Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Stoke CityStoke City
Amanda WarnerAmanda Warner Jim Willis Jim Willis
Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo81
G
captain1
G
56Luis DiazL. Diaz
Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese71
D
2
D
56Robbie NichollsR. Nicholls
Garry FergusonG. Ferguson67
D
3
D
61Rodrigue CarottiR. Carotti
Jose DiezJ. Diez68
D
4
D
53Leonardo FerreriL. Ferreri
Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni68
D
5captain
M
55Marc HelmerM. Helmer
Adriano BelliniA. Bellini66
M
6
M
66Carlo PeruzziC. Peruzzi
Francis MontagueF. Montague72
M
7
M
72Jon SmithJ. Smith
Fabio HubnerF. Hubner69
M
8
M
59Dries WilnisD. Wilnis
Jean-Luc BiancalaniJ. Biancalani73
A
9
A
67Stefano FresiS. Fresi
Leonardo SusicL. Susic69
A
10
A
55Anthony HibbsA. Hibbs
Steve CollymoreS. Collymore63
A
11
A
52Ronald DenneboomR. Denneboom
 
Nicolas SchönenbornN. Schönenborn65
D
12
A
49Samuele MaltagliatiS. Maltagliati
Pierre G. RutzittuP. Rutzittu63
M
13
M
53Enrique MerinoE. Merino
Michael ClemenceM. Clemence35
D
14
D
46Nicky GalliN. Galli

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Stoke City. A crowd of 9,404 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Stoke City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dion Mustoe.


0.00
Rochdale kick off the first half!
2.15
Adriano Bellini comes in with a late challenge on Jon Smith. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jon Smith stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.35
Carlo Peruzzi receives the ball from a throw-in from Jon Smith. Carlo Peruzzi takes it forward alone. Carlo Peruzzi plays a one-two with Ronald Denneboom and rushes in on goal... Carlo Peruzzi takes a shot at goal. Cesare Milanese steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
14.44
Francis Montague flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Luc Biancalani who brings the ball under control. Jean-Luc Biancalani advances inside the box! Jean-Luc Biancalani tries a spectacular strike. Good keeping from Luis Diaz as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
20.07
Sean Apolloni sees a break and surges forward. Sean Apolloni chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
21.38
Stefano Fresi clumsily knocks into Cesare Milanese. Stefano Fresi is warned by the referee! Cesare Milanese runs off the knock.
24.20
Francis Montague threads the ball through to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robbie Nicholls.
26.47
Garry Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore plays a quick one-two with Jean-Luc Biancalani and rushes in on goal... Steve Collymore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
28.34
Robbie Nicholls passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Carlo Peruzzi. Carlo Peruzzi brings the ball forward. Carlo Peruzzi tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.31
Dries Wilnis hits a low pass to Ronald Denneboom. Ronald Denneboom knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.55
Robbie Nicholls takes a long throw-in. Leonardo Ferreri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlo Peruzzi. Carlo Peruzzi threads a neat ball through to Anthony Hibbs. Anthony Hibbs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
38.39
Marc Helmer kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Hibbs. Anthony Hibbs whips in a cross ball towards Ronald Denneboom. Ronald Denneboom knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
40.43
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Stoke City have changed their lineup with Samuele Maltagliati replacing Ronald Denneboom, Enrique Merino replacing Dries Wilnis and Nicky Galli replacing Rodrigue Carotti. The Rochdale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Stoke City kick off!
48.01
Jose Diez hits a low pass to Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani passes the ball forward to Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
51.22
Jon Smith flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Hibbs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Anthony Hibbs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Diez.
54.34
Adriano Bellini catches Enrique Merino on the ankles. Adriano Bellini is warned by the referee! Enrique Merino runs off the knock.
59.46
With great vision, Robbie Nicholls plays the ball forward to Jon Smith. Jon Smith deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Hibbs. Anthony Hibbs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Ferguson.
61.02
Fabio Hubner flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luis Diaz who gathers it comfortably.
63.48
Carlo Peruzzi decides to run forward with the ball. Carlo Peruzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Ignacio Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
69.47
Francis Montague controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicky Galli.
72.08
Cesare Milanese flicks a high ball forward to Adriano Bellini who takes it down. Adriano Bellini flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani tries a spectacular long range effort but Luis Diaz reads it well. Fabulous save!
73.46
Garry Ferguson makes a simple pass to Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner sees Leonardo Susic in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Leonardo Susic plays a scrappy one-two with Jean-Luc Biancalani and stumbles forward towards the goal... Leonardo Susic comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper, Luis Diaz, sees it late!! Goal for Rochdale!
78.38
Carlo Peruzzi makes a simple pass to Samuele Maltagliati. Samuele Maltagliati knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.17
Jose Diez passes the ball forward to Fabio Hubner. Fabio Hubner threads the ball through to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Luc Biancalani but he's offside!
90.00
Sean Apolloni knocks the ball to his team mate, Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini surges forward with the ball. Adriano Bellini makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Jean-Luc Biancalani. Jean-Luc Biancalani looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Stoke City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
31.9%
42%
26.1%

Scorers
Leonardo Susic 73
Jean-Luc Biancalani 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean-Luc Biancalani of Rochdale

Match Ratings