Full-time: Bristol Rovers 2, Morecambe 1
Second-half goals from Lee Brown and Scott McGleish extended Mark McGhee's winning start after taking over at Bristol Rovers as the Pirates made it three victories in a row.
Brown struck his sixth goal of the season – and his third in the last five games – to break the deadlock in the 57th minute.
And McGleish rammed home from the penalty spot 15 minutes from time to settle the outcome after substitute Matthew Lund had been fouled by Danny Carlton.
Lund was one of three Rovers debutants in a team which showed five changes from the side which had started the previous game against Bradford City.
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Left-back Jim Paterson and young central defender Tom Parkes, who partnered fellow Leicester City loanee Cian Bolger, were the other new boys, while there were also returns to action after injury for right-back Danny Woodards, leading scorer Matt Harrold and striker McGleish.
The first half had been a scrappy affair in which both sides were denied by the woodwork.
Former Bristol City striker Phil Jevons almost netted for the Shrimps just before the half-hour mark, but his lob over Rovers keeper Michael Poke bounced across goal and off the far post before being chested behind.
From the resulting corner, Jason Price saw his header nodded off the line by Cian Bolger.
Rovers were thwarted five minutes before the break when McGleish's glancing header from a free kick was turned against an upright by Morecambe keeper Chris Kettings.
Home skipper Matt Gill missed a glorious chance just before the interval when he shot wide from 16 yards with the net beckoning after Kettings had spilled a high ball while under pressure from McGleish.
Rovers made their breakthrough when the Shrimps' defence failed to cut out substitute Eliot Richards' ball across the box, which took a couple of deflections before Brown turned it home from close range at the far post.
The second goal arrived when Craig Stanley's pass handed the newly-arrived Lund a chance to break into the box, where he had his shirt pulled by Carlton.
McGleish smashed the spot kick to keeper Kettings' right for his ninth goal of the campaign to give the home side breathing space.
They needed it, for Morecambe grabbed a late goal back when keeper Michael Poke could only parry Jordan Burrow's shot and Kevin Ellison tucked away the lose ball.
But it was too little, too late from the visitors as the Gas saw out four minutes of stoppage time to seal the points despite coming under pressure.
Poke fingertipped a fierce volley from Ellison over the bar in the dying seconds to help continue the Pirates' recent resurgence.
Bristol Rovers: Poke, Woodards, Bolger, Parkes, Paterson, Anyinsah (Richards 33), Stanley, Gill, L Brown, Harrold (Lund 66), McGleish. Subs: Bevan, Anthony, Dorman.
Morecambe: Kettings, Fenton, Haining, McCready, Wilson (Ellison 74), Fleming, Drummond, McDonald, Price (Carlton 66), Hunter, Jevons (Burrow 73). Subs: Jones, Alessandra.
Comments
by Tommy69
Thursday, February 16 2012, 3:29AM
“Theirons. Are u sure ??????????????????????? It must be my age or too many big beer changs but i'm v.v.v sure it was 1,700 or so.”
by Pixielott
Tuesday, February 14 2012, 8:58PM
“Aww bless you Roverssteve and your 'little maggot' and on Valentines Day too ;)”
by THEIRONS
Tuesday, February 14 2012, 4:40PM
“TOMMY69-The attendance of which i was one, against Tranmere was in fact 3776 according to my sources, oh happy days.”
by Tommy69
Tuesday, February 14 2012, 4:35AM
“p.s Again.TurkeyGas. Sorry, i forgot to ask again. Is that you in the photo with the Rovers shirt on ???”
by Tommy69
Tuesday, February 14 2012, 4:30AM
“Roversteve, Put your money on me. Red's a lovely colour isn't it.
Man U Gas, It wasn't a sly dig at at, just stating a fact. I haven't been home myself now since Aug 2000, and v. happy not to. I'm enjoying life working off-shore, so yes i'm an armchair fan just like Turkish. And an armchair is the worst type of fan isn't it ???
Do you think Rovers would do any better than City in the Championship ? Don't think so, but at least we're having a go..................and i'll be honest too. I've love any of our clubs to be in the Premierrship, just think the buzz that would give Bristol. I meet/work with guys from all over the Uk and i'm tired of getting laughed at because i'm from Bristol, "A lovely place to vist, good nightlife but 2 rubbish teams" Think about it, that's why i bite when i read comments from TurkeyGas. If my team were in the bottom 1/2 of L2 i'd keep my mouth shut.
And what's the cold got to do with staying away from a game ? I remember when i was 15 standing alone in the old East end because my friends stopped going down, City v Tramere Rovers,1982, old Div 4 with only 1,700 watching on a tuesday night, i think Oct or Nov. The cold didn't stop me.
TurkeyGas, Would that be the Fenerbahce PingPong team.............??? By the way ???”
by MOOSEMOO
Monday, February 13 2012, 11:35PM
“its good that we have not lost in a few games now the shrews will be up for it tomorrow night if we can get 4 points or more this week then we could push on for a top six spot i hope it dont start to go down hill again a good effort and luck and the crowd in a good voice again is all we need for a good end to the season up the gas!”
by Fullofgas
Monday, February 13 2012, 10:50PM
“Just a shame MM wasnt here a bit sooner when we were messing up against Crewe/ Plymouth and Gills. Should have won the home games and the 6 points would have put us right amongst the chasing pack.”
by Roversteve
Monday, February 13 2012, 10:47PM
“Yeh.it's what pixies catch in clean rivers,like minnowsh, shticklebacksh and persch not to mention roasch and dacsh,you know,you fix a little maggotsh on the end of your rodsh it's called fishing.”
by Pixielott
Monday, February 13 2012, 10:21PM
“He He you Gash nip like little Piranhas even with this dead cat bounce form.
Its excellent you mark me down a nice red colour proves you are riled :D
Roversweed Steve never heard of you I would imagine you are one of those Gasplants that sprung up near Trumpton Park in the exile days when you flogged your ground so the Greyhounds could use Eastville Stadium as a toilet.
Towngash excellent you keep everyones comments very organised I would imagine you need extra space on your PC what an amazing hobby you have! then again some people pick their nose and eat a nose goblin which is equally as useful.
Any more news on this word THROUT anyone?”
by Towngas
Monday, February 13 2012, 7:46PM
“Great result on Saturday. That would NEVER have happened under Buckle. I don't think he ever learned his alphabet when he was a kid because he didn't seem to have a plan "B". I happened upon this prediction by that little tw*t Marksy, haven't heard from him lately, I wonder why?
by marksy1
Saturday, October 29 2011, 6:11PM
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"Wow, two nil at home to the Daggers. Who cares? The City are on the up and we've unearthed a gem of a manager in McInnes. Looks like you lot could be playing at Trumpton again next season in the conference."
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