Player Ratings: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City (RESULTS)

Mildenhall 7
Leadbitter 7
McChrystal 8
Lockyer 8
Brown 7
Bodin 8
Lines 7.5
Mansell 8 MOM
Montano 7
Taylor 7
Gaffney 7

Easter 6
Clarke 7
Lawrence NOLE.

DC 7
Crowd 7
Ref 4
Exeter 7.5

Mildenhall 7.5
Leadbitter 6.5
Lockyer. 6
McChrystal 7
Brown 7.5
Montano 6
Mansell 7.5
Lines 8 mom
Bodin 6.5
Gaffney 6.5
Taylor 6.5

Clarke 7
Easter 6.5
Lawrence nole

D C. 7
Exeter 7
Crowd. 7.5

Mildenhall 7


Leadbitter 6.5
Mccrystal 6
Lockyer 7
Brown 7.5


Bodin 7.5
Lines 7
Mansell 7.5
Montano 7


Taylor 7.5
Gaffney 7


Subs
Easter 6
O Clarke 5
Lawrence -

DC 9
Crowd 7
Exeter 7

Mildenhall 7 beaten by a beauty but never thought they'd get past him again, one lousy kick into the East Terrace otherwise I felt his distribution was amongst the best we've seen from him.
Leadbitter 6 good first half but gave Mcallister far too much space when he replaced woodman
Brown 7 well taken goal and back to his reliable self
Lockyer 8 both he and McChrystal needed treatment from the physio after being roughhoused. Did well to shake off his knock and deal with Stockley and Watkins
McChrystal 8 strong defensive performance from captain sensible, shame he was in the way on the ground when Montano's goal bound drive hit him!
Bodin 7 started off like a train, excellent goal and first half, was guilty with Leads of surrendering our right flank to Exeter in the second half although still found the opportunity to prove their keeper is decent for L2 when his shot was turned behind.
Lines 8 much happier to break forward and shoot (yes shoot!) with Mansell alongside to cover for him, couple of sloppy balls during Exeter's purple patch but otherwise used the ball well and drove us on.
Mansell 8 good to see him back, did the tidying up well in a first half we largely dominated, ghosted in for one headed chance and one volley was too high for him to control the outcome. Needed help as he faded second half but gave his all and had nothing left when he came off.
Montano 7 another who started strongly and was well on his game, was not as prominent second half but was still tackling and assured in his defensive duties when sacrificed so the midfield could be bolstered with Ollie, it was a necessary change but I would have been inclined to give Billy Bob the hook rather than CM as they had started bypassing Bodin and he was not getting tackles in.
Taylor 7 looked much happier in a 4-4-2 with a wide supply line than in the midweek 3-5-2 hoof fest did a lot of unselfish work dragging the centre halves out of position, they got fed up with that and decked him which led to the second goal. Took his own opportunity assuredly.
Gaffney 7 worked his socks off and brought the runners into the game well another one who left it all on the pitch and was running on empty by the end.

O. Clarke 7 change needed to be made and we wrestled back control of the midfield when he was introduced.
Easter 7 immediately ran back into our penalty area and made a brilliant tackle coming away with the ball cleanly, was just the right "old head" in the circumstances - good game management
Lawrence X was probably on the field for less time than when he picked up that first minute injury at Notts ...would probably have brought him on earlier myself - once I'd seen Manse breakaway from their corner and look like he was running in treacle!

Exeter 8 some nastiness there (Watkins on Lockyer, Troy Brown on Matty T, Stockley on everyone from both sides for a minute or two), also did not like their Taylor feigning an injury as if Lee Brown had elbowed him ...we all know LB is capable of a mistimed tackle (as in the second half!!) but that sort of foul play just isn't in his locker...but that aside they are a good footballing unit with genuine threats and we were never going to have all of this match to ourselves. Apart from his amateur dramatics I'd have to say Taylor was their best player, coming more into the game in their second half revival. Stockley, who was excellent for Pompey at the Mem earlier in the season, held the ball up well in the first half but after his two minute tantrum and booking faded badly out the picture pulling their best chance of equalising wide in the process.

