Hockey: Rochdale Mens Seconds 4 - 2 Bolton Mens

Rochdale beat bottom of the league Bolton, who had already been confirmed as being demoted, in the final weekend of the Hockey season.

Rochdale started off with good possession and dominated play.They pressed hard and high and committed lots of players forward.

The tactic worked well as Rochdale bagged the first goal. An Imran Ansari lobbed shot from a short was deflected by Dean Close to take it above the keeper's head and into the net.

With Rochdale in the driving seat, a lapse in concentration allowed Bolton through and with keeper Brian Robinson out from his own area the ball was slipped between his legs to put Bolton back in the game.

Rochdale were having majority of the possession and soon took back control of the game, a quick little reverse drag from Graham Broadley putting them back in the lead.

Rochdale started the second half well but soon started to lose control of the game and allowed attack after attack in. Though they absorbed a lot of the pressure, eventually the inevitable happened and Bolton equalised.

Rochdale redoubled their efforts and two quick goals, one from a short corner by Graham Broadley and the other by Bjorne Brauns, give them victory.

Man-of-the-match: Alex Paolozzi