Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Sheffield United | Sheffield United | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudais Ramadhan | Sudais Ramadhan | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Heskey | S. Heskey |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Stuart Insley | S. Insley | |||||||||
| Robbie Batty | R. Batty | | 50 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 54 | | Aaron Riza | A. Riza | |||||||||
| Eddie Drake | E. Drake | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Ben Cooke | B. Cooke | |||||||||
| Mervin Barrett | M. Barrett | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Eddie Simonsen | E. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | | 54 | M | | 5 | | M | 59 |  | Vincenzo Frieser | V. Frieser | |||||||||
| Jermaine Windass | J. Windass | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Ivan Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| João Lucas Lima | J. Lima |  | 46 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Oleg Higginbotham | O. Higginbotham | |||||||||
| Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Darius Clarke | D. Clarke | |||||||||
| Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 44 | | Warren Fox | W. Fox | |||||||||
| Hugo Garba | H. Garba |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Gareth Carter | G. Carter | |||||||||
| Mario Wijnen | M. Wijnen |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 |  | Kevin Cleland | K. Cleland | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Sheffield United. A crowd of 8,352 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sheffield United appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Rochdale kick off and get the first half underway!
2.49
0-0Gavin Tolley barges into Warren Fox. Gavin Tolley is warned by the referee! Warren Fox stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.31
0-0João Lucas Lima passes the ball forward to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen goes all the way! Mario Wijnen shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.48
0-0Ivan Galli surges forward with the ball. Ivan Galli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Barrett.
10.52
0-0João Lucas Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba plays a perfect one-two with Mario Wijnen and rushes in on goal... Hugo Garba makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Stuart Insley is on top of it.
12.49
Jermaine Windass makes a probing pass to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Mario Wijnen rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
18.30
0-0Eddie Drake controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, João Lucas Lima. João Lucas Lima passes the ball forward to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Spencer Wright-Phillips but he's offside!
20.44
Robbie Batty threads the ball through to Jermaine Windass. Jermaine Windass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.28
Jermaine Windass kicks a strong pass forward to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
26.27
Robbie Batty deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Lucas Lima. João Lucas Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips plays a perfect one-two with Mario Wijnen and rushes in on goal... Spencer Wright-Phillips rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.55
Aaron Riza plays a long ball forward. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Scott Heskey easily smothers it.
30.49
João Lucas Lima sees space and advances. João Lucas Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba but the linesman indicates offside!
33.17
Mervin Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Tolley. Gavin Tolley sees space and advances. Gavin Tolley knocks the ball forward to Hugo Garba but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.52
Mervin Barrett knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Windass. Jermaine Windass knocks the ball forward to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.26
João Lucas Lima makes a probing pass to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from outside the area but somehow Stuart Insley manages to keep it out.
38.34
Robbie Batty makes a probing pass to Jermaine Windass. Jermaine Windass makes a simple pass to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen lofts in a cross ball towards Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Insley!
39.43
João Lucas Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba tries a spectacular long range effort but Stuart Insley is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United kick off!
59.45
0-1Ivan Galli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland knocks the ball forward to Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter rockets a shot on goal. Scott Heskey is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.50
Gareth Carter catches Mervin Barrett on the ankles. Gareth Carter is warned by the referee! Mervin Barrett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.30
Angelo Pédros passes the ball forward to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
69.28
Oleg Higginbotham surges forward with the ball. Oleg Higginbotham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Scott Heskey.
71.49
Ivan Galli advances with the ball. Ivan Galli lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Scott Heskey is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.56
João Lucas Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba whips in a cross ball towards Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
81.28
Jermaine Windass passes the ball forward to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Hugo Garba makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.46
Gavin Tolley knocks the ball forward to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba goes all the way! Hugo Garba tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Darius Clarke deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Carter. Gareth Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
9
0
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
24.4%
45.1%
30.5%
Scorers
| Hugo Garba 81 | Gareth Carter 59 Kevin Cleland 71 |