Morecambe Stuns Rochdale With Four-Goal Rally in National League Upset
ROCHDALE, England (Interstat) — Morecambe delivered a stunning upset Friday, overcoming an early deficit to defeat Rochdale 4-2 at Crown Oil Arena in a National League match. The visitors scored four unanswered goals after conceding first, defying a pregame projection that gave Rochdale a 94.9% probability to win.
Aidan Barlow opened the scoring for Rochdale in the 19th minute. Morecambe substitute Lewis Payne then equalized in the 32nd and put his side ahead with another goal in the 66th. Fellow substitute Jack Nolan extended the lead in the 72nd. Ian Henderson pulled one back for Rochdale in the 78th, but Morecambe’s Ben Tollitt sealed the victory in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time. Three players received yellow cards in the match.