- Date:12 Mar 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Spotland Stadium
- Jamie Cureton (29:33)
Live Commentary
- 93mins
Joe Widdowson challenges Liam Sercombe unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ryan Harley.
- 93mins
Gary Jones crosses the ball. Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Comfortable save by Ben Hamer.
- 92mins
The ball is sent over by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.
- 90mins
Centre by Nicky Adams, clearance made by Troy Archibald-Henville.
- 90mins
Outswinging corner taken by Nicky Adams.
- 89mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Adams.
- 89mins
Corner taken by Nicky Adams from the right by-line, clearance by Troy Archibald-Henville.
- 88mins
Unfair challenge on Craig Dawson by James Dunne results in a free kick. Owen Fon Williams takes the free kick.
- 88mins
Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Ryan Harley.
- 87mins
Corner taken by Ryan Harley, clearance made by Marcus Holness.
- 87mins
The ball is sent over by Ryan Harley, John O'Flynn takes a shot. Scott Wiseman gets a block in.
- 86mins
Corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley to the near post, Jason Kennedy makes a clearance.
- 85mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Troy Archibald-Henville by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Ben Hamer takes the free kick.
- 84mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Matt Done on Richard Duffy. Ben Hamer takes the free kick.
- 83mins
Corner taken by Ryan Harley from the right by-line.
- 82mins
Corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley from the right by-line to the near post, Chris O'Grady manages to make a clearance.
- 82mins
Ryan Harley is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Owen Fon Williams.
- 81mins
John O'Flynn joins the action as a substitute, replacing Richard Logan.
- 77mins
Shot by Ryan Harley. Jason Kennedy gets a block in.
- 77mins
The ball is crossed by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, save by Ben Hamer.
- 77mins
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro sends in a cross, clearance made by Matthew Taylor.
- 76mins
Brian Barry-Murphy goes off and Matt Done comes on.
- 75mins
David Noble leaves the field to be replaced by Richard Duffy.
- 73mins
Ryan Harley takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post, Matthew Taylor takes a shot. Jason Kennedy gets a block in.
- 72mins
The ball is crossed by Scott Golbourne, Marcus Holness makes a clearance.
- 71mins
Gary Jones takes a shot. Save made by Ben Hamer.
- 66mins
Richard Logan is caught offside. Craig Dawson restarts play with the free kick.
- 66mins
Nicky Adams delivers the ball, Jason Kennedy takes a shot. Comfortable save by Ben Hamer.
- 65mins
Nicky Adams takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Ben Hamer.
- 63mins
Ryan Harley has an effort at goal from 25 yards. Blocked by Craig Dawson.
- 63mins
Ryan Harley takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Jason Kennedy makes a clearance.
- 62mins
Nicky Adams joins the action as a substitute, replacing Will Atkinson.
- 62mins
Chris O'Grady has a headed effort from close range and clears the bar.
- 60mins
Ryan Harley sends in a cross, save made by Owen Fon Williams.
- 58mins
Liam Dickinson goes off and Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro comes on. Steve Tully concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris O'Grady. Will Atkinson crosses the ball in from the free kick, Ben Hamer makes a comfortable save.
- 56mins
Gary Jones takes a shot. Blocked by Matthew Taylor.
- 55mins
Inswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the right by-line played to the near post, clearance by Steve Tully.
- 55mins
Scott Wiseman crosses the ball, Ryan Harley manages to make a clearance.
- 55mins
David Noble challenges Jason Kennedy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 54mins
Shot from 20 yards from Jamie Cureton. Save by Owen Fon Williams.
- 53mins
The ball is crossed by Gary Jones.
- 52mins
Chris O'Grady takes a shot. Ben Hamer makes a save. Corner taken left-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy, clearance made by Troy Archibald-Henville.
- 52mins
Jamie Cureton is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Owen Fon Williams.
- 48mins
A cross is delivered by Joe Widdowson.
