Photography by Derek Smith
(www.scun-pics.co.uk)

The day's mascots show their ball skills before kick-off.

Captain's, mascots and official's line up before kick-off.

Cleveland Taylor on the attack.

Billy Sharp fires the ball across the goal.

Richard Hinds battles hard in midfield to keep the Iron moving forward.

Billy Sharp crosses the ball into the Rovers area.

Billy Sharp's progress is halted by Mark Albrighton.

Peter Beagrie heads the ball into the danger area.

Cleveland's cross is cleared for a corner before Keogh can pounce.

Iron debutante and former Rover Steve Foster gets his head to the cross but see's it go over the bar.

Cleveland nods the ball on.

Taylor feeds the ball down the Iron's right wing.

Iron scorer Jim Goodwin sets off in celebration.

Billy Sharp keeps the pressure on the Rovers defence.

Tommy Evans can't keep out Graeme Lee's shot.

With Ian Baraclough on the floor and Coppinger apologising, the referee is already reaching for the card....

....and with Coppinger being red carded, Steve Torpey deals out his own retribution....

....before being ordered to leave the field of play himself.

Steve Foster gets forward late on to try and force an equaliser for the Iron.