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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 3 (setup 5, season 18)
Rochdale
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Zeljko BRKIC71Jason STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Overall form:
Home form:
Roman SHISHKIN2Jorge Ciro FUCILE Perdomo
Emanuel POGATETZ3Barry DOUGLAS
Jamie ALLEN4Jason LOWE
Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez5Gordon GREER
Matías Agustín SILVESTRE766Tommie HOBAN
GIOVANI dos Santos Ramírez7Modou SOUGOU
ALEX TEIXEIRA87Balázs DZSUDZSÁK
Joe BUNNEY97Sam GALLAGHER
Yoan GOUFFRAN10Danny GUTHRIE
Shane LONG117Anthony STOKES
Manager
Florent HADERGJONAJ12Danny GRAHAM
Conrad LOGAN13David RAYA Martin
Oliver BURKE14Liam FEENEY
Donal McDERMOTT15Charlie MULGREW
Jean-Armel KANA-BIYIK166Paul CADDIS

Rochdale 4 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 20,129, Stadium: Spotland, Referee: Christian BEECK 7½, TV: highlights)
17 Alex Teixeira, 44 Allen, 55 Alex Teixeira, 90+2 BunneyScorers52 Gallagher
Substitutions75 Stokes <=> Caddis
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners1
2Fouls2
1Offsides4
6Shots on7
7Shots off3
13Total shots10
2Shots saved5
53%Possession47%
Man of the match: Mikel SAN JOSE Dominguez
4A header by GALLAGHER at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
5DZSUDZSÁK poked an easy chance past the near post.
12An outswinging corner was headed into the arms of STEELE by SAN JOSE.
13ALEX TEIXEIRA snapped at an easy chance.
15GALLAGHER's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Rochdale upright.
16ALEX TEIXEIRA headed wide.
17GOAL!! An imaginative GIOVANI played a great ball down the right to ALEX TEIXEIRA who seemingly in an offside position went on to comfortably score. (1-0 Rochdale)
18A thirty yard drive from GALLAGHER caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
23A cross from GOUFFRAN left SHISHKIN in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
43The Rochdale 'keeper saved a glorious shot from FUCILE.
44GOAL!! Uncertainty between GREER and the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper allowed ALLEN to volley the ball into the empty net. (2-0 Rochdale)
 
47STOKES chipped the ball to GALLAGHER who touched it just beyond the near post.
52A corner fell to LONG who fired an effort inches wide.
52GOAL!! GALLAGHER hit a swerving twenty yard shot past the motionless 'keeper. (2-1 Rochdale)
55GOAL!! After LONG was pulled to the ground the referee waved play-on and ALEX TEIXEIRA went on to easily score. (3-1 Rochdale)
67POGATETZ hoofed the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
71Uncertainty in the Rochdale defence enabled FUCILE to hit the ball wide.
81A great shot from BUNNEY was dealt with by a good block from the 'keeper.
83A fine ball from ALEX TEIXEIRA on the right fell to LONG who scuffed his effort just beyond the far post.
85GALLAGHER rushed through the Rochdale defence but shot straight at the Rochdale 'keeper.
87POGATETZ waltzed round DOUGLAS and stroked a poor shot well wide.
89GUTHRIE clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Rochdale 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
90+2GOAL!! Some patient work by SILVESTRE on the right, left BUNNEY yards clear, and he pulled away from STEELE and fired the ball over the line. (4-1 Rochdale)