Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Oxford UnitedOxford United
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Billy MurphyB. Murphy60
G
1captain
G
65Michael PattersonM. Patterson
Darren LawrenceD. Lawrence61
D
2
D
70Richard SimonsenR. Simonsen
Anthony WrightA. Wright68
D
3
D
67Jon RufusJ. Rufus
Jonatan NordqvistJ. Nordqvist62
D
4
D
60Kemal FoxK. Fox
Terry KoncheskyT. Konchesky64
M
5
D
54Ugo RufusU. Rufus
Trevor LockleyT. Lockley65
M
captain6
M
64Nicola ScarlatoN. Scarlato
Christina VilatteC. Vilatte65
M
7
M
63Stanley GowerS. Gower
Roland BottelinR. Bottelin74
M
8
M
60Sylvain MiddletonS. Middleton
Stavros LeandrosS. Leandros72
A
9
A
69Gavin JamesG. James
Jeremy MauriceJ. Maurice68
A
10
A
63Quim QuaresmaQ. Quaresma
Bart SluiterB. Sluiter71
A
11
A
58Anthony MersonA. Merson
 
James BrownJ. Brown51
D
12
G
60Tonino GattusoT. Gattuso
Brendan MercerB. Mercer60
M
13
M
57Paolo StroppaP. Stroppa
Oscar FerrerO. Ferrer62
A
14
M
53Steven SturridgeS. Sturridge

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Oxford United. A crowd of 8,803 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Oxford United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Francis Youds.


0.00
Oxford United kick off the first half!
2.15
Trevor Lockley makes a probing pass to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice advances inside the box! Jeremy Maurice cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Michael Patterson with no chance!! Goal for Rochdale!
9.54
Sylvain Middleton flicks a high ball forward to Gavin James who takes it down. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Billy Murphy who gathers it comfortably.
14.25
Trevor Lockley runs straight at the opposition's defence. Trevor Lockley lofts in a cross ball towards Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Michael Patterson.
21.47
Trevor Lockley passes the ball forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter whips in a cross ball towards Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Michael Patterson!
24.11
Christina Vilatte flicks a high pass forward to Bart Sluiter who brings the ball under control. Bart Sluiter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Patterson who gathers it comfortably.
26.51
Jon Rufus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Middleton. Sylvain Middleton hits a low pass to Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly! That brings them back into the game!
30.49
Terry Konchesky flicks a high pass forward. Stavros Leandros controls it well on his chest. Stavros Leandros plays a one-two with Jeremy Maurice and advances towards the goal... Stavros Leandros tries a spectacular strike. Superb reactions from Michael Patterson. What a save!
32.42
Sylvain Middleton chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin James. Gavin James knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.06
Richard Simonsen sweeps the ball up the wings. Quim Quaresma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
38.40
Darren Lawrence flicks a high pass forward. Trevor Lockley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Trevor Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kemal Fox.
39.07
Terry Konchesky makes an attacking run forward. Terry Konchesky shoots from 20 yards. Michael Patterson gets down and covers it.
40.14
Sylvain Middleton decides to run forward with the ball. Sylvain Middleton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
42.22
Ugo Rufus threads a neat ball through to Sylvain Middleton. Sylvain Middleton makes a simple pass to Gavin James. Gavin James tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Oxford United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Oxford United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rochdale start the second half!
48.52
Anthony Merson comes in with a late challenge on Jonatan Nordqvist. Anthony Merson is given a warning by the referee! Jonatan Nordqvist gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.56
Stanley Gower takes it forward alone. Stanley Gower kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin James but the referee indicates it's offside!
55.54
Terry Konchesky controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter plays a scrappy one-two with Stavros Leandros and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bart Sluiter makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bart Sluiter scores for Rochdale!!
60.59
Rochdale have made a substitution with Brendan Mercer replacing Christina Vilatte .
61.62
Sylvain Middleton catches Terry Konchesky on the ankles. Sylvain Middleton is shown the yellow card! Terry Konchesky hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.14
Sylvain Middleton sees Anthony Merson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anthony Merson knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma flicks the ball with his head but somehow Jonatan Nordqvist happens to be in the right place to block it.
75.45
Stanley Gower passes the ball forward to Gavin James. Gavin James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anthony Wright.
77.42
Oxford United have made 3 substitutions with Tonino Gattuso replacing Richard Simonsen, Paolo Stroppa replacing Gavin James and Steven Sturridge replacing Sylvain Middleton .
78.43
Steven Sturridge flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Quaresma. Quim Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Stroppa. Paolo Stroppa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Terry Konchesky passes the ball forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

Oxford United
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
28.6%
45.7%
25.7%

Scorers
Jeremy Maurice 2
Bart Sluiter 56
Quim Quaresma 27
Paolo Stroppa 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Quim Quaresma of Oxford United

Match Ratings
1.Billy Murphy (GK)
6
2.Darren Lawrence (DEF)
6
3.Anthony Wright (DEF)
6
4.Jonatan Nordqvist (DEF)
6
5.Terry Konchesky (MID)
7
6.Trevor Lockley (MID)
8
7.Christina Vilatte (MID)
6
8.Roland Bottelin (MID)
6
9.Stavros Leandros (ATT)
7
10.Jeremy Maurice (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Bart Sluiter (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.James Brown (DEF)
0
13.Brendan Mercer (MID)
6
14.Oscar Ferrer (ATT)
0

1.Michael Patterson (GK)
7
2.Richard Simonsen (DEF)
6
3.Jon Rufus (DEF)
6
4.Kemal Fox (DEF)
6
5.Ugo Rufus (DEF)
6
6.Nicola Scarlato (MID)
6
7.Stanley Gower (MID)
6
8.Sylvain Middleton (MID)yellow card
7
9.Gavin James (ATT)
6
10.Quim Quaresma (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Anthony Merson (ATT)
6
 
12.Tonino Gattuso (GK)
6
13.Paolo Stroppa (MID)goal scored
8
14.Steven Sturridge (MID)
6