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Bristol Rovers beat Barnsley on penalties to reach FA Cup third round
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Bristol Rovers beat Barnsley (Peter Byrne/PA)
Bristol Rovers beat Barnsley (Peter Byrne/PA)

Bristol Rovers beat Barnsley 4-3 in a penalty shoot-out to go through to the third round of the FA Cup after the game finished 0-0 at the end of extra-time.

The visitors went close after just five minutes when Gatlin O’Donkor’s powerful shot struck a post.

Shaq Forde also threatened for Rovers shortly afterwards with a curling effort which was pushed away by keeper Ben Killip.

Stephen Humphrys had a shot saved comfortably by Rovers keeper Josh Griffiths.

Griffiths was called into action again to turn a superb effort from Kelechi Nwakali wide.

Humphrys went close in the closing stages of the half with a curling effort which beat Griffiths but came back off a post.

The woodwork was struck once again in the opening minute of the second period when Barnsley’s Adam Phillips thumped the bar with a header.

Fabio Jalo forced a save from Griffiths late in normal time.

Sam Cosgrove and Josh Earl were denied by Griffiths in extra-time while Barry Cotter headed over.

After Phillips hit a post, Chris Martin, Ruel Sotiriou, Scott Sinclair and Forde all scored from the spot while Earl’s effort was saved by Griffiths.

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