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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 21 (setup 4, season 28)
Rochdale
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel HAAS717Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI727Michael MORRISON
Ross WALLACE37Marc ROBERTS
Chris BAIRD48Stewart DOWNING
Josh THOMPSON5Mike VAN DER HOORN
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE6Maxime COLIN
Igor SHEVCHENKO777Kevin VOLLAND
Barry BANNAN8Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Libor KOZÁK97Callum WILSON
Andy CANNON610Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Matty DONE6117Jérémie BOGA
Manager
Stephen PEARSON12Jason LOWE
Josh LILLIS13David STOCKDALE
Ollie RATHBONE14Ché ADAMS
Josh O'KEEFE715Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Danny LIVESEY616Carl JENKINSON

Rochdale 3 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 10,148, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Andy HALL 6½)
7 Kozák, 32 Kozák, 90+1 BannanScorers47p Wilson
75 Kozák <=> O'Keefe, 76 Shevchenko <=> LiveseySubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings1 Volland, 60 Boga, 84 Jutkiewicz
1Corners3
13Fouls23
2Offsides5
3Shots on7
7Shots off5
10Total shots12
0Shots saved4
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Stewart DOWNING
1A clumsy foul gets VOLLAND a yellow card.
6A shot from ARNAUTOVIC was smothered by the Rochdale 'keeper.
7GOAL!! A long clearance by the Rochdale 'keeper beat the Birmingham City defence and KOZÁK fired the ball beyond the advancing VESIC. (1-0 Rochdale)
16The motionless Rochdale 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from WALLACE dropped just wide.
19A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing Rochdale 'keeper.
24A cross from BANNAN left BAIRD in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
26A tame strike from VAN DER HOORN bounced agonisingly wide.
32GOAL!! A glorious outswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by KOZÁK. (2-0 Rochdale)
36SHEVCHENKO beat ARNAUTOVIC and flicked the ball to BANNAN who dragged his shot wide.
39BOGA's header was well saved by HAAS.
 
47GOAL!! WILSON rattled a penalty past HAAS after VERGINI had handled just inside the area.
58A drive from ARNAUTOVIC seemed a certain goal but the Rochdale 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
60The referee cautions BOGA for violent conduct against WALLACE.
62A pin-point pass found BANNAN and his right foot shot went narrowly wide.
63KOZÁK made space on the right and knocked the ball to DONE who clipped the ball wide.
64WALLACE shot wide.
70A free-kick from BANNAN raced over the bar.
71JUTKIEWICZ beat a number of Rochdale players and drove a great chance over.
72An exceptional effort from KOZÁK scraped the woodwork.
75HAAS was able to palm clear a wicked shot.
81A corner bobbled toward ARNAUTOVIC who fired the ball wide.
84JUTKIEWICZ booked by HALL.
86VOLLAND floated the ball to ARNAUTOVIC who fired it wide.
88WILSON's shot beat HAAS but rebounded off the Rochdale post.
90+1GOAL!! On the left wing BAIRD collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for BANNAN to slide it into the back of the net. (3-1 Rochdale)