PAUL Trollope was full of praise for his Bristol Rovers side

after a 4-0 win in Malmo last night.

Young striker Josh Klein-Davies scored all four goals as

Rovers brushed aside the challenge of MABI, who worked hard but

failed to trouble a Rovers defence well marshalled by central

defenders Craig Hinton and Byron Anthony.

“Josh managed to get four goals, in what was a good team

display,” said head coach Trollope.

“It was a very good work-out for us and some of the younger

players, as well as some of the other senior players, got 90

minutes under their belt. In addition, it's always a good thing

to get a clean sheet, and we achieved that comfortably.

“Our opponents were probably made to look worse than they

were, as they were very good technically and had a bit of pace

up front. But we looked fit and strong and passed the ball very

well, which was pleasing.

“MABI made us work hard, which is what we wanted, but their

threat was nullified very well by Craig and Byron, who look to

be reaching full fitness.”

There was a return to action for Ryan Green, whose previous

start in a Rovers shirt had been against Swindon last

November.

Trollope added: “It was good to see Ryan back in the side,

as it was a worrying time for him last season, with the

operation on his Achilles.

“We are delighted to see him back and, as always, his

quality shone through and he seemed to get back in the groove

easily, and produced an assured display.

Trollope also praised the younger members of the squad.

He added: “Tom Parrinello, James Fraser and, obviously Josh,

coped very well on the night. You never know how players will

perform in different surroundings, but they all did very

well.

“It was a good exercise and to score four goals, and for

Josh to get them all, was very good.”

The opening stages of the game were a bit frantic, but both

sides tried to play a passing game on a perfect playing

surface.

However, neither goalkeeper was called into serious action,

though Mike Green did clatter central defender Anthony as he

came out for a cross. The Wales Under-21 defender was able to

continue after treatment from physio Phil Kite.

There were a couple of half-chances for Rovers, but Andy

Williams saw his shot inadvertently blocked by Klein-Davies and

Sean Rigg fired a shot over the crossbar.

Klein-Davies gave Rovers the lead in the 19th minute after

he raced on to Ryan Green's pass before rifling an unstoppable

shot past Edon Gashi.

Sohan Akesson hit a shot over the crossbar shortly

afterwards. Williams also went close to increasing the lead,

but was denied by a Gashi, who dived at his feet to cut out the

danger.

Then, on the half-hour, Fraser hit a shot just over the bar

after playing a one-two with Green.

Klein-Davies, who is due to link up with the Wales Under-19

squad in Manchester tomorrow, scored his second goal of the

evening on 59 minutes when he headed home a Williams cross from

close range.

The striker added two more goals in the closing stages. He

netted with an 80th-minute shot into the top corner, and

knocking in his fourth goal of the evening from a Chris Lines

cross from the right, with seven minutes left.

Rovers: Mike Green, Ryan Green (Jeff Hughes, 62), Byron

Anthony, Craig Hinton, Tom Parrinello (Aaron Lescott, 62),

David Pipe, James Fraser, Craig Disley (Chris Lines, 46) Sean

Rigg, Andy Williams, Josh Klein-Davies.

Substitutes not used: Steve Phillips, Danny Coles, Steve

Elliott, Joe Jacobson, Stuart Campbell, Darryl Duffy, Rickie

Lambert