Date:03 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Broadhall Way
Attendance:3,021

Reid (12) Beardsley (29) Beardsley (45)
Neal Trotman - og (69)
Jones (27)
Ball (70)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Marcus Holness concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Beardsley. Josh Walker shoots direct from the free kick.

93mins Ben May challenges Marcus Holness unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jake Kean takes the direct free kick.

92mins The official flags Nicky Adams offside. Free kick taken by Chris Day.

92mins Shot from outside the area by Lawrie Wilson misses to the left of the target.

90mins Marcus Holness joins the action as a substitute, replacing Pim Balkestein. John Mousinho takes a short corner.

86mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben May on Jake Kean. Direct free kick taken by Jake Kean.

83mins Josh Walker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Stephen Darby. Jake Kean takes the indirect free kick.

80mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben May by Andrew Tutte. Chris Day takes the direct free kick.

78mins Craig Reid leaves the field to be replaced by Ben May.

77mins Corner taken by Nicky Adams.

75mins Phil Edwards joins the action as a substitute, replacing Joel Byrom.

73mins Corner taken left-footed by Nicky Adams from the right by-line, clearance by Joel Byrom.

73mins Shot by David Ball from 18 yards. Blocked by Mark Roberts.

72mins Corner taken by John Mousinho from the right by-line played to the near post.

71mins Joel Byrom takes the outswinging corner, Scott Laird takes a shot. Pim Balkestein makes a clearance.

70mins David Ball finds the back of the net with a goal from just inside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Stevenage 4-2 Rochdale.

69mins Foul by Matthew Barnes-Homer on Ronnie Henry, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Ronnie Henry. Neal Trotman puts the ball into his own net from 12 yards. Stevenage 4-1 Rochdale.

68mins Darius Charles goes off and Josh Walker comes on.

67mins The offside flag is raised against Neal Trotman. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Day.

66mins Lawrie Wilson challenges Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Nicky Adams.

64mins Nicky Adams on for Ashley Grimes. Jason Kennedy leaves the field to be replaced by Matthew Barnes-Homer.

61mins Chris Beardsley gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Joe Widdowson. Free kick crossed by Andrew Tutte.

61mins Craig Reid takes a shot. Jake Kean makes a save.

59mins Shot by Chris Beardsley from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

57mins Corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom, Michael Bostwick takes a shot.

56mins The official flags Craig Reid offside. Jake Kean takes the free kick.

55mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.

53mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joel Byrom on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. The ball is delivered by Andrew Tutte, Header on goal by Neal Trotman from just inside the area goes over the goal.

52mins Craig Reid challenges Jake Kean unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Reid is booked. Free kick taken by Jake Kean.

51mins Andrew Tutte challenges Darius Charles unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed by John Mousinho.

49mins Scott Laird fouled by Stephen Darby, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Lawrie Wilson.

47mins Craig Reid challenges Jason Kennedy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jason Kennedy restarts play with the free kick.

46mins A goal is scored by Chris Beardsley from just outside the area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Stevenage 3-1 Rochdale.Assist on the goal came from Darius Charles.

44mins Jason Kennedy challenges Mark Roberts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Chris Day takes the indirect free kick.

44mins Short corner worked by Gary Jones.

38mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Craig Reid. Jake Kean takes the indirect free kick.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Widdowson on Chris Beardsley. John Mousinho crosses the ball in from the free kick, clearance made by Pim Balkestein.

34mins Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro is ruled offside. Chris Day restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Foul by Gary Jones on Lawrie Wilson, free kick awarded. The referee cautions Gary Jones for unsporting behaviour. Michael Bostwick restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Chris Beardsley scores a goal from close range high into the middle of the goal. Stevenage 2-1 Rochdale.

29mins Craig Reid takes a shot. Jake Kean makes a save.

27mins Gary Jones fires in a goal from just outside the box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Stevenage 1-1 Rochdale.

26mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Andrew Tutte, clearance by Darius Charles.

26mins David Ball has an effort at goal. Save by Chris Day.

24mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Darby by Chris Beardsley results in a free kick. Jake Kean takes the direct free kick.

23mins Joel Byrom concedes a free kick for a foul on David Ball. Free kick taken by Stephen Darby.

20mins Corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom to the near post, Scott Laird takes a shot. Save made by Jake Kean.

19mins Shot from outside the box by Andrew Tutte misses to the left of the target.

15mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Joel Byrom from the left by-line, Michael Bostwick produces a overhead kick right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

13mins Foul by Craig Reid on Pim Balkestein, free kick awarded. Pim Balkestein takes the direct free kick.

12mins Craig Reid grabs a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Stevenage 1-0 Rochdale.Assist by Lawrie Wilson.

10mins The offside flag is raised against Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Day.

8mins Pim Balkestein concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Beardsley. Free kick crossed left-footed by Joel Byrom, comfortable save by Jake Kean. Jake Kean fouled by Darius Charles, the ref awards a free kick. Jake Kean takes the direct free kick.

7mins Shot from just outside the box by Gary Jones misses to the right of the target.

3mins Effort on goal by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.

3mins Joel Byrom fouled by Andrew Tutte, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by John Mousinho.

1mins Neal Trotman concedes a free kick for a foul on Chris Beardsley. Joel Byrom crosses the ball in from the free kick.

Ashley Grimes has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.

Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro takes a shot. Save by Chris Day.

Match Preview

Formation:442Manager: Graham Westley

Stevenage

Formation: 442Manager: Steve Eyre

Rochdale

Chris Day
Lawrie Wilson
Scott Laird
Darius Charles
Mark Roberts
Ronnie Henry
John Mousinho
Michael Bostwick
Joel Byrom
Chris Beardsley
Craig Reid
SUBS
Alan Julian
Phil Edwards
Ben May
Josh Walker
Robin Shroot

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Away

Jake Kean
Stephen Darby
Joe Widdowson
Jason Kennedy
Gary Jones
Pim Balkestein
Ashley Grimes
Andrew Tutte
Neal Trotman
David Ball
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
SUBS
David Lucas
Marcus Holness
Brian Barry-Murphy
Nicky Adams
Matthew Barnes-Homer

Match Report

Beardsley at the double for Boro Chris Beardsley scored twice as Stevenage beat Rochdale 4-2 to claim their first home win in League One. Top scorer Beardsley tapped in a Lawrie Wilson cross from close range for his third goal in five games to restore his side`s lead on the half-hour. He added his second on the stroke of half-time with a 20-yard curler to make it 3-1. Craig Reid - scoring for the second successive game - fired home from the edge of the area to put Stevenage ahead in the 13th minute but Gary Jones hauled Rochdale level in the 28th minute with a stunning strike from 20 yards - his side`s first away league goal this season. Neal Trotman put through his own net 20 minutes from time after a mix-up with goalkeeper Jake Kean but moments later debutant David Ball - signed this week on a three-month loan from Peterborough - pulled another back for the visitors.

Form Guide

DDWDL Stevenage VS Rochdale LDDLL

Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Stevenage C Beardsley 1 C Reid 1 D Charles 1 B Harrison 1 S Laird 1 Rochdale J Akpa Akpro 2 A Grimes 1

Goals

Stevenage Total goals 11 Goals per game 6 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Rochdale Total goals 8 Goals per game 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins