Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Norwich City | Norwich City | ||||||||||||||||
| Milan Ljuboja | Milan Ljuboja | Matjohn Matjohn | Matjohn Matjohn | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dario Flachi | D. Flachi |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Noah Sammer | N. Sammer | |||||||||
| J-David Avenet | J. Avenet |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Armin Dörner | A. Dörner | |||||||||
| Matías Ezequiel Ruiz | M. Ruiz |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Syd Summerbee | S. Summerbee | |||||||||
| James Black | J. Black | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Damien Smith | D. Smith | |||||||||
| Alistair Kanu | A. Kanu | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 |  | Marco Cvitanovic | M. Cvitanovic | |||||||||
| Nicola C. Rachini | N. Rachini | | 64 | M | | 6 | | D | 53 | | Daniel Vickers | D. Vickers | |||||||||
| Dale Terry | D. Terry | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Ashley Wallwork | A. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Jose Gomes | J. Gomes |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Alexander Oliver | A. Oliver | |||||||||
| Christian Boulebda | C. Boulebda | | 64 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 |  | Paolo Cervantes | P. Cervantes | |||||||||
| Piet Kok | P. Kok |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 |  | Ivan Pirri | I. Pirri | |||||||||
| Jan Dijkstra | J. Dijkstra | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Martin Ruiz | M. Ruiz | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 9,575 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Rochdale are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Norwich City kick off!
3.16
0-0Matías Ezequiel Ruiz chips the ball to his team mate, Dale Terry. Dale Terry advances with the ball. Dale Terry shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Noah Sammer easily smothers it!
6.25
0-0Matías Ezequiel Ruiz makes a simple pass to Dale Terry. Dale Terry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.18
0-0Dale Terry barges into Alexander Oliver. Dale Terry is given a warning by the referee! Alexander Oliver runs off the knock.
15.56
0-0Christian Boulebda kicks a strong pass forward to Piet Kok. Piet Kok knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Vickers.
26.56
0-0Norwich City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
33.54
Ashley Wallwork kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri whips in a cross ball towards Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.16
Daniel Vickers makes a probing pass to Alexander Oliver. Alexander Oliver chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz goes all the way! Martin Ruiz shoots from just inside the box but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rochdale kick off!
54.49
Jose Gomes knocks the ball forward to Jan Dijkstra. Jan Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.22
Paolo Cervantes chips the ball to his team mate, Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.16
Alexander Oliver kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.01
Damien Smith passes the ball forward to Paolo Cervantes. Paolo Cervantes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Ruiz. Martin Ruiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Black.
67.52
Ashley Wallwork advances with the ball. Ashley Wallwork goes all the way! Ashley Wallwork cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
79.18
Jose Gomes passes the ball forward to Piet Kok. Piet Kok shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.24
Ivan Pirri hacks Alistair Kanu from behind! The referee calls over Ivan Pirri and warns him to calm down! Alistair Kanu runs off the knock.
84.39
James Black sees space and advances. James Black knocks the ball forward to Piet Kok. Piet Kok knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.38
Matías Ezequiel Ruiz knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola C. Rachini. Nicola C. Rachini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piet Kok. Piet Kok shoots from outside the area but Noah Sammer is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
27.6%
52.6%
19.7%