Match Day Thread Rochdale v Pompey

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So, skipper Brett Pitman in for Oli Hawkins, and Jack Whatmough replacing Christian Burgess.

 

Rochdale

• 1 Lillis
• 2 Rafferty
• 5 Delaney
• 4 McNulty
• 21 Hart
• 14 Rathbone
• 10 Camps
• 17 Perkins
• 40 Henderson
• 18 Wilbraham
• 11 Williams

Substitutes

• 8 Williams
• 9 Andrew
• 24 Norman
• 26 Clough
• 27 Cannon
• 28 Morley
• 36 Gillam

 

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Referee John Busby blows his whistle, and the match gets underway !

 

1-0 to the home side, with a superb 35 yard shot from Aaron Wilbraham, in the 4th minute.

 

Bicycle kick from Gareth Evans goes just wide. 6th minute.

 

Nathan Thompson hits the bar from a pass by Brett Pitman. 9th minute.

 

Jamal Lowe in the box, and his shot pushed round the post by Lillis. 13th minute.

 

Oliver Rathbone with an almost 40 yard volley goes close for Rochdale. 16th minute.

 

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1-1, with a goal from Jamal Lowe, from a Brett Pitman pass

25th minute.

 

Brett Pitman playing superbly, puts Lowe in, and we go close again. 33rd minute.

 

Substitution by Rochdale in the last few seconds of the first half. Andrew Cannon on for Sam Hart. 45th minute.

 

4 minutes added on.

 

Half time whistle goes, and it's 1-1.

 

Second half kicks off.

Come on Pompey

 

Rochdale replace Jordan Williams with Calvin Andrew. 50th minute.

 

Today's attendance is 3,700 of which 966 are Pompey fans.

 

Jamal Lowe booked for a foul on Rathbone.

 

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