Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Aston VillaAston Villa
Rog BarnesRog Barnes Nialler Mc Nialler Mc
Abraham ReynosoA. Reynoso66
G
1
G
78Hermanni ForssellH. Forssell
Da Silva ChaconD. Chacon68
D
2
D
66Andy DrakeA. Drake
Hugo NwakireH. Nwakire70
D
3
D
72Spencer GordonS. Gordon
Jacob EhioguJ. Ehiogu68
D
4
D
69Santiago ValenzuelaS. Valenzuela
Jo HeggemJ. Heggem71
M
5
D
70Pablo VeraP. Vera
Kevin WalemK. Walem65
M
6
M
80Carlos MorenoC. Moreno
Yurtcan SükürY. Sükür67
M
7
M
73Yuri ChislenkoY. Chislenko
Sander TouzaniS. Touzani64
M
8
M
67Robert CampbellR. Campbell
Roland ZublerR. Zubler65
A
9
A
72Aatos StegarA. Stegar
Mikkel NygaardM. Nygaard71
A
10
A
83Alexander DachsA. Dachs
Dominic SullivanD. Sullivan66
A
11
A
75Earnest PerryE. Perry

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 19,228 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Rochdale get the match underway!
2.18
Sander Touzani hacks Carlos Moreno from behind! Sander Touzani is warned by the referee! Carlos Moreno hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.36
Andy Drake knocks the ball forward to Yuri Chislenko. Yuri Chislenko kicks a strong pass forward to Aatos Stegar. Aatos Stegar controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Abraham Reynoso easily smothers it!
8.16
Robert Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry goes all the way! Earnest Perry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.39
Spencer Gordon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yuri Chislenko. Yuri Chislenko threads the ball through to Aatos Stegar. Aatos Stegar kicks a strong pass forward to Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.46
Spencer Gordon flicks the ball to his team mate, Robert Campbell. Robert Campbell sees space and advances. Robert Campbell threads the ball through to Aatos Stegar. Aatos Stegar shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.11
Spencer Gordon threads the ball through to Yuri Chislenko. Yuri Chislenko decides to run forward with the ball. Yuri Chislenko tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
36.48
Kevin Walem passes the ball forward to Dominic Sullivan. Dominic Sullivan plays a perfect one-two with Mikkel Nygaard and rushes in on goal... Dominic Sullivan rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
39.28
Hugo Nwakire catches Alexander Dachs on the ankles. Hugo Nwakire is given a warning by the referee! Alexander Dachs runs off the knock.
40.35
Kevin Walem deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.33
Spencer Gordon flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno threads the ball through to Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry goes all the way! Earnest Perry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Sander Touzani chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Zubler. Roland Zubler controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Aston Villa kick off the second half!
47.17
Carlos Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Dachs and rushes in on goal... Earnest Perry shoots from just inside the box. Earnest Perry scores for Aston Villa!!
60.38
Spencer Gordon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Moreno. Carlos Moreno threads the ball through to Earnest Perry. Earnest Perry plays a perfect one-two with Alexander Dachs and rushes in on goal... Earnest Perry shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
61.49
Robert Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Alexander Dachs. Alexander Dachs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacob Ehiogu.
63.28
Carlos Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Dachs. Alexander Dachs goes all the way! Alexander Dachs takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.37
Robert Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexander Dachs. Alexander Dachs goes all the way! Alexander Dachs shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Abraham Reynoso.
69.17
Sander Touzani chips the ball to his team mate, Roland Zubler. Roland Zubler shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
71.20
Jacob Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Jo Heggem. Jo Heggem passes the ball forward to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard lofts in a cross ball towards Roland Zubler. Roland Zubler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.40
Sander Touzani makes a probing pass to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard whips in a cross ball towards Roland Zubler. Roland Zubler flicks the ball with his head. Hermanni Forssell manages to gather it comfortably.
83.29
Carlos Moreno sees space and advances. Carlos Moreno plays a perfect one-two with Earnest Perry and rushes in on goal... Carlos Moreno rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
89.35
Aston Villa are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Earnest Perry of Aston Villa
Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Aston Villa
Goals
0
6
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.4%
67.6%
Play Area
28.2%
46.5%
25.4%

Scorers
Earnest Perry 8, 16, 47
Aatos Stegar 21
Yuri Chislenko 32
Alexander Dachs 63