Match Report
| Swindon Town | Swindon Town |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Rufus | J. Rufus |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Scott Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| Brian Forbes | B. Forbes | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Thanassis Galanidis | T. Galanidis | |||||||||
| Nigel Ripley | N. Ripley | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Stefan Andersson | S. Andersson | |||||||||
| Marc Haynes | M. Haynes | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Eddie Drake | E. Drake | |||||||||
| Arthur Lampard | A. Lampard | | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | |||||||||
| Danny Shearer | D. Shearer | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Mohammed Edusei | M. Edusei | |||||||||
| Michael Gray | M. Gray | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | |||||||||
| Glynn Bowyer | G. Bowyer | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | |||||||||
| Anthony Bloomer | A. Bloomer | | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Marc Hughes | M. Hughes | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Harry Green | H. Green | |||||||||
| Marcus Nicholls | M. Nicholls | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 |  | Hugo Garba | H. Garba | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at County Ground where Swindon Town play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,874 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Swindon Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Swindon Town start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.38
0-0Eddie Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Jamie Rufus.
4.19
0-0Michael Gray catches Angelo Pédros on the ankles. The referee calls over Michael Gray and shows him a yellow card! Angelo Pédros runs off the knock.
6.15
1-0Arthur Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Gray. Michael Gray makes a simple pass to Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer plays a perfect one-two with Marcus Nicholls and rushes in on goal... Anthony Bloomer tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Scott Heskey had no chance!! Goal for Swindon Town!
12.02
1-0Ugo Tiler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harry Green. Harry Green finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.29
Michael Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Bloomer and rushes in on goal... Marcus Nicholls cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Scott Heskey is on top of it.
20.46
Gavin Tolley flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.31
1-0Danny Shearer makes a probing pass to Marc Hughes. Marc Hughes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.06
Angelo Pédros advances with the ball. Angelo Pédros plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Garba and rushes in on goal... Angelo Pédros rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.55
Mohammed Edusei controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba knocks in a cross ball towards Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips powers a header at goal but Jamie Rufus is on top of it.
32.21
Nigel Ripley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Glynn Bowyer. Glynn Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.54
Arthur Lampard controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Glynn Bowyer. Glynn Bowyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marc Hughes. Marc Hughes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
38.26
1-0Marc Haynes knocks the ball forward to Glynn Bowyer. Glynn Bowyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Hughes. Marc Hughes knocks the ball forward to Marcus Nicholls but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Rochdale kick off!
48.33
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.24
Marc Haynes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Glynn Bowyer. Glynn Bowyer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Bloomer. Anthony Bloomer knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Hughes. Marc Hughes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.04
Thanassis Galanidis catches Marc Hughes on the ankles. The referee calls over Thanassis Galanidis and shows him a yellow card! Marc Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.42
Eddie Drake knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Edusei. Mohammed Edusei knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba passes the ball forward but Spencer Wright-Phillips is offside!
61.13
Mohammed Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Harry Green. Harry Green goes all the way! Harry Green makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Jamie Rufus easily smothers it.
66.54
Eddie Drake makes a simple pass to Angelo Pédros. Angelo Pédros knocks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Jamie Rufus.
71.02
Stefan Andersson advances with the ball. Stefan Andersson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Green. Harry Green knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marc Haynes.
72.22
Thanassis Galanidis hoofs the ball up the pitch. Hugo Garba plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Hugo Garba takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.57
Michael Gray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls plays a perfect one-two with Marc Hughes and rushes in on goal... Marcus Nicholls shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.27
2-0Thanassis Galanidis hacks Marc Hughes from behind! Thanassis Galanidis is warned by the referee! Marc Hughes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.36
Brian Forbes chips the ball to his team mate, Michael Gray. Michael Gray knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Nicholls. Marcus Nicholls controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.19
Eddie Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Angelo Pédros. Angelo Pédros passes the ball forward to Harry Green. Harry Green plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Garba and rushes in on goal... Harry Green makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
30.2%
43%
26.7%
Scorers