John Marquis experienced an eventful evening at Chippenham Town on his first showing on English soil for Bristol Rovers. The striker scored twice, including the opener inside 10 seconds, and was then withdrawn at half-time with a dead leg as the Gas claimed a 4-1 victory.
Marquis tapped in an early double but went down injury just before the break and was substituted. The 30-year-old joined his squad mates on the bench but was seen limping down the tunnel at the conclusion of the game, later revealing his absence from the second half was just a precautionary measure.
Although Marquis was the obvious headline act, having arrived at Rovers earlier this month as their "marquee signing", it was a more familiar face who stole the show at Hardenhuish Park with Harvey Saunders absolutely electric. Setting up both of Marquis' goals, scoring twice himself and running the home defence ragged for much of the game.
