Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,307 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Rochdale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by James Scholes.


0.00
Rochdale kick off the first half!
2.41
Lomano Guppy threads a neat ball through to Stuart Hendrie. Stuart Hendrie threads a neat ball through to Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Lawrence.
15.43
Harvey Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
16.42
Oleg Atherton catches Bart Sluiter on the ankles. Oleg Atherton is shown the yellow card! Bart Sluiter runs off the knock.
18.39
Terry Konchesky takes a quick throw-in, which Trevor Lockley takes on the chest. Trevor Lockley knocks the ball forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter plays a one-two with Jeremy Maurice and advances towards the goal... Bart Sluiter takes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
20.32
Christina Vilatte kicks a strong pass forward to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice lofts in a cross ball towards Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by James Barton!
21.42
Anthony Wright darts forward. Anthony Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice edges inside the box! Jeremy Maurice shoots from just inside the box but somehow Lomano Guppy happens to be in the right place to block it.
22.53
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
26.35
Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Maurice controls it well on his chest. Jeremy Maurice plays a scrappy one-two with Stavros Leandros and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jeremy Maurice side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
28.18
Les Morris threads a neat ball through to Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Sheringham. Ronnie Sheringham knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.54
Harvey Venus hits a low pass to Matthias Kirschner. Matthias Kirschner knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Murphy who gathers it comfortably.
38.40
Darren Lawrence kicks a strong pass forward to Trevor Lockley. With some swift thinking, Trevor Lockley plays the ball forward to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice plays a scrappy one-two with Bart Sluiter and advances towards the goal... Jeremy Maurice rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by James Barton.
39.07
Terry Konchesky takes a quick corner, playing it short to Roland Bottelin. Some awkward footwork from Roland Bottelin provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Oleg Atherton. Excellent block.
40.55
Trevor Lockley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.53
With imagination, Christina Vilatte laces a weighted ball forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but James Barton smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. West Bromwich Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion get the second half underway!
47.52
Lomano Guppy makes a strong solo run forward. Lomano Guppy threads a neat ball through to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darren Lawrence.
48.09
Roland Bottelin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros passes the ball forward but Jeremy Maurice is offside!
51.52
Jonatan Nordqvist flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Lockley collects the pass. Trevor Lockley knocks the ball forward to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice whips in a cross ball towards Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
53.57
Les Morris kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop plays a scrappy one-two with Matthias Kirschner and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ian Bishop side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
54.52
Jonatan Nordqvist sees Christina Vilatte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christina Vilatte controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice flicks the ball to his team mate, Stavros Leandros. Some world-class footwork from Stavros Leandros provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. James Barton is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
60.21
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Jason Newton replacing Oleg Atherton .Rochdale have made a substitution with Oscar Ferrer replacing Stavros Leandros .
63.36
Darren Lawrence hits a low pass to Terry Konchesky. Terry Konchesky knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Ferrer. Oscar Ferrer threads the ball through to Bart Sluiter but he's offside!
67.33
Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward to Oscar Ferrer who brings the ball under control. Oscar Ferrer tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
71.11
Lomano Guppy comes in with a late challenge on Jeremy Maurice. The referee brings Lomano Guppy to one side and gives him a warning! Jeremy Maurice stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.08
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Paolo Delaney replacing Harvey Venus and Steven Vieira replacing Fadel Tresor .
78.13
Paolo Delaney kicks a strong pass forward to Ian Bishop. Ian Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Murphy who gathers it comfortably.
79.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
89.47
Darren Lawrence makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christina Vilatte. Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Maurice collects the pass. Jeremy Maurice advances inside the box! Jeremy Maurice shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.7%
65.3%
Play Area
30.6%
44.4%
25%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jeremy Maurice of Rochdale

Match Ratings
1.James Barton (GK)
8
2.Lomano Guppy (DEF)
7
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Fadel Tresor (MID)
6
8.Stuart Hendrie (MID)
6
9.Matthias Kirschner (ATT)
7
10.Ronnie Sheringham (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Ian Bishop (ATT)
6
 
12.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
13.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6
14.Jason Newton (GK)
6