League Two

February 26, 2013
  • FTFT
     
    AFC Wimbledo
    Plymouth
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
  • FTFT
     
    Burton Albio
    Morecambe
    3
    2
    3
    2
    2
  • FTFT
     
    Chesterfield
    Aldershot
    0
    0
    0
    0
    3
  • FTFT
     
    Fleetwood To
    Cheltenham
    1
    1
    1
    1
    4
  • FTFT
     
    Gillingham
    Oxford Utd
    0
    1
    0
    1
    5
  • FTFT
     
    Northampton
    Bristol Rov
    1
    0
    1
    0
    6
  • FTFT
     
    Port Vale
    Exeter
    0
    2
    0
    2
    7
  • FTFT
     
    Rochdale
    Accrington
    0
    3
    0
    3
    8
  • FTFT
     
    Rotherham
    York
    1
    1
    1
    1
    9
  • FTFT
     
    Torquay
    Wycombe
    1
    2
    1
    2
    10
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    Barnet
    Southend
    2
    0
    2
    0
    11

Full-time

Rochdale

0 - 3

Accrington Stanley

League Two

19:45 +00:00, February 26, 2013

Spotland Stadium, England

Referee: R Madley

Vital victory for Stanley

Scoring Summary

Rochdale Accrington Stanley
 Lee Molyneux (76')
 Lee Molyneux (80')
 Romuald Boco (86')

Match Stats

Rochdale

Accrington Stanley

8(1) Shots (on Goal) 6(2)
12 Fouls 15
3 Corner Kicks 3
3 Offsides 2
50% Time of Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 2

Teams

Rochdale Accrington Stanley
1 Josh Lillis1 Paul Rachubka
5 Shane Cansdell-Sherriff16 Nicky Hunt
25 Michael Rose5 Mark Hughes
12 Phil Edwards34 Lawrence Wilson
3 Rhys Bennett2 Peter Murphy
6 Brian Barry-Murphy6 Dean Winnard
7 Jason Kennedy3 Michael Liddle
28 Ritchie Jones4 Luke Joyce
11 Ashley Grimes21 James Beattie
8 Andrew Tutte33 Romuald Boco
27 Terry Gornell17 James Gray
Substitutes
13 Steven CollisAndrew Dawber 22
19 Matthew PearsonLee Molyneux 24
2 Joe RaffertyTom Aldred 26
14 Kevin McIntyreGeorge Miller 12
23 Andrew HaworthAnime Linganzi 27
26 Joel LoganWill Hatfield 10
9 George DonnellyMarkus Carver 19
Substitutions
Andrew Haworth for Ritchie Jones (60)
Tom Aldred for Mark Hughes (11)
George Donnelly for Terry Gornell (71)
Lee Molyneux for Lawrence Wilson (59)
Joel Logan for Brian Barry-Murphy (80)
Anime Linganzi for James Gray (60)
Yellow Cards
Ritchie Jones (36)
Peter Murphy (74)
· Squads: Rochdale | Accrington Stanley

Accrington picked up their first away win since November as they beat Rochdale 3-0 at Spotland to lift themselves out of the npower League Two relegation zone.

Leam Richardson's men had not won a game since New Year's Day and were second best for the first half of this contest.

But they improved significantly after the break and two stunning strikes from Lee Molyneux and a close range effort from Romauld Boco condemned Dale to their first home defeat since Keith Hill returned to the club as manager last month.

The home side were close to taking the lead when Michael Rose crossed for Jason Kennedy but the midfielder headed wide from eight yards. Terry Gornell then fired a shot across the mouth of Paul Rachubka's goal but his effort ran the wrong side of the far post while Ashley Grimes side-footed wide after linking up well with Gornell on the edge of the area.

But the visitors opened up after the break and started to find gaps in Dale's defence. James Beattie had a shot deflected into Josh Lillis' arms before Molyneux broke the deadlock with a stunning 30-yard strike into the top right-hand corner of the net in the 76th minute.

And Molyneux wrapped up the win minutes later with another peach of a strike, a 25-yard free-kick which left Lillis rooted to the spot.

Boco netted the third when he slipped the ball into the net after Beattie's shot had been pushed onto the bar by Lillis.