FFO2 Premiership, West Ham vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Mar 10) West Ham | Blackburn Rovers 4-1-1-2-2 A | 4-2-0-3-1 A Todd Fortune | Ryan Field | N_Pope GK | GK R_Majecki C_Soyuncu DF | DF N_Aguerd R_Baku DF | DF K_Tierney J_Teze DF | DF D_Dumfries R_Toloi DF | AM G_Ramirez I_Bennacer DM | AM B_Fernandes J_Brandt AM | AM K_Demirbay J_Bowen FW | DM B_Kamara R_Malinovskyi FW | DM J_W_Prowse M_Sabitzer AM | DF J_Angelino A_Golovin MF | FW Joao_Pedro | M_Dewhurst SUB | SUB G_Gallon E_Konsa SUB | SUB Kim_Min_Jae C_Trimmel SUB | SUB L_Woudenberg S_Berghuis SUB | SUB M_Elneny M_Thuram SUB | SUB R_Navarro Min. 2 :(whu) J_Bowen takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... K_Tierney gathers up the loose ball Min. 3 :(whu) J_Brandt looks in some pain ... He'll have to come off Min. 3 :(whu) Substitution by West Ham ... COMING ON: S_Berghuis ... COMING OFF: J_Brandt Min. 3 :(bla) J_W_Prowse 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! ... J_W_Prowse attempts to drive it home! ... N_Pope can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! ... West Ham 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 7 :(bla) J_W_Prowse looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to B_Fernandes ... C_Soyuncu hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez with an inswinging corner into the box ... Joao_Pedro gets his head on it ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries lofts the ball in! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for N_Pope, who catches the ball Min. 8 :(whu) R_Toloi takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Soyuncu ... C_Soyuncu tries to catch the keeper out! ... R_Majecki with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 11 :(whu) I_Bennacer looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen with a blistering shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 12 :(whu) M_Sabitzer lobs it over B_Fernandes ... M_Sabitzer tries to chip the ball over R_Majecki! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... R_Majecki palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer hits it towards the far post! ... C_Soyuncu makes a firm connection with his head ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... A_Golovin flights it in! ... J_W_Prowse reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 12 :(bla) J_Angelino with the dribble ... J_Angelino with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... What agility from N_Pope Min. 13 :(bla) G_Ramirez takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Joao_Pedro ... Joao_Pedro with a bicycle kick! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... N_Aguerd chips the ball in towards the far post! ... N_Pope comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 14 :(bla) B_Kamara retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... B_Fernandes gets on the end of it ... Blocked by I_Bennacer Min. 20 :(bla) N_Aguerd with the nod to J_W_Prowse ... J_W_Prowse fires off a right-footed shot! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 23 :(whu) A_Golovin is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... R_Malinovskyi latches onto the ball ... R_Malinovskyi looks to see where R_Majecki is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... It's a level game! ... West Ham 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 24 :(bla) K_Tierney holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Demirbay ... K_Demirbay attempts a low drive! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 26 :(bla) K_Tierney feeds the ball to J_W_Prowse ... J_W_Prowse drives it towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... N_Pope moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... N_Pope catches it with style! Min. 27 :(bla) G_Ramirez takes advantage of a mistake by I_Bennacer ... He runs towards goal ... G_Ramirez sees N_Pope off his line! ... GOAL!! ... N_Pope had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... That's put Blackburn Rovers ahead! ... West Ham 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 34 :(bla) G_Ramirez takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Demirbay ... K_Demirbay sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... N_Pope makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 36 :(bla) B_Kamara has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... D_Dumfries gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Teze takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 38 :(whu) R_Toloi gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Bowen is unmarked ... J_Bowen with a little chip! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The West Ham fans chant his name! ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... West Ham 2-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 42 :(whu) S_Berghuis is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi with a bomb of a shot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Todd Fortune spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 49 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a measured ball to J_Bowen ... A well-placed shot from J_Bowen! ... But R_Majecki punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Ham 2-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(bla) K_Demirbay spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to B_Fernandes! ... Excellent sliding challenge from I_Bennacer ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 48 :(whu) A_Golovin with the heel pass to M_Sabitzer ... M_Sabitzer tries the lob from 30 yards! ... R_Majecki makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Majecki comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... M_Sabitzer swings a leg at it! ... The shot slips through R_Majecki's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 48 :(bla) G_Ramirez holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to K_Demirbay ... K_Demirbay sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... N_Pope saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 58 :(whu) I_Bennacer with a probing through ball S_Berghuis ... S_Berghuis with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... That's put West Ham into the lead! ... West Ham 3-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 58 :(bla) B_Fernandes gets lucky and beats R_Baku ... Now with the centre to N_Aguerd ... A_Golovin with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: R_Navarro ... COMING OFF: K_Demirbay Min. 60 :(bla) K_Tierney plays a long ball to N_Aguerd ... A delicate chip from N_Aguerd! