Doncaster Rovers 0-1 Rochdale
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Calvin Andrew's goal was enough for Rochdale to beat League One rivals Doncaster in the FA Cup third round.
Andrew glanced in Joseph Bunney's wicked free-kick after 18 minutes to give the away side a lead to hold onto.
Doncaster improved after a lacklustre first-half and it took a brilliant save from Josh Lillis to keep out Alfie Beestin's shot from point-blank range.
John Marquis hit the post, Andy Butler headed wide and Tommy Rowe missed a good chance to earn Doncaster a replay.
The draw for the fourth round takes place on Monday, 8 January, and will be live on BBC Two from 19:00 GMT.
Doncaster boss Darren Ferguson:
"We are out of the cup, we can't get it back, we are out, but there were a lot of good things.
"We've only got ourselves to blame when you have that many chances and you draw a blank.
"I can't fault the players for the chances created, I can fault them for not taking them. These games are always tight against a team in the same league."
Rochdale manager Keith Hill:
"It was a hard game but there was a fine quality, I was really pleased with the competitive energy and our intelligence.
"When you are being competitive you have to show intelligence and I thought we did that today. I am pleased.
"We had a little bit of luck but I think we deserved it. We could have done better with the final pass on the counter attack. We defended well as a team, we stood strong. We haven't done that much recently."