Another hat trick from Matt Done and a Peter Vincenti goal aginst his former side were enough for Dale to make it through to the 3rd Round of the Cup.
A comfortable scoreline, which wasn't overly flattering I thought given the chances that we had on the night. Over the two games we edged it, with Aldershot only really having that ten minute spell at the end at their place.
Could have been all over in the first few mins as we piled on the pressure and unusually for us, we seemed to create more chances than our possession suggested we should have had. There was the odd positive glimpse by Aldershot but more often than not, they couldn't build on it.
Great finishing on the night, and the Hendo / Done partnership is in full swing. I'd be surprised if we've scored so many goals by this time of the season before, or at least not in a long, long time.
I think that was the most obvious penalty decision I've ever seen at the start of the second half. It was blocked pretty much on the line by the defender with his hands up. Nailed on penalty, but for the ref to simply wave play on was inexcusable.
Think the conditions worked against us in the second half. Football become difficult and the extra effort of Aldershot made the game a bit uneasy for a bit. I don't think you could claim that the goal was coming,but we'd lost the stranglehold on it.
Credit to the groundsman. You could tell from the sidelines just how much water had come down, but the pitch dealt with it incredibly well.