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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 24 (setup 1, season 33)
Rochdale
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Josh LILLIS16Tomasz KUSZCZAK
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA627Kik PIERIE
ADRIANO Correia Claro838Faitout MAOUASSA
Wesley SNEIJDER747Emmanuel Agyemang BADU
DAVID COSTAS Cordal58Dario MARESIC
Clément GRENIER67Reece BURKE
Levin ÖZTUNALI67Jason PUNCHEON
Darko LAZOVIC78Andy KING
Samuel ETO'O Fils9Nils PETERSEN
Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO107Gareth BARRY
Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, ALEXANDRE PATO116Eric CHOUPO-MOTING
Manager
Moritz LEITNER12Moses Daddy SIMON
Jonathan Diba MUSANGU13Connal TRUEMAN
Vurnon ANITA14Glenn WHELAN
Ashley RICHARDS15Chris BRUNT
Jan KIRCHHOFF616Joe LEDLEY

Rochdale 3 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 32,820, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Nigel MILLER 6½)
7 Lazovic, 25 Eto'o, 79 KirchhoffScorers30 Choupo-Moting, 53 Badu, 60 Badu
71 Eto'o <=> KirchhoffSubstitutions
Sendings off
1 Öztunali, 58 João PereiraBookings
8Corners4
6Fouls5
3Offsides1
3Shots on8
2Shots off7
5Total shots15
0Shots saved4
43%Possession57%
Man of the match: Dario MARESIC
1The referee books ÖZTUNALI for an off-the-ball incident against PETERSEN.
5A delightful save prevented PETERSEN from scoring a lovely goal.
7GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by the 'keeper, DAVID COSTAS was first to the loose ball and played the ball to LAZOVIC to fire in. (1-0 Rochdale)
18PETERSEN was put clear by MARESIC and he raced past the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
23A right foot shot from PIERIE was saved by the Rochdale 'keeper.
25GOAL!! A deep cross from LAZOVIC on the right was headed home by ETO'O on the edge of the box. (2-0 Rochdale)
30GOAL!! As LAZOVIC was attempting to hold back BARRY the ball fell to CHOUPO-MOTING who knocked the ball into the net. (2-1 Rochdale)
45+1PUNCHEON shot wide.
 
47The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from PETERSEN.
47A weak strike from GRENIER bounced agonisingly wide.
50A lovely cross from PUNCHEON, was hit goalbound by KING only for LILLIS to claw away.
53GOAL!! A long ball from MARESIC down the middle found the lurking BADU who drilled a right foot shot into the net. (2-2)
58JOÃO PEREIRA booked for a poor tackle on PIERIE.
59A good ball from PETERSEN on the right bobbled toward BADU who sliced his effort just wide.
60GOAL!! A deep corner left the Rochdale 'keeper struggling and BADU knocked the ball over the line. (3-2 Birmingham City)
63BARRY beat two Rochdale players and thundered a golden opportunity wide.
70KING knocked the ball to PIERIE who flicked it wide.
77ÖZTUNALI beat KING and fired the ball to LAZOVIC who dragged his effort wide.
79GOAL!! After a patient build-up KIRCHHOFF drove a low shot past the Birmingham City 'keeper. (3-3)
82A corner found CHOUPO-MOTING who turned the ball wide.
85PIERIE brought the ball away from KIRCHHOFF and rattled a poor shot well wide.
90+1An outswinging corner was touched into the arms of the Rochdale 'keeper by BARRY.