City move into play off places after victory over Rochdale

Exeter City exorcised the demons of last April by running out 3-2 winners against Rochdale at Spotland.

  After an even opening encounter, quick-fire goals by Pat Baldwin andJohn O’Flynn suddenly put the Grecians in the driving seat.   A second before the break for O’Flynn gave Exeter a three-goal cushion at half-time.  Terry Gornell netted for the Dale midway through the second period to make things twitchy.   Gornell then headed in a second on the stroke of 90 minutes, with the Grecians living dangerously.  His afternoon came to an early end though when he was shown a straight red soon after, and Exeter held out during the four added minutes to take all three points back from Lancashire.   With Scot Bennett suspended, Paul Tisdale introduced Irishman Jimmy Keohane to the starting XI, while Tommy Doherty’s injury meant a start for John O’Flynn.  The only other change to the change to the starting line-up was the return of Craig Woodman, meaning Jordan Moore-Taylortook a seat on the bench.   Exeter settled early and strung together some early spells of possession.   For the full match report go to: http://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/fixtures-results/match-report/?matchid=351...