ROCHDALE 2

(O'Grady 8, Tootle og 46)

CREWE 0

GOAL ATTEMPTS

Rochdale 19 (10 on target)

Crewe 7 (3 on target)

THE REFEREE

Steve Rushton (Staffs) 6

CARD WATCH

YELLOW – Rochdale: None. Crewe: None. RED – Rochdale: None. Crewe: None.

MATCH RATING

Entertainment 7

THE CROWD

Attendance 3,164

PHILLIPS: Two super second-half saves kept the score down 7

BRAYFORD: Plenty of defending to do against the impressive Atkinson, but generally did it well 7

TOOTLE: Poor day for the youngster with an own goal adding to a shaky performance 5

WORLEY: Did better under pressure with some decisive blocks and clearances 7

O'DONNELL: The pace and power of O'Grady and Dagnall ensured he had a difficult afternoon 6

SCHUMACHER: Forced a save with a decent free kick and linked play well enough 7

WALTON: Withdrawn after losing his head 6

WESTWOOD: Worked hard to little effect as the midfield battle was lost 6

MURPHY: Threatened the goal, but didn't do enough to stay on the field when Gradi made his changes 6

ZOLA: Afternoon ended prematurely after picking up a hamstring injury 6

MILLER: Didn't make his mark in front of goal, although it wasn't for the want of effort 6

SUBSTITUTES

MOORE (for Zola, 5): Didn't fill the void left by Zola 6

SHELLEY (for Walton, 64): Made little impact 5

GRANT (for Murphy, 76): Got in once down the left, only to be thwarted 6

Not used: Legzdins, Ada, Donaldson, Martin.

ROCHDALE: Fielding, Wiseman, T Kennedy, Stanton (McArdle, 39), Dawson, Jones, Taylor, Obadeyi (Higginbotham, 59), Atkinson, O'Grady, Dagnall. Subs not used: Arthur, Flynn, Haworth, J Kennedy, Toner.