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11¹	GOAL!! As GOBERN was trying to hold back HAMMILL the ball fell to NÉMETH who shot the ball in off the post. (1-0 Rochdale)
13¹	KANDOL ran onto a great ball from HUGHES but pulled his effort wide.
15¹	A fine ball from SKUSE on the right fell to BANNAN who scuffed his shot wide.
18¹	A great strike from LOWNDES was dealt with by a good stop from ENCKELMAN.
19¹	A header by HUCKERBY at the far post was easily collected by DANBY.
22¹	A mix up in the Chester City defence enabled BANNAN to hammer the ball just beyond the far post.
25¹	GOAL!! A poor clearance dropped to SHAFFER who mishit a shot goalward, luckily BANNAN was on hand to hit the ball into the roof of the net. (2-0 Rochdale)
37¹	An outswinging corner was turned into the arms of the 'keeper by KANDOL.
38¹	GOAL!! A deep cross from HAMMILL on the right was headed home by WAGNER at the near post. (3-0 Rochdale)
2²	NÉMETH made space on the right and touched the ball to WAGNER who touched the ball over.
13²	GOBERN brought the ball round JORDI GÓMEZ and flicked a weak shot well wide.
14²	BUTLER stabbed a simple chance past the lefthand post.
15²	The Rochdale 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from ELLISON.
20²	A free-kick from ELLISON went over.
22²	GOAL!! A great twenty yard shot from JORDI GÓMEZ rebounded off the the woodwork and in the ensuing meleé the ball was hoofed into the net by EHIOGU. (4-0 Rochdale)
25²	LOWNDES worked the ball to RYAN, KANDOL collected his pass and hoofed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
30²	WAGNER beat GOBERN and fired the ball to BANNAN who blasted his shot wide.
31²	A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
35²	WAGNER booted the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
38²	A right foot shot from NÉMETH was saved by the Chester City 'keeper.
39²	A weak shot from GOBERN bounced agonisingly wide.
43²	JORDI GÓMEZ floated the ball to EHIOGU who flicked it over the bar.

Chester City

League position:

Home league form:

XLLL

Overall league form:

WXLLLLLW

Formation:

4-3-3

Line-ups

John DANBY	5½	1	5	Peter ENCKELMAN
Paul LINWOOD	6½	2	7	Kerrea GILBERT
Laurence WILSON	7½	3	8½	José SHAFFER
Shaun KELLY	6½	4	7½	Barry BANNAN
^(c)Paul BUTLER	7	5	7½	Ugo EHIOGU^(c)
Lewis GOBERN	6	6	7	Cole SKUSE
Jimmy RYAN	6	7	8	Adam HAMMILL
Mark HUGHES	6	8	7½	JORDI GÓMEZ García-Penche
^(p)Tresor KANDOL	6½	9	6½	Sandro WAGNER
^(f)Nathan LOWNDES	6	10	7	Krisztián NÉMETH^(p,f)
Kevin ELLISON	5½	11	7	Darren HUCKERBY
Paul GREENLEY	Manager			Harpin NICK
Tony DINNING		12		Tamás KÁDÁR
Phillip PALETHORPE		13		Thorsten KIRSCHBAUM
John MURPHY		14		Kermit ERASMUS
Junior STANISLAS		15		Adam DRURY
Jason KENNEDY		16		Franck SONGO'O

Rochdale

League position:

Away league form:

XWLW

Overall league form:

WXWXWWLL

Formation:

4-4-2

Statistics

Chester City 0 Rochdale 4

(Half-time: 0-3, Attendance: 5,902, Stadium: Saunders Honda, Referee: Carl Boyeson 6)

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Shots on

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Total shots

Shots saved

Possession

Németh 11¹, Bannan 25¹, Wagner 38¹, Ehiogu 22²

42%

58%

¶ Man of the match: José Shaffer ¶