Bristol Rovers drew 0-0 away at early promotion hopefuls Rotherham United on Saturday, having been under the cosh for long periods.Rotherham United manager Steve Evans stated that Bristol Rovers’ goalless draw at Rotherham United on Saturday was the Gas’ “best point in their history” despite the Millers dominating for huge stretches of the game.
Rovers began the game the stronger of the two teams, with a nice flow to their play, but any early momentum quickly evaporated as Rotherham began to turn the throttle as a home crowd with great expectations this season tried to cheer their team on.
Midfielder Christ Tiehi struck the post, then Josh Griffiths made an amazing double save to deny Sam Nombe from close range before halftime, keeping the score level. The Millers then missed a few more chances in the second half, while Rovers struggled to get closer than 25 yards to the hosts’ goal, with the general consensus after the game being that Rotherham were unlucky not to grab all three points. After the game, Evans said, “I’m not sure how this game ended 0-0. We squandered numerous opportunities, which made the difference in today’s victory. I believe we went to Exeter last week, and I can accept responsibility and admit we got it utterly wrong, but we
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“This is a good Bristol Rovers team. It’s the finest point that they’ll ever get in their history since they barely got out of their half, but when you lay siege to the goal like that, you have to punish teams and take opportunities.We tried every striker on the football club’s pitch today to obtain the goal, but it just wouldn’t happen. They also took advantage of their good fortune. They had ricochets and stuff hitting the crossbar and the post, but we’ll take a lot of positives from it and try again on Monday.
“It’s just about us taking our chances,” the Rotherham manager explained. “I believe everyone who views the highlights
It is correct nowadays.
“This is a good Bristol Rovers team. It’s the finest point that they’ll ever get in their history since they barely got out of their half, but when you lay siege to the goal like that, you have to punish teams and take opportunities.We tried every striker on the football club’s pitch today to obtain the goal, but it just wouldn’t happen. They also took advantage of their good fortune. They had ricochets and stuff hitting the crossbar and the post, but we’ll take a lot of positives from it and try again on Monday.
“It’s just about us taking our chances,” the Rotherham manager explained. “I believe everyone who views the highlights
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