- 44mins
Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the right by-line played to the near post, Richard Logan manages to make a clearance.
- 44mins
Scott Wiseman sends in a cross, blocked by Ryan Harley.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Will Atkinson by James Dunne. Free kick crossed by Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 43mins
Centre by Richard Logan, Brian Barry-Murphy manages to make a clearance.
- 43mins
A cross is delivered by Scott Golbourne, Craig Dawson makes a clearance.
- 42mins
Brian Barry-Murphy produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
- 41mins
Unfair challenge on Matthew Taylor by Will Atkinson results in a free kick. Ben Hamer takes the free kick.
- 40mins
Liam Sercombe takes a shot. Comfortable save by Owen Fon Williams.
- 38mins
Richard Logan takes a shot.
- 37mins
Steve Tully takes a shot. Save by Owen Fon Williams.
- 36mins
Chris O'Grady gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matthew Taylor. Ben Hamer takes the direct free kick.
- 36mins
Centre by Scott Wiseman, blocked by Ryan Harley. Brian Barry-Murphy takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Troy Archibald-Henville.
- 32mins
Gary Jones has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.
- 30mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley played to the near post, Jason Kennedy manages to make a clearance.
- 29mins
Jamie Cureton finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the box low into the middle of the goal. Rochdale 0-1 Exeter.The assist for the goal came from Richard Logan.
- 28mins
Inswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy, Headed effort on goal by Craig Dawson from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.
- 28mins
Liam Dickinson takes a shot. Blocked by David Noble.
- 27mins
Richard Logan is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Marcus Holness.
- 26mins
Jamie Cureton crosses the ball, clearance made by Marcus Holness.
- 25mins
Shot by Liam Sercombe from outside the box goes high over the target.
- 25mins
Liam Dickinson challenges Scott Golbourne unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ben Hamer restarts play with the free kick.
- 24mins
Chris O'Grady takes a shot. Save by Ben Hamer.
- 23mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Will Atkinson by Ryan Harley. Free kick crossed by Brian Barry-Murphy, Richard Logan makes a clearance.
- 22mins
A cross is delivered by Steve Tully, clearance by Scott Wiseman.
- 21mins
Scott Wiseman crosses the ball, Ben Hamer makes a save.
- 19mins
Liam Dickinson has an effort at goal. Save made by Ben Hamer.
- 18mins
Liam Dickinson delivers the ball.
- 15mins
Effort on goal by David Noble from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 15mins
Shot by Ryan Harley. Brian Barry-Murphy gets a block in.
- 15mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley from the left by-line.
- 15mins
Inswinging corner taken by Ryan Harley from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Marcus Holness.
- 14mins
Ryan Harley takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Marcus Holness manages to make a clearance.
- 14mins
A cross is delivered by Scott Golbourne, blocked by Marcus Holness.
- 12mins
Scott Wiseman delivers the ball.
- 12mins
Liam Dickinson produces a cross, save made by Ben Hamer.
- 11mins
Gary Jones takes a shot. Ben Hamer makes a save.
- 7mins
The ball is crossed by Chris O'Grady.
- 6mins
A cross is delivered by Will Atkinson, comfortable save by Ben Hamer.
- 5mins
Richard Logan produces a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.
- 5mins
Liam Sercombe takes a shot. Save by Owen Fon Williams.
- 3mins
The ball is crossed by Chris O'Grady.
