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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 38 (setup 4, season 29)
Rochdale
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE1Mamadou SAMASSA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI627JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE3Amari'i BELL
Stephen PEARSON74Corry EVANS
Josh THOMPSON5Vegard FORREN
Marcus OLSSON767Joost VAN AKEN
Igor SHEVCHENKO777Rhys WILLIAMS
Barry BANNAN8Kasey PALMER
Matty DONE797Danny GRAHAM
Andy CANNON610Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Mika ÄÄRITALO11Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Ross WALLACE12Richard SMALLWOOD
Daniel HAAS13Keith TREACY
Danny LIVESEY146Adam ARMSTRONG
Ollie RATHBONE15Jacob DAVENPORT
Josh O'KEEFE16Sam GALLAGHER

Rochdale 0 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 10,084, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Jirí LERCH 6)
Scorers
Substitutions57 Williams <=> Armstrong
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners0
19Fouls1
2Offsides0
11Shots on2
6Shots off2
17Total shots4
11Shots saved2
56%Possession44%
Man of the match: Amari'i BELL
7BANNAN charged through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at SAMASSA.
8ÄÄRITALO ran onto a delightful ball from PEARSON but blasted his effort wide of the goal.
24A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
24A pin-point pass found PALMER and his right foot shot raced narrowly wide.
26The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from ÄÄRITALO.
33CANNON beat JORGE TEIXEIRA and flicked the ball to BANNAN who hit his shot wide.
34DONE touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
38ÄÄRITALO scuffed an easy chance.
42A thirty yard drive from BANNAN caused the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper no problem.
 
47WILLIAMS played the ball to GRAHAM who turned it over the bar.
53A drive from BANNAN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
55BANNAN placed a looping shot just wide from twenty yards out.
58DONE pulled away from FORREN but tapped the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
63A lovely effort from BANNAN scraped the top of the crossbar.
71DONE worked the ball to RÚBEN VINAGRE, ÄÄRITALO controlled his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
76SHEVCHENKO's shot was well saved by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
80A refined pass from BANNAN, was blasted goalbound by RÚBEN VINAGRE only for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper to claw away.
83A great save prevented BANNAN from scoring a great goal.
87The 'keeper saved a lovely shot from PALMER.
88A free-kick from DONE went over.
90+3SAIZAR's shot was well held by JOHNSTONE.