Match Report
| Rochdale | Rochdale |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | John Miller | John Miller | |||||||||||||||||
| Scott Heskey | S. Heskey |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Rio Potts | R. Potts | |||||||||
| Stefan Andersson | S. Andersson |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Jakob Prantl | J. Prantl | |||||||||
| Eddie Drake | E. Drake | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Piotr Kozminski | P. Kozminski | |||||||||
| Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Thomas Coronado | T. Coronado | |||||||||
| Mohammed Edusei | M. Edusei |  | 61 | M | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Benoit Ficini | B. Ficini | |||||||||
| Hesekiel Rosengren | H. Rosengren |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | René Blanc | R. Blanc | |||||||||
| Georgios Kamaras | G. Kamaras |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Kubilay Ayaz | K. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 76 | | Eddie Walker | E. Walker | |||||||||
| Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 78 | | Philippe Ueltschi | P. Ueltschi | |||||||||
| Hugo Garba | H. Garba |  | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 |  | Romarin Job | R. Job | |||||||||
| Harry Green | H. Green | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Nigel Peckham | N. Peckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Spotland where Rochdale play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 18,783 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rochdale are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Arsenal appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Arsenal kick off!
4.28
0-0Kubilay Ayaz passes the ball forward to Romarin Job. Romarin Job shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
10.41
Kubilay Ayaz passes the ball forward to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
12.16
0-0René Blanc makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Robbie Beckham.
14.14
Eddie Drake flicks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Tiler. Ugo Tiler surges forward with the ball. Ugo Tiler plays a perfect one-two with Spencer Wright-Phillips and rushes in on goal... Ugo Tiler takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
15.28
Jakob Prantl flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Walker. Eddie Walker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.02
0-0Hesekiel Rosengren comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Walker. The referee calls over Hesekiel Rosengren and shows him a yellow card! Eddie Walker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.15
René Blanc sees space and advances. René Blanc whips in a cross ball towards Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
27.28
0-1Piotr Kozminski sees space and advances. Piotr Kozminski brings the ball forward. Piotr Kozminski knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.09
0-1René Blanc makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Scott Heskey!
32.16
Eddie Walker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks the ball forward to Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.48
Eddie Walker makes a simple pass to Romarin Job. Romarin Job lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
38.32
Hesekiel Rosengren controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba knocks in a cross ball towards Harry Green. Harry Green powers a header at goal but Rio Potts is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Rochdale kicking off!
48.14
René Blanc makes a probing pass to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi whips in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.42
Kubilay Ayaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.57
Thomas Coronado chips the ball to his team mate, René Blanc. René Blanc kicks a strong pass forward to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi whips in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.19
0-2Kubilay Ayaz advances with the ball. Kubilay Ayaz knocks the ball forward to Romarin Job but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.06
0-2Hugo Garba comes in with a late challenge on Benoit Ficini. The referee calls over Hugo Garba and warns him to calm down! Benoit Ficini runs off the knock.
71.16
Hesekiel Rosengren sees a break and surges forward. Hesekiel Rosengren knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.42
Mohammed Edusei threads the ball through to Hugo Garba. Hugo Garba knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thomas Coronado.
81.06
Thomas Coronado makes a beautiful solo run. Thomas Coronado makes a simple pass to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.20
Benoit Ficini makes a beautiful solo run. Benoit Ficini deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
87.51
René Blanc threads the ball through to Philippe Ueltschi. Philippe Ueltschi flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Job. Romarin Job cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
René Blanc knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Peckham. Nigel Peckham knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Job. Romarin Job powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Nigel Peckham 27, 33 Romarin Job 88 |