Saturday May 17, 2008 Finished
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Rochdale seal Wembley final place
Rochdale sealed their place in the League Two play-off final at Wembley with a penalty shootout win over Darlington at Spotland after having won 2-1 in normal time to pull level at 3-3 on aggregate. More
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Live Commentary
Time:120'- Rochdale
- Darlington
- - What a game! Heartbreak for Darlington, joy for Rochdale! Join us again later on to see who join Rochdale at Wembley!
5-4 Muirhead to win it for Rochdale... IT'S THERE! ROCHDALE ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY! Cue pitch invasion and wild celebrations!
4-4 Kennedy for Darlo... SAVED BY LEE!- 4-4 Jones coolly puts Rochdale level once again!
- 4-3 Ravenhill steps up... and finds the back of the net!
- 3-3 Le Fondre... scores! Stockdale got closer to that one though!
- 3-2 Wainwright scores! Five super penalties so far!
- 2-2 Kennedy draws Dale level again! There was no stopping that one!
- 2-1 Purdie keeps his cool to put Darlo 2-1 up!
- 1-1 Dagnall equalises for Rochdale!
- Pen Here we go! Ndumbu-Nsungu gets Darlo off the mark with a super penalty past Lee!
120' There it is! All over and we're heading to penalties!- 120' Just one added minute to be played...
- 118' Nearly at penalties... what a cruel way to see your promotion hopes dashed.
- 115' Nelthorpe leaves a boot in on Le Fondre... and the crowd don't like that!
- 114' Off the bar from Le Fondre! He sneaks in at the far post and cushions a neat volley onto the top of the bar!
111' Rundle off, Doolan on as Rochdale make a final change.- 110' Rochdale will have to play out the remainder of the game with just 10 men!
109' Perkins and Foster clash in the centre of the park! And Perkins is sent off for his reaction! That's his season over!
106' Here we go! A quarter of an hour left!- 105' There goes the whistle! Just 15 minutes left and still nothing can seperate these two sides!
- 103' Jaochim races clear of the Rochdale defence... chance here for Darlington! But his shot is well saved by Lee!
- 100' Kennedy whips in a lovely ball... Foster is there yet again to hack behind for a Rochdale corner!
- 99' Muirhead gets his head to a deep cross, but his effort floats harmlessly over the bar.
- 96' Oooh! White very nearly gets on the end of Purdie's free kick into the box... in the end the ball runs through to Lee.
- 94' Massive hand ball shout from the Darlington players! Ravenhill strikes the ball goalwards but Jones gets in the way! He didn't really have time to get out of the way of that one...
- 92' Oooh! Rundle is played in by Perkins... he hits it first time across the face of goal... and wide of the far post!
91' Here we go! An extra half an hour to be played at Spotland!- 90'+3 There goes the whistle! And we're heading into extra time, and possibly even penalties! Aaaaggghh!
- 89' A change apiece now... Muirhead on for Higginbotham for Rochdale and Nelthorpe on for Keltie for Darlo.
- 85' Has this tie got a final twist? Time is slowly running out for a normal time winner...
- 80' Both sides are really going for it now! Off the Darlo line from a Rochdale corner!
- 80' Rochdale will fancy their chances of grabbing a winner in these final 10 minutes now! The momentum is certainly with the home side!
- 79' As it stands, we're heading for extra time!
- 78' GOAL! There it is! Rochdale take the lead on the day and draw level on aggregate! It's Perkins who lets fly from outside the box... it takes a slight deflection off Kennedy and flies right into the top corner! Incredible!
- 78' But here's Le Fondre! He bursts through and goes down! Not given!
- 77' Rochdale have lost their way a bit these last ten minutes or so...
- 76' Stockdale takes a Ramsden cross with ease... the Darlo keeper has looked a great deal more confident this half.
74' White goes into the book for a trip on Dagnall... he knows he deserves that.- 72' The tension's building at Spotland...
- 71' The Darlington fans are in full voice now! They're 20 minutes away from Wembley!
70' Higginbotham has gone down after a collision with Wainwrigt... and he'll need some treatment.- 69' Brilliant from Keltie! He's having a great game! He picks up on a loose ball before driving forward... a great step over sends one Rochdale defender the wrong way... but his final shot flies over the bar!
