Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     RochdaleRochdale
Computer Player Computer Player Martyn Chape Martyn Chape
Ben IzzetB. Izzet44
G
captain1
G
54Stuart GordonS. Gordon
Pascal GleisensteinP. Gleisenstein57
D
2
D
49Joe SummerbellJ. Summerbell
Sol PeckhamS. Peckham56
D
3
D
55Richard HughesR. Hughes
Lomano DrydenL. Dryden56
D
4
D
54Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro
Nwankwo GascoigneN. Gascoigne55
D
5
M
52Alistair SmithA. Smith
Alfred BenjaminA. Benjamin67
M
6
M
53Davide Di BiagioD. Di Biagio
Tim MasonT. Mason65
M
7captain
M
53Hugo TeixeiraH. Teixeira
Bert Van GalenB. Van Galen57
M
8
M
65Anthony BlakeA. Blake
Kieron RichardsK. Richards60
A
9
A
59Clive MarshallC. Marshall
Simon LofthouseS. Lofthouse59
A
10
A
64Robert MilliganR. Milligan
Duncan SimonsenD. Simonsen43
A
11
A
68Dennis SericD. Seric
 
Lee PowerL. Power54
D
12
M
55Trevor RoyceT. Royce
Marc BeckM. Beck51
D
13
A
65Ferdi WillemsF. Willems
Jonathan SmithJ. Smith51
M
14
G
53Ashley McleodA. Mcleod

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,462 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rochdale appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Tommy Carrick.


0.00
Rochdale kick off and get the match underway!
2.48
Miguel Pinheiro sees Davide Di Biagio in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Davide Di Biagio kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric lofts in a cross ball towards Davide Di Biagio. Davide Di Biagio directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ben Izzet gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
4.22
Alfred Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Richards collects the pass. Kieron Richards shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.54
From the throw-in, Anthony Blake picks out Hugo Teixeira. Hugo Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Davide Di Biagio collects the pass. Davide Di Biagio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.09
Bert Van Galen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Simonsen. Duncan Simonsen shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.47
Hugo Teixeira brings the ball forward. Hugo Teixeira finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
21.58
Miguel Pinheiro receives the ball from a throw-in from Joe Summerbell. With great vision, Miguel Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Alistair Smith. Alistair Smith threads the ball through to Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric advances inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Dennis Seric provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.16
Lomano Dryden barges into Davide Di Biagio. The referee calls over Lomano Dryden and warns him to calm down! Davide Di Biagio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.35
Miguel Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Davide Di Biagio. Seeing a gap ahead, Davide Di Biagio picks a pass forward to Clive Marshall. Clive Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.38
Davide Di Biagio comes in with a very late challenge on Nwankwo Gascoigne. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Nwankwo Gascoigne stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.05
Nwankwo Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Alfred Benjamin. Alfred Benjamin threads a neat ball through to Simon Lofthouse. Simon Lofthouse makes a probing pass between the defence to Duncan Simonsen. Duncan Simonsen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper, Stuart Gordon, sees it late!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
32.29
Bert Van Galen threads the ball through to Simon Lofthouse. Simon Lofthouse plays a one-two with Kieron Richards and advances towards the goal... Simon Lofthouse shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
34.09
Bert Van Galen knocks the ball forward to Alfred Benjamin. Alfred Benjamin shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.31
Richard Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Teixeira. Hugo Teixeira makes a simple pass to Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.06
Miguel Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Teixeira who takes it down. Hugo Teixeira plays the ball forward to Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
45.00
Sol Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Lomano Dryden. Lomano Dryden makes a simple pass to Simon Lofthouse. Simon Lofthouse whips in a cross ball towards Bert Van Galen. With a superhuman jump, Bert Van Galen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper, Stuart Gordon, sees it late!! Goal for Huddersfield Town!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Huddersfield Town kick off and get the second half underway!
49.35
Anthony Blake sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Blake knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.58
Joe Summerbell flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Seric who brings the ball under control. Dennis Seric darts forward. Dennis Seric whips in a cross ball towards Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.58
Dennis Seric threads a neat ball through to Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan whips in a cross ball towards Clive Marshall. Clive Marshall makes a deft header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.39
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with Trevor Royce replacing Hugo Teixeira and Ferdi Willems replacing Robert Milligan .
67.21
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
73.47
Dennis Seric brings the ball forward. Dennis Seric lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems makes a convincing header. Ferdi Willems scores for Rochdale!!
77.43
Rochdale appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-3-1 formation.
77.43
Simon Lofthouse catches Miguel Pinheiro on the ankles. Simon Lofthouse is shown the yellow card! Miguel Pinheiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.15
Richard Hughes flicks a high pass forward to Trevor Royce who brings the ball under control. Trevor Royce flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Blake collects the pass. Anthony Blake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ben Izzet.
79.34
Anthony Blake takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Some silky footwork from Ferdi Willems provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.08
Miguel Pinheiro comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Benjamin. The referee calls over Miguel Pinheiro and shows him a yellow card! Alfred Benjamin runs off the knock.
87.38
Richard Hughes barges into Bert Van Galen. The referee calls over Richard Hughes and warns him to calm down! Bert Van Galen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
89.35
Alfred Benjamin clumsily knocks into Dennis Seric. The referee calls over Alfred Benjamin and warns him to calm down! Dennis Seric stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Trevor Royce comes in with a late challenge on Tim Mason. The referee calls over Trevor Royce and shows him a yellow card! Tim Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

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

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
25%
44.7%
30.3%

Scorers
Duncan Simonsen 10, 28
Bert Van Galen 45
Robert Milligan 52
Ferdi Willems 73, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ferdi Willems of Rochdale

Match Ratings
1.Ben Izzet (GK)
6
2.Pascal Gleisenstein (DEF)
6
3.Sol Peckham (DEF)
6
4.Lomano Dryden (DEF)
6
5.Nwankwo Gascoigne (DEF)
6
6.Alfred Benjamin (MID)
6
7.Tim Mason (MID)
6
8.Bert Van Galen (MID)goal scored
8
9.Kieron Richards (ATT)
6
10.Simon Lofthouse (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Duncan Simonsen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Lee Power (DEF)
0
13.Marc Beck (DEF)
0
14.Jonathan Smith (MID)
0

1.Stuart Gordon (GK)
6
2.Joe Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Richard Hughes (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Pinheiro (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Alistair Smith (MID)
6
6.Davide Di Biagio (MID)red card
3
7.Hugo Teixeira (MID)
6
8.Anthony Blake (MID)
6
9.Clive Marshall (ATT)
6
10.Robert Milligan (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Dennis Seric (ATT)
8
 
12.Trevor Royce (MID)yellow card
5
13.Ferdi Willems (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
14.Ashley Mcleod (GK)
0