Match ends, Swindon Town 2, Rochdale 1.
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Two goals in two first-half minutes helped Swindon Town overcome a Rochdale side that was forced to play almost 80 minutes with 10 men.
John O'Sullivan was shown a straight red card for his tackle on Yaser Kasim.
Fabien Robert latched onto Brad Berry's cross to open the scoring for Swindon before Ben Gladwin added a second, with his 30-yard effort deflecting past goalkeeper Joel Castro Pereira.
Oliver Lancashire pulled one back from close-range, but Swindon held on.
Rochdale manager Keith Hill told BBC Radio Manchester:
"I think the officials, every single one of the officials, have let both teams down today with that standard of refereeing.
"My lads have given it everything. Every ounce of sweat, blood and they've got nothing for it, absolutely nothing. They've been severely let down today.
"When we're down to 10 men and we're playing against such an outstanding side who keep the ball very well, it's very difficult."
Line-ups
Swindon
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Vigouroux
- 27Barry
- 29Rossi Branco
- 34El-Abd
- 6Turnbull
- 18Thompson
- 8Kasim
- 17GladwinSubstituted forBalmyat 90+2'minutes
- 4RobertSubstituted forRodgersat 85'minutes
- 20Obika
- 10AjoseSubstituted forHyltonat 78'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Ormonde-Ottewill
- 15Brophy
- 19Balmy
- 24Hylton
- 25Belford
- 26Rodgers
- 32Ojamaa
Rochdale
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 44Castro Pereira
- 3Bennett
- 4McNultyBooked at 90mins
- 6Lancashire
- 25Rose
- 8LundBooked at 71mins
- 28CampsSubstituted forMendez-Laingat 54'minutes
- 7VincentiSubstituted forAndrewat 54'minutes
- 12McDermottBooked at 40minsSubstituted forBarry-Murphyat 40'minutes
- 16O'SullivanBooked at 12mins
- 40HendersonBooked at 58mins
Substitutes
- 1Lillis
- 5Eastham
- 9Andrew
- 19Mendez-Laing
- 20Barry-Murphy
- 27Cannon
- 34Hooper
- Referee:
- David Webb
- Attendance:
- 7,149
Match Stats
Home TeamSwindonAway TeamRochdale
- Possession
- Home60%
- Away40%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away4
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Swindon Town 2, Rochdale 1.
Booking
Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale).
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jeremy Balmy replaces Ben Gladwin.
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Jermaine Hylton (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
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Attempt missed. Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Foul by Louis Thompson (Swindon Town).
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Michael Rose (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Anton Rodgers replaces Fabien Robert.
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Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
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Attempt saved. Michael Rose (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Louis Thompson (Swindon Town).
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Calvin Andrew (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Adam El-Abd (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Calvin Andrew (Rochdale).
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jermaine Hylton replaces Nicky Ajose.
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Attempt blocked. Jonathan Obika (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
