{"id":700,"date":"2016-09-17T14:14:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-17T18:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=700"},"modified":"2016-09-17T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-17T18:14:05","slug":"doncaster-vs-newport-county-match-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2016\/09\/17\/doncaster-vs-newport-county-match-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Doncaster Rovers vs Newport County: Match Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Doncaster Rovers vs Newport County<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Odds-on favourites Doncaster Rovers<\/strong> saw off Newport County<\/strong>\u00a0at the Keepmoat Stadium<\/strong> with a 2-0 win. One goal either side of half time was enough to keep high flying Doncaster close to the summit of the League 2<\/strong> table while dropping Newport into 22nd<\/sup> place, only outside the relegation zone on goal difference.<\/p>\n

First Half<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Newport’s manager Warren Feeney<\/strong> made two changes, with the experienced Darren Jones<\/strong> returning in defence\u00a0in place of\u00a0Paul Bignot.<\/strong>\u00a0Midfielder\u00a0Ben Tozer<\/strong> got the nod in midfield instead of Jack Compton<\/strong>. Both sides had chances early on, however on 17 minutes Doncaster won a soft freekick just outside the penalty area. James Coppinger<\/strong> stepped up and fired a freekick into the bottom corner and past a fully stretched Joe Day<\/strong>. Soon after Newport were forced to make an early substitution. Midfielder Joss Labadie<\/strong> was struggling after a knock and was replaced by Jack Compton.<\/p>\n

Newport\u2019s Jon Parkin<\/strong> then had two chances in quick succession, firing over from a Sean Rigg<\/strong> cross before almost taking advantage of Doncaster goalkeeper Marko Marosi<\/strong> failing to beat Mark Randell<\/strong> to the ball. Randell managed to find Parkin, who misjudged his shot with only defender Joe Wright<\/strong> to beat. Doncaster looked capable of hitting Newport for three or four,\u00a0but the South Wales side were also creating chances. Newport were\u00a0certainly not out of the tie at half time.<\/p>\n

Second Half<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The second half started at a much slower tempo than the first, but\u00a0both sides still had chances early on. It was a defensive mistake by\u00a0Newport\u00a0which gifted\u00a0Doncaster their second goal on the\u00a0hour mark. Darren Jones had failed to clear a ball from within his\u00a0penalty box. The clearance was charged down by\u00a0Jordan Houghton,<\/strong> who teed up Andy Williams<\/strong>\u00a0to fire\u00a0a left footed shot past Joe Day in the Newport goal.<\/p>\n

Despite\u00a0the score, Newport certainly had chances to get back in the game. Especially after bringing on Marlon Jackson<\/strong> and Cardiff City<\/strong> loanee Rhys Healey<\/strong>. This gave the Exiles<\/strong>\u00a0pace upfront, something that was lacking from target man Jon Parkin. But\u00a0Newport failed to find a way back into the game and will travel home with nothing to show from a hard days work.\u00a0Their defensive mistakes had\u00a0given them too much work to do.<\/p>\n

Post Match<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After the final whistle, Warren Feeney was\u00a0left frustrated by his sides mistakes in defence. Indicating that they must cut out the simple errors which are costing them dear if they are to start climbing up\u00a0the league table.<\/p>\n

Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Doncaster: Marosi. Blair. Wright. Butler. Evina. Middleton (Calder 61). Houghton. Coppinger (Mandeville 77). Rowe. Marquis (Longbottom (90+4). Williams<\/p>\n

Subs: Etheridge. Garrett. Baudry. Mandeville. Longbottom. Beestin<\/p>\n

Newport: Day, Turley, Jones, Bennett, Butler, Grego-Cox, Tozer, Labadie (Compton 24), Randell, Rigg (Healey 65), Parkin (Jackson)<\/p>\n

Subs: Compton, Jackson, Bignot, Green, Cameron, Healey, Bittner<\/p>\n

main photo via @drfc_official<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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