Recap the action as Doncaster Rovers fall to late defeat against in-form Stockport County
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Stockport have won five consecutive matches to rise to fourth in the table and only goal difference separates them from the automatic promotion places ahead of kick-off.
Rovers returned to winning ways at home to another high-flying side, Crawley, on Tuesday and head into today’s clash with four wins from their last five contests.
Grant McCann’s side will need another impressive performance to pick up a positive result.
Stockport County v Doncaster Rovers
Stockport County 1-0 Doncaster Rovers (3pm kick-off)
Rovers: Louis Jones, Tom Anderson, Joseph Olowu, Luke Molyneux, Tommy Rowe (George Broadbent, 76), Tom Nixon, Owen Bailey, Joe Ironside, Zain Westbrooke (Louie Marsh, 85), Ben Close, Mo Faal (Tyler Roberts, 89)
Subs: Ian Lawlor, Deji Sotona, Bobby Faulkner, Jack Goodman
Stockport: Ben Hinchliffe, Akil Wright, Fraser Horsfall, Macauley Southam-Hales, Antoni Sarcevic, Will Collar (Callum Camps, 84), Ethan Pye (Alfie Pond, 77), Ryan Croasdale (Paddy Madden, 67), Louie Barry (Kyle Wooton, 67), Tanto Olaofe, Odin Bailey
Subs: Jordan Smith, Joel Cotterill, Jayden Richardson
Attendance: 9,422 (904 away)
FT 1-0 Stockport
A disappointing late defeat for Doncaster, who held their lines well for long periods but couldn’t hold out.
Did they do enough at the other end? Possibly not. Reaction to come.
GOAL Stockport
Heartbreak for Doncaster as Tanto Olaofe heads in a deep cross with about ten minutes to go. Someone let him go inside the box.
Chance for Doncaster now!
This is opening up (and getting tetchy). Joseph Olowu meets Luke Molyneux’s corner but heads straight at Ben Hinchliffe.
Another save from Jones!
Quite straightforward but Rovers got away with one there.
Paddy Madden, unmarked, is teed up on the edge of the area. He takes the shot on first time but fires straight at Jones.
Double trouble
Paddy Madden and Kyle Wootton are coming on. The latter is involved today for the first time since March.
Huge chance goes begging!
My word, he will NOT want to see that again. Odin Bailey blazes over from point-blank range after he met Tanto Olaofe’s cross in the box unmarked.
Superb run from Olaofe to make the chance from a counter-attack. The ball had been in Stockport’s box just seconds prior.
Fair play
There’s a Donny fan in the away end with his shirt off. It might be a reasonably sunny day but it is October.
Looks like he’s having a good time. Must have his beer coat on!
Another super stop!
Louis Jones is called back into again and makes a fingertip save to deny Antoni Sarcevic.
Some brilliant goalkeeping on display today. We’ve seen three saves of real quality.
Big chance for Doncaster!
Mo Faal breaks free and sees his shot saved by Hinchliffe. The rebound falls to Ironside, who hooks it towards goal off balance but Hinchliffe does superbly to get a hand to his strike and divert it over the bar.
So far, so good from the visitors. Louis Jones made an excellent save at the end of the first half in the best opening so far.
That was by the closest Stockport have come to scoring. They look dangerous in attack but in the main Doncaster have denied them.
A bit more threat at the other end in the second half please, lads.
Huge save from Louis Jones!
He’s at full stretch to den Ryan Croasdale from the edge of the box by tipping his strike over the bar. Great save.
Two minutes added on
Tells the story of how this one has gone so far. Doncaster have done their best to take the sting out of it so far.
Nice try, Mo Faal
He attempts an overhead kick after Stockport keeper punches a Joe Ironside header clear but can’t get his effort on target.
Good work from Mo Faal
He gets away from his man on the halfway line with a lovely turn and drives forward, feeding Molyneux out wide before getting the ball back but he can’t take it under control.
Ryan Croasdale booked
He catches Ben Close after the Doncaster midfielder made an excellent tackle to disposses him in the centre circle. Close down but should be OK to continue.
Doncaster use the break to get some tactical instructions to their forward players on board. Been a decent away performance so far, could just do with a little more threat at the top end to keep Stockport off them.