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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 25 (setup 4, season 34)
Rochdale
v.
Colchester United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE1Liam KELLY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI2Toby SIBBICK
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE37Tyrick MITCHELL
Ollie RATHBONE47Florin GARDOS
Jordy DE WIJS57Max KILMAN
Jordan WILLIAMS66Gonzalo Ávila Gordon, PIPA
Kal NAISMITH876Ben STEVENSON
Jaidon ANTHONY88Callum HARRIOTT
Matty DONE9Luke NORRIS
Graeme SHINNIE10Courtney SENIOR
Igor SHEVCHENKO6116Igor VETOKELE
Manager
Barry BANNAN12Theo ROBINSON
Jordan ARCHER13Stefan MARINOVIC
Jimmy KEOHANE14Tom LAPSLIE
Callum CAMPS15Ben DICKENSON
Andy CANNON16Nathan BYRNE

Rochdale 2 Colchester United 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 10,110, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Fred GRAHAM 6½)
39og Pipa, 73 AnthonyScorers82 Mitchell
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings21 Vetokele
0Corners7
13Fouls6
4Offsides3
9Shots on2
13Shots off4
22Total shots6
7Shots saved1
64%Possession36%
Man of the match: Jaidon ANTHONY
8Uncertainty in the Colchester United defence enabled ANTHONY to hammer the ball over.
11ANTHONY ran onto a wonderful ball from RATHBONE but fired his shot wide.
18An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of the 'keeper by DE WIJS.
19NORRIS beat RÚBEN VINAGRE but knocked the ball into the arms of the Rochdale 'keeper.
21VETOKELE cautioned for a clinical challenge.
22SENIOR floated the ball to VETOKELE who nodded it over the bar.
24NAISMITH headed wide.
27ANTHONY's shot was well held by KELLY.
31The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce shot.
36ANTHONY fired a right foot shot over the bar from just outside the area.
38An exceptional effort from NAISMITH scraped the woodwork.
39GOAL!! A shot from RÚBEN VINAGRE deflected off the boot of PIPA and rolled past the helpless KELLY and over the line.
41The stunned KELLY stared in disbelief as a backpass from GARDOS fell just over.
43ANTHONY rattled an easy chance past the far post.
45+2A drive from DONE seemed a certain goal but KELLY managed to punch the ball away.
45+2MITCHELL was put clear by SIBBICK and he raced past JOHNSTONE but drilled his shot inches over.
 
55NAISMITH worked the ball to SHINNIE, ANTHONY controlled his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of KELLY.
61A useful ball from KILMAN on the right bobbled toward STEVENSON who sliced his shot over.
67A weak strike from DE WIJS trickled agonisingly wide.
73GOAL!! ANTHONY hit a glorious twenty yard shot past the stunned Colchester United 'keeper. (2-0 Rochdale)
82GOAL!! Some neat work by NORRIS on the right, left MITCHELL yards clear, and he raced past the Rochdale 'keeper and stroked the ball into the net. (2-1 Rochdale)
86A pin-point pass found ANTHONY and his left foot shot flew narrowly wide.