Pieterse the hero in Hoops’ win

Goalkeeper Reyaard Pieterse was the hero with two brilliant penalty saves in the shoot-out as Rovers advanced to the semi-finals of the EA Sports Cup.

Wed, 27 Jun, 2012 - 01:00
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The South African saved penalties from James Chambers and Ian Daly. Conor McCormack scored a crucial spot kick as Rovers won the shootout 4-2.

Killian Brennan’s superb free kick gave the Hoops the lead on six minutes. Pat’s levelled on 27 minutes through Sean O’Connor’s far post header from Pat Flynn’s delivery.

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