- Date:14 Jan 2012
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Spotland Stadium
- Attendance:2,367
Live Commentary
- 91mins
Ashley Grimes takes a shot. Blocked by Don Cowan.
- 91mins
David Ball decides to take a short corner.
- 89mins
Daniel Bogdanovic takes a shot. Save by Chris Day.
- 89mins
Lawrie Wilson challenges Daniel Bogdanovic unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lawrie Wilson is shown a yellow card. Gary Jones takes the direct free kick.
- 88mins
Phil Edwards concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Bogdanovic. Direct free kick taken by Daniel Bogdanovic.
- 87mins
The referee penalises Don Cowan for handball. Daniel Bogdanovic takes the direct free kick.
- 85mins
Don Cowan produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.
- 84mins
David Ball takes a shot. Save made by Chris Day.
- 84mins
Ashley Grimes takes a shot. Blocked by Phil Edwards.
- 84mins
Corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom, Brett Ormerod manages to make a clearance.
- 83mins
The ball is crossed by Don Cowan, Dean Holden makes a clearance.
- 83mins
The ball is sent over by Ronnie Henry, save by Peter Kurucz.
- 81mins
Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Joel Byrom, free kick awarded for a foul by Jon Ashton on Kevin Amankwaah. Peter Kurucz takes the direct free kick.
- 79mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by David Ball from the right by-line, Kevin Amankwaah takes a shot from close range clearing the crossbar.
- 79mins
Joel Byrom has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.
- 78mins
Outswinging corner taken by Joel Byrom, Headed effort from inside the area by Jon Ashton misses to the right of the goal.
- 78mins
Don Cowan takes a shot. Save by Peter Kurucz.
- 77mins
Stacy Long concedes a free kick for a foul on Gary Jones. Direct free kick taken by Dean Holden.
- 76mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Brett Ormerod. Chris Beardsley leaves the field to be replaced by Don Cowan. Direct free kick taken by Chris Day.
- 75mins
Stacy Long takes a shot. Save made by Peter Kurucz.
- 75mins
Michael Bostwick takes a shot. Brett Ormerod gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken by Joel Byrom from the right by-line, clearance made by Kevin Amankwaah.
- 74mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Chris Beardsley. Dean Holden takes the free kick.
- 72mins
Stacy Long comes on in place of Luke Freeman.
- 72mins
Corner taken by Ashley Grimes played to the near post, Header from close range by Brett Ormerod misses to the right of the target.
- 72mins
Daniel Bogdanovic takes a shot. Luke Freeman gets a block in.
- 70mins
Chris Beardsley is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Peter Kurucz.
- 70mins
Close range shot by Luke Freeman misses to the left of the goal.
- 67mins
Kevin Amankwaah joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jason Kennedy.
- 67mins
Chris Beardsley takes a shot. Peter Kurucz gets a block in.
- 66mins
Chris Beardsley takes a shot. Blocked by Marcus Holness.
- 65mins
Joel Byrom fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-5 Stevenage.Luke Freeman provided the assist for the goal.
- 60mins
Corner taken by Joel Byrom from the left by-line, Chris Beardsley takes a shot. Save made by Peter Kurucz.
- 60mins
Inswinging corner taken by Joel Byrom, Peter Kurucz makes a save.
- 59mins
Darius Charles goes off and Phil Edwards comes on.
- 59mins
Lawrie Wilson takes a shot. Blocked by Jason Kennedy.
- 57mins
A goal is scored by Luke Freeman from just outside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-4 Stevenage.
- 56mins
Corner taken right-footed by Daniel Bogdanovic, David Ball takes a shot. Blocked by Jon Ashton.
- 54mins
Unfair challenge on Chris Beardsley by Joe Widdowson results in a free kick. Joe Widdowson sent from the field by the ref for second bookable offence. Scott Laird restarts play with the free kick, Joel Byrom takes a shot. Save made by Peter Kurucz.
- 53mins
Effort on goal by Brett Ormerod from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.
- 52mins
Lawrie Wilson finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-3 Stevenage.
- 51mins
Brett Ormerod grabs a goal from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-2 Stevenage.Assist by Daniel Bogdanovic.
- 51mins
Michael Bostwick takes a shot. Save by Peter Kurucz.
- 51mins
Corner taken by Joel Byrom from the right by-line, Marcus Holness makes a clearance.
- 50mins
Ronnie Henry takes a shot. Save by Peter Kurucz.
- 48mins
Outswinging corner taken by Joel Byrom.
- 47mins
Corner taken by Joel Byrom, save by Peter Kurucz.
- 45mins
Goal scored by Lawrie Wilson from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 0-2 Stevenage.Chris Beardsley provided the assist for the goal.
- 45mins
David Ball is brought on as a substitute for Nicky Adams. Ashley Grimes is brought on as a substitute for Joe Thompson.
- 46mins
The ball is swung over by Nicky Adams, save by Chris Day.
- 44mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom from the left by-line, Jon Ashton produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.
- 43mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Lawrie Wilson on Brett Ormerod. Gary Jones takes the direct free kick.
- 40mins
Gary Jones challenges Lawrie Wilson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Shot comes in from Scott Laird from the free kick, Peter Kurucz makes a save.
- 37mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Luke Freeman by Dean Holden. Free kick taken by Joel Byrom, Header from close in by Jon Ashton misses to the right of the goal.
- 36mins
Effort on goal by Luke Freeman from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.
- 36mins
Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom from the left by-line, Joe Thompson manages to make a clearance.
- 35mins
Michael Bostwick takes a shot. Blocked by Brett Ormerod.
- 32mins
Lawrie Wilson takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar.
- 28mins
The offside flag is raised against Joe Widdowson. Chris Day restarts play with the free kick.
