Date:14 Apr 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Spotland Stadium
Attendance:1,930

Adams (78) Thompson (80)
Kennedy (87)
Nardiello - pen (27) Sercombe (61)

Goal!

Live Commentary

87mins Jason Kennedy grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Rochdale 3-2 Exeter.Assist by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.

86mins Inswinging corner taken by Nicky Adams, Billy Jones makes a clearance.

86mins Nicky Adams takes a short corner. Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Nicky Adams.

84mins Jamie Cureton is brought on as a substitute for Lauri Dalla Valle.

84mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot from close range that strikes the post.

82mins Corner taken by Nicky Adams.

82mins Joe Thompson challenges Billy Jones unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Artur Krysiak.

81mins Joe Thompson is ruled offside. Troy Archibald-Henville restarts play with the free kick.

80mins Joe Thompson finds the back of the net with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 2-2 Exeter.

80mins Jake Taylor takes a shot. Matthew Edwards makes a save.

79mins Unfair challenge on Jake Taylor by Jason Kennedy results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by David Noble, clearance made by Dean Holden.

78mins Nicky Adams fires in a goal from just inside the penalty area low into the middle of the goal. Rochdale 1-2 Exeter.

76mins Joe Widdowson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lauri Dalla Valle. David Noble restarts play with the free kick.

74mins Lauri Dalla Valle is brought on as a substitute for Daniel Nardiello.

74mins Shot from just outside the box by Michael Symes misses to the left of the target.

73mins Liam Sercombe takes a shot. Save by Matthew Edwards. The offside flag is raised against Liam Sercombe. Free kick taken by Matthew Edwards.

71mins Jason Kennedy takes a shot. Save by Artur Krysiak.

71mins The referee penalises Daniel Nardiello for handball. Free kick taken by Dean Holden.

69mins Nicky Adams takes a shot. Save by Artur Krysiak.

68mins A cross is delivered by Joe Thompson, save by Artur Krysiak.

66mins Liam Sercombe takes a shot. Blocked by Dean Holden. Corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones, save made by Matthew Edwards.

64mins Marc Twaddle goes off and Joe Widdowson comes on. Joe Thompson on for Sean McConville.

64mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save made by Artur Krysiak.

61mins Daniel Nardiello sends in a cross, A goal is scored by Liam Sercombe from close in to the top right corner of the goal. Rochdale 0-2 Exeter.Assist on the goal came from Daniel Nardiello.

60mins Nicky Adams is ruled offside. Artur Krysiak restarts play with the free kick.

60mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alan Gow on Kevin Amankwaah. Matthew Edwards restarts play with the free kick.

59mins The referee penalises Daniel Nardiello for handball. Kevin Amankwaah restarts play with the free kick.

56mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Marc Twaddle on Alan Gow. Marc Twaddle shown a yellow card. Free kick crossed left-footed by Billy Jones from right wing, clearance by Sam Minihan.

55mins The referee blows for offside. Matthew Edwards restarts play with the free kick.

55mins Dean Holden gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jake Taylor. Steve Tully takes the direct free kick.

53mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Michael Symes. Artur Krysiak takes the indirect free kick.

51mins Michael Symes takes a shot. Blocked by James Dunne.

48mins The ball is sent over by Liam Sercombe, clearance made by Sam Minihan. Corner taken by David Noble from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.

47mins Foul by Pat Baldwin on Michael Symes, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Nicky Adams from left wing.

46mins Short corner taken by Alan Gow from the left by-line.

46mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Nicky Adams. Troy Archibald-Henville restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Daniel Nardiello fouled by Nicky Adams, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Troy Archibald-Henville.

45mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Troy Archibald-Henville on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Nicky Adams, Billy Jones makes a clearance.

43mins The referee gives a free kick against Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro for handball. David Noble shoots direct from the free kick, save by Matthew Edwards.

43mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones, Michael Symes manages to make a clearance.

41mins Foul by James Dunne on Jason Kennedy, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Kevin Amankwaah.

39mins Unfair challenge on Pat Baldwin by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Troy Archibald-Henville.

37mins Shot from just outside the box by Andrew Tutte misses to the left of the goal.

36mins Nicky Adams sends in a cross, Andrew Tutte takes a shot. Blocked by James Dunne.

35mins Daniel Nardiello takes a shot.

34mins The official flags Liam Sercombe offside. Matthew Edwards takes the indirect free kick.

33mins Andrew Tutte takes a shot. Save made by Artur Krysiak.

33mins Michael Symes takes a shot.

32mins James Dunne takes a shot. Jake Taylor gets a block in.

32mins David Noble takes a shot. Blocked by Alan Gow.

