Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Notts County | Notts County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Mendonca | M. Mendonca |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Pablo Guerrero | P. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Emile Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 56 |  | Pascal Herzog | P. Herzog | ||||||||
| Syd Johnson | S. Johnson | | 55 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Omer Vieira | O. Vieira | |||||||||
| Jason Boertien | J. Boertien | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Scott Hulme | S. Hulme | |||||||||
| Alejandro Soto | A. Soto | | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Seth Vernazza | S. Vernazza | |||||||||
| Graham Mccann | G. Mccann | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Titus Cooper | T. Cooper | |||||||||
| Jon Chadwick | J. Chadwick | | 55 | M | | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Diaw Di Canio | D. Di Canio | ||||||||
| Des Hurst | D. Hurst | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Ashley Beagrie | A. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Titus Finney | T. Finney | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Abel Viana | A. Viana | |||||||||
| Kemal Eadie | K. Eadie | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Juan-Carlos Herrero | J. Herrero | |||||||||
| Pedro Marques | P. Marques | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 |  | Lilian Grenet | L. Grenet | |||||||||
| Fredrik Simonsen | F. Simonsen | | 47 | G | | 12 | | M | 49 | | Diogo Loureiro | D. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Seth Fletcher | S. Fletcher | | 47 | A | | 13 | | M | 49 | | Dean Mike | D. Mike | |||||||||
| Neil Palmer | N. Palmer | | 46 | G | | 14 | | A | 46 | | Adam Blake | A. Blake | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Notts County. A crowd of 4,039 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Notts County appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Joachim.
0.00
0-0Rochdale get the match underway!
3.41
0-0Juan-Carlos Herrero sees a break and surges forward. Juan-Carlos Herrero shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
14.57
0-0With great vision, Jason Boertien plays the ball forward to Emile Ljungberg. Emile Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.22
0-0Diaw Di Canio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
27.20
Scott Hulme threads a neat ball through to Diaw Di Canio. Diaw Di Canio threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Juan-Carlos Herrero provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
28.33
0-0Omer Vieira hacks Des Hurst from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Des Hurst runs off the knock.
34.07
0-1Scott Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Diaw Di Canio. Diaw Di Canio sees a break and surges forward. Diaw Di Canio passes the ball forward to Abel Viana. Abel Viana comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Matthew Mendonca with no chance!! Goal for Notts County!
38.41
Titus Cooper passes the ball forward to Diaw Di Canio. Diaw Di Canio lofts in a cross ball towards Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.36
0-2Syd Johnson clumsily knocks into Diaw Di Canio. The referee warns Syd Johnson to calm down! Diaw Di Canio runs off the knock.
45.00
Omer Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Cooper. Titus Cooper makes a probing pass to Juan-Carlos Herrero. Juan-Carlos Herrero shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Notts County have changed their lineup with Diogo Loureiro replacing Omer Vieira, Dean Mike replacing Titus Cooper and Adam Blake replacing Juan-Carlos Herrero. The Rochdale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Notts County kick off the second half!
51.31
Jason Boertien makes a strong solo run forward. Jason Boertien makes a simple pass to Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques knocks the ball to his team mate, Titus Finney. Titus Finney cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Pablo Guerrero.
52.24
0-2Pedro Marques takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Emile Ljungberg strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it flies wide!
54.24
Dean Mike makes a probing pass to Diaw Di Canio. Diaw Di Canio shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Matthew Mendonca.
55.12
Diaw Di Canio hits a low pass to Adam Blake. Adam Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
60.07
0-2Rochdale have made a substitution with Fredrik Simonsen replacing Kemal Eadie .
66.25
Des Hurst flicks a high pass forward to Pedro Marques who brings the ball under control. Pedro Marques cuts inside the box! Pedro Marques side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rochdale!
69.16
Jason Boertien chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Soto. Alejandro Soto chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques plays a scrappy one-two with Graham Mccann and advances towards the goal... Pedro Marques cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pablo Guerrero is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
75.30
2-2Seeing a gap ahead, Emile Ljungberg laces a weighted ball forward to Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick threads the ball through to Titus Finney. Titus Finney passes the ball forward but Fredrik Simonsen is offside!
77.41
Rochdale have made a substitution with Seth Fletcher replacing Pedro Marques .
79.39
Graham Mccann flicks a high pass forward to Fredrik Simonsen who brings the ball under control. Fredrik Simonsen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Chadwick but he's offside!
81.20
Diaw Di Canio kicks a strong pass forward to Lilian Grenet. Lilian Grenet knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Mike. Dean Mike makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
83.08
Graham Mccann threads a neat ball through to Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.1%
40.9%
Play Area
25.8%
43.9%
30.3%
Scorers
| Pedro Marques 66, 69 | Abel Viana 34 Juan-Carlos Herrero 38 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Marques of Rochdale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthew Mendonca (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Emile Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Syd Johnson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jason Boertien (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alejandro Soto (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Graham Mccann (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jon Chadwick (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Des Hurst (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Titus Finney (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kemal Eadie (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Pedro Marques (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Fredrik Simonsen (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Seth Fletcher (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Neil Palmer (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Pablo Guerrero (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pascal Herzog (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Omer Vieira (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Scott Hulme (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Seth Vernazza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Titus Cooper (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Diaw Di Canio (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Ashley Beagrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Abel Viana (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Juan-Carlos Herrero (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Lilian Grenet (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Diogo Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Dean Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Adam Blake (ATT) | 6 | |