Exeter City 2-2 Bristol Rovers (21-08-2010)

2010–11 matches

League One
Team	Home	Away
Bournemouth	1–0	1–2
Brentford	0–0	0–1
Brighton	2–4	2–2
Carlisle	1–1	0–4
Charlton	2–2	1–1
Colchester	0–1	1–2
Dag & Red	0–2	3–0
Exeter	0–2	2–2
Hartlepool	0–0	2–2
Huddersfield	0–1	1–0
L Orient	0–3	1–4
MK Dons	1–2	0–2
Notts County	2–1	1–0
Oldham	1–0	1–1
Peterborough	2–2	0–3
Plymouth	2–3	1–3
Rochdale	2–1	1–3
Sheff Wed	1–1	2–6
Southampton	0–4	0–1
Swindon	3–1	1–2
Tranmere	0–1	1–0
Walsall	2–2	1–6
Yeovil	2–1	1–0
FA Cup
Team	H/A
Darlington	A	1–2
League Cup
Team	H/A
Oxford U	A	1–6
League Trophy
Team	H/A
Aldershot T	H	1–0
Wycombe	A	6–3
Exeter	H	2–2

Rovers travelled to Exeter City's St. James Park for an emotionally-charged League One fixture. It was Exeter's first game since the death of their striker Adam Stansfield, who had died from bowel cancer eleven days earlier.

Exeter's Operations Manager, Andy Gillard, wrote to Bristol Rovers to thank the club and its fans for their part in the day. The letter read:

"I just wanted to email you in some kind of official way to thank the Bristol Rovers fans for the fantastic way they took part in the tributes to Adam Stansfield on Saturday.

Losing anyone so young is an enormous shock and it's clear from all the messages that have been received from clubs and fans from all over the country that the football family felt for Adam, his family and us.

The Rovers fans certainly appreciated this and took full part in the minute's applause, joined in the 'Adam Stansfield' chants during the game and were just so incredibly generous in donating to the collection.

Funds raised will go to support the family and an 'Adam Stansfield Foundation' to help young footballers and teams in the area. It was a mindblowing moment when the final figure of just shy of £7000 was totalled up, just from the match day collection itself

When it's easy to criticise, it's also right and proper to acknowledge the good things and the Rovers fans deserve the highest praise for their superb attitude at the ground and in helping us make it a fitting match day tribute to Adam.

Having lived in Bristol for 15 years, I of course knew they would but it deserves the best recognition.

Tell them well done and thank you from Exeter City."

The letter was published on the Bristol Rovers official website.

Match details

Exeter City	2–2	Bristol Rovers
Nardiello (9) O'Flynn (pen 75)	(1–1 HT)	Kuffour (45) Hoskins (54)
at St. James Park		attendance: 7,401
Lineups
27 Paul Jones		1 Mikkel Andersen
2 Steve Tully		15 Byron Anthony
3 Richard Duffy		5 Danny Coles
11 Scott Golbourne		6 James Tunnicliffe
15 Rob Edwards		3 Gary Sawyer
18 Billy Jones		14 Wayne Brown
4 James Dunne		4 Chris Lines
8 David Noble		7 Stuart Campbell
22 Liam Sercombe		11 Jeff Hughes
9 Daniel Nardiello		8 Will Hoskins
29 John O'Flynn		17 Jo Kuffour
Substitutes
30 Artur Krysiak		13 Mike Green
12 Jamie Cureton		10 Darryl Duffy
14 Bertie Cozic		18 Eliot Richards
20 Richard Logan		20 Charlie Reece
21 Jake Thomson		21 Charlie Clough
23 Joe Heath		22 Harry Pell
–		23 Ben Swallow

Timeline

• 9 mins: Goal for Exeter City scored by Daniel Nardiello
• 32 mins: Jamie Cureton replaced an injured Daniel Nardiello
• 45 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Jo Kuffour
• 48 mins: Richard Duffy sent off for serious foul play, following a tackle on Will Hoskins
• 54 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Will Hoskins
• 67 mins: Danny Coles booked for a foul on Jamie Cureton
• 69 mins: Byron Anthony booked
• 70 mins: Darryl Duffy replaced Will Hoskins
• 73 mins: Charlie Reece replaced Wayne Brown
• 75 mins: Goal for Exeter City scored from the penalty spot by John O'Flynn
• 78 mins: Bertie Cozic replaced David Noble
• 80 mins: Rob Edwards booked for a foul on Darryl Duffy