FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Brighton (Fri Apr 28) Blackburn Rovers | Brighton 5-3-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 A Ryan Field | Peter Hayward | R_Majecki GK | GK R_Sanchez C_Starfelt DF | DF A_Florenzi N_Aguerd DF | DF Yeray V_Lindelof DF | DF H_Bellerin A_Capa DF | DF J_Bednarek Kim_Min_Jae DF | DF B_Hubner P_Zielinski MF | DM Y_Bissouma N_Barella MF | AM J_Henderson J_W_Prowse MF | AM M_Kovacic T_Abraham FW | AM M_Reus D_Zapata FW | FW S_Haller | G_Gallon SUB | SUB S_Mignolet L_Woudenberg SUB | SUB J_Bryan K_Freeman SUB | SUB M_Brozovic M_Elneny SUB | SUB D_Drexler L_Diony SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 2 :(bri) J_Bednarek holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Hubner ... C_Starfelt with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 4 :(bri) B_Hubner crosses into the box, finding S_Haller ... S_Haller with the header! ... R_Majecki makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 5 :(bla) T_Abraham looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off Min. 5 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Diony ... COMING OFF: T_Abraham Min. 8 :(bri) J_Henderson sprints past Kim_Min_Jae ... J_Henderson with a bicycle kick! ... R_Majecki makes a good save Min. 11 :(bri) S_Haller has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past Kim_Min_Jae ... He puts in Yeray! ... A cracking drive from Yeray! ... GOAL!! ... R_Majecki will be disappointed he did not save that! ... That puts Brighton ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Brighton ... Min. 12 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 25 :(bla) J_W_Prowse pass splits open the defence and finds N_Aguerd ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Kovacic Min. 26 :(bri) Yeray picks up the pass ... J_W_Prowse with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not happy with that! ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 38 :(bri) J_Henderson backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Reus latches onto the end of it ... Kim_Min_Jae seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 39 :(bri) J_Bednarek controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Kovacic gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Kovacic with a thundering drive! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... A_Florenzi plays it into the danger area! ... J_Henderson gets a shot in ... R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 42 :(bri) S_Haller moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to J_Henderson ... N_Barella seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Brighton Min. 47 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... R_Majecki had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... What's The Referee going to do? ... PENALTY!! ... It certainly looked like a dive from here!! ... S_Haller places the ball on the spot! ... R_Majecki guesses correctly ... But the shot's too powerful! ... GOAL!! ... He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! ... Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Brighton... Min. 48 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 48 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to D Min. 48 :(bla) P_Zielinski sidesteps J_Henderson ... That was too easy ... P_Zielinski hits the ball on the bounce! ... R_Sanchez makes a difficult save Min. 51 :(bri) M_Reus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... J_Bednarek gets onto the end of the pass! ... L_Diony plays the back pass ... R_Majecki can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Y_Bissouma flights it in! ... C_Starfelt reads the ball well and clears Min. 52 :(bri) M_Reus is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... Y_Bissouma latches onto the end of it ... N_Aguerd read the danger and stops the pass Min. 57 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a smart turn ... C_Starfelt drives the ball low! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 59 :(bla) D_Zapata with the dribble ... J_Bednarek cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Bryan ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 65 :(bla) N_Aguerd finds D_Zapata in the box ... But A_Florenzi wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 67 :(bla) N_Barella has a go! ... It hits the defender ... L_Diony collects the loose ball! ... A_Florenzi steals the ball of off him Min. 67 :(bri) M_Reus leaves C_Starfelt standing ... Kim_Min_Jae tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... J_Bednarek curls it into the box! ... S_Haller gets his head on it ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 68 :(bla) N_Barella takes advantage of a mistake by M_Kovacic ... N_Barella with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 68 :(bri) M_Kovacic can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Reus ... N_Aguerd wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Yeray swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Majecki Min. 68 :(bla) J_W_Prowse runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... Yeray bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: M_Elneny ... COMING OFF: Kim_Min_Jae Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Brozovic ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 79 :(bla) P_Zielinski saunters past H_Bellerin ... A delicate header from P_Zielinski! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 80 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a clever shimmy ... V_Lindelof with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 81 :(bla) P_Zielinski takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Zapata ... D_Zapata runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 82 :(bla) J_W_Prowse runs at A_Florenzi ... The defender slips and falls over ... Yeray hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... J_W_Prowse chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It comes to N_Barella ... He gets the shot away ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! ... That's given Blackburn Rovers something to fight for! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Brighton ... Min. 83 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 87 :(bri) J_Henderson sprints past V_Lindelof ... J_Henderson from 20 yards! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Majecki is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic hits it into the box! ... J_Henderson rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Reus curls it into the box! ... J_Henderson with the header ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Brighton ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to D Min. 90 :(bla) N_Barella sidesteps M_Brozovic ... He showed great skill there ... Yeray takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 93 :(bla) N_Barella beats Yeray ... H_Bellerin beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ewood Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Barella Scorers : N_Barella (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_W_Prowse (26), R_Majecki (47) Injured : T_Abraham (5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller (Man of the Match) Scorers : Yeray (11), S_Haller (47 pen), J_Henderson (87) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Yeray (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 6 | 10 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 2 | 6 Possession : 42 | 58 Corners : 1 | 6 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 13 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 4 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Majecki GK 21 1 1 1 24 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 15 N_Aguerd DF 1 19 11 10 21 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 21 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 18 15 7 19 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 A_Capa DF 1 18 14 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kim_Min_Jae DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 71 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 P_Zielinski MF 1 3 18 15 21 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 N_Barella MF 1 9 19 15 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 31 13 43 J_W_Prowse MF 1 12 18 12 22 | 94 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 34 -2 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 19 24 | 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Zapata FW 1 4 11 18 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 G_Gallon GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Woudenberg DF 1 11 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Freeman DF 1 11 5 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny DM 1 7 12 5 21 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Diony FW 1 3 4 11 29 | 89 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 14 8 27 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 Yeray DF 1 19 11 7 33 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19 -2 48 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 13 8 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 13 10 23 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 38 0 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 18 9 31 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Henderson AM 1 6 19 12 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 13 96 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 19 13 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 35 13 11 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 71 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 71 40 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bryan DF 1 15 12 7 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Brozovic MF 1 14 18 8 29 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1682671130 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40