- 66' Just over 20 minutes left... time running out for Rochdale to do something.
- 63' Rochdale are building up a head of steam here... the crowd can sense a goal coming soon.
- 60' Dagnall fires over from distance... he's not been on top form today at all...
- 56' It's a suspected broken ankle for Cummins, who will undergo a scan after the game.
- 55' Rundle gets forward well down the Rochdale left... he looks for a free kick, but the ref's not having any of it and play goes on.
- 52' Darlo are forced into making a change as Cummins hobbles off... Ndumbu-Nsungu comes on to replace him.
- 49' Jones goes into the book for what looks like arguing... and then Ravenhill also goes into the book.
- 47' Oooh! Off the bar from Keltie! What a strike from the Darlo man! Lee was beaten all ends up there!
- 46' Rochdale have sounded their intent loud and clear... Adam Le Fondre is on for Rene Howe.
- 46' Back underway at Spotland!
- 45'+2 There goes the half-time whistle! And there's all to play for after the opening 45 minutes! 1-1 at the break!
- 45' Rochdale have the wind in their sails now... they're looking like scoring another before half time!
- 44' Rochdale are right back in it now! Darlington's aggregate lead cut to 3-2!
- 43' GOAL! There it is! Perfect timing! Rochdale pull level on the day! Stockdale can't hold on to a free kick... the ball spills loose and Ravenhill is forced into putting into his own net under pressure from Ramsden and Dagnall!
- 42' That's better from Dagnall though! He harries White into losing possession... still a threat, and if the hosts can get a goal back before half time, this one is far from over!
- 40' And how Howe is penalised for a foul on Wiseman... it's not going Rochdale's way at the moment.
- 39' Stockdale again makes a hash of a clearance... straight to Dagnall! But again the Rochdale striker can't make anything of it!
- 33' Wainwright will go into the book here... for a pull on Perkins as the Rochdale man looked to break.
- 32' Wiseman gets forward well and wins a corner for Darlo... they're playing well at the moment!
- 30' The Darlington fans are in full voice now! And so they should be! Wembley is inching closer.
- 29' Rochdale will have to score two now if they are to keep their hopes of promotion alive.
- 28' Keltie steps up... and fires into the top right hand corner! GOAL! Darlington take the lead on the day and extend their aggregate advantage!
- 28' Penalty to Darlo! Kennedy is pulled back by Howe in the box and the ref points to the spot! Yellow card for Howe!
- 27' Just over 25 minutes played at Spotland and Darlington still have that first leg advantage.
- 26' At the other end, Kennedy lets fly from distance! But the ball ends up in the stands as well...
- 25' Chance for Dagnall as Stockdale makes a real hash of a clearance! He's well off his line and can only stretch out a leg and divert the ball into Dagnall's path! Must be! No! He blazes into the stands behind the goal!
- 23' Someone's got a klaxon horn in the crowd, but it's obviously on its last legs and can't quite make a full rendition of the tune its owner is trying to play... it fizzles out without any fanfare...
- 21' A few 'oles' go up from the Darlo fans as they pass the ball around nicely...
- 20' Darlo doing well now to sustain a little bit of pressure in the Rochdale half...
- 18' Kennedy bursts through from midfield.... great challenge from Stanton to nip the danger in the bud!
- 14' Rochdale making most of the running early on... understandably, given they are 2-1 down from the first leg.
- 13' Rundle and Kennedy link up well down the Rochdale left now... but the eventual cross into the box wrong foots Howe and the ball is cleared to safety!
- 12' Darlington fans are heard now... it's been all-Rochdale fans so far...
- 10' Rochdale break down the other end and Rundle wins a corner! But there's a bit of pushing and shoving and the ref blows up for a free kick to Darlo.
- 8' Corner now to Darlington... it's headed clear before being pumped back in by Purdie... Lee takes withhout too many problems!
- 5' There's a great atmosphere in Rochdale today! Should be a cracker!
- 2' Real chance for Dagnall early on! But his header flies over the bar!
- 1' Here we go! Underway at Spotland!
