Doncaster Rovers fell to a heavy home defeat on Tuesday evening, with Huddersfield Town running out comfortable winners in a match that shifted decisively in the visitors' favour before half-time.
Huddersfield took the lead through Neill Byrne in the 28th minute, and though Luke Molyneux pulled one back for Doncaster six minutes later, Lee Nicholls had already been forced into action to keep the score respectable at the other end. The home side's brief parity lasted barely moments before Huddersfield reasserted themselves.
Town controlled the second half with a authority that left Doncaster with little recourse. Bobby Wales and Cameron Ashia both scored within a minute of each other just past the hour, and Robbie Gotts added a fourth shortly after. Hakeeb Adelakun and Brandon Hanlan extended the lead further before the 70th minute had elapsed, at which point Doncaster's resistance had effectively ended.
The closing stages brought further change on both sides without altering the outcome. Ryan Hardie, Cameron Humphreys and Lasse Sørensen all entered the fray in the 79th minute, and Matthew Pearson added another goal two minutes later. George Broadbent rounded off the scoring, before Molyneux grabbed his second late on to provide a consolatory footnote for the hosts.
The final scoreline read Doncaster Rovers 2 Huddersfield Town 7, a result that told the story plainly enough.
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