FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Arsenal (Thu Sep 21)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Arsenal
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-1-0-2-2 C
                           Ryan Field  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                         R_Majecki GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF T_Malacia
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF A_Christensen
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  DF T_Lamptey
                         N_Barella MF  |  DM M_Locatelli
                          F_Kessie MF  |  AM Thiago
                         G_Simeone FW  |  AM A_Correa
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW N_Madueke
                          K_Mitoma FW  |  FW F_Chiesa
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                           D_Potts SUB |  SUB C_Tilt
                         P_Fornals SUB |  SUB N_Pepe
                          M_Elneny SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                           L_Diony SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 4  :(bla) H_Maguire smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  G_Simeone latches onto the ball 
          ...  G_Simeone with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 5  :(ars) F_Chiesa pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Chiesa has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 6  :(bla) C_Starfelt controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  H_Maguire gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A left-footer by H_Maguire! 
          ...  D_Henderson is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have the advantage! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 7  :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 7  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  T_Lamptey will now play as a DM 
Min. 7  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a MF 
Min. 12 :(bla) D_Upamecano finds the run of T_Abraham 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Malacia 
Min. 18 :(bla) B_Fernandes slips past his marker J_Kounde 
          ...  The ball is whipped into K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma has broken clear! Just D_Henderson to beat! 
          ...  He rounds D_Henderson 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 19 :(bla) N_Barella hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  C_Starfelt collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Christensen bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 24 :(bla) F_Kessie gets lucky and beats A_Christensen 
          ...  Now with the centre to G_Simeone 
          ...  A_Correa hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Upamecano hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from D_Henderson! 
Min. 27 :(bla) F_Kessie finds the run of T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Abraham with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  D_Henderson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 30 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 30 :(bla) C_Starfelt looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Fernandes 
          ...  J_Kounde wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 31 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 31 :(bla) T_Abraham with a precise pass to K_Mitoma 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Kounde picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 31 :(ars) M_Locatelli knocks the ball past the lunge of V_Lindelof 
          ...  M_Locatelli tries the shot! 
          ...  R_Majecki is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  It's his 10th for the campaign!! 
          ...  Arsenal have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 35 :(ars) J_Gomez takes advantage of a mistake by D_Upamecano 
          ...  He crosses to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes a fine save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(ars) A_Correa with an amazing show of skill to get past C_Starfelt 
          ...  He crosses to N_Madueke 
          ...  A glorious effort by N_Madueke! 
          ...  R_Majecki takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 48 :(bla) F_Kessie kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  K_Mitoma gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  N_Madueke rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 54 :(bla) G_Simeone takes advantage of a mistake by T_Malacia 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  G_Simeone smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Henderson dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Malacia gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 59 :(bla) B_Fernandes takes on 3 men 
          ...  B_Fernandes hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have taken the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Fornals 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Simeone 
Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: Thiago 
Min. 60 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a FW 
Min. 61 :(ars) M_Locatelli with an early cross to T_Malacia 
          ...  But H_Maguire slides in 
Min. 62 :(bla) P_Fornals dribbles past J_Gomez 
          ...  J_Gomez recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 65 :(bla) T_Abraham loses his marker 
          ...  N_Madueke rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 67 :(bla) B_Fernandes controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  T_Abraham gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Lamptey hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Christensen reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 70 :(bla) B_Fernandes dribbles past J_Gomez 
          ...  B_Fernandes with the side footed shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 70 :(ars) F_Chiesa runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But D_Upamecano spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 71 :(ars) N_Pepe heads the ball back to N_Madueke 
          ...  D_Upamecano with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 71 :(ars) M_Locatelli takes advantage of a mistake by N_Barella 
          ...  He crosses to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 74 :(ars) J_Kounde spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Locatelli! 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a thundering drive! 
          ...  R_Majecki tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Pepe plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It is cleared by H_Maguire 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 76 :(bla) H_Maguire takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  T_Malacia plays the back pass 
          ...  D_Henderson can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Kessie! 
          ...  T_Malacia cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 77 :(ars) N_Madueke saunters past H_Maguire 
          ...  But F_Kessie with the fine tackle 
Min. 77 :(bla) B_Fernandes barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  N_Madueke with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 79 :(ars) N_Madueke bursts forward 
          ...  N_Madueke plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  R_Majecki gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 79 :(bla) H_Maguire with a short pass to find K_Mitoma 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 80 :(bla) T_Abraham finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  T_Abraham with a terrific drive! 
          ...  D_Henderson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 80 :(ars) R_Sallai turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe 
          ...  From long range N_Pepe bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(bla) B_Fernandes turns past T_Malacia 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A delicate chip from B_Fernandes! 
          ...  D_Henderson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

*************  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          : B_Fernandes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Maguire (6), B_Fernandes (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : M_Locatelli
Scorers              : M_Locatelli (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Madueke (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       8
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Arsenal
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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  22   1   1   1  24 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  20  15  10  28 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  59   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  20  16   6  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  16   0
V_Lindelof     DF   1  20  15   8  19 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Maguire      DF   1  19  14  11  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  42  36  42
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  21  17  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  22  52
N_Barella      MF   1   9  20  16  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
F_Kessie       MF   1  13  20   8  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27  24   0
G_Simeone      FW   1   6  11  19  27 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  18  20  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
R_Descamps     GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Potts        DF   1  12  10   9  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  19  16  23 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Elneny       MF   1   7  13   5  21 |   0   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 - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Henderson    GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  20  18   7  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  14   0
T_Malacia      DF   1  20  17   7  28 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  20  16  10  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  20  14  11  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  18   0
T_Lamptey      DM   1  19  18  13  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
M_Locatelli    MF   1  17  20  14  27 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  50
Thiago         AM   1   8  20  17  25 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Correa       FW   1   4  20  19  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  12   9
N_Madueke      FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  16
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  17  20  22 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tilt         DF   1  11   7   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  17  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
R_Morrison     MF   1   6  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  16  25 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
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