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Manchester United academy star Sam Mather scored his first skilled objective on Saturday in opposition to Oxford Metropolis.
Presently on mortgage at Rochdale, Mather made his first begin in senior soccer and repaid the supervisor’s religion by scoring the equalising objective within the 77th minute to earn Rochdale some extent.
After falling behind 1-2, Mather’s objective noticed the match end 2-2 and save Rochdale’s blushes in opposition to all-time low Oxford Metropolis.
Arriving late into the field, Mather ran onto the top of a reduce to facet foot house from eight yards.
Sam Mather together with his first objective in skilled soccer yesterday 👊#RAFC pic.twitter.com/x28kbwBXsg
— Rochdale AFC (@officiallydale) March 10, 2024
Mather had one other good effort earlier within the match when he collected the ball contained in the field earlier than shimmying previous two defenders and flashing a shot throughout the face of objective and vast.
The 19-year-old operated in an inside proper midfield position earlier than transferring to his extra pure left wing spot the place he would rating his objective.
It was a powerful efficiency that the teenager may be happy with as he mixed nicely down the appropriate wing with Cian Hayes earlier than switching to the left.
Regardless of Mather’s good particular person efficiency, Rochdale supervisor Jimmy McNulty wasn’t as happy with the general outcome.
After going forward early, Rochdale conceded twice within the first half earlier than Mather’s eventual equalising objective late on.
McNulty stated, “We’re dissatisfied general if I’m being sincere, with the targets we conceded.
“In a sport if you go forward and also you’re having probabilities, you are feeling just like the second ones coming.”
McNulty was impressed together with his group’s resilience to combat their means again into the match.
“We needed to battle in opposition to the circulate of how the day began to go and I believe the one shining mild is the competitiveness that remained from us to not run away from that battle when it was wanting and sounding robust.”
Dropping factors to backside of the desk Oxford Metropolis was a disappointing outcome for Rochdale, however on a private stage Mather may be comfortable together with his full senior debut and can hope he did sufficient to earn a spot in McNulty’s beginning XI on Tuesday at house to Woking.
