Doncaster 1 - 1 Preston

Doncaster   1 - 1   Preston

Adam Lockwood's late equaliser rescued a point for Doncaster.

Forward Chris Brown put Preston ahead by latching on to Ross Wallace's pass and firing beyond keeper Neil Sullivan.

But Rovers came roaring back after the interval and James Hayter hit the Preston post before visiting keeper Andy Lonergan denied Brian Stock.

Doncaster finally got the goal they deserved 10 minutes from time, when Stock sent in a free-kick and Lockwood netted from close range.

The home side were worthy of a draw, but Preston were left to rue chances they missed when they were on top in the first half.

North End's Barry Nicholson headed wide from 12 yards early on and after Brown's opener, Paul Parry failed to take a golden opportunity to double the lead.

Callum Davidson set Parry up with a fine cross, but the Wales international headed wide.

And after Lockwood's leveller, both teams came close to scoring a winner.

Sullivan produced fine saves to deny Chris Sedgwick and Sean St Ledger, while Lonergan also did well to keep out substitute Dean Shiels' 20-yard effort.

In a dramatic finale, Hayter volleyed wide and Preston striker Jon Parkin missed the target following Nicholson's corner.

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Doncaster manager Sean O'Driscoll:

"We kept our discipline and shape after we went a goal down.

"I thought we dominated the second half and for a while I did think it was going to be one of those days again when we wouldn't convert the chances that we created.

"But we got one in the end and I thought we looked the more likely team to go on and win it.

"We created chances and did not take them. James Hayter will rue the fact he hit the post. Nine times out of 10 he scores and we give ourselves a chance. Every point counts in this division."

Preston manager Alan Irvine:
"That was two points lost. I thought we passed them to death in the first half.

"We had the lion's share of the ball and we were very comfortable. We put some great crosses in.

"In the second half we passed poorly and made bad decisions. It's just disappointing that we switched off defending a free kick."

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Saturday, 15 August 2009

Championship

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Time
Doncaster	1 - 1	Preston	R
(HT 0 - 1)
Lockwood 80		Brown 28

Doncaster

• 01 Sullivan
• 03 Roberts
• 06 Chambers
• 11 Lockwood
• 20 Shackell
• 08 Stock
• 10 Spicer (Shiels 69)
• 17 Woods
• 26 Coppinger (Hird 89)
• 12 Hayter
• 14 Heffernan (Oster 75)

Substitutes

• 13 Smith,
• 21 Hird,
• 15 Wilson,
• 16 Oster,
• 19 Quinton Fortune,
• 07 Guy,
• 22 Shiels

Preston

• 01 Lonergan
• 03 Davidson
• 05 Mawene (Chilvers 54)
• 12 St. Ledger
• 04 Chaplow yellow card
• 07 Sedgwick
• 10 Nicholson
• 17 Parry (Carter 73)
• 19 Jones
• 25 Wallace (Parkin 62)
• 09 Brown

Substitutes

• 22 Henderson,
• 14 Chilvers,
• 27 Nolan,
• 08 Shumulikoski,
• 11 Carter,
• 26 Parkin,
• 33 Mellor

