Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     ChelseaChelsea
Raymarks MRaymarks M Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Scott HeskeyS. Heskey65
G
1
G
72António RiosA. Rios
Eddie DrakeE. Drake58
D
2
D
68Lefteris AnastasiouL. Anastasiou
Stefan AnderssonS. Andersson61
D
3
D
68Gabi RaducioiuG. Raducioiu
Robbie BeckhamR. Beckham57
D
4
D
69Yacine MokraniY. Mokrani
Hesekiel RosengrenH. Rosengren60
M
5
M
67Paul RizzoP. Rizzo
Angelo PédrosA. Pédros60
M
6
M
67Gary CastilloG. Castillo
Georgios KamarasG. Kamaras60
M
7
M
71Michael ZoisM. Zois
Mohammed EduseiM. Edusei61
M
8
M
67Muzzy IzzetM. Izzet
Ugo TilerU. Tiler60
M
9
A
68Hachemi MuratiH. Murati
Harry GreenH. Green59
A
10
A
72Gabriel OrtegaG. Ortega
Spencer Wright-PhillipsS. Wright-Phillips64
A
11
A
68Pablo PeñaP. Peña

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 19,964 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Chelsea kick off and get the first half underway!
2.43
Muzzy Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
4.42
Mohammed Edusei makes a simple pass to Harry Green. Harry Green plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Harry Green takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.32
Hesekiel Rosengren controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Harry Green. Harry Green tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.47
Gabi Raducioiu threads the ball through to Gary Castillo. Gary Castillo makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Castillo plays a perfect one-two with Hachemi Murati and rushes in on goal... Gary Castillo tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.32
Hesekiel Rosengren hacks Michael Zois from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Michael Zois hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.40
Ugo Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Green. Harry Green knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips heads the ball goalwards. António Rios easily smothers it.
18.20
Paul Rizzo threads the ball through to Pablo Peña. Pablo Peña knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
24.43
Gary Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Peña. Pablo Peña lofts in a cross ball towards Hachemi Murati. Hachemi Murati is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.00
Angelo Pédros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Green. Harry Green shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
42.31
Gary Castillo knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
45.00
Paul Rizzo flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Peña. Pablo Peña knocks the ball forward to Hachemi Murati but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Rochdale start the second half!
49.54
Mohammed Edusei passes the ball forward to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips goes all the way! Spencer Wright-Phillips cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but António Rios is on top of it.
53.12
Gary Castillo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Peña. Pablo Peña plays a perfect one-two with Hachemi Murati and rushes in on goal... Pablo Peña rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.34
Robbie Beckham barges into Paul Rizzo. The referee calls over Robbie Beckham and warns him to calm down! Paul Rizzo runs off the knock.
75.38
Eddie Drake knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei makes a beautiful solo run. Mohammed Edusei makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Spencer Wright-Phillips but he's offside!
77.05
Lefteris Anastasiou makes a probing pass to Gary Castillo. Gary Castillo sees space and advances. Gary Castillo goes all the way! Gary Castillo shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.34
Lefteris Anastasiou flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Rizzo. Paul Rizzo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Scott Heskey!
84.09
Lefteris Anastasiou clumsily knocks into Harry Green. Lefteris Anastasiou is warned by the referee! Harry Green gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.44
Robbie Beckham knocks the ball forward to Georgios Kamaras. Georgios Kamaras threads the ball through to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
89.04
Stefan Andersson flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei makes a simple pass to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Mohammed Edusei barges into Michael Zois. Mohammed Edusei is warned by the referee! Michael Zois stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Gary Castillo of Chelsea
Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

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

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
25.4%
47.9%
26.8%

Scorers
Gary Castillo 9, 77
Pablo Peña 53