Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | AFC Bournemouth | AFC Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Barry Skinner | Barry Skinner | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Heskey | S. Heskey |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Dave Boateng | D. Boateng | |||||||||
| Aaron Charlton | A. Charlton | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Scott Lightfoot | S. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Eddie Drake | E. Drake | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Joe Grimandi | J. Grimandi | |||||||||
| Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Ralph White | R. White | |||||||||
| Simon Flintlock | S. Flintlock | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Gilles Owen | G. Owen | |||||||||
| Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Greg Terry | G. Terry | |||||||||
| Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros |  | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Diego Adjaoud | D. Adjaoud | |||||||||
| Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Corentin Mercier | C. Mercier | |||||||||
| Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Nick Lawrence | N. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 |  | Gianluca Bazzani | G. Bazzani | |||||||||
| Mario Wijnen | M. Wijnen |  | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Ian Oakley | I. Oakley | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 9,395 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rochdale and AFC Bournemouth are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rochdale and AFC Bournemouth are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rochdale kick off!
8.47
0-0Robbie Beckham chips the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald knocks the ball forward to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.44
0-0Corentin Mercier advances with the ball. Corentin Mercier goes all the way! Corentin Mercier takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.37
Joe Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Terry. Greg Terry brings the ball forward. Greg Terry plays a perfect one-two with Gianluca Bazzani and rushes in on goal... Greg Terry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
26.48
Gilles Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Lawrence. Nick Lawrence advances with the ball. Nick Lawrence shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
30.45
0-0Mario Wijnen clumsily knocks into Scott Lightfoot. Mario Wijnen is given a warning by the referee! Scott Lightfoot runs off the knock.
34.05
Gilles Owen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Adjaoud. Diego Adjaoud knocks the ball forward to Ian Oakley. Ian Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Simon Flintlock.
39.10
0-0Corentin Mercier comes in with a late challenge on Ugo Tiler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ugo Tiler grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
40.25
0-0Ralph White decides to run forward with the ball. Ralph White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Oakley. Ian Oakley shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Scott Heskey manages to gather it comfortably.
44.54
Ugo Tiler flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
Eddie Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dave Boateng who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with AFC Bournemouth kicking off!
51.12
Diego Adjaoud chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Oakley. Ian Oakley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
53.43
Eddie Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Tolley. Gavin Tolley knocks the ball forward to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.39
Nick Lawrence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Oakley. Ian Oakley shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
63.22
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
69.43
Gianluca Bazzani comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Drake. Gianluca Bazzani is given a warning by the referee! Eddie Drake runs off the knock.
83.46
1-0Eddie Drake makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Drake makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Drake tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Torsten Buchwald threads the ball through to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips goes all the way! Spencer Wright-Phillips shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
28.6%
45.7%
25.7%
Scorers
| Eddie Drake 83 |