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into N_Pope's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 61 :(whu) R_Baku takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Soyuncu ... C_Soyuncu beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has R_Majecki to beat! ... He nutmegs R_Majecki ... It hits the upright!! ... R_Majecki recovers to save it!! Min. 62 :(whu) R_Malinovskyi hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_Soyuncu collects the loose ball! ... C_Soyuncu tries the shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 63 :(bla) R_Navarro with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... R_Navarro carves a shot towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... Todd Fortune is shaking his head on the touchline ... Blackburn Rovers have equalised! ... West Ham 3-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 64 :(whu) R_Toloi cuts inside his opponent ... He worked that well ... R_Toloi with the header! ... GOAL!! ... There was no way R_Majecki was going to catch that! ... West Ham have taken the lead! ... West Ham 4-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 64 :(bla) R_Navarro beats J_Teze ... He showed great skill there ... R_Navarro must beat N_Pope! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 67 :(whu) A_Golovin with a simple pass to M_Sabitzer ... M_Sabitzer with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Majecki just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Kim_Min_Jae ... COMING OFF: N_Aguerd Min. 70 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 72 :(bla) K_Tierney lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Navarro latches on to it ... A glorious effort by R_Navarro! ... N_Pope can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... N_Pope makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 74 :(whu) M_Sabitzer cuts the ball back to R_Malinovskyi ... A powerful shot by R_Malinovskyi! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 77 :(bla) G_Ramirez with a real burst of pace ... He shows R_Toloi a clean set of heals ... G_Ramirez with the attempt at goal! ... N_Pope parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 82 :(whu) R_Baku takes advantage of a mistake by J_W_Prowse ... R_Baku strikes a wicked curler! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Sabitzer plays it into the danger area! ... C_Soyuncu gets something on it! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 82 :(bla) K_Tierney has the ball ... He knocks the ball past C_Soyuncu ... He puts in R_Navarro! ... R_Navarro hits a crisp volley! ... N_Pope with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 83 :(bla) K_Tierney knocks the ball past R_Toloi ... Now he crosses to G_Ramirez! ... G_Ramirez with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 85 :(bla) Kim_Min_Jae with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes sees N_Pope off his line! ... It hits off a defender! ... N_Pope is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Ramirez plays it into the danger area! ... Kim_Min_Jae gets on the end of it ... But N_Pope is equal to it Min. 86 :(whu) A_Golovin backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Berghuis latches onto the end of it ... S_Berghuis has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... R_Majecki parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Majecki recovers to save!! Min. 87 :(whu) S_Berghuis takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... From long range S_Berghuis bends the ball towards goal! ... R_Majecki tips it round the post ... Good save ... CORNER! ... A_Golovin swings it in! ... Kim_Min_Jae wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bla) Joao_Pedro beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Joao_Pedro with the goal bound shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... N_Pope never had a chance! Min. 90 :(whu) S_Berghuis has picked up a knock ... It looks like he will try to run it off Min. 91 :(whu) The ball goes loose! ... R_Toloi gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... J_Angelino with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : London Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Bennacer Scorers : R_Malinovskyi (23), J_Bowen (38), S_Berghuis (58), R_Toloi (64) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : J_Brandt (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Ramirez (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_W_Prowse (3), G_Ramirez (27), R_Navarro (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Angelino (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Ham | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 20 | 20 Off target : 9 | 10 On target : 11 | 10 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 5 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 3 Key Passes : 13 | 15 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Ham 4 - 3 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Ham Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 18 12 8 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 22 0 88 R_Baku DF 1 17 12 8 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 16 J_Teze DF 1 18 14 9 20 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 R_Toloi DF 1 19 14 10 27 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 62 44 I_Bennacer DM 1 12 18 6 31 | 96 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 64 0 J_Brandt AM 1 1 18 16 23 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bowen FW 1 5 11 18 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 3 13 19 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19 36 M_Sabitzer AM 1 1 18 15 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 44 A_Golovin MF 1 6 17 13 29 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 M_Dewhurst GK 15 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 17 13 8 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Trimmel DF 1 15 12 7 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis AM 1 5 15 14 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 64 M_Thuram FW 1 3 12 17 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 20 1 1 1 24 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 18 11 10 21 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 14 K_Tierney DF 1 18 14 7 29 | 96 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 108 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 18 14 5 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Ramirez AM 1 4 18 14 28 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 42 60 B_Fernandes AM 1 5 19 15 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 K_Demirbay AM 1 7 19 15 22 | 64 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 35 B_Kamara DM 1 15 17 11 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 J_W_Prowse DM 1 12 18 12 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 28 14 68 J_Angelino DF 1 18 13 7 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 19 Joao_Pedro FW 1 7 13 17 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 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 | 22 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 21 23 L_Woudenberg DF 1 11 7 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 12 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Navarro FW 1 7 13 17 27 | 32 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 55 1678439379 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40