A dramatic injury time equaliser allowed Rovers to snatch a point against Cheltenham Town, just when defeat was looking a certainty.
Shaun Harrad had given Cheltenham, whose squad included former Rovers men Steve Elliott and Darryl Duffy, the lead in first half stoppage time, but Oliver Norburn's spectacular long-range shot in the dying seconds of the match meant the score ended all square.
Match details[]
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Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers | 
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| Harrad (45+3) | (1–0 HT) | Norburn (90+5) | ||
| Venue: Whaddon Road – KO: 5 February 2013 @ 1945 | ||||
| Attendance: 4,436 – Referee: David Phillips | ||||
| Lineups | ||||
| 1 Scott Brown | 13 Steve Mildenhall | |||
| 2 Keith Lowe | 2 Michael Smith  |
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| 6 Steve Elliott | 4 Danny Woodards  |
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| 22 Sido Jombati | 6 Tom Parkes |
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| 27 Michael Hector | 29 Mark McChrystal | |||
| 11 Jermaine McGlashan | 14 Lee Brown | |||
| 16 Russell Penn | 32 John-Joe O'Toole | |||
| 25 Jason Taylor | 15 Oliver Norburn  |
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| 14 Shaun Harrad |
25 Seanan Clucas |
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| 19 Paul Benson |
16 Joe Anyinsah |
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| 23 Kaid Mohamed |
26 Ryan Brunt |
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| Substitutes | ||||
| 24 Luke McCullough (GK) | 20 Conor Gough (GK) | |||
 4 Darren Carter |
7 David Clarkson | |||
| 7 Marlon Pack | 10 Eliot Richards |
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| 8 Sam Deering |
11 Fabian Broghammer |
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| 9 Darryl Duffy | 17 Ellis Harrison | |||
| 29 Byron Harrison |
21 Clayton McDonald | |||
| 34 Joe Hanks | 27 Tom Hitchcock |
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Timeline[]
32 mins: Danny Woodards booked for a foul on Keith Lowe- 45+3 mins: Goal for Cheltenham Town scored by Shaun Harrad
- 53 mins: Fabian Broghammer replaced Danny Woodards
- 70 mins: Eliot Richards replaced Seanan Clucas
- 73 mins: Darren Carter replaced Shaun Harrad
- 75 mins: Ryan Brunt booked for a foul on Russell Penn
- 78 mins: Tom Hitchcock replaced Joe Anyinsah
- 80 mins: Byron Harrison replaced Paul Benson
- 82 mins: Tom Parkes booked for a foul on Darren Carter
- 89 mins: Sam Deering replaced Kaid Mohamed
- 90+2 mins: Michael Smith booked
- 90+5 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Oliver Norburn
Video[]
Video of Rovers' injury time equaliser and the final whistle, posted to YouTube by BristolRoversFan12.
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