Rochdale Youth 1
Wrexham Youth 1
Football League Youth Alliance (North West Conference)
Rochdale Youth |
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Wrexham Youth |
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Football League Youth Alliance (North West Conference) |
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| Goalscorers | |
| Unknown (25) |
Kai Edwards (27) |
| Team Managers | |
| Chris Beech | Steve Cooper |
| Starting Eleven | |
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1. Steve Collins 2. Tom Farrell 3. George Bowyer 4. Andy Brown 5. Matt Hughes 6. Raphale Evans 7. Otis Williams 8. Callum Byrne 9. Will Burley 10. Den Sherriff 11. Simon Williams |
Chris Maxwell .1 Jamie Price .2 Chris Marriott .3 Lee Jones .4 Kai Edwards .5 Tom Matischok .6 Paul Williams .7 Matty Hurdman .8 Obi Anoruo .9 Mark Stewart .10 Luke Carding .11 |
| Bench | |
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12. Julio Barnes 14. Tom Buckey 15. Andy Lee 16. Matt Ellis 17. Dan Anderson |
Johnny Hunt .12 Vinnie Whelan .13 George Stewart .14 Rob Pearson .15 Jordan Kane .16 |
| Substitutions | |
| None. |
Rob Pearson for Matty Hurdman (70) George Stewart for Tom Matischok (75) |
| Cautions | |
| None. | None. |
| Red Cards | |
| None. | None. |
| Match Officials | |
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W. King (Referee) |
Match Report
Four days before the respective reserve sides met at Pontin’s League level the youth sides met at the same Dark Lane venue, home of Unibond Division One North side Rossendale United, in a Puma Youth Alliance clash. The bobbly pitch and windy conditions meant that conditions were really tough for both sides with the conditions eventually dictating the nature of the game. But a solid performance saw the Dragons return from Lancashire with a well-deserved point from a 1-1 draw.
Rochdale opened the scoring on 25 minutes with a sloppily conceded goal but the Dragons hit back almost straight away when Luke Carding sent over a free kick from the left and Kai Edwards headed home at the far post. Obi Anoruo did have a great chance to win in it but the ball rolled down his shins and straight into the keeper’s hands. “Overall I’m satisfied,” said Steve Cooper after the game. “It was important not to lose.”
