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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 12 (setup 1, season 26)
Rochdale
v.
Gillingham
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Roman WEIDENFELLER61Joe HART
Formation:
3-4-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
ADRIANO Correia Claro2Glen JOHNSON
Adil RAMI3Leighton BAINES
Arturo Erasmo VIDAL Pardo747Ashley COLE
DAVID LUIZ Moreira Marinho57Gary CAHILL
Benedikt HÖWEDES6John TERRY
Santiago Cazorla González, SANTI CAZORLA77Aaron LENNON
Toni KROOS68Steven GERRARD
Antonio DI NATALE69Wayne ROONEY
Ezequiel Iván LAVEZZI107Aaron RAMSEY
Samuel ETO'O Fils11Gareth BALE
ManagerCunny Funt
Valon BEHRAMI12Rickie LAMBERT
Kevin VOLLAND13Ben FOSTER
Lars BENDER14Ross BARKLEY
Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR15Adam LALLANA
Wesley SNEIJDER16Jack WILSHERE

Rochdale 1 Gillingham 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 59,058, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Christian BEECK 8½, TV: live)
1 Di NataleScorers36 Bale, 49 Bale
76 Eto'o <=> VollandSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners5
18Fouls8
4Offsides8
6Shots on7
5Shots off9
11Total shots16
5Shots saved5
41%Possession59%
Man of the match: Wayne ROONEY
1GOAL!! A short backpass by TERRY enabled DI NATALE to run in and drill the ball past HART. (1-0 Rochdale)
4A thirty yard drive from LENNON caused the Rochdale 'keeper no problem.
9A corner fell to LAVEZZI who forced the ball wide.
12A shot from DI NATALE held no problem for the 'keeper.
19BALE rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
22BALE ran onto a wonderful ball from BAINES but hit his effort wide of the righthand post.
27VIDAL knocked the ball to ETO'O who turned it over.
36GOAL!! A long ball from ROONEY down the middle fell to the lurking BALE who hit a left foot shot into the net. (1-1)
42An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by DI NATALE.
44A cross from JOHNSON left BALE in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
 
46A penalty box scramble resulted in ROONEY cracking a low shot over.
49GOAL!! After a neat build-up BALE drove the ball past WEIDENFELLER. (2-1 Gillingham)
53HÖWEDES beat a number of Gillingham players and stroked a great chance over.
59A left foot effort from SANTI CAZORLA was clawed past the post by the 'keeper.
61DI NATALE shot over.
62LENNON made space on the left and touched the ball to BALE who clipped the ball over.
71KROOS's shot was well saved by the Gillingham 'keeper.
79A free-kick from KROOS went inches wide.
81A shot from ROONEY was smothered by the Rochdale 'keeper.
83ROONEY was put clear by GERRARD and he nutmegged the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
86ROONEY headed over.
89RAMSEY beat RAMI and flicked the ball to LENNON who dragged his shot wide.