Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Scunthorpe United
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League One side Scunthorpe United recorded a confident victory in the FA Cup first round at Conference Premier side Forest Green Rovers.
Gary McSheffrey put Scunthorpe ahead midway through the first half when he rifled home a shot from long range.
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The Green have won just two of their 13 FA Cup home matches (D5 L6). |
They doubled their lead after the break when McSheffrey cut from the right to power his second past Sam Russell.
Lee Hughes almost put Rovers back in it soon after with a drive from distance but Scunthorpe held on to go through.
Mark Robins: Scunthorpe United boss after Forest Green win
Scunthorpe manager Mark Robins told BBC Radio Humberside:
"We're in the next round - it won't have been the best game the supporters have watched, but we're into the hat and that's all that matters.
"It was just bitty. It wasn't free flowing but we're talking about a good side with good professional players at Forest Green and they gave us a decent game.
"The scoreline could have been greater for us and I thought we restricted them to limited opportunities, so job well done at the end of it. We can look forward to the next round."
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