Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Wrexham | Wrexham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Christopher George | Christopher George | ||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Drake | P. Drake |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Adam Murphy | A. Murphy | |||||||||
| Fredrik Cooper | F. Cooper | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Leon Plowright | L. Plowright | |||||||||
| Morris Bramble | M. Bramble | | 56 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 54 | | Lee Hibbs | L. Hibbs | ||||||||
| Steve Standing | S. Standing | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Leon Priestley | L. Priestley | |||||||||
| Kevin Gemmell | K. Gemmell |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Andy Brady | A. Brady | |||||||||
| Kieron Izzet | K. Izzet | | 60 | M | | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Robert Burgess | R. Burgess | ||||||||
| Jamie Edghill | J. Edghill | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Gavin Allman | G. Allman | |||||||||
| Matt Brown | M. Brown | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Arthur Benjamin | A. Benjamin | |||||||||
| Fredrik Granville | F. Granville | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Warren Bowyer | W. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Sylvain Butt | S. Butt | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Rio Cutler | R. Cutler | |||||||||
| Terry Harrison | T. Harrison | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Ronnie Cope | R. Cope | |||||||||
| Luca Lasalandra | L. Lasalandra |  | 61 | G | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Kemal Mercer | K. Mercer | |||||||||
| Jermaine Barrett | J. Barrett | | 56 | M | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Gary Shearer | G. Shearer | |||||||||
| Paul Salako | P. Salako | | 54 | A | | 14 | | A | 65 | | Malcolm Hendrie | M. Hendrie | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Wrexham. A crowd of 9,171 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Wrexham appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dennis Mortensen.
0.00
0-0Rochdale kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
0-0Lee Hibbs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Allman. Gavin Allman knocks the ball forward to Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Drake who gathers it comfortably.
20.23
0-0Matt Brown flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Edghill controls it well on his chest. Jamie Edghill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.39
Leon Priestley flicks a high pass forward. Andy Brady controls it well on his chest. Andy Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Robert Burgess. Robert Burgess edges inside the box! Robert Burgess makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
22.54
Kevin Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Terry Harrison. Terry Harrison lofts in a cross ball towards Sylvain Butt. Sylvain Butt connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.22
0-1Leon Priestley threads a neat ball through to Robert Burgess. Robert Burgess changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Robert Burgess makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Ronnie Cope. Ronnie Cope rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Wrexham also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Wrexham kick off!
47.16
Lee Hibbs flicks a high pass forward to Robert Burgess who brings the ball under control. Robert Burgess flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Cope. Ronnie Cope shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
48.22
0-1Fredrik Cooper decides to run forward with the ball. Fredrik Cooper flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Granville collects the pass. Fredrik Granville passes the ball forward to Sylvain Butt. Sylvain Butt cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
49.03
0-1Gavin Allman knocks the ball forward to Rio Cutler. Rio Cutler makes a probing pass to Ronnie Cope but he's offside!
51.18
Robert Burgess makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer tries a spectacular long range effort. Paul Drake effortlessly gets down and covers it.
54.01
Leon Plowright knocks the ball forward to Rio Cutler. Rio Cutler puts a great ball through. Ronnie Cope runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
55.16
0-1Matt Brown controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville makes a simple pass, allowing Matt Brown to run into the box. Leon Plowright clumsily knocks into Matt Brown. Matt Brown appeals for a penalty! Given!!
55.16
0-1The referee points to the spot..
56.36
Sylvain Butt takes a stuttering run up but he balloons it and it sails over the crossbar!
59.08
Matt Brown takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Kevin Gemmell. With great vision, Kevin Gemmell plays the ball forward to Terry Harrison. Terry Harrison shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
60.43
0-1Rochdale have made a substitution with Luca Lasalandra replacing Kevin Gemmell .Wrexham have made 2 substitutions with Gary Shearer replacing Gavin Allman and Malcolm Hendrie replacing Ronnie Cope .
63.15
Leon Plowright sees a break and surges forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Leon Plowright plays the ball forward to Malcolm Hendrie. Malcolm Hendrie shoots from distance. Paul Drake is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.53
Kieron Izzet makes a probing pass to Sylvain Butt. Sylvain Butt skips past Leon Priestley! Sylvain Butt side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
73.11
Robert Burgess flicks a high pass forward. Warren Bowyer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Warren Bowyer sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Paul Drake is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
77.35
Wrexham have made a substitution with Kemal Mercer replacing Lee Hibbs .
78.45
Terry Harrison sees Fredrik Granville in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fredrik Granville shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Adam Murphy. Excellent save.
89.44
Leon Priestley breaks forward. Leon Priestley kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Bowyer. Warren Bowyer plays a scrappy one-two with Malcolm Hendrie and stumbles forward towards the goal... Warren Bowyer tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.5%
56.5%
Play Area
26.1%
46.4%
27.5%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Robert Burgess of Wrexham |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paul Drake (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Fredrik Cooper (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Morris Bramble (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Steve Standing (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kevin Gemmell (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kieron Izzet (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jamie Edghill (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Matt Brown (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Fredrik Granville (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Sylvain Butt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Terry Harrison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Luca Lasalandra (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jermaine Barrett (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paul Salako (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Adam Murphy (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Leon Plowright (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Lee Hibbs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Priestley (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Andy Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Burgess (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Gavin Allman (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Arthur Benjamin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Warren Bowyer (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Rio Cutler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ronnie Cope (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Kemal Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Gary Shearer (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Malcolm Hendrie (ATT) | | 8 |