Ellis Harrison bags debut winner to fire Fleetwood to victory over Doncaster
Posted Sunday, January 09, 2022 by PA
Ellis Harrison marked his debut with the winning goal as Fleetwood triumphed 1-0 in the crunch relegation clash with bottom side Doncaster.
The striker’s arrival from Portsmouth on a permanent deal was only announced two hours before kick-off and he struck the only goal to secure Fleetwood’s second away win of the season.
In a dour affair, it was Fleetwood who showed the greater threat as Doncaster struggled for spark in the the final third.
Goalkeeper Pontus Dahlberg twice came to Doncaster’s rescue, first blocking a Cian Hayes drive with his legs before batting away a Danny Andrew free-kick.
Fleetwood did break the deadlock after 50 minutes when Harrison met a low ball across goal and fired in from close range.
Doncaster’s best chance of the game came almost immediately after when Tommy Rowe flicked a header narrowly wide from a corner.
It was comfortable for Fleetwood, though substitute Charlie Seaman almost snatched a point for Rovers with a powerful drive in stoppage time that Alex Cairns pushed away.
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