Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Sheffield UnitedSheffield United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul DrakeP. Drake64
G
1
G
55Enrico SantoniE. Santoni
Fredrik CooperF. Cooper77
D
2
D
61Jason WindassJ. Windass
Morris BrambleM. Bramble56
D
3
D
58Benoit LouironB. Louiron
Steve StandingS. Standing55
D
4
D
57Tim BoatengT. Boateng
Kieron IzzetK. Izzet62
M
5captain
M
68Ben ChristieB. Christie
Wayne MikeW. Mike61
M
captain6
M
63Del BestD. Best
John CleggJ. Clegg61
M
7
M
63Scott EtheringtonS. Etherington
Warren CoppingW. Copping60
M
8
M
56Bill DraperB. Draper
Fredrik GranvilleF. Granville65
A
9
A
62Julian CrooksJ. Crooks
Sylvain ButtS. Butt60
A
10
A
60Daniel AllmanD. Allman
Duncan BouldD. Bould56
A
11
A
54Marcus PottsM. Potts
 
Luca LasalandraL. Lasalandra61
G
12
D
56James LightfootJ. Lightfoot
Jamie EdghillJ. Edghill60
M
13
D
56Graham InceG. Ince
Jermaine BarrettJ. Barrett57
M
14
M
50Richard LjungbergR. Ljungberg

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,563 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rochdale and Sheffield United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alun Bridges.


0.00
Sheffield United kick off!
2.20
Kieron Izzet threads a neat ball through to Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Enrico Santoni gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
3.04
Bill Draper threads a neat ball through to Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
8.54
John Clegg hits a low pass to Warren Copping. Warren Copping makes a probing pass to Kieron Izzet but he's offside!
12.54
Wayne Mike passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of John Clegg. John Clegg knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Copping. Warren Copping tries a spectacular long range effort. It's there!! Enrico Santoni has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.34
Tim Boateng hacks Sylvain Butt from behind! Tim Boateng is shown the yellow card! Sylvain Butt carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.51
Steve Standing threads the ball through to John Clegg. John Clegg passes the ball forward to Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.26
Ben Christie clumsily knocks into John Clegg. The referee warns Ben Christie to calm down! John Clegg carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Jason Windass plays the ball forward to Marcus Potts. Marcus Potts knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
26.58
Scott Etherington barges into John Clegg. Scott Etherington is warned by the referee! John Clegg stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.36
Benoit Louiron passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Julian Crooks. Julian Crooks knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Drake who gathers it comfortably.
34.53
Jason Windass kicks a strong pass forward to Ben Christie. Ben Christie flicks a high pass forward to Del Best who brings the ball under control. Del Best plays a quick one-two with Julian Crooks and rushes in on goal... Del Best takes a shot at goal. Paul Drake effortlessly gets down and covers it.
36.47
Del Best flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Allman controls it well on his chest. Daniel Allman shoots from 20 yards. Paul Drake gets down and covers it.
40.55
Del Best threads a neat ball through to Daniel Allman. Daniel Allman rushes past John Clegg! Daniel Allman comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
42.47
John Clegg takes it forward alone. John Clegg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.43
John Clegg passes the ball forward to Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Sheffield United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rochdale kick off the second half!
48.52
Julian Crooks flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Allman controls it well on his chest. Daniel Allman advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Daniel Allman provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.50
Warren Copping barges into Del Best. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Del Best runs off the knock.
51.11
Wayne Mike flicks a high pass forward to Sylvain Butt who brings the ball under control. Sylvain Butt lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bould. Duncan Bould is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it's a woeful effort!
53.42
Morris Bramble flicks a high pass forward. Wayne Mike holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wayne Mike threads a neat ball through to Duncan Bould. Duncan Bould knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Copping. Warren Copping makes a looping header on goal. Enrico Santoni picks it out of the air!
59.39
Steve Standing threads a neat ball through to John Clegg. John Clegg threads a neat ball through to Duncan Bould. Duncan Bould edges inside the box! Duncan Bould side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.12
Rochdale have made a substitution with Luca Lasalandra replacing Kieron Izzet .
63.15
Jason Windass pushes up the pitch. Jason Windass makes a probing pass to Scott Etherington. Scott Etherington shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
72.02
Wayne Mike knocks the ball forward to Sylvain Butt. Sylvain Butt threads a neat ball through to Duncan Bould. Duncan Bould cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Jason Windass's outstretched leg.
78.30
Del Best takes it forward alone. Del Best plays a one-two with Scott Etherington and rushes in on goal... Del Best muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
79.11
Seeing a gap ahead, John Clegg laces a weighted ball forward to Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
83.37
Scott Etherington flicks a high pass forward. Marcus Potts collects the pass. Marcus Potts cuts inside the box! Marcus Potts shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.47
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
John Clegg passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Sylvain Butt. Sylvain Butt makes a defence splitting pass to Fredrik Granville. Fredrik Granville shoots from just inside the box. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Sheffield United
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
28.8%
45.5%
25.8%

Scorers
Warren Copping 13
Scott Etherington 3
Marcus Potts 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marcus Potts of Sheffield United

Match Ratings
1.Paul Drake (GK)
7
2.Fredrik Cooper (DEF)
6
3.Morris Bramble (DEF)
6
4.Steve Standing (DEF)
6
5.Kieron Izzet (MID)
6
6.Wayne Mike (MID)
7
7.John Clegg (MID)
8
8.Warren Copping (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
9.Fredrik Granville (ATT)
6
10.Sylvain Butt (ATT)
6
11.Duncan Bould (ATT)
6
 
12.Luca Lasalandra (GK)
6
13.Jamie Edghill (MID)
0
14.Jermaine Barrett (MID)
0

1.Enrico Santoni (GK)
6
2.Jason Windass (DEF)
7
3.Benoit Louiron (DEF)
6
4.Tim Boateng (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ben Christie (MID)
6
6.Del Best (MID)
8
7.Scott Etherington (MID)goal scored
8
8.Bill Draper (MID)
6
9.Julian Crooks (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Allman (ATT)
7
11.Marcus Potts (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.James Lightfoot (DEF)
0
13.Graham Ince (DEF)
0
14.Richard Ljungberg (MID)
0