Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Mendonca | M. Mendonca |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Tony Howells | T. Howells | |||||||||
| Norman Granville | N. Granville | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Wilfred Versteeg | W. Versteeg | |||||||||
| Dario De Ascentis | D. De Ascentis |  | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Martin Palmer | M. Palmer | |||||||||
| Nicky Coppinger | N. Coppinger | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Jacob Cort | J. Cort | |||||||||
| Graham Mccann | G. Mccann | | 58 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Steve Moncur | S. Moncur | |||||||||
| Jon Chadwick | J. Chadwick | | 58 | M | | 6 | |  | D | 44 | | Del Grant | D. Grant | ||||||||
| Chris Davies | C. Davies | | 56 | M | | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Tim Davies | T. Davies | ||||||||
| Stanley Platt | S. Platt | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Tommy Peckham | T. Peckham | |||||||||
| Patricio Cano | P. Cano |  | 54 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Ivan Riza | I. Riza | |||||||||
| Pedro Marques | P. Marques |  | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Patrice Blanc | P. Blanc | |||||||||
| Craig Stewart | C. Stewart | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Gareth Kerr | G. Kerr | |||||||||
| Neil Palmer | N. Palmer | | 48 | G | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Chris Mills | C. Mills | |||||||||
| Chris Brown | C. Brown | | 48 | M | | 13 | | M | 48 | | Jose Javier Redondo | J. Redondo | |||||||||
| Carl Hapgood | C. Hapgood | | 45 | A | | 14 | | G | 48 | | Ben Mcleod | B. Mcleod | |||||||||
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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,885 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
0.00
0-0Rochdale start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.24
0-0Gareth Kerr makes a simple pass to Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc knocks in a cross ball towards Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Matthew Mendonca!
3.13
0-0Tommy Peckham makes a probing pass to Tim Davies. Tim Davies knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.05
0-0Del Grant hacks Pedro Marques from behind! Del Grant is shown the yellow card! Pedro Marques gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.02
1-0Jon Chadwick flicks a high pass forward. Chris Davies holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Davies knocks the ball forward to Patricio Cano. Patricio Cano cuts inside the box! Patricio Cano makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Patricio Cano!
33.10
Martin Palmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Davies. Tim Davies makes a probing pass to Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.16
1-0Tommy Peckham flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Riza collects the pass. Ivan Riza shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
40.46
Ivan Riza flicks a high pass forward. Gareth Kerr controls it well on his chest. Gareth Kerr sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Millwall also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the second half underway!
48.14
Norman Granville makes a simple pass to Chris Davies. Chris Davies threads a neat ball through to Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
51.22
1-0Stanley Platt flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Cano controls it well on his chest. Patricio Cano deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Marques but the linesman indicates offside!
54.27
Tommy Peckham runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tommy Peckham makes a probing pass to Gareth Kerr but he's offside!
60.22
1-0Rochdale have made a substitution with Neil Palmer replacing Pedro Marques .Millwall have made a substitution with Ben Mcleod replacing Tommy Peckham .
61.32
Nicky Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick threads the ball through to Patricio Cano. Patricio Cano rushes past Martin Palmer! Some silky footwork from Patricio Cano provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
66.22
Martin Palmer receives the ball from a throw-in from Wilfred Versteeg. Seeing a gap ahead, Martin Palmer plays the ball forward to Steve Moncur. Steve Moncur controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr knocks in a cross ball towards Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is tipped over by Matthew Mendonca.
67.48
1-0Del Grant takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Patrice Blanc comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.02
Ivan Riza controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Coppinger.
77.26
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with Chris Brown replacing Craig Stewart and Carl Hapgood replacing Graham Mccann .Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Jose Javier Redondo replacing Gareth Kerr and Chris Mills replacing Patrice Blanc .
78.34
1-0Martin Palmer hacks Norman Granville from behind! The referee calls over Martin Palmer and warns him to calm down! Norman Granville hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.14
Ivan Riza flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Mills. Chris Mills whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Riza. Ivan Riza beats his man to it with a header but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.12
Dario De Ascentis threads the ball through to Jon Chadwick. Jon Chadwick flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Brown. Chris Brown knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Davies. Chris Davies whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
87.42
Ivan Riza takes the throw-in. Ben Mcleod surges forward with the ball. Ben Mcleod knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
32.9%
46.8%
20.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Davies of Rochdale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthew Mendonca (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Norman Granville (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Dario De Ascentis (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Nicky Coppinger (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Graham Mccann (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jon Chadwick (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Chris Davies (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Stanley Platt (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Patricio Cano (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Pedro Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Stewart (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Neil Palmer (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Chris Brown (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Carl Hapgood (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Tony Howells (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Wilfred Versteeg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Palmer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jacob Cort (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Steve Moncur (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Grant (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Tim Davies (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tommy Peckham (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ivan Riza (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Patrice Blanc (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gareth Kerr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Chris Mills (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jose Javier Redondo (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ben Mcleod (GK) | 6 | |