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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 8 (setup 4, season 29)
Walsall
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Andreas VAIKLA616Sam JOHNSTONE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Overall form:
Home form:
Russell MARTIN29Santiago VERGINI
Tommy SMITH73RÚBEN Gonçalo Silva Nascimento VINAGRE
Romaine SAWYERS84Stephen PEARSON
Damien DELANEY757Josh THOMPSON
Kory ROBERTS66Marcus OLSSON
Morten Gamst PEDERSEN7Igor SHEVCHENKO
Daniel JOHNSON8Barry BANNAN
Ashley FLETCHER9Libor KOZÁK
Andy COOK6106Ross WALLACE
Josh GORDON11Matty DONE
Manager
Liam KINSELLA12Mika ÄÄRITALO
Liam ROBERTS13Josh LILLIS
Morgan FERRIER14Danny LIVESEY
George DOBSON15Ollie RATHBONE
Josh GINNELLY616Andy CANNON

Walsall 1 Rochdale 2
(Half-time: 1-2, Attendance: 15,230, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 8)
25 SawyersScorers12 Vergini, 45 Bannan
50 Pedersen <=> GinnellySubstitutions76 Olsson <=> Rathbone
Sendings off
9 Johnson, 83 CookBookings
1Corners6
6Fouls12
0Offsides0
4Shots on8
6Shots off7
10Total shots15
3Shots saved6
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Santiago VERGINI
3PEDERSEN played the ball to JOHNSON who nodded it wide.
9The Walsall 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from SHEVCHENKO.
9JOHNSON booked for a clumsy challenge on WALLACE.
12GOAL!! A poor clearance dropped to RÚBEN VINAGRE who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily VERGINI was on hand to crack the ball into the back of the net. (1-0 Rochdale)
18A right foot shot from SMITH was tipped over by the Rochdale 'keeper.
20A penalty box scramble resulted in OLSSON tapping the ball wide.
25A tame strike from COOK rolled agonisingly wide.
25GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed GORDON to knock the ball to SAWYERS who blasted a right foot shot into the net. (1-1)
28KOZÁK headed wide.
31KOZÁK ran onto a great ball from PEARSON but fired his effort wide of the lefthand post.
32DONE's shot beat the Walsall 'keeper but rebounded off the Walsall woodwork.
43A fine ball from DELANEY on the right fell to JOHNSON who sliced his shot over the bar.
44A free-kick from PEDERSEN flew inches over.
45GOAL!! As DELANEY was attempting to hold back OLSSON the ball fell to BANNAN who hit the ball into the net. (2-1 Rochdale)
 
49FLETCHER fluffed an easy chance.
52An exceptional effort from KOZÁK scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
57A header by FLETCHER at the far post was comfortably collected by JOHNSTONE.
71BANNAN brought the ball away from GINNELLY and rattled a weak shot well wide.
73A cross from JOHNSON left FLETCHER in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
83COOK given a yellow card by the referee.
88A shot from BANNAN seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
90DONE touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Walsall 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.