- - Referee: Richard Beeby (Northamptonshire)
- - Darlington: Stockdale, Wiseman, Foster, White, Ravenhill, Purdie, Cummins, Keltie, Wainwright, Joachim, Kennedy - Subs: Kazimierczak, Miller, Abbott, Nelthorpe, Ndumbu-Nsungu
- - The teams are in... Rochdale: Lee, Ramsden, Stanton, McArdle, Kennedy, Higginbotham, Perkins, Jones, Rundle, Dagnall, Howe - Subs: Doolan, Muirhead, Le Fondre, Thompson, Holness
- - Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of today's crucuial play-off semi-final second-leg clash at Spotland!
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Summary
- 5-4 Muirhead to win it for Rochdale... IT'S THERE! ROCHDALE ARE GOING TO WEMBLEY! Cue pitch invasion and wild celebrations!
- 4-4 Kennedy for Darlo... SAVED BY LEE!
- 4-4 Jones coolly puts Rochdale level once again!
- 4-3 Ravenhill steps up... and finds the back of the net!
- 3-3 Le Fondre... scores! Stockdale got closer to that one though!
- 3-2 Wainwright scores! Five super penalties so far!
- 2-2 Kennedy draws Dale level again! There was no stopping that one!
- 2-1 Purdie keeps his cool to put Darlo 2-1 up!
- 1-1 Dagnall equalises for Rochdale!
- Pen Here we go! Ndumbu-Nsungu gets Darlo off the mark with a super penalty past Lee!
- 114' Off the bar from Le Fondre! He sneaks in at the far post and cushions a neat volley onto the top of the bar!
- 109' Perkins and Foster clash in the centre of the park! And Perkins is sent off for his reaction! That's his season over!
- 103' Jaochim races clear of the Rochdale defence... chance here for Darlington! But his shot is well saved by Lee!
- 92' Oooh! Rundle is played in by Perkins... he hits it first time across the face of goal... and wide of the far post!
- 78' GOAL! There it is! Rochdale take the lead on the day and draw level on aggregate! It's Perkins who lets fly from outside the box... it takes a slight deflection off Kennedy and flies right into the top corner! Incredible!
- 69' Brilliant from Keltie! He's having a great game! He picks up on a loose ball before driving forward... a great step over sends one Rochdale defender the wrong way... but his final shot flies over the bar!
- 47' Oooh! Off the bar from Keltie! What a strike from the Darlo man! Lee was beaten all ends up there!
- 43' GOAL! There it is! Perfect timing! Rochdale pull level on the day! Stockdale can't hold on to a free kick... the ball spills loose and Ravenhill is forced into putting into his own net under pressure from Ramsden and Dagnall!
- 28' Keltie steps up... and fires into the top right hand corner! GOAL! Darlington take the lead on the day and extend their aggregate advantage!
- 25' Chance for Dagnall as Stockdale makes a real hash of a clearance! He's well off his line and can only stretch out a leg and divert the ball into Dagnall's path! Must be! No! He blazes into the stands behind the goal!
- 2' Real chance for Dagnall early on! But his header flies over the bar!
