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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: London Road Ground
  • Attendance: 5575
  • Referee: Lee, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

Goal!! Danny Crow scores for Peterborough.

89 mins

Peterborough are replacing Aaron McLean with Rene Howe.

82 mins

Peterborough are replacing George Boyd with Danny Crow.

77 mins

Chris Whelpdale is replaced by Chris Westwood.

54 mins

Ben Muirhead is replaced by Nathan D'Laryea.

54 mins

Adam Rundle is being taken off, Glenn Murray has come on in his place.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

44 mins

Goal!! Peterborough have scored with Aaron McLean putting it in the back of the net.

10 mins

Goal!! Josh Low scores for Peterborough.

8 mins

Craig Morgan is booked for unsporting behaviour.

0 mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Peterborough lived-up to their pre-season rating as League Two Championship contenders with a three-goal demolition of a Rochdale side that was close to getting into the play-offs last time round.

Although possession was evenly balanced, Posh always looked the more threatening and Aaron McLean gave a hint of what was to come hitting a shot across goal and inches wide of the far post after just three minutes.

McLean was involved again when Posh swept into the lead six minutes later, slipping the ball inside for Josh Low to fire into the roof of the Rochdale net from the edge of the penalty area. This was at the end of a five-man move started by Shwan Jalal, surprisingly preferred in goal to long-serving Mark Tyler.

Baghdad-born Jalal used his height to collect an Adam Rundle corner and covered his far post as a stretching Chris Dagnall almost reached Rundle's probing cross from the left.

A rare misdirected pass by home skipper Micah Hyde let in Dagnall before Shane Blackett came to the rescue with a precise tackle.

Posh doubled their advantage a minute before the break with McLean stabbing the ball over the line after beating keeper James Spencer to a diagonal cross from Craig Morgan.

Rochdale looked more dangerous at the start of the second period and Jalal needed two attempts to deal with a David Perkins effort and then did well to punch away a dangerous cross from Simon Ramsden.

Posh soon hit back with Chris Whelpdale and Low hitting the woodwork in quick succession before Tom Kennedy hooked the ball off the Rochdale line.

A third goal looked inevitable and it came from substitute Danny Crow with a final minute tap-in from Low's precise cross.

Peterborough United Team

Rochdale Team

Peterborough United

Rochdale

Corners

5 2

Fouls

14 10

Goal attempts

14 9

Shots off target

6 6

Offsides

5 4

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