David Mirfin scored an injury-time winner as Scunthorpe beat Rochdale to reach the northern area semi-finals of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.

With chances few and far between it looked like the match would have to be settled by penalties.

Rochdale almost snatched a late lead when Lee Thorpe was denied by a good double save by keeper Joe Murphy.

But the winner came when centre-back Mirfin headed in after the visitors had failed to clear Kevan Hurst's cross.

Scunthorpe: Murphy, Byrne, Mirfin, Iriekpen, Lea, Sparrow, Togwell (Morris 67), McCann, Woolford, Hayes (May 67), Forte (Hurst 72).
Subs Not Used: Lillis, Pearce.

Booked: Togwell, Mirfin.

Goals: Mirfin 90.

Rochdale: Russell, Wiseman, Stanton, McArdle, Kennedy, Thompson (Rundle 77), Keltie, Toner, William Buckley, Mark Jones (Dagnall 58), Le Fondre (Thorpe 69).
Subs Not Used: Spencer, Holness.

Att: 2,474

Ref: Jon Moss (W Yorkshire).

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