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Richard Beeby
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Rochdale
Manager: Keith Hill
Captain: Gary Jones
On the Field
- Lee
- Ramsden
- McArdle
- Stanton
- Kennedy
- Higginbotham
- Perkins
- Jones
- Rundle
- Dagnall
- Howe
Subs
- Doolan
111′ - Muirhead 89′
- Le Fondre 45′
- Thompson
- Holness
Injured
None
Suspended
None
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Darlington
Manager: Dave Penney
Captain: Stephen Foster
On the Field
- Stockdale
- Wiseman
- Foster
- White
- Purdie
- Kennedy
- Keltie
- Ravenhill
- Wainwright
- Joachim
- Cummins
Subs
- Abbott
- Ndumbu 52′
- Miller
- Kazimierczak
- Nelthorpe 89′
Injured
None
Suspended
None
League Table
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Prem
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 Manchester United 38 27 6 5 58 87 2 Chelsea 38 25 10 3 39 85 3 Arsenal 38 24 11 3 43 83 4 Liverpool 38 21 13 4 39 76 5 Everton 38 19 8 11 22 65 6 Aston Villa 38 16 12 10 20 60 7 Blackburn Rovers 38 15 13 10 2 58 8 Portsmouth 38 16 9 13 8 57 9 Manchester City 38 15 10 13 -8 55 10 West Ham 38 13 10 15 -8 49 11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 5 46 12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 -20 43 13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 -10 42 14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 -17 40 15 Sunderland 38 11 6 21 -23 39 16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 10 19 -18 37 17 Fulham 38 8 12 18 -22 36 18 Reading 38 10 6 22 -25 36 19 Birmingham City 38 8 11 19 -16 35 20 Derby County 38 1 8 29 -69 11 -
Champ
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 West Bromwich 46 23 12 11 33 81 2 Stoke City 46 21 16 9 14 79 3 Hull City 46 21 12 13 18 75 4 Bristol City 46 20 14 12 1 74 5 Crystal Palace 46 18 17 11 16 71 6 Watford 46 18 16 12 6 70 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 18 16 12 5 70 8 Ipswich 46 18 15 13 9 69 9 Sheffield United 46 17 15 14 5 66 10 Plymouth Argyle 46 17 13 16 10 64 11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 13 16 4 64 12 Cardiff City 46 16 16 14 4 64 13 Burnley 46 16 14 16 -7 62 14 Queens Park Rangers 46 14 16 16 -6 58 15 Preston North End 46 15 11 20 -6 56 16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 14 13 19 -1 55 17 Norwich City 46 15 10 21 -10 55 18 Barnsley 46 14 13 19 -13 55 19 Blackpool 46 12 18 16 -5 54 20 Southampton 46 13 15 18 -16 54 21 Coventry City 46 14 11 21 -11 53 22 Leicester City 46 12 16 18 -3 52 23 Scunthorpe United 46 11 13 22 -23 46 24 Colchester United 46 7 17 22 -24 38 -
L1
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 Swansea City 46 27 11 8 40 92 2 Nottingham Forest 46 22 16 8 32 82 3 Doncaster Rovers 46 23 11 12 24 80 4 Carlisle United 46 23 11 12 18 80 5 Leeds United 46 27 10 9 34 76 6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 15 76 7 Brighton and Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 8 69 8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 12 67 9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 5 66 10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 -12 66 11 Tranmere Rovers 46 18 11 17 5 65 12 Walsall 46 16 16 14 6 64 13 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 7 61 14 Leyton Orient 46 16 12 18 -14 60 15 Hartlepool United 46 15 9 22 -3 54 16 Bristol Rovers 46 12 17 17 -8 53 17 Millwall 46 14 10 22 -15 52 18 Yeovil Town 46 14 10 22 -21 52 19 Cheltenham Town 46 13 12 21 -22 51 20 Crewe Alexandra 46 12 14 20 -18 50 21 Bournemouth 46 17 7 22 -10 48 22 Gillingham 46 11 13 22 -29 46 23 Port Vale 46 9 11 26 -34 38 24 Luton Town 46 11 10 25 -20 33 -
L2
Pos. Team Pl W D L +/- Pts 1 MK Dons 46 29 10 7 45 97 2 Peterborough United 46 28 8 10 41 92 3 Hereford United 46 26 10 10 31 88 4 Stockport County 46 24 10 12 18 82 5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 23 80 6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 27 78 7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 14 78 8 Chesterfield 46 19 12 15 20 69 9 Rotherham United 46 21 11 14 4 64 10 Bradford City 46 17 11 18 2 62 11 Morecambe 46 16 12 18 -4 60 12 Barnet 46 16 12 18 -7 60 13 Bury 46 16 11 19 -3 59 14 Brentford 46 17 8 21 -18 59 15 Lincoln City 46 18 4 24 -16 58 16 Grimsby Town 46 15 10 21 -11 55 17 Accrington 46 16 3 27 -34 51 18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 -9 50 19 Macclesfield Town 46 11 17 18 -17 50 20 Dag & Red 46 13 10 23 -21 49 21 Notts County 46 10 18 18 -16 48 22 Chester City 46 12 11 23 -17 47 23 Mansfield Town 46 11 9 26 -20 42 24 Wrexham 46 10 10 26 -32 40
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