Bristol Rovers vs Northampton Town. Sky Bet League One.
The Memorial StadiumAttendance9,054.
Bristol Rovers 1
- K Bennett (34th minute)
Northampton Town 1
- K Luckassen (62nd minute)
- M Crooks (sent off 74th minute)
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Northampton: 10-man Cobblers earn draw
Saturday 10 March 2018 18:37, UK
Substitute Kevin Luckassen netted a second-half equaliser as 10-man Northampton held out for a 1-1 League One draw at Bristol Rovers.
The hosts went ahead in the 34th minutes when Northampton goalkeeper Richard O'Donnell parried a shot from inside the box by Ellis Harrison, only for Kyle Bennett to latch onto the rebound and net from close range.
But Luckassen headed the Cobblers level after 62 minutes within moments of going on, rising to convert Brendan Moloney's right-wing cross.
Northampton had midfielder Matt Crooks sent off after 74 minutes for two cautionable fouls on Stuart Sinclair in the space of a minute.
And the visitors were grateful to a fine late save from O'Donnell to keep out Dominic Telford's low drive.
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The first half saw Rovers midfielder Liam Sercombe clip the crossbar with a volley from 25 yards after 11 minutes and O'Donnell save well from Harrison.
Northampton's best first-half chance fell to striker Chris Long, who capitalised on an error by Tony Craig to break clear, but saw his shot saved by Sam Slocombe.
