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MATCHDAY LIVE BLOG

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Doncaster Rovers 0 Harrogate Town 1

GOAL: Jack Muldoon (66 pen)

ATTENDANCE: 7,126 (433 away)

FT | ALL OVER

And a defeat for Rovers on the opening day of the season.

90+14' | BIG CHANCE

Tyler Roberts sends over a deep cross, turned back inside by Jamie Sterry but no Rovers player can meet it.

90+12' | CHANCE

Deji Sotona dances into space and fires a low shot but it's a simple save for Mark Oxley.

90+6' | 🟨 YELLOW CARD

A booking for Harrogate's Anthony O'Connor.

90+3' | BIG SHOUT

For a penalty for Rovers as Tyler Roberts tumbles in the box. But referee Scott Tallis is having none of it

90' | ADDED TIME

There will be a minimum of 14 minutes added at the end of the second half.

You read that right.

88' | ⬅️➡️ DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION

Two changes for Harrogate as Levi Sutton and Warren Burrell head on for Liam Gibson and Dean Cornelius.

87' | CLOSE

Jack Senior fires in a stinging bouncing volley that goes just wide before Joseph Olowu heads the subsequent corner over the crossbar.

85' | ⬅️➡️ SUBSTITUTION

Another change for Rovers.

OFF

Luke Molyneux

ON

Harrison Biggins

83' | GOOD SAVE

Ian Lawlor saved brilliantly with his legs after a mazy run from Matty Daly.

77' | BRILLIANT SAVE

Rovers are denied an equaliser with a stunning save from Harrogate keeper Mark Oxley. George Broadbent clipped in a cross which Deji Sotona flicked on and was headed on goal by Owen Bailey, but Oxley got to it with his fingertips.

75' | 🟨 YELLOW CARD

A booking for Harrogate's Liam Gibson for pulling back Luke Molyneux on the edge of the box.

73' | ALMOST AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT

George Miller was in prime position to head home a cross from Jack Senior but Joe Mattock got in ahead of him to nod clear.

71' | ⬅️➡️ SUBSTITUTION

Another change for Rovers

OFF

Joe Ironside

ON

George Miller

68' | ⬅️➡️ DOUBLE SUBSTITUTION

And it's two debutants entering play for Rovers.

OFF

Tommy Rowe, Jon Taylor

ON

Tyler Roberts, Deji Sotona.

67' | ⬅️➡️ SUBSTITUTION

Sam Folarin is replaced by Matty Daly for Harrogate

66' | GOAL HARROGATE

Jack Muldoon fires hard and low from the spot to give the visitors the lead.

65' | PENALTY TO HARROGATE

Joseph Olowu is penalised for a challenge in the box.

Jack Muldoon will take.

57' | ⬅️➡️ SUBSTITUTION

Rod McDonald replaced by Joe Mattock for the visitors

53' | 🟨 YELLOW CARD

A booking for Harrogate's Sam Folarin

52' | OFF THE LINE

Rovers look certain to take the lead - only be to denied at the last month. Great play saw Tommy Rowe take possession in the box and touch it around his man. Mark Oxley raced out to block but it fell to Jon Taylor, who looked to pick his spot but Matty Foulds slid in to block on the line.

47' | GREAT CHALLENGE

It appeared that Jack Muldoon was going to break clear into the Rovers box until Joseph Olowu's superbly-timed sliding challenge denied him that opportunity.

46' | BACK UNDERWAY

Jon Taylor takes the kick-off to start the second half.

📸 ACTION

HT | THAT'S THE BREALK

And we are goalless at half time.

45' | ADDED MINUTES

There will be a minimum of three minutes added at the end of the first half.

37' | DANGER

Rovers quickly break up the pitch from the previous chance. Jack Senior hit the byline and played a tantalising low ball across the box which Joe Ironside just couldn't quite reach.

36' | MORE GOOD WORK FROM LAWLOR

Two very good pieces of keeping from the Rovers stopper. First, a corner threatened to creep under his bar until he rose and punched away. And from the follow-up, he made a smart save from Dean Cornelius.

31' | OFF TARGET

A free kick into the box was only half cleared out to Jack Senior, who lashed a first time effort high and wide from 30 yards.

30' | COMPETITIVE ONE

There's not been a tremendous amount of action in the final third so far - largely because there has been very little between the two teams to this point. Both are cancelling each other out somewhat, with neither really able to get into their full flow.

21' | VERY CLOSE

Luke Molyneux raced onto a ball over the top that wasn't cleared by the visitors and tried to clip the ball over the on-rushing Harrogate keeper Mark Oxley but watched it drop agonisingly wide.

17' | SUPERB CHALLENGE

Jack Senior comes to Rovers' rescue with a stunning sliding challenge inside the box. Abraham Odoh played Sam Folarin clear on the right and he raced into the box, threatening to go for goal or pick out a team mate. But Senior slid in to turn the ball behind for a corner, from which Harrogate could not capitalise.

11' | GREAT SAVE

Ian Lawlor is called into action for the first time and does really well. First, Jack Muldoon was played in clear in the box by Rod McDonald, with Lawlor batting away the shot with a great save. And as play was recycled, the Irish keeper reacted again to stop and hold a shot from Sam Folarin.

7' | FIRST SNIFF OF GOAL

And it's for Rovers. A corner came in deep to the back post where it was headed back across goal by Joe Ironside. Richard Wood and Tommy Rowe rose to follow up, among a crowd of defenders, and it came off a head and went over the bar.

5' | BALL IN THE AIR

There's not been a great deal of play from either side in these early stages buta couple of sniffs of breaks for Rovers.

1' | UNDERWAY

And for the first time this season we are up and running in Sky Bet League Two as Harrogate's Dean Cornelius takes the kick-off.

GETTING READY 📸

THE TEAM

And it's six debutants in the starting XI for Rovers this afternoon - plus a re-debut for Ian Lawlor.

AND THE OPPOSITION