Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ugo Black | U. Black |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 52 | | Arthur Gower | A. Gower | ||||||||
| Adam Moss | A. Moss | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | George Bastin | G. Bastin | |||||||||
| Glynn Ripley | G. Ripley | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Alfredo Bizzarri | A. Bizzarri | |||||||||
| Gary Clapham | G. Clapham | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Sol Riggott | S. Riggott | |||||||||
| Neil Priestley | N. Priestley | | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Arthur Cutler | A. Cutler | |||||||||
| Darren Murrin | D. Murrin | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | David Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Titus Marsden | T. Marsden | | 59 | M | | | 7 | | M | 51 | | Leon Carragher | L. Carragher | ||||||||
| Paolo Barrett | P. Barrett | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Julian Brown | J. Brown | |||||||||
| Chris Brown | C. Brown | | 68 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Daniel Huckerby | D. Huckerby | |||||||||
| Kieron Lloyd | K. Lloyd | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 |  | Cristiano Nascimento | C. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Jermaine Jess | J. Jess | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Jose E. Pianu | J. Pianu | |||||||||
| James Irles | J. Irles |  | 50 | M | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Gavin Lee | G. Lee | |||||||||
| Stan Bridges | S. Bridges | | 49 | M | | 13 | | D | 45 | | Rio Taylor | R. Taylor | |||||||||
| Marcello Marangon | M. Marangon | | 47 | D | | 14 | | D | 43 | | Alfred Grantt | A. Grantt | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,462 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ljungberg.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Rotherham United kicking off!
8.57
0-0Neil Priestley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
9.29
Darren Murrin knocks the ball forward to Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Kieron Lloyd provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
10.58
0-0David Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Huckerby. Daniel Huckerby plays a quick one-two with Cristiano Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Adam Moss clumsily knocks into Daniel Huckerby. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
14.05
Glynn Ripley flicks a high pass forward to Neil Priestley who brings the ball under control. Neil Priestley flicks a high ball forward to Kieron Lloyd who takes it down. Kieron Lloyd shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
15.08
Adam Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Murrin. Darren Murrin makes a probing pass to Chris Brown. Chris Brown advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Chris Brown provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
21.52
0-0Titus Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arthur Gower who gathers it comfortably.
24.00
Darren Murrin plays the ball forward to Jermaine Jess. Jermaine Jess knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.49
Adam Moss knocks the ball forward to Darren Murrin. With a delightful solo run, Darren Murrin stretches the opposition's defence. Darren Murrin lofts in a cross ball towards Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd makes a looping header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.42
Darren Murrin threads the ball through to Chris Brown. Chris Brown shoots from distance but it is miles over!
44.34
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
Glynn Ripley chips the ball to his team mate, Darren Murrin. Darren Murrin threads the ball through to Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
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. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Rochdale start the second half!
47.14
Leon Carragher laces a weighted ball forward to Jose E. Pianu. Jose E. Pianu passes the ball forward to Cristiano Nascimento. Cristiano Nascimento comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
53.00
0-0Adam Moss threads a neat ball through to Neil Priestley. Neil Priestley advances with the ball. Neil Priestley knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Brown. Chris Brown whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
54.56
1-0Paolo Barrett flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Lloyd collects the pass. Kieron Lloyd plays a quick one-two with Chris Brown and rushes in on goal... Kieron Lloyd muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
59.14
Sol Riggott makes a beautiful solo run. Sol Riggott kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Huckerby. Daniel Huckerby finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Ugo Black. Excellent save.
60.44
1-0Rotherham United have made 2 substitutions with Rio Taylor replacing Julian Brown and Alfred Grantt replacing Jose E. Pianu .
65.21
Titus Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Brown. Chris Brown knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.25
2-0Darren Murrin threads a neat ball through to Kieron Lloyd. Kieron Lloyd passes the ball forward but Chris Brown is offside!
77.26
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with James Irles replacing Gary Clapham and Stan Bridges replacing Titus Marsden .
79.25
2-0Leon Carragher clumsily knocks into Darren Murrin. The referee warns Leon Carragher to calm down! Darren Murrin runs off the knock.
81.36
James Irles threads a neat ball through to Stan Bridges. Stan Bridges threads the ball through to Jermaine Jess. Jermaine Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Brown. With a superhuman jump, Chris Brown connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.6%
32.4%
Play Area
21.1%
47.9%
31%
Scorers
| Kieron Lloyd 55 Chris Brown 65, 81 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Brown of Rochdale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ugo Black (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Adam Moss (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Glynn Ripley (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Gary Clapham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Priestley (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Darren Murrin (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Titus Marsden (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paolo Barrett (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Chris Brown (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Kieron Lloyd (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Jermaine Jess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | James Irles (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stan Bridges (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Marcello Marangon (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Arthur Gower (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | George Bastin (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alfredo Bizzarri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sol Riggott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arthur Cutler (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | David Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Leon Carragher (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Julian Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Daniel Huckerby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Cristiano Nascimento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jose E. Pianu (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gavin Lee (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rio Taylor (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alfred Grantt (DEF) | 6 | |