Bristol Rovers edge closer to relegation following defeat by Stevenage

The latest Bristol sport headlines, from Daniel Wales.

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00:00Bristol Rovers lost 1-0 at home against Stevenage on Easter Monday,

00:06with head coach Inigo Calderon showing his frustration at full-time

00:10following a defeat that pushed his side closer to the drop from Ligue 1.

00:16It was not the performance we needed for the day.

00:22Simple as that, I don't think it was good enough, especially the first half.

00:26It was not the level we have to be on the day like today.

00:34I think it was not good enough.

00:36The first half, especially after the second half, you had to chase the game,

00:40and everything's a bit more chaotic, and then the nervous is more coming.

00:46But it was similar to, you know, it's not the first game that happened.

00:51They just scored the first one, too early in the game, and then we panicked because of the situation we are.

00:59And the first half was, I don't know, it was, as I say, nervous, anxious because of the result,

01:07because of the situation, because I don't think it was a lack of effort, you know.

01:12And finally, Bristol City were beaten 3-1 away by struggling side Luton Town in the championship,

01:18but the Robins remain in the play-off places.

01:20A few bits, I thought, not a huge number of issues first half.

01:25You know, it's one of those, you know, it's going to be a difficult game with their style,

01:28how they play, you know, their antics, what they create atmosphere-wise.

01:32It becomes one of those where you can't get drawn into having such a bitty game.

01:36And normally, you know, we did a little bit at the time in the second half,

01:39and that's what cost us.

01:40I thought we made a few too many mistakes and kind of built momentum for them.

01:43And normally, at the same time, when we were on top and created some fantastic chances,

01:48didn't take them.

01:49So, yeah, frustrating, disappointing.

01:52But we have to make sure that, you know, we learn from today.

01:56All the goals, for me, were really soft, really, in terms of mistakes and errors.

02:00But the leather group showed what they were about, right, in terms of how we responded.

02:04I thought to get back to 1-1, obviously, we, you know, started to get a foothold in the game.

02:08And then, like I said, we turned the ball over too cheaply, gave it away too easily,

02:12and then, all of a sudden, we're defending our box.