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Crewe   2 - 3   Rotherham

Crewe 2-3 Rotherham

Crewe 2-3 Rotherham

Substitute Drewe Broughton's first goal of the season saw Rotherham take all three points in a five-goal thriller.

Steven Schumacher got Crewe off to a great start when he slid in to slot Joel Grant's low cross home.

United levelled when Kevin Ellison curled his corner into the net but Calvin Zola scored from Shaun Miller's slide-rule pass to put Crewe ahead.

Adam Le Fronde levelled from the penalty spot after a trip by Harry Worley and Broughton sealed it late on.


Crewe Alexandra's interim manager Dario Gradi told BBC Radio Stoke

"It was an entertaining game and I thought Rotherham played well, they were particularly dangerous upfront.

"If I had inherited this team 27 years ago I would have been very pleased.

"They started better than us but we came in to it more second half especially when we got the second goal."

Rotherham United manager Ronnie Moore tells BBC Radio Sheffield:

"It's no good for my heart I can tell you that. Talk about entertaining.

"We opened nice and bright, then in their first attack we're a goal down and I'm thinking 'What's going on here?'.

"They showed great spirit. It's a good dressing room. We've come back from goals down again which always shows you have a good squad of players".



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Saturday, 3 October 2009

League Two

Home TeamScoreAway TeamTime
Crewe2-3RotherhamFT
(HT 1-1)
  • Schumacher 6
  • Zola 51
  • Ellison 15
  • Le Fondre (pen) 58
  • Broughton 85

Crewe

  • 24 Button
  • 02 Brayford
  • 12 Mitchell-King
  • 19 Westwood
  • 27 Worley
  • 04 Schumacher (Walton 80)
  • 11 Grant
  • 16 Bailey
  • 18 Murphy (Shelley 84)
  • 10 Zola (Moore 88)
  • 15 Miller

Substitutes

  • 29 Bogdan,
  • 05 O'Donnell,
  • 20 Shelley,
  • 28 Walton,
  • 09 Elding,
  • 14 Moore

Rotherham

  • 01 Warrington
  • 03 Green
  • 05 Sharps yellow card
  • 06 Fenton yellow card
  • 25 Mills
  • 02 Tonge
  • 04 Harrison
  • 10 Law
  • 15 Ellison
  • 09 Pope (Broughton 73)
  • 39 Le Fondre

Substitutes

  • 30 Annerson,
  • 12 Joseph,
  • 14 Lynch,
  • 07 Cummins,
  • 16 Warne,
  • 29 Liddell,
  • 22 Broughton
Ref: KettleAtt: 4,253
CREWE
ROTHERHAM