Ref: RussellAtt: 10070

DONCASTER

PRESTON

Possession

• Doncaster 53%
• Preston 47%

Shots on target

• Doncaster 5
• Preston 4

Shots off target

• Doncaster 5
• Preston 3

Corners

• Doncaster 3
• Preston 2

Fouls

• Doncaster 6
• Preston 8

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+3:30 The referee signals the end of the game.
• 90:00+2:59 Free kick awarded for a foul by Sam Hird on Sean St. Ledger. Andy Lonergan restarts play with the free kick.
• 90:00+1:41 John Oster is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Callum Davidson.
• 90:00+0:45 Unfair challenge on Billy Jones by Dean Shiels results in a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
• 90:00+0:05 Unfair challenge on James Hayter by Sean St. Ledger results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Brian Stock, Jon Parkin makes a clearance.
• 88:39 Corner from the left by-line taken by Barry Nicholson, Shot from close range by Jon Parkin misses to the left of the goal.
• 88:30 Substitution Sam Hird comes on in place of James Coppinger.
• 87:35 Sean St. Ledger takes a shot. Save made by Neil Sullivan.
• 86:26 Effort from inside the area by James Hayter misses to the right of the goal.
• 81:28 James Hayter decides to take a short corner.
• 81:09 Dean Shiels takes a shot. Save made by Andy Lonergan.
• 79:52 GOAL - Adam Lockwood:Doncaster 1 - 1 Preston Goal scored by Adam Lockwood from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Doncaster 1-1 Preston.
• 78:21 Free kick awarded for a foul by Richard Chaplow on John Oster. A cross is delivered by Brian Stock,
• 77:50 Brian Stock takes a shot. Save by Andy Lonergan.
• 74:33 Substitution John Oster joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Heffernan.
• 72:21 Substitution Paul Parry leaves the field to be replaced by Darren Carter.
• 71:17 Chris Sedgwick takes a shot. Save made by Neil Sullivan.
• 68:58 Martin Woods takes the inswinging corner, Andy Lonergan makes a save.
• 68:23 Substitution Dean Shiels joins the action as a substitute, replacing John Spicer.
• Correction - 61:22 Substitution Jon Parkin on for Ross Wallace.
• 59:22 Substitution (Preston) makes a substitution, with Jon Parkin coming on for Ross Wallace.
• 57:17 Paul Heffernan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Sean St. Ledger restarts play with the free kick.
• 57:00 Liam Chilvers is caught offside. Free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
• 56:14 Foul by Jason Shackell on Chris Brown, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Ross Wallace.
• 54:35 Corner from the left by-line taken by James Hayter, Brian Stock takes a shot. Save by Andy Lonergan.
• Correction - 53:25 Brian Stock takes the free kick.
• Correction - 53:25 Substitution Liam Chilvers is brought on as a substitute for Youl Mawene.
• Correction - 53:25 Callum Davidson challenges James Coppinger unfairly and gives away a free kick.
• 53:25 Brian Stock takes the direct free kick,
• 53:25 Substitution Liam Chilvers joins the action as a substitute, replacing Youl Mawene.
• 53:25 Callum Davidson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Coppinger.
• 51:08 Close range shot by James Hayter hits the post.
• Correction - 48:50 The referee penalises Chris Sedgwick for handball. Martin Woods crosses the ball in from the free kick. John Spicer produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
• 48:50 Handball decision goes against Chris Sedgwick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Martin Woods from left channel, Shot by John Spicer from just outside the area goes over the net.
• 46:23 Callum Davidson crosses the ball.
• 45:01 The referee starts the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:34 The ref blows to end the first period.
• 45:00+1:10 Adam Lockwood has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.
• 45:00+0:40 Martin Woods takes the free kick.
• 45:00+0:40 Booking Richard Chaplow is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 45:00+0:21 Richard Chaplow gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on James Hayter.
• 44:20 Paul Parry is caught offside. Neil Sullivan takes the free kick.
• 40:50 Paul Parry is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Adam Lockwood takes the indirect free kick.
• 38:01 James Hayter concedes a free kick for a foul on Billy Jones. Direct free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.
• 37:24 The ball is delivered by Callum Davidson, Close range header by Paul Parry goes wide of the left-hand upright.
• 34:54 The ball is crossed by Brian Stock, Sean St. Ledger manages to make a clearance.
• 33:06 Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Barry Nicholson, clearance by James Chambers.
• 32:11 Unfair challenge on Paul Parry by Martin Woods results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Barry Nicholson, The ball is crossed by Ross Wallace.
• 29:06 The assistant referee flags for offside against Paul Parry. Adam Lockwood takes the free kick.
• 27:02 Ross Wallace provided the assist for the goal.
• 27:02 GOAL - Chris Brown:Doncaster 0 - 1 Preston Chris Brown gets on the score sheet with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Doncaster 0-1 Preston.
• 23:04 Header by Barry Nicholson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
• 22:45 Chris Sedgwick delivers the ball, save made by Neil Sullivan.
• 19:51 Unfair challenge on James Coppinger by Callum Davidson results in a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by James Coppinger from right wing, blocked by Callum Davidson.
• 18:40 Brian Stock takes a shot. Richard Chaplow gets a block in.
• 18:21 The ball is crossed by Ross Wallace, clearance made by Jason Shackell.
• 17:10 Foul by Billy Jones on Brian Stock, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Adam Lockwood.
• 15:30 Richard Chaplow takes a shot. Save by Neil Sullivan.
• 14:31 Chris Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Lockwood. Direct free kick taken by Neil Sullivan.
• 9:08 Paul Heffernan sends in a cross.
• 7:35 Brian Stock delivers the ball, Sean St. Ledger makes a clearance.
• 6:55 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ross Wallace on John Spicer. Free kick taken by Martin Woods.
• 6:28 Paul Parry delivers the ball, save made by Neil Sullivan.
• 4:28 The ball is delivered by Billy Jones, Adam Lockwood manages to make a clearance.
• 3:06 Shot by John Spicer from outside the box goes high over the target.
• Correction - 2:17 The official flags Paul Parry offside. James Chambers takes the free kick.
• 2:17 Paul Parry is caught offside. Neil Sullivan restarts play with the free kick.
• 1:14 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris Sedgwick by Gareth Roberts. Billy Jones takes the free kick.
• 0:00 The ref blows the whistle to start the match.

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