Match ends, Rochdale 2, Swindon Town 2.
Rochdale 2-2 Swindon Town
- From the section Football
Swindon had two players sent off but still gained a point at Rochdale.
The Robins took a 2-0 lead when Louis Thompson added to Jon Obika's opener, and their debutant keeper Will Henry saved Ian Henderson's penalty.
Jamie Allen got one back for Rochdale from 25 yards just before half-time, and Thompson was dismissed for a second bookable offence after 58 minutes.
Matty Lund's header made it 2-2, but Swindon held on despite an 88th-minute red card for Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill.
Line-ups
Rochdale
- 1Lillis
- 27Cannon
- 5Eastham
- 15CanavanSubstituted forRoseat 45'minutes
- 4McNulty
- 28CampsBooked at 34minsSubstituted forLundat 52'minutesBooked at 63mins
- 24Allen
- 12McDermott
- 39BunneySubstituted forHoltat 73'minutes
- 40HendersonBooked at 16mins
- 19Mendez-Laing
Substitutes
- 3Bennett
- 7Vincenti
- 8Lund
- 18Holt
- 23Collis
- 25Rose
- 29Syers
Swindon
- 32Henry
- 29Rossi BrancoBooked at 65mins
- 2Thompson
- 6Turnbull
- 15Brophy
- 14Doughty
- 26RodgersSubstituted forSendles-Whiteat 83'minutes
- 18ThompsonBooked at 58mins
- 3Ormonde-OttewillBooked at 88mins
- 10Ajose
- 20Obika
Substitutes
- 19Balmy
- 21Sendles-White
- 23Cooke
- 28Iandolo
- 34Evans
- 35Young
- 38Twine
- Referee:
- Scott Duncan
- Attendance:
- 2,806
Match Stats
Home TeamRochdaleAway TeamSwindon
- Possession
- Home52%
- Away48%
- Shots
- Home19
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away4
- Corners
- Home13
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Rochdale 2, Swindon Town 2.
Attempt missed. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
Attempt blocked. Grant Holt (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Dismissal
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill (Swindon Town) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Grant Holt (Rochdale).
Attempt blocked. Andrew Cannon (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill.
Attempt missed. Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Swindon Town. Jamie Sendles-White replaces Anton Rodgers.
Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Raphael Rossi Branco.
Attempt missed. Ashley Eastham (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Will Henry.
Attempt saved. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt blocked. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Jordan Turnbull.
Attempt missed. Ashley Eastham (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Grant Holt replaces Joe Bunney.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Will Henry.
Attempt saved. Donal McDermott (Rochdale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Nicky Ajose (Swindon Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
Delay in match Michael Doughty (Swindon Town) because of an injury.
Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 2, Swindon Town 2. Matthew Lund (Rochdale) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jamie Allen.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Nathan Thompson.
Attempt blocked. Donal McDermott (Rochdale) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Booking
Raphael Rossi Branco (Swindon Town) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Nathan Thompson.
Booking
Matthew Lund (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
James Brophy (Swindon Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Matthew Lund (Rochdale).
Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Nathan Thompson.
Attempt blocked. Michael Rose (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Nathan Thompson (Swindon Town).
Joe Bunney (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Donal McDermott (Rochdale) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top right corner.
