Aldershot Town slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Rochdale in the National League.

The first chances came the way of the hosts within the first four minutes as Cameron Hargreaves' volley was easily gathered by David Robson, and James Henry blasted over the bar.

The visitors should have then taken the lead but were denied by a superb save from Marcus Dewhurst as he denied Kairo Mitchell one-on-one.

But Rochdale did have their lead in the 13th minute, and it was Mitchell who made no mistake this time turning in a cross from Tobi Adebayo-Rowling down the right wing from close range.

Aldershot perhaps should have had an equaliser from Kai Corbett in the 26th minute as Henry won the ball back by the corner flag and played it across the box to Corbett, whose low shot flew just past the post.

And Aldershot were punished as Rochdale scored a second just a minute later. Another cross from the right, this time via James Burger, was half cleared by Rollin Menayese but fell to the feet of Devante Rodney who turned it in from close range.

Henry nearly pulled a goal back for the Shots when his free kick hit the crossbar. Such was the power his free kick was struck with, it rebounded straight back to Henry 25 yards out, but his volleyed effort was blocked.

The second half was a tighter affair. It was Henry who had the first real chance after the break, but his effort from outside the box was fairly easily gathered by Robson.

Jack Barham had the ball in the back of the net four minutes before the 90 were up as he headed home brilliantly from a cross from the right, but the assistant referee's flag was raised to dash any hopes of a late Shots comeback.

The Shots continued to push forward in search of hope of getting a point from the game, but Hargreaves' cross across the face of goal was just in front of Hady Ghandour as he stretched to turn it in.