Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Rog Barnes | Rog Barnes | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Abraham Reynoso | A. Reynoso |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 76 |  | Roger Wilson | R. Wilson | |||||||||
| Hugo Nwakire | H. Nwakire |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 |  | Morris Cole | M. Cole | |||||||||
| Da Silva Chacon | D. Chacon |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Andy Howey | A. Howey | |||||||||
| Jacob Ehiogu | J. Ehiogu | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Xavier Perez | X. Perez | |||||||||
| Kevin Walem | K. Walem |  | 65 | M | | 5 | | D | 59 | | James Fenton | J. Fenton | |||||||||
| Paolo Piket | P. Piket |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Jaime Varela | J. Varela | |||||||||
| Sander Touzani | S. Touzani | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Paulo Sousa | P. Sousa | |||||||||
| Gísli Hallfredsson | G. Hallfredsson |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Les Montague | L. Montague | |||||||||
| Mikkel Nygaard | M. Nygaard |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 | | Peter Dublin | P. Dublin | |||||||||
| David Klinsmann | D. Klinsmann |  | 84 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Mike Monk | M. Monk | |||||||||
| Niccolo Powell | N. Powell | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Walter Lowry | W. Lowry | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 16,004 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Leicester City start the match!
2.11
0-0Paulo Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Lowry. Walter Lowry goes all the way! Walter Lowry tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
3.58
0-0Rochdale are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
4.28
1-0Gísli Hallfredsson kicks a strong pass forward to Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell kicks a strong pass forward to David Klinsmann. David Klinsmann shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for David Klinsmann!
8.14
Kevin Walem flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell goes all the way! Niccolo Powell rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.05
1-0Hugo Nwakire makes a beautiful solo run. Hugo Nwakire threads the ball through to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard plays a perfect one-two with David Klinsmann and rushes in on goal... Mikkel Nygaard rockets a shot on goal. Roger Wilson easily smothers it.
22.37
1-0Niccolo Powell catches Xavier Perez on the ankles. Niccolo Powell is warned by the referee! Xavier Perez stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.27
Sander Touzani advances with the ball. Sander Touzani shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.47
Hugo Nwakire controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gísli Hallfredsson. Gísli Hallfredsson chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rochdale kick off the second half!
49.25
Gísli Hallfredsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.51
1-0Jacob Ehiogu chips the ball to his team mate, Sander Touzani. Sander Touzani passes the ball forward to David Klinsmann. David Klinsmann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by James Fenton.
54.22
Sander Touzani controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Klinsmann. David Klinsmann cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. David Klinsmann scores for Rochdale!!
60.33
Gísli Hallfredsson knocks the ball forward to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
61.35
Sander Touzani knocks the ball forward to David Klinsmann. David Klinsmann shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.41
Les Montague chips the ball to his team mate, Walter Lowry. Walter Lowry plays a perfect one-two with Peter Dublin and rushes in on goal... Walter Lowry tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
73.11
Paolo Piket passes the ball forward to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard plays a perfect one-two with David Klinsmann and rushes in on goal... Mikkel Nygaard shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.54
Paolo Piket chips the ball to his team mate, Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell goes all the way! Niccolo Powell shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
83.09
Da Silva Chacon passes the ball forward to Paolo Piket. Paolo Piket knocks the ball to his team mate, Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.32
Hugo Nwakire kicks a strong pass forward to Sander Touzani. Sander Touzani advances with the ball. Sander Touzani shoots from distance. Roger Wilson easily smothers it.
85.34
Rochdale are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Leicester City's defence.
87.37
Kevin Walem makes a probing pass to Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
Jacob Ehiogu sees a break and surges forward. Jacob Ehiogu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccolo Powell. Niccolo Powell knocks the ball to his team mate, Mikkel Nygaard. Mikkel Nygaard cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Roger Wilson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| David Klinsmann 4, 54 Mikkel Nygaard 73, 90 |