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Rovers' best chances of the game followed, but Coburn was denied by a superb Marko Marosi save, Luca Hoole missed the target with a free header and the game was gone. Coburn narrowed the deficit with 20 minutes to play. They certainly did not get the rub of the green with marginal calls – like Coburn's penalty appeal when he was shoved over by Chey Dunkley was rewarded with a free-kick about an inch outside the box – and there were a couple of fortuitous blocs that went the hosts' way in the first half, but Rovers failed to make the most of the good situations they created.Īfter the break, it was much the same until they were 2-0 down and Barton responded with a quintuple change that injected fresh impetus to the attack. In this game, Rovers were not ruthless enough.

They have many capable scorers in the squad, but the goals have dried up somewhat in the second half of the season compared to before the turn of the year when Rovers had one of the league's most potent attacks with Aaron Collins and Josh Coburn firing on all cylinders. They were the ascendant team by the interval, with three decent penalty shouts waved away, yet their momentum was lost eight minutes after the break when Quansah lost the battle with Ryan Bowman to make the first contact on a long punt and he was beaten to the second ball by Rob Street, who drove into the box and found the bottom corner with an accurate finish.Ī set piece and an avoidable second had Shrewsbury two to the good in a game where Rovers had limited them to very little.Īt the other end, by and large, Rovers have had fewer problems. Leahy's decision to celebrate in front of the away end was curious.įrom that moment, Rovers gradually built their way back into a game that Barton knew would be a physical slog after the tetchy 1-1 draw at the Mem early in the campaign. The first one in Shropshire on Tuesday stemmed from an Elliott Bennett corner inside three minutes, with former Gas skipper Luke Leahy beating Grant Ward and Jarell Quansah to the header and powering it beyond Ellery Balcombe. Like they have done all year, at the New Meadow on Tuesday Rovers produced plenty of nice football, but they were undone by a lack of ruthlessness in both boxes.ĭefensively, Rovers' problems are well known, conceding 70 goals in 45 games. Joey Barton's immediate reaction to a defeat that encapsulates Bristol Rovers' seasonīarton said it himself this game was a microcosm of the team Rovers have been across the season.They do a lot right between the penalty areas, but in both boxes, there is significant scope for improvement.

Ultimately, this result will become increasingly insignificant in the days and weeks ahead with neither side able to climb out of the midtable mix before the end of the season, but this is a timely reminder before the conclusion of where Rovers need to improve. Joey Barton's side maintained control in the possession battle throughout the game and limited the Shrews to just a couple of shots on target throughout the 90 minutes, yet they both ended up in the back of the net as Rovers' defensive frailties cost them again. The Gas dominated the stats in every category but one in their 2-1 defeat to Shrewsbury Town at the New Meadow on Tuesday: the score. The penultimate chapter of Bristol Rovers' season told a similar story to the preceding passages.

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