Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scott Heskey | S. Heskey |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Chris Wright | C. Wright | |||||||||
| Aaron Charlton | A. Charlton | | 57 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Stuart Marshall | S. Marshall | |||||||||
| Eddie Drake | E. Drake | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Jason Hurst | J. Hurst | |||||||||
| Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Alan Pearce | A. Pearce | |||||||||
| Robbie Batty | R. Batty | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Tony Keane | T. Keane | |||||||||
| Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 |  | Alexander Kastendeuch | A. Kastendeuch | |||||||||
| Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Jason Beattie | J. Beattie | |||||||||
| Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald |  | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Tim Maclean | T. Maclean | |||||||||
| Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 |  | Juri Myrtaj | J. Myrtaj | |||||||||
| Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Jon Moss | J. Moss | |||||||||
| Mario Wijnen | M. Wijnen |  | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Steve Craddock | S. Craddock | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 8,657 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rochdale and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rochdale and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rochdale kick off!
4.48
0-0Gavin Tolley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
15.52
0-0Angelo Pédros surges forward with the ball. Angelo Pédros knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Chris Wright manages to gather it comfortably.
18.22
0-0Jason Hurst threads the ball through to Jason Beattie. Jason Beattie threads the ball through to Jon Moss. Jon Moss knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.23
Tim Maclean kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock whips in a cross ball towards Jon Moss. Jon Moss flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Scott Heskey!
26.24
Alexander Kastendeuch chips the ball to his team mate, Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.43
0-0Tim Maclean catches Ugo Tiler on the ankles. Tim Maclean is given a warning by the referee! Ugo Tiler runs off the knock.
34.17
Tim Maclean makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Moss. Jon Moss lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.53
Juri Myrtaj threads the ball through to Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.22
Alexander Kastendeuch knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Drake.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with West Bromwich Albion kicking off!
47.33
Tim Maclean catches Torsten Buchwald on the ankles. Tim Maclean is warned by the referee again! Torsten Buchwald hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.48
Tim Maclean surges forward with the ball. Tim Maclean shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
53.05
Tim Maclean chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Moss. Jon Moss knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eddie Drake.
57.18
Tim Maclean passes the ball forward to Jon Moss. Jon Moss finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.42
Torsten Buchwald makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Chris Wright who gathers it comfortably.
61.25
Torsten Buchwald sees space and advances. Torsten Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but Chris Wright is on top of it.
66.31
Stuart Marshall chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Maclean. Tim Maclean chips the ball to his team mate, Jon Moss. Jon Moss knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robbie Batty.
73.23
Gavin Tolley flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
77.51
Jason Beattie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon Moss. Jon Moss shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.10
Tim Maclean knocks the ball forward to Jon Moss. Jon Moss sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Scott Heskey.
85.25
0-1Juri Myrtaj deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Craddock. Steve Craddock shoots from 20 yards. Steve Craddock scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44%
56%
Play Area
32%
49.3%
18.7%
Scorers