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Bristol Rovers |
2-3 |
Southampton |
Duffy 73, Hughes (pen) 90+2 |
|
Connolly 63, 68, Antonio 70 |
The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON
First Round Proper
Friday 6 November 2009
Memorial Stadium, Bristol Winning Clubs receive £18,000 from The FA's Prize Fund
Click here for the First Round results so far
Bristol Rovers felt the full force of a Southampton second half goal rush as they crashed out of The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON after a thrilling First Round Proper tie. There was little to suggest what was to come after a goalless first half in this battle between the two League One sides.
But then experienced striker David Connolly hit the first of his two goals to start a run of three goals inside seven second half minutes.
The striker first scored when he turned in Adam Lallana's cross in the 63rd minute and he added a second five minutes later.
Rovers looked down and out when Michail Antonio ended a clinical counter-attack to score the visitors’ third goal with 20 minutes remaining.
But then came what was almost a stunning comeback as Darryl Duffy got a goal back in the 73rd minute. Southampton substitute Oscar Gobern then conceded an injury-time penalty with a foul on Jo Kuffour.
Up stepped Jeff Hughes to score from the penalty spot with a left foot shot with a further four minutes of time added on still to be played.
But there were no more clear cut chances and Southampton held on for the win and a place in
Sunday afternoon's draw.
Bristol Rovers51 Rhys Evans, 2 Carl Regan, 15 Byron Anthony, 6 Steve Elliott, 11 Jeff Hughes, 8 Andrew Williams, 7 Stuart Campbell, 4 Chris Lines, 16 Dominic Blizzard (10 Darryl Duffy, 67), 3 Mark Wright (23 Ben Swallow, 67), 17 Jo Kuffour
Subs not used 46 Rob Holmes, 18 Ben Hunt, 20 Charles Reece, 21 Charlie Clough, 31 Mark Cooper
Southampton1 Kelvin Davis, 23 Lloyd James, 3 Wayne Thomas, 6 Radhi Jaidi, 2 Dan Harding (29 Oscar Gobern, 73), 37 Michail Antonio (18 Joseph Mills, 79), 14 Dean Hammond, 38 David Connolly (10 Paul Wotton, 79), 19 Morgan Schneiderlin, 20 Adam Lallana, 7 Richard Lambert
Subs not used 28 Bartosz Bialkowski, 5 Chris Perry, 9 Ndiaye Papa Waigo, 11 Lee Holmes
Referee K D Hill
Assistant Referees L Swabey & R Merchant
Fourth Official A R Hendley
Attendance 6,446
Don't forget you can watch three First Round proper games live this weekend:Paulton Rovers v Norwich City, 12.45pm, Saturday 7 November on ITV1.
Oldham Athletic v Leeds United, 5.15pm, Saturday 7 November, streamed live on
www.TheFA.com/FACupLive (available in the UK and Ireland only)
Northwich Victoria v Charlton Athletic, 1.30pm, Sunday 8 November on ITV1, followed by the Second Round Draw live at 3.35pm.