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Andre Jnr the toast of Pirates once more

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 September 2017

By Richard Latham
ALEXISAndre Jnr earned his second round of applause from Bristol Rovers teammates in as many days after an unexpected debut.
Introduced as a 62nd minute substitute after goalkeeper Sam Slocombe had been sent off, the French youngster’s first touch was to tip wide the resulting free-kick from Erhun Oztumer.
Andre Jr went on to make two more more telling saves as Rovers secured an unlikely victory through Ollie Clarke’s late goal.
Manager Darrell Clarke said: “The lads gave Andre a special clap after the game.
He had been unbelievable in training the day be...

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