Crowd 9 plenty of singing and backing the blue boys on to the three points
Ref 2 made the previous sh*t refs look good. That a decent game of football ensued this afternoon was despite him and his officials ineptness not because of it

Nick Day had another mare! After last week's Ryan Gosling shocker we got treated to the full force " Matteeeeee Taaaaaylooor !!!" scorer announcement......but that was for Billy Bob's goal!!

Mildenhall 7 Good handling again no chance with the goal.

Leadbitter 7.5 Great energy.
McChrystal 7.5 Had his hands full with Jayden Stockley and had to dig deep.
Lockyer 7.5 Lionhearted display.
Brown 7 Superb free kick and defended well but gave away a silly booking.

Bodin 8  Scored a good goal and gave a very energetic performance.
Lines 7.5 Passed the ball well,always looking to the counter attack.
Mansell 7 Worked hard and covered loads of ground.
Montano 6 Never reached the tempo we know he can get to but a lot better performance than yeovil

Taylor 6 Got well marshaled by the Exeter defence but still managed to score a quality goal.
Gaffney 7 Grafted and worked hard to retain possession.

Subs.
Easter 6.5 Lively appearance from the bench.
Clarke 7 Shored up our midfield when he came on and stopped the domination from Noble and Harley.
Lawrence Nole.


DC 8
Crowd 7
Exeter 7 Good footballing side that could beat anyone on their day in lg2.
Ref 6

Mildenhall 7 Assured performance


Leadbitter 6.5 Great pace, crosses could be better, never MoM
Mccrystal 7 Done well against Exeters big men.
Lockyer 7 Got turned for their goal otherwise good as usual
Brown 7 Anothr good game, great free kick for his goal


Bodin 7 Good game disappeared a bit when we were under the cosh for 20 minutes otherwise could have been MoM
Lines 7 Got stuck in and made a few tackles made some good passes, other times gave the ball away, and actually had a shot.
Mansell 7.5 MoM Glad to seem him back does the graft and dirty work
Montano 5.5 Again not at his best


Taylor 7 Another excellent goal, tackled back well when we were under pressure,
Gaffney 6 Worked hard without much joy


Subs
Easter 6.5 Just what we needed to steady things down, actually tackled back as well
O Clarke 7 Done the job required done well to stop us being overrun in the middle, changed the game slowly back in our favour.
Lawrence

DC 8
Crowd 7 Beginning to get louder for longer periods
Exeter 8 In the first half second best but afterwards they certainly showed their credentials and made it an excellent game.
Ref 4 Inconsistent not helped by a clown on the west side

Mildenhall 7
Lockyer 8
Brown 7.5
Leadbitter 7
McChrystal 7.5
Bodin 6.5
Mansell 8.5
Lines 7
Montana 6.5
Taylor 7
Gaffney 7

O Clarke 7
Easter 7
McBurnie

DC 8
Exeter 7
Ref 4
Crowd 8

Mildenhall 7 great presence some good stops.


Leadbitter 7 good game from Danny looks to be firing on all cylinders again.
Mccrystal 8 MOTM what a shift from the captain.
Lockyer 7 got done for the goal but kept Stockley in check.
Brown 7 consistent game and fantastic goal.


Bodin 7 good game from Billy scored and looked a threat cutting in.
Lines 7 good shift nice passes wanted to be on the ball.
Mansell 7 great to have him back looked a little rusty but his presence is vital.
Montano 6 not effective game passed him by a little.


Taylor 7.5 back to his best being nasty, scoring and winning free kicks.
Gaffney 7.5 Every blade of grass covered fantastic harrying and workrate.


Subs
Easter 6 always provides quality
O Clarke 7 helped out massively when Exeter got on top.
Lawrence 5

DC 8
Crowd 7
Exeter 8 fantastic to watch
Ref 4