Doncaster boss Paul Dickov pleased with youngsters after JPT progression

Andy Williams, Curtis Main, Harry Middleton, Richard Chaplow and Cameron Stewart were all on target for Doncaster in the shootout, with half-time substitute goalkeeper Marko Marosi crucially saving Tom Naylor's tame penalty, which ultimately clinched Rovers a second-round passage. Lucas Akins, Callum Reilly and Jerome Binnom-Williams were the men on target for the visitors.

Dickov handed starts to five former academy youngsters - Middleton, Mitchell Lund, Billy Whitehouse, Paul McKay and Liam Mandeville - and praised the contribution they played in the victory.

"The performance was not great by any means, but the team as a whole, especially the young kids in there, showed a lot of commitment and desire to get a result," said Dickov, who brought in Oscar Gobern on loan before the summer transfer window slammed shut earlier in the day.

"I have said all along that we have a good young crop of kids here - we want to they and bring them through, but look after them. We have had a fair few games, so it was a good chance to rest a few and give the kids a chance.

"The first 20-25 minutes, they were really nervy, but they settled down in the second half."

Marosi had replaced Thorsten Stuckmann at half-time and produced five saves from Anthony O'Connor and Jerome Binnom-Williams, before denying Naylor from the spot and Dickov was pleased with his performance.

"Marko did well. He has improved a heck of a lot," said the Rovers boss. "He has worked really hard. He made a good save towards the end and is yet another good youngster coming through."

Burton had the better of the chances, with Luxembourg international Aurelian Joachim testing first-half keeper Stuckmann, who then had get down low to his left to keep out O'Connor's deflected header.

Doncaster's best two chances fell to Main, who was denied either side of the half by Brewers stopper Remi Matthews.

Burton manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink who handed a debut to summer signing Tom Flanagan, was not too downhearted, saying: "We did everything we should have done, but score. It is not the result what we wanted, we wanted to progress.

"It was not meant to be. The most important thing is to score goals and we didn't do that."

On Flanagan, Hasselbaink said: "He is not 100 per cent fit yet. He did well and did himself justice. We now know what he can do, that he is a quality player and he will fight for the position."