30mins Alan Gow has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

29mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dean Holden on Alan Gow. David Noble takes the free kick.

29mins David Noble challenges Kevin Amankwaah unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marc Twaddle restarts play with the free kick.

27mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Daniel Nardiello. Penalty taken right-footed by Daniel Nardiello and scored. Rochdale 0-1 Exeter.

25mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Billy Jones, Michael Symes makes a clearance.

25mins The referee blows for offside. Matthew Edwards takes the indirect free kick.

24mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro is caught offside. Troy Archibald-Henville restarts play with the free kick.

22mins Alan Gow produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

21mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro has an effort at goal from close range which goes wide right of the goal.

18mins Alan Gow is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Matthew Edwards takes the free kick.

17mins Michael Symes is ruled offside. Troy Archibald-Henville restarts play with the free kick.

17mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Jake Taylor. Matthew Edwards takes the indirect free kick.

14mins Daniel Nardiello takes a shot. Sam Minihan gets a block in.

14mins Nicky Adams takes a shot.

12mins Inswinging corner taken by Billy Jones from the right by-line, Troy Archibald-Henville takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Edwards.

11mins Sean McConville takes a shot. Save made by Artur Krysiak.

9mins Effort from deep inside the area by Liam Sercombe misses to the left of the goal.

9mins Andrew Tutte fouled by Alan Gow, the ref awards a free kick. Sean McConville restarts play with the free kick.

7mins Daniel Nardiello produces a right-footed shot from long distance which goes wide right of the goal.

4mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro has an effort at goal from outside the area missing to the wide right of the target.

3mins David Noble takes the inswinging corner, save by Matthew Edwards.

Match Preview

D-Day for Dale? Neill Byrne will be hoping to keep his place in Rochdale's starting line-up for the must-win meeting with Exeter. The Irishman replaced his compatriot Kevin Long for the 5-2 defeat to Sheffield United in midweek and looks set to continue in a match which will see Dale relegated from npower League One if they lose. Long, on loan from Burnley, aggravated his Achilles tendon in the previous match against Yeovil, failed to recover for the Blades clash and will be assessed ahead of this one. Midfielder Simon Hackney has been sidelined with a lower abdominal injury since joining from Colchester in the summer but recently returned to training. However, after such a long period out of the side he is unlikely to taste first-team action this season. Exeter welcome back strikers Jamie Cureton and Lauri Dalla Valle. On-loan Cureton missed the 3-0 victory over parent club Leyton Orient on Easter Monday as he was barred from playing due to the terms of the agreement reached with the O's, while Dalla Valle was unavailable after picking up a minor knock in training the day before the game - but both return to face Dale. However, manager Paul Tisdale has limited options in defence as the Grecians continue their quest to beat the drop. Scot Bennett and Danny Coles are joined on the sidelines by defensive colleagues Jonathan Fortune, who is still struggling with a hamstring problem, and Richard Duffy (groin).

Formation:433Manager: John Coleman

Rochdale

Formation: 4411Manager: Paul Tisdale

Exeter

Matthew Edwards
Sam Minihan
Dean Holden
Kevin Amankwaah
Marc Twaddle
Andrew Tutte
Jason Kennedy
Sean McConville
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
Michael Symes
Nicky Adams
SUBS
David Lucas
Ashley Grimes
Joe Thompson
Simon Hackney
Joe Widdowson

Home

Away

Artur Krysiak
Steve Tully
Troy Archibald-Henville
Pat Baldwin
Billy Jones
Liam Sercombe
David Noble
James Dunne
Daniel Nardiello
Alan Gow
Jake Taylor
SUBS
Lenny Pidgeley
Jamie Cureton
Elliott Frear
Aaron Dawson
Lauri Dalla Valle

Match Report

Form Guide

WLLDLL Rochdale VS Exeter LLLDLW

Last Meetings

Exeter 3 - 1 Rochdale 22/10/2011 Rochdale 0 - 1 Exeter 12/03/2011 Exeter 1 - 0 Rochdale 02/10/2010

Top Scorers

Rochdale A Grimes 8 J Akpa Akpro 5 G Jones 3 J Kennedy 3 N Adams 3 M Holness 3 M Symes 2 B Barry-Murphy 1 T Obadeyi 1 A Tutte 1 Exeter R Logan 5 D Nardiello 5 L Sercombe 4 J Taylor 3 D Noble 2 D Coles 2 T Archibald-Henville 2 J Dunne 2 S Bennett 2 J Cureton 1 B Jones 1 J O'Flynn 1 G Bauza 1 T Nichols 1

Goals

Rochdale Total goals 114 Goals per game 41 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 10 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 8 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Exeter Total goals 110 Goals per game 37 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 8 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 10 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins