Kick-off: 19:45
Venue: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2925
Referee: Hall, A

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

82 mins

Rochdale are replacing David Perkins with Chris Basham.

75 mins

Adam Le Fondre is being taken off, Chris Dagnall has come on in his place.

72 mins

Goal!! Rochdale have scored with Kallum Higginbotham putting it in the back of the net.

64 mins

Anthony Thomas is replaced by Cliff Akurang.

55 mins

Sagi Burton goes into the referees book for dissent.

50 mins

Goal!! Rene Howe scores for Rochdale.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Hall

34 mins

Goal!! Adam Le Fondre scores for Rochdale.

29 mins

Simon Ramsden is being taken off, Marcus Holness has come on in his place.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, April 15th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Rochdale made it six successive home wins to virtually seal their play-off place in a thoroughly entertaining game in which Barnet played their full part.

The visitors were rarely second best but in truth were given a finishing lesson by a rampant Rochdale side.

The early exchanges were even with Rochdale keeper Tommy Lee denying Barnet's Adam Birchall, while at the other end veteran keeper Lee Harrison saved superbly from Rochdale's Adam Le Fondre.

The deadlock was broken after 34 minutes when Le Fondre popped up in the box for his 16th goal of the season.

Rochdale doubled their lead after 50 minutes with a flowing move involving Adam Rundle and captain Gary Jones, before Rene Howe had all the time in the world to finish from just six yards.

With the game ebbing and flowing, Le Fondre was denied again by Harrison on 67 minutes and Howe rifled a shot into the side-netting, before Rochdale made the game safe on 73 minutes when Rundle and Howe combined to present Kallum Higginbotham with a close-range goal.

Still not subdued, Barnet continued to play their part in the game with Albert Adomah forcing a save out of Lee and then, in the dying seconds, the keeper produced a stunning save to deny Birchall a consolation goal.

With eight points separating Rochdale from eighth-placed Chesterfield, their place in the end of season play-offs now seems assured.

Rochdale Team

Barnet Team

Rochdale

Barnet

Corners

Fouls

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