Match Report
| Bury | Bury |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gadd | Paul Gadd | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glynn Bolton | G. Bolton |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Marvin Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | |||||||||
| Rafael Castro | R. Castro |  | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Julian Coppinger | J. Coppinger | |||||||||
| Peter Dean | P. Dean | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Nigel James | N. James | |||||||||
| Ralph Izzet | R. Izzet | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Alistair Kanu | A. Kanu | |||||||||
| Jason Middleton | J. Middleton | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | James Black | J. Black | |||||||||
| Julian Carrick | J. Carrick | | 50 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Nicholas Newby | N. Newby | |||||||||
| Graham Todd | G. Todd | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Nicola C. Rachini | N. Rachini | |||||||||
| Nick Bishop | N. Bishop | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Claude Escudé | C. Escudé | |||||||||
| Demetrio Fortin | D. Fortin | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Del Robinson | D. Robinson | |||||||||
| Wes Bramble | W. Bramble | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Anthony Jobson | A. Jobson | |||||||||
| Francesco G. Bia | F. Bia | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Tommy Seaman | T. Seaman | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Gigg Lane where Bury play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,946 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Bury and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Bury and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Bury start the match!
2.16
0-0Demetrio Fortin flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble plays a perfect one-two with Francesco G. Bia and rushes in on goal... Wes Bramble shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.57
Nick Bishop makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble whips in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
8.07
0-0Nicola C. Rachini brings the ball forward. Nicola C. Rachini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.50
Graham Todd brings the ball forward. Graham Todd knocks in a cross ball towards Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.24
0-0Ralph Izzet threads the ball through to Nick Bishop. Nick Bishop knocks the ball forward to Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Marvin Le Tissier manages to keep it out.
18.58
Nick Bishop makes a simple pass to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Marvin Le Tissier.
20.40
Nick Bishop makes a probing pass to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Julian Coppinger.
22.32
Alistair Kanu advances with the ball. Alistair Kanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
24.19
Alistair Kanu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Claude Escudé. Claude Escudé makes a probing pass to Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Castro.
27.36
Nigel James flicks the ball to his team mate, Claude Escudé. Claude Escudé brings the ball forward. Claude Escudé controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
28.54
Graham Todd surges forward with the ball. Graham Todd shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.57
Ralph Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Todd. Graham Todd makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.28
0-0Claude Escudé comes in with a late challenge on Graham Todd. The referee calls over Claude Escudé and shows him a yellow card! Graham Todd stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.25
Rafael Castro flicks the ball to his team mate, Demetrio Fortin. Demetrio Fortin kicks a strong pass forward to Francesco G. Bia. Francesco G. Bia goes all the way! Francesco G. Bia shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.52
Nicola C. Rachini passes the ball forward to Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Rochdale kick off!
47.35
Peter Dean deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Todd. Graham Todd makes a beautiful solo run. Graham Todd knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
48.36
Claude Escudé deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.38
Ralph Izzet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nick Bishop. Nick Bishop controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wes Bramble. Wes Bramble knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.35
Nigel James knocks the ball forward to Nicola C. Rachini. Nicola C. Rachini brings the ball forward. Nicola C. Rachini plays a perfect one-two with Tommy Seaman and rushes in on goal... Nicola C. Rachini makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Glynn Bolton easily smothers it.
57.43
Julian Coppinger decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Coppinger kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.23
0-0Alistair Kanu comes in with a late challenge on Ralph Izzet. Alistair Kanu is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Izzet runs off the knock.
65.28
0-0Rochdale are easily keeping Bury at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.52
Nick Bishop comes in with a late challenge on Nicola C. Rachini. Nick Bishop is given a warning by the referee! Nicola C. Rachini stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.27
Rochdale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Bury's defence.
90.00
Claude Escudé makes a beautiful solo run. Claude Escudé tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!