Possession

  • Crewe56%
  • Rotherham44%

Attempts on target

  • Crewe3
  • Rotherham4

Attempts off target

  • Crewe7
  • Rotherham4

Corners

  • Crewe7
  • Rotherham7

Fouls

  • Crewe9
  • Rotherham11
  • Final Result
  • Full Time
  • 90:00+3:03 The match has reached full-time.
  • 89:46 The assistant referee flags for offside against Byron Moore. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
  • 87:06 Nick Fenton restarts play with the free kick.
  • 87:06 Substitution Byron Moore is brought on as a substitute for Calvin Zola.
  • 87:06 Nicky Law fouled by James Bailey, the ref awards a free kick.
  • 84:44 Assist on the goal came from Kevin Ellison.
  • 84:44 GOAL - Drewe BroughtonCrewe 2 - 3 Rotherham Drewe Broughton finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty box high into the middle of the goal. Crewe 2-3 Rotherham.
  • 84:15 Harry Worley challenges Adam Le Fondre unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Pablo Mills.
  • 83:24 Substitution (Crewe) makes a substitution, with Danny Shelley coming on for Luke Murphy.
  • 82:56 Inswinging corner taken by Kevin Ellison.
  • 82:47 The ball is sent over by Dale Tonge, Mat Mitchel-King manages to make a clearance.
  • 82:36 Centre by Nicky Law, Harry Worley manages to make a clearance.
  • 82:14 The assistant referee flags for offside against Shaun Miller. Nick Fenton takes the free kick.
  • 80:05 Simon Walton takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line to the near post, Kevin Ellison manages to make a clearance.
  • 79:35 Centre by Luke Murphy, James Bailey has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide left of the goal.
  • 79:22 Substitution Simon Walton on for Steven Schumacher.
  • 78:09 Free kick awarded for a foul by Ashley Westwood on Dale Tonge. Dale Tonge restarts play with the free kick.
  • 77:29 Kevin Ellison has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
  • 77:01 John Brayford challenges Kevin Ellison unfairly and gives away a free kick. Andy Warrington restarts play with the free kick.
  • 76:27 Corner taken by Luke Murphy played to the near post, Dale Tonge makes a clearance.
  • 75:39 Ian Sharps concedes a free kick for a foul on Calvin Zola. Direct free kick taken by Ashley Westwood.
  • 75:39 Booking Ian Sharps goes into the referee's book.
  • 74:33 A cross is delivered by Nicky Law, David Button makes a save.
  • 73:30 Adam Le Fondre produces a cross, Danny Harrison challenges Steven Schumacher unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Button takes the direct free kick.
  • 72:48 Substitution (Rotherham) makes a substitution, with Drewe Broughton coming on for Tom Pope.
  • 70:12 Corner from the right by-line taken by Steven Schumacher, Header by John Brayford from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.
  • 68:59 Free kick crossed by Steven Schumacher, save by Andy Warrington.
  • 68:59 Booking Nick Fenton is booked.
  • 68:39 Shaun Miller fouled by Nick Fenton, the ref awards a free kick.
  • 67:38 Luke Murphy crosses the ball, Ian Sharps makes a clearance.
  • 67:02 Pablo Mills concedes a free kick for a foul on Ashley Westwood. Free kick taken by David Button.
  • 66:18 James Bailey delivers the ball, Tom Pope makes a clearance.
  • 65:11 Shaun Miller fouled by Nick Fenton, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ashley Westwood.
  • 64:59 Nicky Law crosses the ball, clearance by John Brayford.
  • 64:18 Tom Pope has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
  • 63:41 Joel Grant crosses the ball.
  • 63:16 The ball is crossed by Luke Murphy, Calvin Zola takes a shot. Save made by Andy Warrington.
  • 62:24 The assistant referee signals for offside against Tom Pope. Mat Mitchel-King takes the free kick.
  • 59:49 Corner taken by Kevin Ellison from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Harry Worley.
  • 57:03 GOAL - Adam Le FondreCrewe 2 - 2 Rotherham Adam Le Fondre scores a placed penalty. Crewe 2-2 Rotherham.
  • 56:00 Foul by Harry Worley on Adam Le Fondre, Penalty awarded.
  • 55:28 Header from deep inside the area by Harry Worley goes harmlessly over the crossbar.
  • 54:44 Corner taken by Steven Schumacher played to the near post, clearance made by Dale Tonge.
  • 54:14 A cross is delivered by Steven Schumacher, Ian Sharps manages to make a clearance.
  • 53:17 Free kick awarded for a foul by Joel Grant on Dale Tonge. Dale Tonge restarts play with the free kick.
  • 51:27 Nicky Law takes a shot. David Button makes a save.
  • 50:18 GOAL - Calvin ZolaCrewe 2 - 1 Rotherham Calvin Zola fires in a goal from deep inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Crewe 2-1 Rotherham.
  • 49:48 Luke Murphy has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.
  • 47:45 The ball is swung over by Nicky Law.
  • 47:29 Adam Le Fondre takes a shot. David Button makes a save.
  • 47:07 Nicky Law decides to take the corner short.
  • 45:44 Joel Grant fouled by Pablo Mills, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Harry Worley.
  • 45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
  • Half Time
  • 45:00+1:01 The ref blows to end the first period.
  • 43:56 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tom Pope by James Bailey. Direct free kick taken by Jamie Green.
  • 41:57 Ashley Westwood fouled by Nicky Law, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Steven Schumacher.
  • 40:59 Corner taken right-footed by Steven Schumacher, Ian Sharps makes a clearance.
  • 40:35 Danny Harrison takes a shot. Save by David Button.
  • 40:26 Kevin Ellison sends in a cross, clearance made by Mat Mitchel-King.
  • 39:44 Ashley Westwood produces a cross.
  • 38:29 Adam Le Fondre produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the box and misses to the left of the goal.
  • 38:04 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Nicky Law.
  • 37:16 Nicky Law decides to take the corner short.
  • 33:57 The ball is sent over by Luke Murphy, clearance made by Jamie Green.
  • 31:38 The ball is swung over by Joel Grant.
  • 29:37 John Brayford fouled by Kevin Ellison, the ref awards a free kick. John Brayford restarts play with the free kick.
  • 27:29 Shaun Miller has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide right of the target.
  • 27:05 Unfair challenge on James Bailey by Pablo Mills results in a free kick. Steven Schumacher takes the free kick.
  • 26:10 Unfair challenge on John Brayford by Kevin Ellison results in a free kick. John Brayford takes the direct free kick.
  • 25:35 Luke Murphy has an effort at goal from the edge of the area that misses to the right of the target.
  • 24:52 Corner from right by-line taken by Nicky Law.
  • 23:51 Free kick awarded for a foul by John Brayford on Kevin Ellison. Free kick crossed right-footed by Nicky Law, clearance by Harry Worley.
  • 22:39 Joel Grant is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
  • 20:58 Effort from the edge of the penalty box by Calvin Zola goes wide of the right-hand upright.
  • 20:21 The ball is delivered by Nicky Law, save made by David Button.
  • 15:11 Shot from deep inside the area by Adam Le Fondre clears the bar.
  • Correction - 14:39 GOAL - Kevin EllisonCrewe 1 - 1 Rotherham Goal scored by Kevin Ellison from close range to the top left corner of the goal. Crewe 1-1 Rotherham.
  • 14:39 GOAL - Shaun MillerCrewe 2 - 0 Rotherham Shaun Miller finds the back of the net with a goal from just outside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Crewe 2-0 Rotherham.
  • Correction - 13:21 Corner taken by Kevin Ellison from the right by-line, The ball is delivered by Shaun Miller,
  • 13:21 Shaun Miller delivers a inswinging corner to far post,
  • 11:17 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Steven Schumacher.
  • 10:24 Dale Tonge gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Joel Grant. Free kick taken by David Button.
  • 5:47 GOAL - Steven SchumacherCrewe 1 - 0 Rotherham Steven Schumacher scores a goal from close range high into the middle of the goal. Crewe 1-0 Rotherham.
  • 1:27 Joel Grant gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dale Tonge. Andy Warrington takes the free kick.
  • 0:00 The game gets underway.

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