Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ugo Black | U. Black |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Ugo Defoe | U. Defoe | |||||||||
| Adam Moss | A. Moss | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Oleg Joachim | O. Joachim | |||||||||
| Glynn Ripley | G. Ripley | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Ruben Carvalho | R. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Gary Clapham | G. Clapham | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 |  | Nicola C. Pasqualin | N. Pasqualin | |||||||||
| Neil Priestley | N. Priestley | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 |  | Harris Fuchs | H. Fuchs | |||||||||
| Darren Murrin | D. Murrin | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Damien Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Omer Dodd | O. Dodd | | 63 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 60 | | Peter Wright | P. Wright | |||||||
| Paolo Barrett | P. Barrett | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Billy Ward | B. Ward | |||||||||
| Chris Brown | C. Brown | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Oleg Goldberg | O. Goldberg | |||||||||
| Kieron Lloyd | K. Lloyd | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Kevin Lisbie | K. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Jermaine Jess | J. Jess | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Peter Mcgovern | P. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| James Irles | J. Irles |  | 50 | M | | 12 | | G | 51 | | Sylvain Allman | S. Allman | |||||||||
| Stan Bridges | S. Bridges | | 49 | M | | 13 | | M | 50 | | Thierry Grondin | T. Grondin | |||||||||
| Marcello Marangon | M. Marangon | | 47 | D | | 14 | | M | 50 | | Simon Brooking | S. Brooking | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,851 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Hendrie.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dean Hendrie.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Rochdale kicking off!
2.12
0-0Peter Wright flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Goldberg controls it well on his chest. Oleg Goldberg tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
4.22
1-0Adam Moss hits a low pass to Darren Murrin. Darren Murrin runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Darren Murrin advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Darren Murrin provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
8.40
Darren Murrin knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Jess. Jermaine Jess sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Ugo Defoe effortlessly smothers it!
10.24
1-0Omer Dodd hacks Peter Wright from behind! Omer Dodd is shown the yellow card! Peter Wright grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
14.28
1-0Damien Campbell threads a neat ball through to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.22
1-0Ruben Carvalho sees space and advances. Ruben Carvalho flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Goldberg who takes it down. Oleg Goldberg knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.51
Omer Dodd makes a beautiful solo run. Omer Dodd knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Brown. Chris Brown finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
21.14
Gary Clapham flicks a high pass forward. Omer Dodd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Omer Dodd flicks a high ball forward to Jermaine Jess who takes it down. Jermaine Jess knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicola C. Pasqualin.
22.43
Omer Dodd flicks a high pass forward. Chris Brown holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Jermaine Jess. With a superhuman jump, Jermaine Jess connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it slams into the crowd!
24.18
With great vision, Glynn Ripley plays the ball forward to Darren Murrin. Darren Murrin sees a break and surges forward. Darren Murrin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicola C. Pasqualin.
27.35
Darren Murrin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.14
Ruben Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Billy Ward. Billy Ward makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glynn Ripley.
30.06
Oleg Joachim runs forward with the ball. Oleg Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
32.20
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
33.40
Peter Wright hacks Omer Dodd from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Omer Dodd gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.03
Peter Wright kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie rushes past Gary Clapham! Kevin Lisbie looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
44.21
1-0Peter Wright catches Darren Murrin on the ankles. The referee warns Peter Wright to calm down! Darren Murrin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Northampton Town start the second half!
47.17
Damien Campbell hits a low pass to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Mcgovern. Peter Mcgovern directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.10
Jermaine Jess catches Oleg Joachim on the ankles. Jermaine Jess is warned by the referee! Oleg Joachim grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.14
Gary Clapham passes the ball forward to Paolo Barrett. Paolo Barrett makes a probing pass to Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Brown. Chris Brown outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.49
Damien Campbell threads a neat ball through to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie shoots from long range but it flies wide!
66.38
From the throw-in, Peter Wright picks out Billy Ward. Billy Ward decides to run forward with the ball. Billy Ward shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
69.03
Glynn Ripley flicks a high pass forward to Omer Dodd who brings the ball under control. Omer Dodd controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Brown. Chris Brown knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola C. Pasqualin.
71.47
Neil Priestley chips the ball to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicola C. Pasqualin.
72.49
Peter Wright threads the ball through to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ugo Black who gathers it comfortably.
73.07
Nicola C. Pasqualin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Damien Campbell. Damien Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Lisbie who takes it down. Kevin Lisbie shoots from 20 yards. Ugo Black gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
75.23
2-1Nicola C. Pasqualin sweeps the ball up the wings. Kevin Lisbie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Goldberg but he's offside!
77.33
2-1Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with James Irles replacing Gary Clapham and Stan Bridges replacing Omer Dodd .
78.40
Nicola C. Pasqualin knocks the ball forward to Billy Ward. Billy Ward flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Lisbie who brings the ball neatly under control. Kevin Lisbie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.49
Peter Wright hits a low pass to Oleg Goldberg. Oleg Goldberg shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
89.05
2-1Nicola C. Pasqualin chips the ball to his team mate, Damien Campbell. Damien Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Lisbie. Kevin Lisbie flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Goldberg controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Oleg Goldberg cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball bounces but comes off Glynn Ripley and goes wide.
90.00
2-1Corner kick to Northampton Town. Damien Campbell chips it to the near post. Some silky footwork from Harris Fuchs provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.4%
55.6%
Play Area
27.2%
44.4%
28.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Darren Murrin of Rochdale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ugo Black (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Adam Moss (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Glynn Ripley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gary Clapham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Priestley (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Murrin (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Omer Dodd (MID) |  | 7 |
| 8. | Paolo Barrett (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Chris Brown (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Kieron Lloyd (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Jermaine Jess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | James Irles (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stan Bridges (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Marcello Marangon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ugo Defoe (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Oleg Joachim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruben Carvalho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nicola C. Pasqualin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Harris Fuchs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Damien Campbell (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Wright (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Billy Ward (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Oleg Goldberg (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kevin Lisbie (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Peter Mcgovern (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Sylvain Allman (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Thierry Grondin (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Simon Brooking (MID) | 0 | |