Match Report


RochdaleRochdale     Manchester CityManchester City
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Billy MurphyB. Murphy60
G
1
G
62Peter MikeP. Mike
Darren LawrenceD. Lawrence62
D
2captain
D
66Albert GainzaA. Gainza
Anthony WrightA. Wright68
D
3
D
61Mervin GranttM. Grantt
Jonatan NordqvistJ. Nordqvist62
D
4
D
60Ronnie BouldR. Bould
Terry KoncheskyT. Konchesky64
M
5
D
57Gary HendryG. Hendry
Trevor LockleyT. Lockley65
M
captain6
M
57Warren MooreW. Moore
Christina VilatteC. Vilatte65
M
7
M
54Tommy MooreT. Moore
Roland BottelinR. Bottelin74
M
8
M
53Graham BellamyG. Bellamy
Stavros LeandrosS. Leandros72
A
9
A
64Cesare TommasiC. Tommasi
Jeremy MauriceJ. Maurice68
A
10
A
60Robert CraddockR. Craddock
Bart SluiterB. Sluiter71
A
11
A
54Emile CarterE. Carter
 
James BrownJ. Brown51
D
12
G
55Mick CraddockM. Craddock
Brendan MercerB. Mercer60
M
13
G
55Malcolm JosephM. Joseph
Des BloomerD. Bloomer63
A
14
G
53Adam HitchcockA. Hitchcock

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Manchester City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Manchester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Dublin.


0.00
Manchester City kick off and get the match underway!
8.40
Mervin Grantt flicks a high pass forward. Graham Bellamy controls it well on his chest. Graham Bellamy flicks a high pass forward to Cesare Tommasi who brings the ball under control. Cesare Tommasi knocks in a cross ball towards Emile Carter. Emile Carter outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
9.50
Trevor Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Jeremy Maurice holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeremy Maurice knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mervin Grantt.
10.44
Ronnie Bould makes a probing pass to Graham Bellamy. Graham Bellamy surges forward with the ball. Graham Bellamy lofts in a cross ball towards Emile Carter. Emile Carter gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.11
Albert Gainza barges into Jeremy Maurice. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jeremy Maurice runs off the knock.
21.46
With imagination, Trevor Lockley plays the ball forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter makes a simple pass, allowing Stavros Leandros to run into the box. Stavros Leandros shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
27.05
Christina Vilatte hits a low pass to Stavros Leandros. Stavros Leandros edges inside the box! Stavros Leandros side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
30.11
Trevor Lockley kicks a strong pass forward to Bart Sluiter. Bart Sluiter tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.36
Ronnie Bould controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Warren Moore. Warren Moore flicks a high pass forward. Emile Carter collects the pass. Emile Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Cesare Tommasi. Cesare Tommasi makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.12
Ronnie Bould flicks a high pass forward to Tommy Moore who brings the ball under control. Tommy Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock knocks in a cross ball towards Emile Carter. Emile Carter rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
Roland Bottelin decides to run forward with the ball. Roland Bottelin tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rochdale appear unchanged since the first half. Manchester City also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rochdale kick off!
54.40
Trevor Lockley passes the ball forward to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.01
Stavros Leandros clumsily knocks into Gary Hendry. Stavros Leandros is given a warning by the referee! Gary Hendry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.52
Rochdale have made a substitution with Des Bloomer replacing Stavros Leandros .
61.60
Warren Moore flicks a high pass forward. Cesare Tommasi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesare Tommasi shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.53
Albert Gainza catches Bart Sluiter on the ankles. Albert Gainza is warned by the referee! Bart Sluiter grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.34
Trevor Lockley barges into Graham Bellamy. Trevor Lockley is shown the yellow card! Graham Bellamy gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.08
Without breaking stride, Christina Vilatte plays the ball forward to Des Bloomer. Des Bloomer finds some space and shoots from distance. Peter Mike gets down and covers it.
72.44
Anthony Wright threads the ball through to Trevor Lockley. Trevor Lockley threads the ball through to Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.39
Mervin Grantt kicks a strong pass forward to Tommy Moore. Tommy Moore makes a probing pass to Robert Craddock. Robert Craddock lofts in a cross ball towards Emile Carter. Emile Carter directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
77.29
Manchester City have made 3 substitutions with Mick Craddock replacing Emile Carter, Malcolm Joseph replacing Graham Bellamy and Adam Hitchcock replacing Ronnie Bould .
78.36
Trevor Lockley brings the ball forward. Trevor Lockley plays a scrappy one-two with Bart Sluiter and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Trevor Lockley provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Peter Mike manages to gather it.
81.32
Adam Hitchcock clumsily knocks into Christina Vilatte. Adam Hitchcock is shown the yellow card! Christina Vilatte stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.46
Darren Lawrence sees Christina Vilatte in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Christina Vilatte brings the ball forward. Christina Vilatte lofts in a cross ball towards Jeremy Maurice. Jeremy Maurice whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jeremy Maurice!
87.23
Tommy Moore runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tommy Moore plays a quick one-two with Robert Craddock and rushes in on goal... Tommy Moore looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rochdale

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

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
17.6%
45.9%
36.5%

Scorers
Stavros Leandros 21
Jeremy Maurice 83
Emile Carter 10
Tommy Moore 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tommy Moore of Manchester City

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)
6
6.Trevor Lockley (MID)yellow card
8
7.Christina Vilatte (MID)
8
8.Roland Bottelin (MID)
6
9.Stavros Leandros (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jeremy Maurice (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Bart Sluiter (ATT)
6
 
12.James Brown (DEF)
0
13.Brendan Mercer (MID)
0
14.Des Bloomer (ATT)
6

1.Peter Mike (GK)
7
2.Albert Gainza (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Mervin Grantt (DEF)
6
4.Ronnie Bould (DEF)
6
5.Gary Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Warren Moore (MID)
6
7.Tommy Moore (MID)goal scored
9
8.Graham Bellamy (MID)
7
9.Cesare Tommasi (ATT)
6
10.Robert Craddock (ATT)
7
11.Emile Carter (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Mick Craddock (GK)
6
13.Malcolm Joseph (GK)
6
14.Adam Hitchcock (GK)yellow card
5