Morecambe earned a point thanks to teenage striker Aaron Taylor who marked his debut with a fine headed goal.
Rochdale started the better of the two sides and Chris Dagnall gave them the
lead with a close-range tap-in.
The visitors were then denied a quick second when Morecambe keeper Barry Roche made a superb triple save to deny Gary Jones, Lee Thorpe and Adam Rundle.
Morecambe equalised when 18-year-old Taylor headed home a fine Rene Howe cross two minutes into the second half.
Morecambe: Roche, Yates, McStay, Bentley, Adams,
Wainwright (Hunter 89), Stanley, Drummond, Curtis,
Taylor (O'Carroll 70), Howe.
Subs Not Used: Scott Davies, McCann, Parrish.
Booked: Howe.
Goals: Taylor 48.
Rochdale: Russell, Wiseman, McArdle, Stanton (Holness 52),
Kennedy, Thompson, Gary Jones, Toner,
Rundle (William Buckley 59), Dagnall (Le Fondre 77), Thorpe.
Subs Not Used: Spencer, Mark Jones.
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