RECAP: Walsall 0 Doncaster Rovers 0: Rovers win 4-3 on penalties

It was not the start to the season that anyone hoped for but Doncaster Rovers have the chance to kick-start their campaign with a foray into cup competition – and you can follow it as it happens.
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Join us from the Banks’ Stadium as Rovers visit League Two side Walsall in the Carabao Cup. Remember to REFRESH regularly for the latest updates.

LIVE: Walsall 0 Doncaster Rovers 0

Rovers’ third penalty

Tiago Cukur to take...

...and it’s saved

Walsall still lead 2-1

Walsall’s third penalty

Emmanuel Osadebe to take....

...and it’s saved by Pontus Dahlberg!

Walsall 2 Rovers 1

Rovers’ second penalty

Ben Close steps up...

...and scores with a deft effort

Walsall 2 Rovers 1

Penalty number three

Walall’s Kieran Phillips will take it...

...and it is scored

Walsall now 2-0 up

It’s Dan Gardner....

...and he hits the bar!

Still 1-0 to Walsall

And it’s Walsall to go first through Conor Wilkinson...

..and he scores

1-0 Walsall

9.42pm In front of the away end

The penalties will take place in front of the 321 Rovers fans behind the goal.

9.41pm Much better second half

The second half was vastly improved from a Rovers perspective and they were the dominant side throughout.

They were parked in the Walsall half for much of the 45 minutes, kept the ball well and gently probed away. There were good chances for the likes of Branden Horton and Aidan Barlow.

It was much more encouraging. But the less said about AJ Greaves’ challenge, the better.

Now we go to the spot to decide this game.

All over here, and we go straight to penalties

FIVE minutes

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