Blackpool 2-0 Rochdale

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Teenage Rochdale goalkeeper Matt Gilks had a game to forget as Blackpool eased their way into the third round of the FA Cup.

The Seasiders opened the scoring after 21 minutes when John Murphy headed home a cross from Paul Simpson, catching Gilks off his line.

The young keeper, deputising for Neil Edwards, was caught out again seven minutes before the break by a strike from Simpson.

The veteran winger received the ball, looked up and curled a stunning shot into the corner of the net.

Rochdale attempted to find a way back into the game in the second half, but Simpson hit the post after 53 minutes.

Martin Bullock for Blackpool and Rochdale's Dave Flitcroft then hit the woodwork within a minute of each other.

Simpson almost made it 3-0 in injury time, but his shot rebounded off the post.

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Blackpool: Barnes, Coid, Reid, Hughes, Jaszczun, Bullock, Collins, MacKenzie, Simpson, Hills, John Murphy. Subs: Pullen, Parkinson, Clarkson, Thompson, Jamie Milligan.

Rochdale: Gilks, Evans, Jobson, Griffiths, McAuley, Durkan, Flitcroft, Oliver, Doughty, Platt, Connor. Subs: Atkinson, Coleman, Ware, McCourt, O'Keefe.

Referee: R Oliver (Sutton Coldfield).