Rangel Strikes To Earn Swans Late Point

Yorkshire Evening Post

A CONTROVERSIAL stoppage time equaliser from Swansea City’s Angel Rangel denied Doncaster Rovers victory at the Keepmoat Stadium.

Sean O’Driscoll’s side were just seconds away from securing a 1-0 win after James Hayter had scored for the fifth consecutive game.

But Rangel slammed in a leveller in the 93rd minute after referee Darren Deadman ignored please for offside from the home side.

Hayter found the net with a diving header on 15 minutes after John Oster turned a Brian Stock corner back into the danger zone.

As expected, there was plenty of passing football from these two sides – although relatively little in the way of goalmouth action until the second half.

A ‘goal’ by David Healy was ruled out for offside early on and Swansea’a Darren Pratley shot narrowly wide when one-on-one with Rovers goalkeeper Neil Sullivan.

Swansea goalkeeper Dorus de Vries made a good one handed save to deny James Coppinger after the break while, at the opposite end, defender Sam Hird made a brilliant last ditch block from Pratley.

Rovers would have gone fifth in the table if they had held on but third placed Swansea showed a never-say-side spirit to salvage a point.