Bury 0-2 Rochdale

Dale's veteran striker Ian Henderson volleyed in his 18th goal of the season

Rochdale moved to within a point of safety with a win at League One relegation rivals Bury.

Ryan Delaney headed in a 30th-minute opener before Ian Henderson doubled Dale's lead after 43 minutes.

Neil Danns missed a 62nd-minute penalty as rock-bottom Bury slumped to their fifth straight defeat, leaving them 12 points adrift with six games left.

Henderson fired wide before Dale took a deserved lead as Irish defender Delaney headed home from Brad Inman's corner.

Bury replied with Danny Mayor firing straight at Josh Lillis, but Dale went straight up the other end and Calvin Andrew helped the ball on for Henderson to volley inside the far post from a tight angle.

The striker almost scored again as his header was tipped over by Connor Ripley just after half-time.

Bury were presented with a way back into the match when Zeli Ismail's cut-back struck Jim McNulty's arm in the area, but Danns dragged the spot-kick almost a yard wide.

Lillis then made a fine save to deny Harry Bunn as Dale made it back-to-back wins after beating promotion-chasing Shrewsbury on Friday.

Match report supplied by Press Association.

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Line-ups

Bury

• 12Ripley
• 28Cooney
• 5Thompson
• 36Clarke
• 23Skarz
• 24Styles
• 31Danns
• 16IsmailSubstituted forO'Sheaat 78'minutes
• 4TutteSubstituted forBunnat 45'minutes
• 10Mayor
• 19MillerSubstituted forHansonat 45'minutes

Substitutes

• 1Murphy
• 14Edwards
• 25Dai
• 26O'Shea
• 30Ince
• 32Hanson
• 33Bunn

Rochdale

• 1Lillis
• 2Rafferty
• 6McGahey
• 4McNulty
• 21Delaney
• 16Done
• 10CampsSubstituted forNtlheat 73'minutes
• 40Henderson
• 14Rathbone
• 9AndrewSubstituted forHumphrysat 79'minutes
• 17InmanSubstituted forWisemanat 68'minutes

Substitutes

• 3Ntlhe
• 7Humphrys
• 12Wiseman
• 19Davies
• 22Moore
• 31Hart
• 33Dobre

Referee:

Geoff Eltringham

Attendance:

4,628

Match Stats

Home TeamBuryAway TeamRochdale

Possession

Home47%

Away53%

Shots

Home9

Away14

Shots on Target

Home4

Away6

Corners

Home2

Away11

Fouls

Home10

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Bury 0, Rochdale 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+4'

Second Half ends, Bury 0, Rochdale 2.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by James Hanson (Bury).

Posted at 90'+3'

Kgosi Ntlhe (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Peter Clarke (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+3'

Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).

Posted at 90'+3'

Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Callum Styles (Bury).

Posted at 90'+2'

Ian Henderson (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 90'

Foul by Danny Mayor (Bury).

Posted at 90'

Ian Henderson (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Jay O'Shea (Bury).

Posted at 86'

Ryan Delaney (Rochdale) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 86'

Ryan Cooney (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Kgosi Ntlhe (Rochdale).

Posted at 84'

Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Joe Skarz.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Joe Skarz.

Posted at 81'

Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Connor Ripley.

Posted at 81'

Attempt saved. Stephen Humphrys (Rochdale) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.

Substitution

Posted at 79'

Substitution, Rochdale. Stephen Humphrys replaces Calvin Andrew.

Substitution

Posted at 78'

Substitution, Bury. Jay O'Shea replaces Zeli Ismail.

Posted at 75'

Foul by James Hanson (Bury).

Posted at 75'

Joseph Rafferty (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 73'

Substitution, Rochdale. Kgosi Ntlhe replaces Callum Camps.

Posted at 72'

Attempt saved. Harry Bunn (Bury) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 71'

Ryan Cooney (Bury) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 71'

Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).

Posted at 69'

Corner, Bury. Conceded by Harrison McGahey.

Posted at 69'

Attempt missed. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 68'

Substitution, Rochdale. Scott Wiseman replaces Bradden Inman.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Peter Clarke.

Posted at 65'

Attempt saved. Harry Bunn (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 65'

Neil Danns (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 65'

Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).

Posted at 62'

Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Neil Danns (Bury) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Neil Danns should be disappointed.

Posted at 62'

Penalty conceded by Jimmy McNulty (Rochdale) with a hand ball in the penalty area.

Posted at 61'

Attempt blocked. James Hanson (Bury) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.

Posted at 61'

Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Neil Danns.

Posted at 61'

Attempt blocked. Ian Henderson (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Callum Styles (Bury).

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