Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | West Ham United | West Ham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Trevor Barrett | T. Barrett | |||||||||
| Julian Coppinger | J. Coppinger | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Hannes Schöll | H. Schöll | |||||||||
| Nigel James | N. James | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Luke Dryden | L. Dryden | |||||||||
| Alistair Kanu | A. Kanu | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Robert Christie | R. Christie | |||||||||
| James Black | J. Black | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Liam Smithe | L. Smithe | |||||||||
| Nicholas Newby | N. Newby | | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Gerard Maes | G. Maes | |||||||||
| Nicola C. Rachini | N. Rachini |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Ruben Faria | R. Faria | |||||||||
| Claude Escudé | C. Escudé |  | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Henry Brown | H. Brown | |||||||||
| Del Robinson | D. Robinson | | 59 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Graeme Dublin | G. Dublin | |||||||||
| Anthony Jobson | A. Jobson | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Robbie Griffin | R. Griffin | |||||||||
| Tommy Seaman | T. Seaman | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Anthony George | A. George | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to West Ham United. A crowd of 9,900 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rochdale and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rochdale and West Ham United are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rochdale start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.05
0-0Liam Smithe hacks Nicholas Newby from behind! Liam Smithe is warned by the referee! Nicholas Newby grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.53
Anthony Jobson comes in with a late challenge on Liam Smithe. Anthony Jobson is given a warning by the referee! Liam Smithe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.34
0-0James Black controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Robinson. Del Robinson flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.55
Nigel James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicola C. Rachini. Nicola C. Rachini passes the ball forward to Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hannes Schöll.
20.16
Nigel James knocks the ball forward to Del Robinson. Del Robinson kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
24.05
Julian Coppinger chips the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Newby. Nicholas Newby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
33.09
Nicholas Newby makes a probing pass to Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Trevor Barrett who gathers it comfortably.
39.53
0-0Ruben Faria makes a simple pass to Anthony George. Anthony George shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.05
Nigel James advances with the ball. Nigel James knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman lofts in a cross ball towards Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
44.35
0-1Robert Christie makes a probing pass to Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony George. Anthony George knocks in a cross ball towards Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
West Ham United kick off the second half!
53.45
James Black knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Rachini. Nicola C. Rachini kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
54.41
Henry Brown threads the ball through to Anthony George. Anthony George shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
55.39
0-1West Ham United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rochdale's defence.
57.30
Luke Dryden kicks a strong pass forward to Henry Brown. Henry Brown makes a probing pass to Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.08
0-1Del Robinson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Jobson. Anthony Jobson knocks the ball forward to Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Trevor Barrett manages to gather it comfortably.
61.27
0-1Nicola C. Rachini comes in with a late challenge on Ruben Faria. Nicola C. Rachini is given a warning by the referee! Ruben Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.21
Del Robinson advances with the ball. Del Robinson whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Seaman. Tommy Seaman heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
66.46
Henry Brown chips the ball to his team mate, Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.26
Ruben Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony George. Anthony George lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
81.37
Luke Dryden makes a simple pass to Ruben Faria. Ruben Faria sees a break and surges forward. Ruben Faria threads the ball through to Robbie Griffin. Robbie Griffin shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
26.6%
49.4%
24.1%
Scorers
| Robbie Griffin 44, 72 |