DONCASTER 1-3 BLACKPOOL

Doncaster started their return to the Championship with a 3-1 defeat at home to Blackpool.

The visitors led through debutant striker Steven Davies,who signed for Paul Ince's side last week from Bristol City,put the ball past Ross Turnbull after 27 minutes

Doncaster pulled a goal back in the second half though.Towering defender Rob Jones headed a 62nd minute corner past Matt Gilks in the Blackpool goal.

Doncaster then tried to take the lead.David Cotterill's low cross was turned over by Richie Wellens,who is back at the Keepmoat on non-contract terms.

The away side certainly proves how cruel football is.Gary MacKenzie headed in Bob Harris' corner with two minutes to go,much to his manager's delight.

In stoppage time,Tom Ince rounded of the scoring by taking advantage of a desperate Doncaster attempt for an equaliser.

VIEW FROM THE TOUCHLINE

DONCASTER BOSS PAUL DICKOV:

'I have to take the positives.We certainly weren't terrible but the opponents were more organised and tested us to the extreme.But we did try out best and that's all I asked for.'

BLACKPOOL BOSS PAUL INCE:

'It is a great start for us.I think last season we won our first three games and we are now on our way to doing that again.A good start will see us through the season I believe.'

TEAMS

DONCASTER ROVERS

01.Turnbull,02.Quinn,03.Husband, 05.Jones(c),14.Khumalo,04.Furman 07.Duffy,11.Cotterill,19.Wellens, 26.Coppinger,09.Brown SUBS 13.Maxted,12,McCullough,15.Wakefield,06.Syers,18.Keegan,23.Bennett, 08.Paynter

SCORERS Jones 62'

BOOKED Furman 24'

BLACKPOOL FC

01.Gilks,05.MacKenzie,06.Broadfoot, 20.Cathcart,33.Harris,11.Ince, 16.Ferguson,18.Osbourne,31.Angel, 09.Davies,10.Grant(Chopra 68') SUBS 

21.Halstead,03.Robinson,12.Bishop,

17.Basham,08.Chopra,23.Eccleston,

27.Barkhuizen

SCORERS Davies 27',MacKenzie 88',Ince 90+3'

BOOKED MacKenzie 11',Harris 38'

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