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09/08/2053, Spotland Stadium, Rochdale, England
League Two, English Football League

Rochdale Vs Sunderland

Rochdale play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: K Menzies (GK) , B Tock (CB) , R Henty (CB) , J McCracken (CB) , N Banks (RB) , I Lindsay (LB) , D Cathey (CDM) , H MacInnis (CAM) , R Pritchard (RM) , J McClimans (LM) , G Wahab (ST) And the subs are: J Jones (CB) , J Shirah (CB) , L MacClelland (CM) , C Caddick (CM) , R Cecil (ST)

Sunderland play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O Milne (GK) , H Yarwood (CB) , H Jernigan (CB) , J MacKay (CB) , J Arnott (RB) , B McCathern (LB) , K Crummie (CDM) , C Chikwelu (CAM) , J Lyons (RM) , L Ronda (LM) , B McClaren (ST) And the subs are: J Quinn (CB) , M Marquis (CM) , A Mina (CM) , C Rhydderch (ST)

Welcome to Spotland Stadium in Rochdale, England where Rochdale will face Sunderland.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League Two, English Football League.  The attendance is 24787.

1' - Rochdale kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Dan Cathey passes the ball to Ryan Pritchard.  Ryan Pritchard plays the ball to Joseph McClimans.  Joseph McClimans plays a long pass to Hamish MacInnis.  Hamish MacInnis attempts to beat Jay MacKay using his skills, and manages to dribble past his opponent!  

8' - Hamish MacInnis looks to strike a long range shot into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Oscar Milne!  

13' - Oscar Milne slides the ball to Kieran Crummie.  Kieran Crummie finds Chris Chikwelu with a short pass.  Hamish MacInnis successfully tackles Chris Chikwelu and takes possession.  Hamish MacInnis tries to use ball skills to beat Harvey Yarwood and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

13' - Hamish MacInnis sees a run from Gethin Wahab.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

15' - Lucas Ronda finds Chris Chikwelu with a long pass.  Chris Chikwelu hits the ball from long range towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

18' - Ryan Pritchard tackles Harvey Yarwood and takes the ball.  Rochdale try to launch a counter attack.  Ryan Pritchard spots a run from Hamish MacInnis.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Hamish MacInnis has strayed offside!  

22' - Lucas Ronda finds Harry Jernigan with a long pass.  Harry Jernigan slides the ball to Kieran Crummie.  Kieran Crummie whips in a cross, and manages to find Brian McClaren.  Brian McClaren jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...but the shot goes over!

24' - Kian Menzies sees a run from Joseph McClimans.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Joseph McClimans runs on to the ball.  Joseph McClimans strikes the ball towards goal...and Joseph McClimans scores!  That's a fine goal from the Rochdale player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

24' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

32' - Chris Chikwelu finds Brian McClaren with a short pass.  Brian McClaren looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...and its in! It's a wonderful goal from Brian McClaren for Sunderland!  The ball rebounded in off the post!

32' - Rochdale kick the ball off for the restart.  

36' - Bryan Tock passes to Rob Henty.  Rob Henty plays the ball to Neil Banks.  Neil Banks sees a run from Dan Cathey.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Dan Cathey is able to control the ball.  Dan Cathey fires a shot towards goal...but the shot goes wide!

42' - Oscar Milne finds Harry Jernigan with a long ball.  Harry Jernigan spots a run from Chris Chikwelu.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Chris Chikwelu runs on to the ball.  Chris Chikwelu tries to cutback, but James Lyons overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Rob Henty passes to Joseph McClimans.  Joseph McClimans spots a run from Gethin Wahab.  He attempts to play a throughball, but Gethin Wahab is caught offside!  

44' - Lucas Ronda plays a short pass to Ben McCathern.  Ben McCathern runs with the ball, beating Joseph McClimans.  

46' - Ben McCathern sees Brian McClaren making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Brian McClaren is able to control the ball.  Brian McClaren tries to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is deflected out of play by the keeper!  That will be a corner for  Sunderland.  Lucas Ronda will take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Chris Chikwelu.  Chris Chikwelu jumps up to head the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Neil Banks gets to the ball first and clears.

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

47' - Sunderland kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - John Arnott finds Ben McCathern with a short pass.  Ben McCathern plays a short pass to Chris Chikwelu.  Chris Chikwelu chips a long ball to Jay MacKay.  Jay MacKay spots a run from James Lyons.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Harry Jernigan is going to be taken off.  Joey Quinn is brought on from the bench.  

61' - Neil Banks successfully tackles Jay MacKay and takes possession.  Neil Banks spots a run from Gethin Wahab.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Gethin Wahab runs on to the ball.  Gethin Wahab reaches the byline and tries a cutback, but Ryan Pritchard overshoots the ball and it goes loose! Chris Chikwelu sees a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Brian McClaren is able to take the ball.  Brian McClaren attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Hamish MacInnis is going to be taken off.  Lloyd MacClelland is brought on from the bench.  

63' - Kian Menzies plays a short pass to Lloyd MacClelland.  Lloyd MacClelland speeds past Kieran Crummie.  

66' - With a turn of pace, Chris Chikwelu beats Gethin Wahab.  

68' - Chris Chikwelu sees a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Brian McClaren is able to control the ball.  Brian McClaren hits a shot...and Brian McClaren scores!  That's a nice goal from the Sunderland player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

68' - Rochdale kick the ball off for the restart.  

72' - Ryan Pritchard plays a short pass to Neil Banks.  Neil Banks finds Lloyd MacClelland with a short pass.  Lloyd MacClelland passes to Neil Banks.  Neil Banks chips a long ball to Isaac Lindsay.  Isaac Lindsay spots a run from Ryan Pritchard.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Ryan Pritchard has strayed offside!  

74' - Lucas Ronda hits the ball long to John Arnott.  John Arnott runs with the ball, beating Lloyd MacClelland.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gethin Wahab is going to be taken off.  Callum Caddick is going to be brought on.  

76' - John Arnott sees a run from Brian McClaren.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Joseph McCracken will come off.  Jacob Jones is going to be brought on.  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Jay MacKay is going to be taken off.  Aftab Mina joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Lloyd MacClelland sees Joseph McClimans making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

83' - Isaac Lindsay tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the shot goes over!

85' - Oscar Milne finds Aftab Mina with a long pass.  Neil Banks dispossesses Aftab Mina and takes possession.  James Lyons tackles Neil Banks and the ball goes loose.  Sunderland launch a counter attack.  John Arnott tries to use ball skills to beat Jacob Jones, and manages to slip past his opponent!  

90' - Brian McClaren attempts to beat Lloyd MacClelland using his skills, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

91' - Brian McClaren strikes the ball from long range...but the shot goes wide!



The match has ended Rochdale 1 - 2 Sunderland.