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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 18 (setup 4, season 27)
Rochdale
v.
Brighton & HA
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
15
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE17Keiren WESTWOOD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI2Adrian MARIAPPA
Ross WALLACE37Tommy SPURR
Chris BAIRD84Anthony KNOCKAERT
Vedran CORLUKA56Marcos PAINTER
John O'SHEA76Liam ROSENIOR
Igor SHEVCHENKO77Steve SIDWELL
Barry BANNAN68Ryan FRASER
Mika ÄÄRITALO79Lee MILLER
Josh THOMPSON610Gabriel OBERTAN
Marcus OLSSON11Sebastián Eduardo LETO
Manager
Stephen PEARSON12Sam ADEKUGBE
Daniel HAAS13Andy LONERGAN
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE146Oliver NORWOOD
Danny LIVESEY15Marco MOTTA
Libor KOZÁK16KIM Do-heon

Rochdale 2 Brighton & HA 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 10,080, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Mick RUSSELL 6½)
51 Olsson, 54 OlssonScorers62 Fraser
53 Bannan <=> LiveseySubstitutions79 Knockaert <=> Norwood
Sendings off
Bookings
5Corners3
5Fouls12
2Offsides7
8Shots on5
6Shots off5
14Total shots10
6Shots saved4
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Chris BAIRD
6MILLER turned CORLUKA but flicked the ball into the arms of the Rochdale 'keeper.
7THOMPSON beat two Brighton & HA players and drove a golden opportunity just beyond the far post.
12The hapless WESTWOOD could only watch as a backpass from ROSENIOR dropped just over.
21A drive from FRASER seemed a certain goal but JOHNSTONE managed to punch the ball away.
24A strike from BANNAN held no problem for the Brighton & HA 'keeper.
26A poor strike from FRASER trickled agonisingly wide.
26O'SHEA headed wide.
28WALLACE's shot beat WESTWOOD but rebounded off the Brighton & HA woodwork.
33BANNAN rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Brighton & HA 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
40SIDWELL brought the ball past WALLACE and stroked a weak shot into the crowd.
 
51GOAL!! WALLACE drove an amazing shot against the upright with OLSSON knocking in the rebound. (1-0 Rochdale)
54GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from the 'keeper enabled OLSSON to force the ball into the empty net. (2-0 Rochdale)
57KNOCKAERT worked the ball to LETO, FRASER gathered his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
60A cross from SIDWELL left FRASER in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
62GOAL!! A great shot from ROSENIOR was pushed away by the Rochdale 'keeper only as far as FRASER who blasted the ball past the stranded Rochdale 'keeper. (2-1 Rochdale)
63SHEVCHENKO beat KNOCKAERT and whacked the ball to ÄÄRITALO who blasted his shot wide.
65The 'keeper saved a refined strike from THOMPSON.
68An outswinging corner was forced into the arms of the Rochdale 'keeper by FRASER.
72A shot from ÄÄRITALO was smothered by the Brighton & HA 'keeper.
72ÄÄRITALO's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
74KNOCKAERT shot over.
77A accurate pass fell to LIVESEY and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
80O'SHEA was put clear by SHEVCHENKO and he stepped inside the Brighton & HA 'keeper but thrust his shot wide.
89A mix up in the Rochdale defence enabled MILLER to thump the ball over.