Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Exeter City: result and report

League Two · Saturday 9 September 2017

Result

Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Exeter City

League Two · Saturday 9 September 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Exeter City: match report

Forest Green Rovers lost to Exeter City 1-3 in the League Two on Saturday 9 September 2017. The half-time score was 0-2.

Pierce Sweeney opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Forest Green Rovers's goal came from S. Mullings (75'). Exeter City scored through Pierce Sweeney (4'), R. Reid (18') and R. Reid (53').

Discipline: Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card; Exeter City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Forest Green Rovers were 22nd on 4 points from 5 and Exeter City 1st on 13 points from 5. Forest Green Rovers went on to finish that season 21st with 47 points, and Exeter City 4th with 84.

Forest Green Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Exeter City in a 4-4-2.

Going into the match Forest Green Rovers's last five read L-L-W-L-D and Exeter City's W-W-W-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Pierce SweeneyExeter City · 0-1
  • 18'Goal · R. ReidExeter City · 0-2
  • 31'Yellow card · L. JamesExeter City
  • 53'Goal · R. ReidExeter City · 0-3
  • 75'Goal · S. MullingsForest Green Rovers · 1-3
  • 83'Yellow card · Dale BennettForest Green Rovers

Team news

Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Brad Collins, Dale Bennett, Scott Laird, Lee Collins, Manny Monthe, Drissa Traoré, Liam Noble, Charlie Cooper, Will Randall, Toni Gomes, Christian Doidge

Exeter City line-up (4-4-2)

Christy Pym, Pierce Sweeney, Craig Alan Woodman, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Troy Brown, Lloyd James, Jordan Tillson, Lee Holmes, Jake Taylor, Liam McAlinden, Reuben Reid