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EF 3

Match report

English Footie

League 2: Round 11 (setup 3, season 5)

Tranmere Rovers

v.

Rochdale

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

15

Overall form:

Home form:

7

1

6½

Formation:

4-3-3

League position:

19

Overall form:

Home form:

6

2

7

Callum PATERSON

Emmanuel MONTHE

7

3

6

8

4

6½

6

5

7

6½

6

6½

Ethan EBANKS-LANDELL

7

7

6

7

8

7

7

9

6

7

10

6

6

11

6

Manager

12

13

Richard O'DONNELL

14

Calum MacDONALD

15

16

6

Tahvon CAMPBELL

Tranmere Rovers 2 Rochdale 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 9,463, Stadium: Prenton Park, Referee: Lee MASON 6)
31 Morris, 53p Vaughan		Scorers	56 Twine
		Substitutions	84 Brown <=> Campbell
		Sendings off
		Bookings
	4	Corners	4
	6	Fouls	15
	8	Offsides	5
	6	Shots on	6
	4	Shots off	7
	10	Total shots	13
	4	Shots saved	5
	50%	Possession	50%
Man of the match: Abdoullah BA


4	A corner found NOMBE who nodded the ball wide.

6	A delightful save prevented BROWN from scoring a lovely goal.

11	An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper by SINCLAIR.

14	A cross from PAYNE left SINCLAIR in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.

17	MORRIS fired the ball through a crowd of players but KOVÁR was a match for it as he dived to his right.

19	KHAN's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Rochdale crossbar.

22	MORRIS fired a right foot shot just beyond the near post from twenty yards out.

25	SMITH floated the ball to SINCLAIR who fired it just beyond the far post.

28	KHAN's shot was well saved by the Rochdale 'keeper.

31	GOAL!! A wonderful run from NELSON gave LLOYD space on the left and MORRIS poked in his pin-point pass. (1-0 Tranmere Rovers)

32	A shot from NOMBE seemed a certain goal but the Tranmere Rovers 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.


46	A pin-point pass was collected by NOMBE and his right foot effort flew narrowly wide.

53	GOAL!! Tranmere Rovers were awarded a penalty after a foul on MORRIS, and VAUGHAN put it past KOVÁR sending him the wrong way.

54	NOMBE headed wide.

56	GOAL!! A long ball from SINCLAIR had the Tranmere Rovers defence back-pedalling and TWINE made the most of the opportunity with a lovely goal. (2-1 Tranmere Rovers)

63	MORRIS brought the ball away from PAYNE and rattled a weak shot well wide.

67	The Rochdale 'keeper was able to palm clear a weak header from MORRIS.

71	The Tranmere Rovers 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce shot from Rochdale's SMITH.

74	A weak shot from SINCLAIR rolled agonisingly wide.

77	KHAN ran onto a wonderful ball from BA but dragged his shot wide of the righthand post.

80	A right foot shot from PAYNE was clawed past the post by ALNWICK.

86	RAY flicked an easy chance past the lefthand post.

88	An exceptional effort from NOMBE scraped the woodwork.