Match Report


Derby CountyDerby County     RochdaleRochdale
Nick KempNick Kemp Martyn Chape Martyn Chape
Marco TomacicM. Tomacic65
G
1
G
54Stuart GordonS. Gordon
Luca PancuL. Pancu62
D
2
D
54Miguel PinheiroM. Pinheiro
Titus VieiraT. Vieira59
D
3
D
62Jacob PhilipsJ. Philips
Robert MersonR. Merson56
D
4
D
65Georg ThalhammerG. Thalhammer
Tomas PostigaT. Postiga71
M
captain5
M
53Davide Di BiagioD. Di Biagio
Rio CortR. Cort63
M
6
M
52Alistair SmithA. Smith
Markus WallnerM. Wallner57
M
7
M
65Anthony BlakeA. Blake
Shaun ShearerS. Shearer41
M
8captain
M
57Daniele LuzhnyD. Luzhny
Dominic LiddellD. Liddell76
A
9
A
65Ferdi WillemsF. Willems
Paolo FletcherP. Fletcher68
A
10
A
64Robert MilliganR. Milligan
Matt McinnesM. Mcinnes64
A
11
A
68Dennis SericD. Seric
 
Lee BridgeL. Bridge53
G
12
M
55Trevor RoyceT. Royce
James HuckerbyJ. Huckerby52
D
13
A
59Clive MarshallC. Marshall
Graeme JamesG. James47
D
14
A
58Harry SheringhamH. Sheringham

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Pride Park Stadium where Derby County play host to Rochdale. Its a sell-out today with the 10,500 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Derby County and Rochdale are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Mccann.


0.00
Rochdale get the match underway!
2.40
Anthony Blake chips the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luca Pancu.
12.06
Anthony Blake sees a break and surges forward. Anthony Blake threads a neat ball through to Dennis Seric. Some good footwork from Dennis Seric provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Marco Tomacic manages to keep it out.
15.36
Robert Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rio Cort. Rio Cort controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.15
Jacob Philips chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake knocks the ball forward to Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rochdale!
20.06
Tomas Postiga hits a low pass to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.24
Ferdi Willems knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan shoots from distance but it is miles over!
28.00
Robert Merson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Markus Wallner. Markus Wallner makes an attacking run forward. Markus Wallner makes a defence splitting pass to Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.04
Markus Wallner threads the ball through to Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Stuart Gordon punches it away to safety.
34.17
Georg Thalhammer threads the ball through to Davide Di Biagio. Davide Di Biagio makes a simple pass to Robert Milligan. Robert Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Daniele Luzhny. Daniele Luzhny finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
36.26
Anthony Blake flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Seric who brings the ball under control. Dennis Seric knocks in a cross ball towards Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
40.01
Dominic Liddell sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Rio Cort. Rio Cort knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Stuart Gordon.
41.38
Markus Wallner takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Tomas Postiga shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
42.02
Georg Thalhammer kicks a strong pass forward to Davide Di Biagio. Davide Di Biagio sees space and advances. Davide Di Biagio rushes past Titus Vieira! Some good footwork from Davide Di Biagio provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.12
Tomas Postiga catches Daniele Luzhny on the ankles. The referee calls over Tomas Postiga and warns him to calm down! Daniele Luzhny gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Anthony Blake flicks the ball to his team mate, Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Derby County appear unchanged since the first half. Rochdale also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Derby County start the second half!
47.50
Alistair Smith passes the ball forward to Anthony Blake. Anthony Blake lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Marco Tomacic with no chance!! Goal for Rochdale!
54.40
Dennis Seric flicks a high pass forward. Robert Milligan collects the pass. Robert Milligan whips in a cross ball towards Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
55.34
Rio Cort chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Mcinnes. With a superhuman jump, Matt Mcinnes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.39
Luca Pancu brings the ball forward. Seeing a gap ahead, Luca Pancu plays the ball forward to Dominic Liddell. Dominic Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Anthony Blake. Excellent block.
60.50
Rochdale have made 2 substitutions with Trevor Royce replacing Anthony Blake and Clive Marshall replacing Robert Milligan .
63.14
Jacob Philips passes the ball forward to Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems lofts in a cross ball towards Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's a woeful effort!
66.53
Daniele Luzhny chips the ball to his team mate, Clive Marshall. Clive Marshall shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
67.50
With imagination, Georg Thalhammer laces a through ball forward to Ferdi Willems. Ferdi Willems plays a scrappy one-two with Clive Marshall and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ferdi Willems muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Marco Tomacic had no chance!! Goal for Rochdale! That's his third!
71.53
Titus Vieira passes the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga threads a neat ball through to Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes lofts in a cross ball towards Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.29
With some swift thinking, Robert Merson plays the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Mcinnes. Matt Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.47
Tomas Postiga threads a neat ball through to Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.02
With great vision, Ferdi Willems plays the ball forward to Clive Marshall. Clive Marshall finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
84.51
Rio Cort chips the ball to his team mate, Paolo Fletcher. Paolo Fletcher shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
85.09
Paolo Fletcher flicks a high pass forward to Shaun Shearer who brings the ball under control. Shaun Shearer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Pinheiro.
90.00
With some swift thinking, Georg Thalhammer plays the ball forward to Trevor Royce. Trevor Royce chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Seric. Dennis Seric knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Derby County

Rochdale
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
6
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.2%
53.8%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%

Scorers
Dominic Liddell 20
Matt Mcinnes 55
Robert Milligan 16
Ferdi Willems 36, 47, 67

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

Match Ratings
1.Marco Tomacic (GK)
6
2.Luca Pancu (DEF)
6
3.Titus Vieira (DEF)
6
4.Robert Merson (DEF)
6
5.Tomas Postiga (MID)
6
6.Rio Cort (MID)
6
7.Markus Wallner (MID)
6
8.Shaun Shearer (MID)
6
9.Dominic Liddell (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Paolo Fletcher (ATT)
6
11.Matt Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Lee Bridge (GK)
0
13.James Huckerby (DEF)
0
14.Graeme James (DEF)
0

1.Stuart Gordon (GK)
6
2.Miguel Pinheiro (DEF)
6
3.Jacob Philips (DEF)
6
4.Georg Thalhammer (DEF)
6
5.Davide Di Biagio (MID)
6
6.Alistair Smith (MID)
6
7.Anthony Blake (MID)
8
8.Daniele Luzhny (MID)
6
9.Ferdi Willems (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Robert Milligan (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Dennis Seric (ATT)
7
 
12.Trevor Royce (MID)
6
13.Clive Marshall (ATT)
6
14.Harry Sheringham (ATT)
0