RECAP: Doncaster Rovers 1 Peterborough United 4 - Rovers suffer heavy defeat in James Coppinger's final match

Doncaster Rovers lost to promoted Peterborough United in embarrassing fashion in James Coppinger’s final game for the club.
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A much-changed Posh outfit raced into a three-goal lead after just 16 minutes and added another one before half time.

Coppinger came close to marking his final appearance with a goal but saw his second half free-kick come back off the bar.

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Tyreece John-Jules scored Rovers’ consolation in stoppage time.

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The defeat saw Rovers finish 14th in League One.

RECAP the game below.

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LIVE: Doncaster Rovers 1 Peterborough United 4

- GOAL: Eisa (6), Mason (8), Kanu (16), Jones (39)

- James Coppinger makes his 695th and final appearance for Doncaster Rovers

- ROVERS: Jones; Wright (Halliday 28), Anderson, Butler (Blythe 46), Horton; Greaves (Sims 46), Smith; John-Jules, Coppinger (Williams 82), James; Bogle (Gomes 71). Subs: Bottomley, Amos.

- PETERBOROUGH: Pym (Blackmore 83); Burrows, Kent (Nascimento 74), Edwards, Mason, Ward (Blake-Tracy 68), Reed (Barker 83), Hamilton, Eisa, Kanu, Jones (O’Connell 83). Subs: Thompson, Beevers.

REF: Peter Wright

Just not the way it was meant to be.

An awful end to the season and far from the apt send-off for James Coppinger we all hoped for.

Plenty to pick apart again.

90+2 GGGGOOOAAALLLL ROVERS!

Tyreece John-Jules pulls a goal back in stoppage time

TWO minutes

82min Substitution - and that is the end

Ed Williams replaces James Coppinger - for the final time...

Omar Bogle is replaced by Madger Gomes

64min Coppinger close again

And with a diving header too.

He met a cross with a diving header and sent it over the bar. Surely he’s going to score today

58min Off the bar again

A really good attacking move from Rovers. The ball is fed in to Omar Bogle who flicks it on for Josh Sims. The Southampton winger drills a low shot which kicks up onto the bar and is cleared away.

Rovers are indeed knocking on the door.

55min Brighter from Rovers

They’ve actually had some decent chances!

Reece James went close with a strike from distance, Josh Sims saw an effort deflected wide and Omar Bogle has put a header on goal from close range.

The comeback is on folks!

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