Bristol Rovers Beat Newport County in Eight Goal Thriller

Bristol Rovers beat Newport County in eight goal thriller

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Bobby Kamwa was substituted after running to the length of the pitch when celebrating for Bristol Rovers against his former club Newport County

Bobby Kamwa celebrates in front of fans of his former club Newport in eight goal thriller at Bristol Rovers

Bobby Kamwa celebrates in front of fans of his former club Newport County in what played out to be an eight goal thriller at Bristol Rovers. A bonkers game of football, with the Severnside derby boiling over in part, and it could have been a bigger scoreline than the 5-3 it ended in Rovers’ favour. Steve Evans’ side bounced back from opening day defeat against York with a second half fightback entertaining the home fans at the Memorial Stadium. …

Rovers win eight-goal thriller against Newport

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Newport County suffer defeat in eight goal thriller

Newport County suffered their first league loss of the season as Bristol Rovers came out on top in a 5-3 defeat at the Memorial Stadium. Going into the break, both teams were even as Harrison Biggins’ 13-second opener put County in front for the first 45 minutes, with Ben Purrington scoring the equaliser in additional […] The post Newport County suffer defeat in eight goal thriller appeared first on Nation.Cymru.