Forest Green Rovers 3-2 Scunthorpe United
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Interim head coach Jimmy Ball got his Forest Green tenure off to a flying start as goals from Jordan Moore-Taylor, Ebou Adams, and Chris Stokes saw Rovers end a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 League Two victory over Scunthorpe.
Ball, son of England World Cup winner Alan, replaced the sacked Mark Cooper earlier in the week.
And he saw his rejuvenated Rovers post 10 corners in the opening 20 minutes as they took the game to the visitors.
From the get-go, Scunthorpe keeper Rory Watson miraculously denied Stokes the opener - palming the ball off his line from Nicky Cadden's corner.
Rovers got their noses in front after 21 minutes as Moore-Taylor nodded in from an Adams' cross.
Harrison McGahey levelled for Scunthorpe on the cusp of the break, drilling beyond Luke McGee.
Abo Eisa put the Iron ahead after 52 minutes, blasting the ball in to the bottom of McGee's net from just inside the box.
Rovers restored parity after 72 minutes as Cadden's free-kick glanced in off the unmarked Adams' head.
Cadden fluffed his lines from the penalty spot with 11 minutes to go after Adams was fouled by Jacob Bedeau, but a minute later Rovers regained the lead - captain Stokes stabbing the ball through a crowded goalmouth.
Match report supplied by PA Media