zigor Aranalde trips Keith Gillespie in the box and Grabbi dispatches the resulting penalty
67: It's 1-1 as Nissa Johansson sends Moreira Herivelto crashing in the box and Zigor Aranalde slams home the penalty
76: David Zdrilic misses a great chance to make it 2-1 but he can't direct his free header wide of Kelly
98: The visiting fans go mad as Zdrilic hammers a shot past Kelly to make it 2-1
101: Kelly prevents it from becoming 3-1 by tipping Herivelto's effort onto the bar
105: It's 2-2 as Mahon scores with the aid of a deflection
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