Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Northampton Town | Northampton Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Mendonca | M. Mendonca |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 63 | | Alun Whelan | A. Whelan | ||||||||
| Emile Ljungberg | E. Ljungberg | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Nigel Mcgovern | N. Mcgovern | |||||||||
| Norman Granville | N. Granville | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Dean Pearce | D. Pearce | |||||||||
| Dario De Ascentis | D. De Ascentis |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 |  | Craig Hansen | C. Hansen | |||||||||
| Graham Mccann | G. Mccann | | 58 | M | | 5 | | M | 54 | | Neil Law | N. Law | |||||||||
| Chris Davies | C. Davies | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Titus Scales | T. Scales | |||||||||
| Stanley Platt | S. Platt | | 48 | M | | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Chris Richards | C. Richards | ||||||||
| Chris Brown | C. Brown | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Les Carragher | L. Carragher | |||||||||
| Patricio Cano | P. Cano |  | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Syd Hunt | S. Hunt | |||||||||
| Pedro Marques | P. Marques |  | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Anthony Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Craig Stewart | C. Stewart | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Harvey Atherton | H. Atherton | |||||||||
| Nicky Coppinger | N. Coppinger | | 50 | D | | 12 | | G | 56 | | Les Pallister | L. Pallister | |||||||||
| Neil Palmer | N. Palmer | | 48 | G | | 13 | | G | 50 | | Oleg Dixon | O. Dixon | |||||||||
| Carl Hapgood | C. Hapgood | | 45 | A | | 14 | | G | 46 | | Colin Kanu | C. Kanu | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 3,818 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rochdale and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Ferdinand.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rochdale and Northampton Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nigel Ferdinand.
0.00
0-0Northampton Town start the match!
3.38
0-0Craig Hansen hacks Craig Stewart from behind! Craig Hansen is shown the yellow card! Craig Stewart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.23
0-0Emile Ljungberg sees Graham Mccann in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Graham Mccann kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Brown. Chris Brown shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.36
0-0Craig Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Scales. Titus Scales flicks a high pass forward. Chris Richards controls it well on his chest. Chris Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower heads the ball goalwards. The shot is on target but blocked by Norman Granville. That should have been a goal!
18.50
0-0Nigel Mcgovern flicks a high ball forward to Les Carragher who takes it down. Les Carragher sees space and advances. Les Carragher controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Harvey Atherton through on goal. Harvey Atherton muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Matthew Mendonca is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
20.39
Graham Mccann kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
24.39
Nigel Mcgovern passes the ball forward to Dean Pearce. Dean Pearce makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Atherton. Harvey Atherton sees Titus Scales just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Titus Scales provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it is miles over!
27.02
0-0Norman Granville passes the ball forward to Chris Davies. With some swift thinking, Chris Davies plays the ball forward to Patricio Cano. Patricio Cano makes a great pass forward. Pedro Marques runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
36.19
Graham Mccann darts forward. Graham Mccann advances inside the box! Graham Mccann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but Dean Pearce blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
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
The whistle blows and Rochdale kick off!
51.44
1-0Chris Brown passes the ball forward to Chris Davies. Chris Davies plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Stewart and stumbles forward towards the goal... Chris Davies side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Chris Davies!
55.44
Emile Ljungberg threads the ball through to Chris Davies. Chris Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Chris Davies plays a quick one-two with Chris Brown and rushes in on goal... Chris Davies rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.06
2-0Rochdale have made a substitution with Nicky Coppinger replacing Pedro Marques .
63.11
2-0Norman Granville darts forward. Norman Granville makes a probing pass between the defence to Stanley Platt. Dean Pearce clumsily knocks into Stanley Platt. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
67.07
Graham Mccann sees space and advances. Graham Mccann shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.36
3-0Les Carragher flicks a high ball forward to Chris Richards who takes it down. Chris Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.29
Chris Richards hits a low pass to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
77.52
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with Neil Palmer replacing Craig Stewart and Carl Hapgood replacing Graham Mccann .
81.27
3-0Dean Pearce hacks Patricio Cano from behind! Dean Pearce is given a warning by the referee! Patricio Cano runs off the knock.
83.39
Nigel Mcgovern deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Law. Neil Law sees Harvey Atherton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Atherton plays a sublime one-two with Titus Scales and races in on goal... Some silky footwork from Harvey Atherton provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.34
Titus Scales kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
87.42
Stanley Platt comes in with a late challenge on Dean Pearce. Stanley Platt is shown the yellow card! Dean Pearce runs off the knock.
89.53
Chris Davies flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Cano controls it well on his chest. Patricio Cano shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.3%
46.7%
Play Area
26.7%
45.3%
28%
Scorers
| Chris Davies 51, 55 Graham Mccann 67 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Davies of Rochdale |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Matthew Mendonca (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Emile Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Norman Granville (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dario De Ascentis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graham Mccann (MID) |  | 8 |
| 6. | Chris Davies (MID) | | 9 |
| 7. | Stanley Platt (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Chris Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Patricio Cano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pedro Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Craig Stewart (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicky Coppinger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Neil Palmer (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Carl Hapgood (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Alun Whelan (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nigel Mcgovern (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Dean Pearce (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Craig Hansen (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Neil Law (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Titus Scales (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Chris Richards (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Les Carragher (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Syd Hunt (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Anthony Bower (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Harvey Atherton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Les Pallister (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Oleg Dixon (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Colin Kanu (GK) | 0 | |