Match report: Huddersfield Town 0 - 0 Bristol Rovers
Jan 20 2010 by Dougie Thomson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
TOWN were frustrated as Bristol Rovers emerged from their weather-enforced hibernation to force a goalless draw at the Galpharm.
The midfielder was one-on-one with keeper Alex Smithies, who spread himself to block, but the ball looped towards goal and it took a desperate clearance by the backtracking Antony Kay to prevent a goal.
A sluggish opening to the second half resulted in boss Clark changing both frontmen, with Theo Robinson and Robbie Simpson replacing Lee Novak (55 minutes) and Rhodes (58).
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Robinson almost benefited in the 62nd minute, when Pilkington sprinted clear down the right and sent over a teasing cross, but he couldn’t get a good connection and the danger was cleared.
Rovers escaped again on 66 minutes, when Kay’s goalbound shot from a Pilkington corner was blocked.
Two minutes later, Anthony got a crucial headed touch back to his keeper as Simpson chased a long ball.
Anderson made his best save yet in the 78th minute as Town pushed for the breakthrough.
Pilkington floated in a free-kick which Peter Clarke flicked goalwards, but the keeper dived to his left to push the ball for a corner.
Five minutes later, Town stopper Smithies was the man making the crucial save, pushing Chris Lines’ shot against his right-hand upright and away.
The home supporters’ frustration continued as referee Russell Booth waved away a penalty appeal for handball just as his assistant signalled three minutes of time added on.
And it might have got even worse had Peltier not got in a sliding tackle to halt Rovers substitute Darryl Duffy as he sped in from the left.
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