Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Crystal Palace | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Heskey | S. Heskey |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Mathias Ghanhouan | M. Ghanhouan | |||||||||
| Aaron Charlton | A. Charlton | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Marc Peckham | M. Peckham | |||||||||
| Eddie Drake | E. Drake | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Adrian Hunt | A. Hunt | |||||||||
| Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Graham Smith | G. Smith | |||||||||
| Mervin Barrett | M. Barrett | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 |  | Dayo Sbaccanti | D. Sbaccanti | |||||||||
| Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Stephen Barrett | S. Barrett | |||||||||
| Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Dennis Cooper | D. Cooper | |||||||||
| Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Cor Boateng | C. Boateng | |||||||||
| Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Shaun Haynes | S. Haynes | |||||||||
| Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Alec Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Mario Wijnen | M. Wijnen | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Norman Mann | N. Mann | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Crystal Palace. A crowd of 9,136 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rochdale and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rochdale and Crystal Palace are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rochdale kick off!
2.16
0-0Eddie Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Tiler. Ugo Tiler brings the ball forward. Ugo Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Ghanhouan who gathers it comfortably.
4.57
Dayo Sbaccanti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cor Boateng. Cor Boateng controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
8.21
0-0Cor Boateng makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
10.20
Cor Boateng makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Drake.
12.57
Shaun Haynes surges forward with the ball. Shaun Haynes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
16.45
Shaun Haynes knocks the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Drake.
21.27
0-0Torsten Buchwald decides to run forward with the ball. Torsten Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Mathias Ghanhouan manages to keep it out.
22.49
Robbie Beckham makes a simple pass to Gavin Tolley. Gavin Tolley decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Tolley whips in a cross ball towards Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
24.43
1-0Torsten Buchwald chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.02
Dennis Cooper makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.54
1-0Stephen Barrett hacks Gavin Tolley from behind! The referee calls over Stephen Barrett and warns him to calm down! Gavin Tolley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.08
Torsten Buchwald flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
40.32
Eddie Drake plays a long ball forward. Spencer Wright-Phillips tries a spectacular long range effort but Mathias Ghanhouan is on top of it.
42.34
Angelo Pédros flicks the ball to his team mate, Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Ghanhouan who gathers it comfortably.
44.20
Cor Boateng makes a probing pass to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Norman Mann. Norman Mann directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Crystal Palace kick off the second half!
47.46
Dennis Cooper passes the ball forward to Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin Barrett.
53.25
Robbie Beckham sees a break and surges forward. Robbie Beckham takes it forward alone. Robbie Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Peckham.
55.11
Ugo Tiler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mathias Ghanhouan who gathers it comfortably.
59.02
Graham Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Haynes. Shaun Haynes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Mann. Norman Mann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
61.34
Dayo Sbaccanti clumsily knocks into Spencer Wright-Phillips. The referee calls over Dayo Sbaccanti and warns him to calm down! Spencer Wright-Phillips runs off the knock.
66.47
Graham Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Cooper. Dennis Cooper surges forward with the ball. Dennis Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
81.57
1-0Graham Smith hacks Mario Wijnen from behind! The referee calls over Graham Smith and shows him a yellow card! Mario Wijnen runs off the knock.
84.33
Graham Smith surges forward with the ball. Graham Smith knocks the ball forward to Alec Hutchison. Alec Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Barrett.
87.57
Gavin Tolley chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Peckham.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
29.3%
45.1%
25.6%
Scorers
| Mario Wijnen 24 |