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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 40 (setup 4, season 28)
Rochdale
v.
Walsall
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
Home form:
Sam JOHNSTONE1Andreas VAIKLA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
14
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI2Liam KINSELLA
Ross WALLACE836Richard KEOGH
Chris BAIRD84Romaine SAWYERS
John O'SHEA57Damien DELANEY
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE766Tommy SMITH
Igor SHEVCHENKO7Morten Gamst PEDERSEN
Marcus OLSSON887Daniel JOHNSON
Libor KOZÁK96David N'GOG
Stephen PEARSON6106Ashley FLETCHER
Matty DONE611Simeon JACKSON
Manager
Danny LIVESEY12Kory ROBERTS
Daniel HAAS13Liam ROBERTS
Andy CANNON14Kieron MORRIS
Ollie RATHBONE15Josh GINNELLY
Josh O'KEEFE16Morgan FERRIER

Rochdale 2 Walsall 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 10,049, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Aris GALANOPOULOS 7)
36 Shevchenko, 58 VerginiScorers22 Johnson
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings38 Pedersen
6Corners5
10Fouls11
1Offsides3
5Shots on3
3Shots off10
8Total shots13
3Shots saved1
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Ross WALLACE
6The 'keeper saved a refined strike from FLETCHER.
9KOZÁK's shot beat the Walsall 'keeper but rebounded off the Walsall upright.
10PEARSON beat a number of Walsall players and blasted a shot just wide.
12A delightful save prevented KOZÁK from scoring a lovely goal.
22GOAL!! A short goal-kick was intercepted by N'GOG who setup JOHNSON with a simple chance. (1-0 Walsall)
25JOHNSON brought the ball away from RÚBEN VINAGRE and flicked a tame shot wide.
31PEDERSEN beat SHEVCHENKO and flicked the ball to JOHNSON who toe-poked his shot wide.
36GOAL!! A deep cross by RÚBEN VINAGRE was met by SHEVCHENKO who rushed in to score. (1-1)
38PEDERSEN cautioned for a late foul.
45A good ball from KINSELLA on the left was collected by PEDERSEN who scuffed his shot over the bar.
 
47A cross from PEDERSEN left N'GOG in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
48A free-kick from WALLACE went inches wide.
49N'GOG headed just wide.
50A penalty box meleé resulted in JOHNSON knocking the ball wide.
58GOAL!! Rochdale's VERGINI beat four defenders before firing just inside VAIKLA's far post. (2-1 Rochdale)
59N'GOG rasped the ball through a crowd of players but the Rochdale 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
63SAWYERS ran onto a delightful ball from PEDERSEN but fumbled his shot wide of the goal.
67JOHNSON headed the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
68SHEVCHENKO made space on the left and touched the ball to OLSSON who rasped the ball wide.
71Uncertainty in the Rochdale defence enabled KINSELLA to hit an effort inches over.
72A corner bobbled toward PEDERSEN who turned the ball wide.
77A great strike from WALLACE was dealt with by a useful block from the Walsall 'keeper.