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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 25 (setup 4, season 27)
Rochdale
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE16Milos VESIC
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI2Carl JENKINSON
Ross WALLACE3Dean MOXEY
Chris BAIRD4Stewart DOWNING
Vedran CORLUKA657Mike VAN DER HOORN
John O'SHEA6Michael MORRISON
Igor SHEVCHENKO77Kevin VOLLAND
Barry BANNAN88Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Libor KOZÁK69Martin BRAITHWAITE
Stephen PEARSON10Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Marcus OLSSON11Jérémie BOGA
Manager
Josh THOMPSON12Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Daniel HAAS13Jon STEWART
Mika ÄÄRITALO14Ché ADAMS
Josh O'KEEFE6156Stephen GLEESON
Danny LIVESEY16Maxime COLIN

Rochdale 2 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 10,214, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Keith STROUD 6)
45+1 Bannan, 57p KozákScorers2 Arnautovic, 61 Braithwaite, 85 Arnautovic
67 Corluka <=> O'KeefeSubstitutions86 Jenkinson <=> Gleeson
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners1
3Fouls4
3Offsides5
6Shots on7
8Shots off14
14Total shots21
4Shots saved4
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Marko ARNAUTOVIC
2GOAL!! After being forced wide ARNAUTOVIC managed to force the ball in from the tightest of angles. (1-0 Birmingham City)
9MOXEY hoofed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
15OLSSON beat ARNAUTOVIC and drilled the ball to PEARSON who hit his shot wide.
16KOZÁK drilled a right foot shot over from long range.
25ARNAUTOVIC worked the ball to KIEFTENBELD, VOLLAND collected his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of JOHNSTONE.
38A tame shot from BRAITHWAITE bounced agonisingly wide.
45+1GOAL!! . (1-1)
 
48ARNAUTOVIC was put clear by KIEFTENBELD and he beat JOHNSTONE but rammed his shot over the bar.
49BAIRD headed wide.
50SHEVCHENKO's header was well saved by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
50A useful ball from DOWNING on the left bobbled toward BRAITHWAITE who sliced his shot just beyond the near post.
53The bemused Birmingham City 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from MORRISON dropped just wide.
54OLSSON made space on the left and dragged the ball to KOZÁK who clipped the ball over.
55SHEVCHENKO brought the ball away from VOLLAND and rifled a tame shot wide.
57GOAL!! KOZÁK rattled a penalty past VESIC after MOXEY had handled just inside the area.
61GOAL!! A deep goal-kick from VAN DER HOORN caught the Rochdale defence square and BRAITHWAITE ran on to sidestep the 'keeper and score. (2-2)
65A free-kick from ARNAUTOVIC floated over.
72BRAITHWAITE flicked an easy chance past the far post.
85GOAL!! A deep corner left the Rochdale 'keeper struggling and ARNAUTOVIC tapped the ball into the net. (3-2 Birmingham City)
89A corner bobbled toward ARNAUTOVIC who fired an effort inches over.
90A pin-point pass bobbled toward MOXEY and his right foot effort raced narrowly over.
90+1ARNAUTOVIC shot over.