Two goals each from Bristol Rovers strikers Rickie Lambert and Darryl Duffy left woeful Hereford in tatters.

Hereford hammered by powerful Pirates

Two goals each from strikers Rickie Lambert and Darryl Duffy left woeful Hereford in tatters and secured a thumping 6-1 victory for Bristol Rovers. Duffy capitalised on a defensive slip to fire the opener after three minutes and Lambert doubled the advantage three minutes later with a superb curling shot from 30 yards. Lambert then teed up Duffy to score with a 22nd-minute drive and a minute after the interval Jeff Hughes added a left-footed rocket. Lambert and Chris Lines netted from 25-yard free-kicks on 77 and 88 to complete the rout. Steve Guinan grabbed Hereford's injury-time consolation.