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Bristol Rovers Fall at Home to Bromley in Incident-Packed Match
Bristol, England – In a hard-fought match at the Memorial Stadium, Bristol Rovers suffered a defeat against Bromley, culminating in a 2-3 scoreline. The match, corresponding to matchday 22 of League Two, was marked by cards and a late comeback from Bromley.
Bristol Rovers started strongly, taking the lead in the first half thanks to goals from J. Sparkes in the 34th minute, assisted by J. McEachran, and F. Cavegn in the 40th minute, assisted by J. Sparkes. However, the second half became complicated for the home side.
The dismissal of S. Forde in the 53rd minute, after receiving his second yellow card, left Bristol Rovers with ten men. Bromley took advantage of the numerical superiority and reduced the deficit in the 68th minute with a goal from N. Kabamba, assisted by D. Elerewe. In the final minutes, B. Thompson became the visiting hero by scoring two goals (81st and 90th minutes), the first assisted by I. Odutayo, sealing the victory for Bromley.
The match was tense, reflected in the number of cautions. Bristol Rovers accumulated three yellow cards and one red card, while Bromley received one yellow card. Despite having 49% possession and taking 8 shots, 3 on target, it was not enough to maintain the initial lead. Bromley, with 51% possession and 14 shots, 4 on target, demonstrated greater effectiveness in front of goal.
Substitutions bromley: at minute 46 C. Whitely came in and N. Kabamba went out., at minute 46 W. Hondermarck came in and J. Arthurs went out., at minute 79 M. Ifill came in and B. Ilunga went out., at minute 79 B. Krauhaus came in and B. Thompson went out.
Substitutions bristol rovers: at minute 62 J. Cotterill came in and B. Bilongo went out., at minute 75 L. Thomas came in and O. Dewsbury went out., at minute 75 A. Kilgour came in and T. Lockyer went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bristol Rovers
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