Monday May 26, 2008 Finished Wembley
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Stockport County
- Rochdale
- 65' Stockport with 60% of possession so far... it will be difficult for Rochdale to break them down in the final 25 minutes.
- 61' Penalty shout for Stockport! But the referee waves away Pilkington's protests at Stanton's barge in the box!
60' Jones hares off on one of his trademark runs... he gets his shot away! But it's about a yard wide of the upright!
57' It's time for a Rochdale change... Le Fondre makes way for Rene Howe.- 50' Rochdale with it all to do now! Rene Howe is warming up on the touchline for Rochdale.
49' GOAL! Stockport take the lead for the first time in the match through a brilliant Pilkington header in off the underside of the bar! Rose plays in a difficult ball to deal with from the left, but it's all about the finish!
46' Back underway at Wembley! 45 minutes remaining for either side to grab an advantage... and if not, we will head into extra time, and maybe even penalties.
45'+2 There goes the whistle! And there's nothing to separate the sides after the first half...- 45' Gleeson tries to thread a pass through the Rochdale defence as the first half comes to a close... nothing doing this time though.
- 43' The tackles are flying in now - the players seem to be enjoying the conditions.
- 41' Gleeson breaks for Stockport... he tries a one-two with Dickinson but the return pass doesn't reach him... McArdle clears for Rochdale!
- 39' Pilkington feeds Dickinson on the right hand side of the box... but that's a crunching tackle from Stanton! It's as if he was taking out his frustration at the own goal there!
- 37' After a rather uneventful opening 20 minutes, this game is now firing on all cylinders!
- 35' Stockport can break now... with Pilkington... but that's a poor pass and the ball runs out of play.
- 34' GOAL! They take the corner short... Rowe delivers a beautiful ball into the danger area... it's in! Stanton gets the final touch to guide the ball past his own keeper with his hands! 1-1! Game on!
- 33' Stockport win their first corner of the day... perhaps a chance to repeat the feat of their rivals...
- 31' Le Fondre is subjected to a 'quite word' from the referee after a lunge on keeper Logan... he'll have to watch himself from now on.
- 30' Free kick now to Stockport... Pilkington's over it... oooh! Great effort... inches wide of the post with Lee struggling to reach it!
- 25' Le Fondre attempts a curler from the edge of the box.... high and wide this time, but Rochdale are in the ascendency!
- 23' GOAL! From the resulting corner McArdle rises highest at the near post to head Rochdale into the lead! And this game has come alive all of a sudden!
- 22' Oooh! Dagnall lets one fly after a super turn... it takes a hefty deflection off McNulty and whistles inches wide of the mark!
- 21' Dickenson turns his man to work another sight at goal! But his effort is dragged wide of the mark... ominous for Rochdale...
- 19' Bit of space for Dickenson now... he steps inside, then back out before letting fly! But it's well blocked and the half chance goes begging...
- 17' Shouts of handball from the Rochdale fans as Owen misjudges a hopeful punt towards him... play on says the ref.
- 15' Neither goalkeeper tested as yet... and Stockport bossing possession so far.
- 12' Great run from Gary Jones! But he can't hurdle the final Stockport challenge and the ball runs out for a goal kick!
- 9' Nothing much to report so far... both sides just taking a look at each other at the moment...
- 6' On the other flank now, Rose gets forward well... but he's flagged offside and it'll be a free kick to Rochdale.
- 5' Stockport on the attack now with James Smith... good defensive work from Kennedy to win the ball back for Rochdale.
- 2' It's been tipping it down for 24 hour solid now... and it still hasn't stopped. That means a greasy surface for the players to deal with.
1' Underway at Wembley!- - Today's referee is Stuart Attwell from Warwickshire.
- - And Rochdale start like this: Lee, Ramsden, Kennedy, Stanton, McArdle, Rundle, Jones, D'Laryea, Dagnall, Le Fondre, Higginbotham - Subs: Howe, Holness, Muirhead, William Buckley, Doolan
- - The teams are in... Stockport line up like this: Logan, Rose, Owen, McNulty, James Smith, Dicker, Gleeson, Rowe, Turnbull, Pilkington, Dickinson - Subs: Taylor, McNeil, McSweeney, Tunnicliffe, Proudlock
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Summary
- 60' Jones hares off on one of his trademark runs... he gets his shot away! But it's about a yard wide of the upright!
- 49' GOAL! Stockport take the lead for the first time in the match through a brilliant Pilkington header in off the underside of the bar! Rose plays in a difficult ball to deal with from the left, but it's all about the finish!
- 34' GOAL! They take the corner short... Rowe delivers a beautiful ball into the danger area... it's in! Stanton gets the final touch to guide the ball past his own keeper with his hands! 1-1! Game on!
- 30' Free kick now to Stockport... Pilkington's over it... oooh! Great effort... inches wide of the post with Lee struggling to reach it!
- 23' GOAL! From the resulting corner McArdle rises highest at the near post to head Rochdale into the lead! And this game has come alive all of a sudden!
- 22' Oooh! Dagnall lets one fly after a super turn... it takes a hefty deflection off McNulty and whistles inches wide of the mark!
Live Team Line-Up
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Stockport County
Manager: Jim Gannon
Captain: Gareth Owen
On the Field
- Logan
- Smith
- McNulty
- Owen
- Rose
- Pilkington
- Turnbull
- Dicker
- Rowe
- Gleeson
- Dickinson
Subs
- Proudlock
- Taylor
- McNeil
- Tunnicliffe
- McSweeney
Injured
- Raynes
Suspended
None
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Rochdale
Manager: Keith Hill
Captain: Gary Jones
On the Field
- Lee
- Ramsden
- Stanton
- McArdle
- Kennedy
- Higginbotham
- Jones
- D'Laryea
- Rundle
- Le Fondre
- Dagnall
Subs
- Doolan
- Howe
57′ - Muirhead 46′
- Holness
- Buckley
Injured
None
Suspended
- Perkins
League Table
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Champ
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L1
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L2
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