- 26mins
Darius Charles takes a shot. Marcus Holness gets a block in. Foul by Lawrie Wilson on Daniel Bogdanovic, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Daniel Bogdanovic.
- 25mins
Unfair challenge on Chris Beardsley by Joe Widdowson results in a free kick. The referee shows Joe Widdowson a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Free kick crossed left-footed by Joel Byrom from right wing, blocked by Gary Jones.
- 20mins
Shot from just outside the box by Joel Byrom goes over the target.
- 19mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Darius Charles by Stephen Jordan. Ronnie Henry crosses the ball in from the free kick, Peter Kurucz makes a save.
- 17mins
Luke Freeman scores a goal from deep inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Rochdale 0-1 Stevenage.
- 16mins
The offside flag is raised against Daniel Bogdanovic. Ronnie Henry takes the free kick.
- 15mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Darius Charles on Marcus Holness. Peter Kurucz restarts play with the free kick.
- 14mins
Scott Laird takes a shot. Brett Ormerod gets a block in.
- 11mins
Header from deep inside the area by Scott Laird goes over the bar.
- 10mins
Joel Byrom decides to take the corner short.
- 8mins
Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Adams to the near post, Jon Ashton makes a clearance.
- 7mins
The referee blows for offside against Chris Beardsley. Stephen Jordan takes the free kick.
- 4mins
Outswinging corner taken by Nicky Adams from the right by-line, Dean Holden takes a shot.
- 2mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Nicky Adams. Chris Day restarts play with the free kick.
Match Preview
Holness in for Dale Rochdale caretaker manager Chris Beech will have defender Marcus Holness available for selection against Stevenage. Holness was ruled out of last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Hartlepool and the home draw with Preston due to a thigh injury but is fit to contest a place at the heart of the Dale defence. Goalkeeper David Lucas is also back in contention having received the all clear on Monday following a head injury initially sustained during December's defeat at Sheffield United. Lucas will battle it out with on-loan West Ham youngster Peter Kurucz as he looks to regain his place between the posts. Long-term injury victims Marc Twaddle (hamstring) and Simon Hackney (abdominal) remain on the sidelines. Stevenage captain Mark Roberts takes over as player-manager for the trip. Roberts has been handed the reins after Graham Westley left to take over at Preston, with Boro now looking for a new boss. Chairman Phil Wallace told the club's official website: "We would like to thank Graham for all he has done for the football club. "In the time he has been with the club we have developed into a successful Football league outfit with two promotions and exciting cup triumphs under his management." Roberts may hand a debut to James Wallace after the 20-year-old signed on a month's loan from Everton this week. John Mousinho continues to sit on the sidelines as he recuperates from a long-term foot injury.
Rochdale
Stevenage
- Peter Kurucz
- Dean Holden
- Marcus Holness
- Stephen Jordan
- Joe Widdowson
- Joe Thompson
- Gary Jones
- Jason Kennedy
- Nicky Adams
- Brett Ormerod
- Daniel Bogdanovic
- SUBS
- David Lucas
- Kevin Amankwaah
- Ashley Grimes
- Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
- David Ball
Home
Away
- Chris Day
- Ronnie Henry
- Mark Roberts
- Jon Ashton
- Scott Laird
- Lawrie Wilson
- Joel Byrom
- Michael Bostwick
- Luke Freeman
- Chris Beardsley
- Darius Charles
- SUBS
- Alan Julian
- Phil Edwards
- Stacy Long
- Don Cowan
- Robin Shroot
Match Report
Five-star Boro down ten-man Dale Managerless Stevenage began life after Graham Westley in positive fashion as they demolished lowly Rochdale 5-1 at Spotland. Lawrie Wilson scored twice early in the second half either side of a brace from Luke Freeman before Joel Byrom completed the scoring for Boro. Brett Ormerod replied for Rochdale on his debut for the club to make it 2-1 but the sending off of Joe Widdowson shortly afterwards ruined any chance of a comeback. Stevenage lost Westley to Preston this week but they did not lose their form. Boro arrived at Spotland having lost only once in the last 12 league outings and took the lead after 18 minutes when Freeman cut inside Jason Kennedy before beating goalkeeper Peter Kurucz at his near post. The visitors extended their advantage straight after half-time, Chris Beardsley set up Wilson for a 15-yard drive which gave Kurucz no chance. Ormerod briefly gave Dale a glimpse of hope when he volleyed home a Daniel Bogdanovic cross after 52 minutes but Stevenage restored their two-goal cushion within seconds when Wilson was left unmarked to smash home his second goal of the game. Things went from bad to worse for the hosts four minutes later when Widdowson received a second yellow card for a desperate challenge on Beardsley. Freeman made it 4-1 with a stunning 25-yard strike just before the hour mark and Byrom got in on the act with a neat finish for the fifth goal in the 66th minute.
Form Guide
- LLDDDL
- Rochdale
- VS
- Stevenage DDWWWL
Last Meetings
- Stevenage
- 4 - 2
- Rochdale
- 03/09/2011
Top Scorers
Rochdale
- A Grimes 5
- G Jones 3
- D Ball 3
- M Holness 3
- J Akpa Akpro 2
- N Adams 2
- B Barry-Murphy 1
- J Kennedy 1
- D Bogdanovic 1
- N Eccleston 1
Stevenage
- C Beardsley 6
- M Roberts 4
- C Reid 4
- S Laird 3
- D Charles 2
- B Harrison 2
- M Bostwick 2
- L Wilson 2
- S Long 1
- J Byrom 1
- J Mousinho 1
- R Shroot 1
- L Freeman 1
Goals
Rochdale
- Total goals 64
- Goals per game 23
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 2 (For) 9 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Stevenage
- Total goals 74
- Goals per game 33
- 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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