Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Derby CountyDerby County
Amanda WarnerAmanda Warner Computer Player Computer Player
Juan Ignacio LorenzoJ. Lorenzo81
G
captain1
G
66Bernardo BelliniB. Bellini
Cesare MilaneseC. Milanese71
D
2captain
D
70Emile SmithE. Smith
Garry FergusonG. Ferguson67
D
3
D
66Gary GreigG. Greig
Jose DiezJ. Diez68
D
4
D
65Kevin GeorgeK. George
Sean ApolloniS. Apolloni68
D
5
M
73Warren StampW. Stamp
Adriano BelliniA. Bellini66
M
6
M
69Nigel WilsonN. Wilson
Francis MontagueF. Montague72
M
7
M
59Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer
Fabio HubnerF. Hubner69
M
8
M
55Noel ElliottN. Elliott
Nordin SchopsN. Schops68
A
9
A
60Darius GreeningD. Greening
Leonardo SusicL. Susic69
A
10
A
59Christopher KansC. Kans
Steve CollymoreS. Collymore64
A
11
A
49William DeplaceW. Deplace
 
Nicolas SchönenbornN. Schönenborn65
D
12
D
64Wouter WesterveldW. Westerveld
Pierre G. RutzittuP. Rutzittu63
M
13
D
59Kevin FentonK. Fenton
Tchiressoua LauretT. Lauret46
A
14
M
55Bill DuberryB. Duberry

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Derby County. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mark Eadie.


0.00
Derby County start the match!
3.48
Nigel Wilson takes it forward alone. Nigel Wilson shoots from outside the area but Juan Ignacio Lorenzo reads it well. Good keeping!
9.48
Fabio Hubner knocks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Bernardo Bellini manages to gather it effortlessly.
10.12
Gary Greig clumsily knocks into Steve Collymore. The referee calls over Gary Greig and warns him to calm down! Steve Collymore carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.34
Adriano Bellini flicks a high pass forward. Steve Collymore collects the pass. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Smith.
18.50
Jose Diez sees Adriano Bellini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adriano Bellini knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emile Smith.
28.33
Nigel Wilson darts forward. Nigel Wilson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
32.33
Francis Montague hits a low pass to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic threads the ball through to Nordin Schops but he's offside!
39.21
Noel Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of William Deplace. William Deplace makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christopher Kans but he's offside!
44.36
Francis Montague catches Marvin Bowyer on the ankles. Francis Montague is shown the yellow card! Marvin Bowyer stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rochdale players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rochdale start the second half!
48.41
Jose Diez sees Fabio Hubner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fabio Hubner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nordin Schops. Nordin Schops knocks the ball forward to Steve Collymore but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.03
Jose Diez catches Darius Greening on the ankles. Jose Diez is shown the yellow card! Darius Greening runs off the knock.
54.07
Marvin Bowyer sees Christopher Kans in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christopher Kans shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.35
Garry Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Francis Montague. Francis Montague controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
66.44
Noel Elliott sees Darius Greening in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darius Greening plays a one-two with William Deplace and advances towards the goal... Darius Greening looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies well off target!
69.08
Marvin Bowyer catches Francis Montague on the ankles. The referee brings Marvin Bowyer to one side and gives him a warning! Francis Montague runs off the knock.
71.45
Noel Elliott flicks a high pass forward to Christopher Kans who brings the ball under control. Christopher Kans whips in a cross ball towards William Deplace. William Deplace knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.47
Garry Ferguson sees space and advances. Garry Ferguson threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nordin Schops through on goal. Nordin Schops makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Gary Greig steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
79.19
Marvin Bowyer makes an attacking run forward. Marvin Bowyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Ignacio Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
81.29
Garry Ferguson hits a long diagonal ball forward. Leonardo Susic flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Collymore. Steve Collymore strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.27
Noel Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of William Deplace. William Deplace sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.23
Garry Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adriano Bellini. Adriano Bellini passes the ball forward to Nordin Schops. Nordin Schops tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.41
Fabio Hubner chips the ball to his team mate, Nordin Schops. Nordin Schops knocks in a cross ball towards Leonardo Susic. Leonardo Susic makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Derby County
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
24.6%
46.4%
29%

Scorers
William Deplace 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to William Deplace of Derby County

Match Ratings