Rovers were still without a home win in the 2012–13 season after this League Two defeat to Cheltenham Town, a result which ended a brief three-game unbeaten run.
Former Rovers man Chris Zebroski scored the only goal of the match for Cheltenham towards the end of the first half. He was one of three ex-Gas players in the Robins' squad, along with Steve Elliott and Darryl Duffy. Zebroski received such a negative response from a section of Gashead support that it prompted the club to issue a warning on the official website, reminding fans that abusive language is not acceptable.
Tom Eaves and Derek Riordan both made their home debuts, and first-year professional Ross Staley was named on the bench for the first time in a senior matchday squad. Riordan's first appearance at the Mem came despite him being at the birth of his daughter in Scotland earlier that day, resulting in him having to fly back to Bristol for the game.
Match details[]
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Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | ![]() |
(0–1 HT) | Zebroski (39) | |||
Venue: The Memorial Stadium – KO: 3 October 2012 @ 1945 | ||||
Attendance: 5,747 – Referee: Oliver Langford | ||||
Lineups | ||||
38 Neil Etheridge | 1 Scott Brown | |||
26 Matthew Lund | 3 Billy Jones | |||
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6 Steve Elliott | |||
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15 Alan Bennett | |||
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22 Sido Jombati | |||
7 David Clarkson | 4 Darren Carter | |||
8 Matt Gill | 7 Marlon Pack | |||
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11 Jermaine McGlashan ![]() ![]() |
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16 Russell Penn ![]() ![]() |
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27 Derek Riordan | 23 Kaid Mohamed ![]() |
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32 Tom Eaves | 26 Chris Zebroski ![]() ![]() |
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Substitutes | ||||
28 Sam Walker (GK) | 12 Connor Roberts (GK) | |||
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2 Keith Lowe ![]() |
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5 Harry Hooman | |||
16 Joe Anyinsah | 8 Sam Deering ![]() |
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9 Darryl Duffy ![]() |
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22 Ross Staley | 10 Jeff Goulding | |||
25 Seanan Clucas | 21 Bagasan Graham |
Timeline[]
21 mins: Garry Kenneth booked for a foul on Chris Zebroski
39 mins: Goal for Cheltenham scored by Chris Zebroski
42 mins: Jermaine McGlashan booked for a foul on David Clarkson
60 mins: Adam Virgo booked for a foul on Chris Zebroski
62 mins: Eliot Richards replaced Fabian Broghammer
73 mins: Russell Penn booked for a foul on David Clarkson
76 mins: Lee Brown and Wayne Brown replaced Jim Paterson and Oliver Norburn
86 mins: Darryl Duffy replaced Jermaine McGlashen
90 mins: Keith Lowe replaced Kaid Mohamed
90+2 mins: Chris Zebroski booked for timewasting
90+4 mins: Sam Deering replaced Russell Penn
League Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | ACC | AFW | ALD | BAR | BRA | BUR | CNM | CFD | D&R | EXE | FWD | GIL | MOR | NOR | OXF | PLY | PTV | RDL | ROT | SOU | TOR | WYC | YOR | |
Home | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
Away | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | A–A 0–2 |
1–4 | |
FA Cup | Capital One Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rnd | 1 | Rnd | 1 | Rnd | 1sw | |||||||||||||||||||
Team | SHU | Team | IPS | Team | YEO | |||||||||||||||||||
H/A | H | H/A | A | H/A | H | |||||||||||||||||||
Res | 1–2 | Res | 1–3 | Res | 0–3 |