Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Birmingham CityBirmingham City
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad John Mooney John Mooney
Billy MurphyB. Murphy61
G
1
G
73Adam BattyA. Batty
Richard SummerbellR. Summerbell73
D
2
D
71Frederic HamedF. Hamed
Martin CarterM. Carter67
D
3
D
71Camille LefèvreC. Lefèvre
Dennis HasselbainkD. Hasselbaink71
D
4
D
69Samuele PinziS. Pinzi
Terry KoncheskyT. Konchesky66
M
5captain
M
79Darius LumsdonD. Lumsdon
Trevor LockleyT. Lockley66
M
captain6
M
71Carlos RedondoC. Redondo
Christina VilatteC. Vilatte68
M
7
M
78Micka‘l MerideM. Meride
Dale WatsonD. Watson56
M
8
M
77Darren ScalesD. Scales
Fritz CavegliaF. Caveglia68
A
9
A
71Jo‘l FischerJ. Fischer
Lionel PontalL. Pontal66
A
10
A
37James FinneyJ. Finney
Bart SluiterB. Sluiter73
A
11
A
76Yves-A. RichertY. Richert
 
George BoydG. Boyd63
D
12
D
67Ruuben BranderR. Brander
Luke HarleyL. Harley58
M
13
D
67Del PlowrightD. Plowright
Des BloomerD. Bloomer64
A
14
G
55Daniel BridgesD. Bridges

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Birmingham City. A crowd of 16,976 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rochdale and Birmingham City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Walsh.


0.00
Rochdale get the match underway!
3.20
Micka‘l Meride deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Finney. James Finney knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Murphy who gathers it comfortably.
4.33
Martin Carter sees Christina Vilatte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward. Bart Sluiter collects the pass. Bart Sluiter finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
6.23
Frederic Hamed knocks the ball forward to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride makes a beautiful solo run. Micka‘l Meride whips in a cross ball towards James Finney. James Finney knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
9.48
Carlos Redondo makes a beautiful solo run. Carlos Redondo plays a quick one-two with Jo‘l Fischer and rushes in on goal... Carlos Redondo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Billy Murphy easily gets down and covers it.
15.59
Christina Vilatte clumsily knocks into Micka‘l Meride. Christina Vilatte is shown the yellow card! Micka‘l Meride stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.41
Dennis Hasselbaink knocks the ball forward to Christina Vilatte. Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward. Lionel Pontal collects the pass. Lionel Pontal edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Lionel Pontal provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Adam Batty as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
17.23
Corner kick to Rochdale. Dale Watson chips it to the near post. Jo‘l Fischer jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
20.19
With great vision, Frederic Hamed plays the ball forward to Darren Scales. Darren Scales sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.56
Carlos Redondo threads a neat ball through to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert plays a scrappy one-two with James Finney and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Yves-A. Richert provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.45
Carlos Redondo makes a simple pass to Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert plays a scrappy one-two with James Finney and advances towards the goal... Yves-A. Richert makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Billy Murphy.
33.41
Corner kick to Birmingham City. Carlos Redondo plays it to the near post. Billy Murphy scoops up the ball.
34.49
Christina Vilatte makes a probing pass to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter plays a one-two with Fritz Caveglia and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Bart Sluiter provides some space. He shoots at goal. Adam Batty gets down and covers it.
42.25
Camille Lefèvre clumsily knocks into Fritz Caveglia. The referee calls over Camille Lefèvre and shows him a yellow card! Fritz Caveglia carries on, but is struggling a bit.
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. Birmingham City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Birmingham City get the second half underway!
51.59
Martin Carter breaks forward. Martin Carter brings the ball forward. Martin Carter rushes past Camille Lefèvre! Martin Carter comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.14
Jo‘l Fischer hacks Richard Summerbell from behind! Jo‘l Fischer is given a warning by the referee! Richard Summerbell runs off the knock.
60.40
Rochdale have made a substitution with George Boyd replacing Richard Summerbell .
61.41
George Boyd kicks a strong pass forward to Dale Watson. Dale Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Lionel Pontal. Lionel Pontal shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Adam Batty smothers it!
65.20
Frederic Hamed sees Carlos Redondo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Redondo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carlos Redondo knocks in a cross ball towards Jo‘l Fischer. With a superhuman jump, Jo‘l Fischer connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
66.25
Carlos Redondo sees Yves-A. Richert in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Yves-A. Richert shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
67.49
Trevor Lockley makes a simple pass to Fritz Caveglia. Fritz Caveglia shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.39
Christina Vilatte threads the ball through to Fritz Caveglia. Fritz Caveglia edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Fritz Caveglia provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but is denied by Adam Batty. Excellent save.
72.30
Frederic Hamed knocks the ball forward to Micka‘l Meride. Micka‘l Meride flicks the ball to his team mate, Yves-A. Richert. Yves-A. Richert plays a quick one-two with Jo‘l Fischer and rushes in on goal... Yves-A. Richert takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Martin Carter.
75.40
Seeing a gap ahead, Dale Watson plays the ball forward to Lionel Pontal. Lionel Pontal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Batty who gathers it comfortably.
77.57
Rochdale have made a substitution with Des Bloomer replacing Lionel Pontal .
83.23
Frederic Hamed threads the ball through to Carlos Redondo. Carlos Redondo chips the ball to his team mate, Jo‘l Fischer. Jo‘l Fischer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.30
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Birmingham City
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
30%
41.4%
28.6%

Scorers
Martin Carter 52
Yves-A. Richert 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martin Carter of Rochdale

Match Ratings
1.Billy Murphy (GK)
7
2.Richard Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Martin Carter (DEF)goal scored
9
4.Dennis Hasselbaink (DEF)
6
5.Terry Konchesky (MID)
6
6.Trevor Lockley (MID)
6
7.Christina Vilatte (MID)yellow card
6
8.Dale Watson (MID)
6
9.Fritz Caveglia (ATT)
6
10.Lionel Pontal (ATT)
6
11.Bart Sluiter (ATT)
6
 
12.George Boyd (DEF)
6
13.Luke Harley (MID)
0
14.Des Bloomer (ATT)
6

1.Adam Batty (GK)
7
2.Frederic Hamed (DEF)
7
3.Camille Lefèvre (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Samuele Pinzi (DEF)
6
5.Darius Lumsdon (MID)
6
6.Carlos Redondo (MID)
8
7.Micka‘l Meride (MID)
7
8.Darren Scales (MID)
6
9.Jo‘l Fischer (ATT)
6
10.James Finney (ATT)
6
11.Yves-A. Richert (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ruuben Brander (DEF)
0
13.Del Plowright (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Bridges (GK)
0