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PELZER: Struggled in the opening half hour before he was withdrawn from the firing line after picking up another knock....5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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