Unfair challenge on Jamie Cureton by Craig Dawson results in a free kick. Ryan Harley produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
Match Preview
No new worries for Hill Rochdale boss Keith Hill has no injury or suspension concerns ahead of the home clash with Exeter. Dale lost 2-1 at Huddersfield in midweek as striker Liam Dickinson was replaced with 13 minutes remaining. However, it was merely a tactical switch and Hill has a full complement of players to choose from. Dale have seen their bid to claim a top-six finish take a blow after two straight defeats, yet Hill said there were plenty of positives to take from the Galpharm Stadium reverse. He said: "I'm not despondent or deterred because that game gives me belief in what we're doing. "To come to Huddersfield, the kings of League One, and play the way we did is rewarding and satisfying." Exeter manager Paul Tisdale has no new injury or suspension worries for the trip. The Grecians sustained no fresh knocks in Tuesday's comfortable 2-0 win over promotion-chasing Bournemouth, meaning Tisdale may opt to stick with the same side. Richard Logan and Jamie Cureton are likely to keep their places up front after they linked up well and scored the decisive goals as Exeter picked up their first win in six attempts against the Cherries. However, Tisdale made no substitutions in that game and may make changes in an attempt to freshen up his side. Striker John O'Flynn is pushing for a recall after making the bench on Tuesday night, while midfielder David Noble is also hoping for a promotion to the starting line-up.
Rochdale
Exeter
- Owen Fon Williams
- Scott Wiseman
- Marcus Holness
- Craig Dawson
- Joe Widdowson
- Jason Kennedy
- Gary Jones
- Brian Barry-Murphy
- Will Atkinson
- Liam Dickinson
- Chris O'Grady
- SUBS
- Matthew Edwards
- Matt Done
- Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
- Robbie Williams
- Josh Thompson
- Nicky Adams
- Reece Gray
Home
Away
- Ben Hamer
- Steve Tully
- Troy Archibald-Henville
- Matthew Taylor
- Scott Golbourne
- Liam Sercombe
- David Noble
- James Dunne
- Ryan Harley
- Jamie Cureton
- Richard Logan
- SUBS
- Artur Krysiak
- Richard Duffy
- Daniel Nardiello
- Bertrand Cozic
- Marcus Stewart
- Billy Jones
- John O'Flynn
Match Report
Cureton strike enough for Grecians Jamie Cureton's first-half strike earned Exeter a 1-0 win at Spotland as Rochdale fell to a third successive defeat. Owain Fon Williams outfoxed Liam Sercombe in an early one-on-one and the goalkeeper was relieved to see David Noble's dipping volley fly over the crossbar later in the half. At the other end, Ben Hamer was kept busy as he saved shots from Gary Jones and Chris O'Grady, while Dale frontman Liam Dickinson's goalbound effort was blocked by James Dunne. Craig Dawson headed Brian Barry-Murphy's corner over the top. The hosts appeared to be taking charge when they were hit on the counter-attack. Hamer's goal-kick was flicked on by Richard Logan, with the ball bouncing over Marcus Holness and presenting Cureton with a clear run at goal. He nicked the ball over Fon Williams to hand Exeter a 29th-minute lead. O'Grady set up Jones for Dale's best chance of the half but the skipper blasted wide with a clear view at the target, while Exeter should have scored a second when Fon Williams spilled a Noble shot and the ball ran to Logan who wastefully hammered over the top. Hamer was down quick at his near-post to keep out O'Grady's shot in the 53rd minute, while Jason kennedy cleared another Noble effort off the line after 74 minutes, although second-half chances were few and far between.
Form Guide
- DWWDLL
- Rochdale
- VS
- Exeter WDLDLW
Last Meetings
- Exeter
- 1 - 0
- Rochdale
- 02/10/2010
Top Scorers
Rochdale
- G Jones 8
- C O'Grady 8
- C Dawson 5
- J Kennedy 3
- J Akpa Akpro 3
- M Done 3
- J Thompson 1
Exeter
- J Cureton 11
- R Logan 10
- D Nardiello 6
- R Harley 6
- J O'Flynn 5
- L Sercombe 3
- R Duffy 2
- S Golbourne 1
- S Tully 1
- M Taylor 1
Goals
Rochdale
- Total goals 84
- Goals per game 44
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 12 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Exeter
- Total goals 90
- Goals per game 50
- 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 5 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 9 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 7 (For) 10 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
