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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 4 (setup 4, season 28)
Rochdale
v.
Fleetwood Town
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Sam JOHNSTONE1Alex CAIRNS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Santiago VERGINI72Gethin JONES
Ross WALLACE37Luke HIGHAM
Chris BAIRD74Dean MARNEY
John O'SHEA75Ashley EASTHAM
Josh THOMPSON6Cian BOLGER
Igor SHEVCHENKO76Wes BURNS
Barry BANNAN88Kadeem HARRIS
Libor KOZÁK97Ivan TONEY
Stephen PEARSON6107Jason HOLT
Mika ÄÄRITALO6116Paddy MADDEN
Manager
RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE12Bobby GRANT
Daniel HAAS13George LONG
Josh O'KEEFE14Kyle DEMPSEY
Danny LIVESEY15James WALLACE
16Ashley HUNTER

Rochdale 2 Fleetwood Town 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 10,121, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Goran MARKOV 7½)
36 Ääritalo, 61p KozákScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings60 Harris
4Corners3
4Fouls9
4Offsides2
4Shots on8
7Shots off3
11Total shots11
2Shots saved8
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Barry BANNAN
3HOLT steamed through the Rochdale defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
11EASTHAM beat two Rochdale players and drove a shot over the bar.
24HARRIS's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
25A penalty box scramble resulted in SHEVCHENKO driving a low shot wide.
28A weak strike from HARRIS trickled agonisingly wide.
29A good ball from HARRIS on the right found HOLT who scuffed his shot over.
36GOAL!! After some fine play on the left ÄÄRITALO came inside and hit the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Rochdale)
43KOZÁK scuffed an easy chance.
 
46JOHNSTONE was able to claw away a tame header from TONEY.
50A drive from BANNAN seemed a certain goal but CAIRNS managed to parry the ball away.
51A delightful shot from MADDEN was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
52BANNAN was put clear by BAIRD and he nutmegged the 'keeper but rammed his shot just beyond the near post.
55A neatly crafted pass from BURNS, was nudged goalbound by HARRIS only for the Rochdale 'keeper to block.
58A header by HARRIS at the far post was easily collected by JOHNSTONE.
60MARKOV cautions HARRIS for a late challenge.
61GOAL!! Rochdale were awarded a penalty after a foul on BAIRD, and KOZÁK put it past the Fleetwood Town 'keeper sending him the wrong way.
63A shot from TONEY was smothered by the 'keeper.
65A right foot shot from BOLGER was forced wide by the Rochdale 'keeper.
70A shot from KOZÁK was hoofed off the line by EASTHAM.
72THOMPSON rifled a simple chance past the far post.
74WALLACE ran onto a great ball from BANNAN but fumbled his shot wide.
88BANNAN beat JONES and fired the ball to VERGINI who hit his shot wide.
89KOZÁK shot over.