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That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.
The ref has blown his whistle for full time.
Brentford are replacing Jordan Rhodes with David Hunt.
Rory McArdle is booked for unsporting behaviour.
Rochdale are replacing Ciaran Toner with Clark Keltie.
Charlie MacDonald is replaced by Nathan Elder.
Rochdale are replacing Joe Thompson with Lee McEvilly.
Nicky Adams is replaced by Adam Le Fondre.
Marvin Williams is replaced by Adam Newton.
The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 2.
The ref has blown his whistle for half time.
Tom Kennedy takes a penalty for Rochdale and scores!.
Goal!! Brentford have scored with Charlie MacDonald putting it in the back of the net.
Goal!! Brentford have scored with Jordan Rhodes putting it in the back of the net.
The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.
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Brentford kept their hands on top spot in League Two thanks to early goals from Jordan Rhodes and Charlie MacDonald at Rochdale. Thomas Kennedy pulled one back for Dale after Ryan Dickson was penalised for handball eight minutes before the break, but the Bees held on. This was Brentford's third win in four games, and they are now three points clear of Wycombe and Bury. The visitors took the lead in the ninth minute when Rhodes headed home Sam Wood's cross. And MacDonald doubled his side's lead, which proved to be unassailable, on the quarter-hour mark when he fired into the bottom right-hand corner of Frank Fielding's goal after picking up Wood's pass inside the box. Rochdale could have moved to within a point of the automatic promotion places had they won the game, and they gave themselves some hope with Kennedy's conversion from the spot before the break. And they had the lion's share of the play in the second half as they piled on the pressure in search of a valuable equaliser. Will Buckley, Chris Dagnall, Nathan Stanton and Lee McEvilly all had good chances to prevent what became Rochdale's first home league defeat since October, 4. Despite the loss, Rochdale are still firmly ensconced in the play-off picture.
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