Match Report
Season: 2011/12
Match Date: 2011-09-03
Competition: League 1
Away to Stevenage Borough
Result: Lost 2 - 4
Crowd: 3021
Attended by the following 5 BURKS
Chris Beardsley scored twice as Stevenage beat Rochdale for their first ever home win in League One.
Craig Reid fired Boro in the lead from the edge of the area before Gary Jones levelled with a stunning 20-yard goal.
Beardsley tapped in a Lawrie Wilson cross from close range and then curled home from 20 yards.
Neal Trotman scored an own goal after a mix-up with keeper Jake Kean to make it 4-1 before debutant David Ball scored a consolation from the edge of the box.
Dale Lineup
1. Jake Kean
2. Stephen Darby
5. Neal Trotman
12. Pim Balkestein (Marcus Holness)
3. Joe Widdowson
7. Jason Kennedy (Matthew Barnes-Homer)
8. Gary Jones
16. Andrew Tutte
10. Ashley Grimes (Nicky Adams)
39. David Ball
26. Jean-Louis Akpa-Akpro
Scorers: Jones 28'; Ball 71'
Manager: Steve Eyre
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