Match ends, Rochdale 3, Peterborough United 3.
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Peterborough snatched a point from the jaws of defeat with a stoppage-time penalty from Jonson Clarke-Harris earning his side a dramatic draw at Rochdale.
Posh led 2-0 through Siriki Dembele and Sammie Szmodics but Rochdale roared back in the second half and looked to have claimed the win thanks to efforts from Stephen Humphrys from the spot, Jake Beesley and Jimmy Keohane - the latter two goals coming in the final three minutes.
But the prolific Clarke-Harris slotted home in the third minute of added time to grab a draw for promotion-chasing Peterborough.
Dale were on the back foot after just five minutes when Dembele collected the ball 25 yards from goal and launched a stunning shot into the top corner of Gavin Bazunu's net.
The home side settled and Humphrys was close with a scissor kick which flew narrowly wide.
But they were hit with a sucker-punch in first-half stoppage time when Dembele slipped a pass to Szmodics who side-stepped his marker before finish wide of Bazunu to make it 2-0.
Dale were given a lifeline after 55 minutes when Beesley was fouled by Mark Beevers and referee David Rock awarded the home side a penalty. Humphrys stepped forward and sent Christy Pym the wrong way from the spot.
Then, in the 87th minute, the home side drew level when Matt Done's cross was headed home by Beesley, and three minutes later they were ahead as Keohane smashed a close-range finish into the roof of the net.
But Posh grabbed an equaliser at the death when Aaron Morley fouled Nathan Thompson and Clarke-Harris converted the spot-kick.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Rochdale
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Bazunu
- 6O'Connell
- 5McShane
- 3Osho
- 13Keohane
- 19Shaughnessy
- 14RathboneBooked at 58mins
- 17GrantSubstituted forMorleyat 83'minutes
- 16Done
- 11Beesley
- 9HumphrysSubstituted forBaahat 62'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 4McNulty
- 7Dooley
- 8Morley
- 10Newby
- 12Lynch
- 15Roberts
- 22Baah
Peterborough
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Pym
- 6KentBooked at 77mins
- 4Thompson
- 5Beevers
- 23WardSubstituted forKanuat 61'minutes
- 22Hamilton
- 12Brown
- 3Butler
- 10Dembélé
- 15SzmodicsSubstituted forEisaat 61'minutes
- 9Clarke-Harris
Substitutes
- 7Eisa
- 13Gyollai
- 14Reed
- 17Jade-Jones
- 18Blake-Tracy
- 19Kanu
- 24Mason
- Referee:
- David Rock
Match Stats
Home TeamRochdaleAway TeamPeterborough
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away5
- Corners
- Home2
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away10
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Rochdale 3, Peterborough United 3.
Booking
Kwadwo Baah (Rochdale) is shown the yellow card.
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Idris Kanu (Peterborough United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rochdale).
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Goal! Rochdale 3, Peterborough United 3. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
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Penalty Peterborough United. Nathan Thompson draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty conceded by Aaron Morley (Rochdale) after a foul in the penalty area.
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 3, Peterborough United 2. Jimmy Keohane (Rochdale) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
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Foul by Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United).
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Gabriel Osho (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Rochdale. Oliver Rathbone tries a through ball, but Conor Shaughnessy is caught offside.
Goal!
Goal! Rochdale 2, Peterborough United 2. Jake Beesley (Rochdale) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Done with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Baah (Rochdale) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Morley.
Substitution
Substitution, Rochdale. Aaron Morley replaces Conor Grant.
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Foul by Jonson Clarke-Harris (Peterborough United).
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Paul McShane (Rochdale) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Matt Done (Rochdale) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Osho.
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Corner, Rochdale. Conceded by Siriki Dembélé.
