FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester City (Thu Apr 13)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Manchester City
                          4-2-1-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Ryan Field  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                         R_Majecki GK  |  GK Ederson
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                          N_Aguerd DF  |  DF J_Gimenez
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF J_Stones
                       B_Fernandes AM  |  MF N_Rovella
                       P_Zielinski MF  |  MF B_Silva
                          B_Kamara DM  |  MF J_Grealish
                        J_W_Prowse DM  |  FW H_Kane
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                          D_Zapata FW  |  AM P_Foden
                                       |
                          G_Gallon SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                       Kim_Min_Jae SUB |  SUB B_Gibson
                         K_Freeman SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                          M_Elneny SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                           L_Diony SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 1  :(mnc) P_Foden takes advantage of a mistake by B_Kamara 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Angelino with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 4  :(bla) B_Fernandes with a real burst of pace 
          ...  J_Stones wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 8  :(mnc) N_Rovella steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  V_Lindelof dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 10 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at C_Starfelt 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  B_Silva with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 13 :(bla) J_W_Prowse beats P_Foden 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  J_W_Prowse from 20 yards! 
          ...  Ederson tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Angelino swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Ederson easily claims the ball! 
Min. 14 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds D_Vlahovic though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  N_Aguerd wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 23 :(bla) T_Abraham holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees J_Angelino in space! 
          ...  J_Angelino strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 25 :(mnc) B_Silva with the towering header to J_Grealish 
          ...  T_Abraham intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  R_Majecki tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Gimenez gets to it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Majecki's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Stones 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  R_Majecki just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(bla) J_W_Prowse has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Foden! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_W_Prowse! 
          ...  Ederson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Ederson makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a 30-yard pass to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 34 :(mnc) N_Rovella chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Grealish 
          ...  C_Starfelt clears with a diving header 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 35 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DF 
Min. 39 :(bla) D_Zapata beats the defender 
          ...  D_Zapata tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 40 :(bla) T_Abraham hoofs it upfield to find P_Zielinski 
          ...  P_Zielinski with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 42 :(bla) J_Angelino backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Fernandes gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Fernandes with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!! 
          ...  Let's see if Blackburn Rovers can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bla) C_Starfelt wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Abraham 
          ...  From long range T_Abraham bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 43 :(mnc) J_Grealish with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Zielinski fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Ryan Field looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  Marquinhos with the curler 
          ...  But R_Majecki pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 46 :(mnc) B_Silva plays a first time ball through the defence to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Majecki moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  R_Majecki catches it with style! 
Min. 48 :(bla) V_Lindelof cuts in on J_Stones's blind side 
          ...  V_Lindelof fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But Ederson punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes hits it into the box! 
          ...  J_Gimenez gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(bla) D_Zapata with a short pass to find B_Fernandes 
          ...  H_Kane with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 52 :(mnc) H_Kane cuts inside N_Aguerd 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  H_Kane hits the ball first time! 
          ...  R_Majecki has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Majecki is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 54 :(bla) B_Kamara runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Zapata 
          ...  D_Zapata with the chance! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Kamara plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  Ederson jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 55 :(bla) T_Abraham knocks it past J_Gimenez and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  T_Abraham hits a great shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 58 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  But I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 58 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Velazquez 
          ...  COMING OFF: Ruben_Dias 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 61 :(mnc) P_Foden finds H_Kane with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  H_Kane tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Majecki can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Majecki was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 62 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Kim_Min_Jae 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Angelino 
Min. 64 :(mnc) H_Kane latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  N_Aguerd wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Elneny 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse 
Min. 67 :(bla) B_Kamara sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  T_Abraham runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Grealish leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
          ...  Surely a penalty! 
          ...  The ref consults his assistant!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  T_Abraham is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the campaign!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Manchester City...
Min. 68 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 69 :(mnc) J_Grealish plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  H_Kane keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  H_Kane with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Grealish will now play as a AM 
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Grealish moves forward 
          ...  J_Grealish from 20 yards! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 74 :(bla) D_Zapata slips past E_Velazquez 
          ...  N_Rovella with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  P_Zielinski floats it forward 
          ...  T_Abraham latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Velazquez 
Min. 78 :(mnc) H_Kane has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A great volley from H_Kane! 
          ...  R_Majecki heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Grealish will now play as a FW 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  J_Grealish with the strike! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 81 :(mnc) N_Rovella jumps over P_Zielinski's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Rovella! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 82 :(mnc) J_Gimenez flicks it over Kim_Min_Jae's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  J_Gimenez carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 83 :(mnc) H_Kane back heels to find D_Vlahovic in space 
          ...  D_Vlahovic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 87 :(mnc) B_Silva slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  B_Silva with the overhead! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Manchester City are not quite finished yet! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic chests it down 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 92 :(bla) B_Fernandes slips past his marker Marquinhos 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Kim_Min_Jae 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Stones 
Min. 93 :(bla) D_Zapata flicks it over J_Gimenez's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Marquinhos 
Min. 94 :(mnc) B_Silva with the cross-field pass to J_Gimenez 
          ...  J_Gimenez has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Majecki punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Kane swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to J_Gimenez 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Velazquez flights it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Majecki 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : T_Abraham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Fernandes (42), T_Abraham (67 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Silva
Scorers              : B_Silva (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Grealish (67), N_Rovella (74)
Injured              : Ruben_Dias (58)
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       20
Off target           :           5        |       13
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Majecki      GK  21   1   1   1  24 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  19  14   9  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
N_Aguerd       DF   1  19  11  10  21 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
V_Lindelof     DF   1  18  14   7  19 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  21
J_Angelino     DF   1  18  13   7  22 |  66   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  46  21
B_Fernandes    AM   1   5  19  16  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  32
P_Zielinski    MF   1   3  18  15  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
B_Kamara       DM   1  15  18  11  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
J_W_Prowse     DM   1  12  18  12  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  19  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  36  38  36
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  11  18  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
G_Gallon       GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kim_Min_Jae    DF   1  16  11   5  26 |  32   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 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Diony        FW   1   3   4  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  23   1   1   1  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  16  12  27 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  22   0  60
Marquinhos     DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  19   0  38
J_Stones       DF   1  20  17  13  26 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  11
N_Rovella      DF   1  15  18   6  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  12  16
B_Silva        AM   1   4  21  16  24 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  33  40
J_Grealish     FW   1   8  20  16  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  22  14
H_Kane         FW   1   7  16  21  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  21  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  10
P_Foden        FW   1   6  19  17  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Gibson       DF   1  11   8   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  13   9   6  21 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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