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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 15 (setup 4, season 29)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA1Sam JOHNSTONE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA27Santiago VERGINI
Rhys WILLIAMS37RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE
Jack RODWELL74Barry BANNAN
Vegard FORREN757John O'SHEA
Joost VAN AKEN67Marcus OLSSON
Felipe TEIXEIRA67Igor SHEVCHENKO
Kasey PALMER78Ross WALLACE
Danny GRAHAM697Libor KOZÁK
Adam ARMSTRONG6106Matty DONE
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona6116Mika ÄÄRITALO
Manager
Jacob DAVENPORT12Stephen PEARSON
David RAYA Martin13Daniel HAAS
Keith TREACY14Andy CANNON
Stephen O'LEARY15Ollie RATHBONE
MIKEL ALONSO Olano16Josh O'KEEFE

Blackburn Rovers 3 Rochdale 2
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 27,563, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Keith STROUD 5, TV: highlights)
29 Forren, 39 Graham, 41 GrahamScorers60 Shevchenko, 90+3 Wallace
Substitutions55 O'Shea <=> Rathbone
Sendings off
56 GrahamBookings
2Corners3
8Fouls10
4Offsides5
4Shots on6
5Shots off5
9Total shots11
1Shots saved4
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Ollie RATHBONE
7PALMER hit a deadly shot just beyond the far post from long range.
19A free-kick from KOZÁK went wide.
21SHEVCHENKO worked the ball to DONE, WALLACE latched onto his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
23A corner fell to KOZÁK who nodded an effort over the bar.
27TEIXEIRA dribbled round VERGINI and stroked a weak shot over.
29GOAL!! A delightful bit of skill enabled FORREN to dribble through the Rochdale defence and score. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
35An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of JOHNSTONE by WILLIAMS.
37WALLACE stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
39GOAL!! A great shot from FORREN was palmed away by JOHNSTONE only as far as GRAHAM who hit the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
41GOAL!! A poor clearance fell to JORGE TEIXEIRA who mishit a shot goalward, luckily GRAHAM was on hand to hit the ball into the net. (3-0 Blackburn Rovers)
42KOZÁK turned WILLIAMS but knocked the ball into the arms of SAMASSA.
 
46A weak shot from KOZÁK trickled agonisingly wide.
56The ref cautions GRAHAM for a late foul.
58SAMASSA was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
60GOAL!! An energetic OLSSON ran down the wing and pulled the ball back for SHEVCHENKO to fire home. (3-1 Blackburn Rovers)
67The stunned Rochdale 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from WALLACE dropped just wide.
68GRAHAM shot over.
73An exceptional strike from WALLACE was dealt with by a useful parry from SAMASSA.
76A penalty box meleé resulted in ARMSTRONG knocking the ball over.
79VERGINI headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
90+3GOAL!! A patient Rochdale side were rewarded with a lovely strike from WALLACE. (3-2 Blackburn Rovers)