FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Brighton (Thu Jul 13)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Brighton
                              4-3-3 C  |  5-1-0-3-1 A
                           Ryan Field  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                         R_Majecki GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF Yeray
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF Y_Bissouma
                            A_Capa DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  DF B_Hubner
                         N_Barella MF  |  DM M_Brozovic
                       P_Zielinski MF  |  AM D_Drexler
                         T_Abraham FW  |  AM M_Kovacic
                          K_Mitoma FW  |  AM M_Reus
                         O_Edouard FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                           D_Potts SUB |  SUB J_Bryan
                        I_Martinez SUB |  SUB F_Medina
                        J_W_Prowse SUB |  SUB K_Stewart
                           L_Diony SUB |  SUB L_Alberto




Min. 3  :(bla) C_Starfelt knocks the ball past A_Florenzi 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_Mitoma! 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  V_Lindelof swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 3  :(bri) J_Bednarek finds M_Kovacic in acres of space 
          ...  M_Kovacic with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 5  :(bla) O_Edouard get's past B_Hubner 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  Cleared by J_Bednarek 
Min. 12 :(bla) B_Fernandes gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds T_Abraham 
          ...  Y_Bissouma slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 14 :(bla) D_Upamecano cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's beaten R_Sanchez 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 16 :(bla) C_Starfelt takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Upamecano 
          ...  From long range D_Upamecano bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes crosses it in! 
          ...  It comes to V_Lindelof 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Starfelt crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes the catch! 
Min. 17 :(bla) N_Barella looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mitoma 
          ...  Yeray hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Fernandes! 
          ...  The ball comes to D_Upamecano 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 18 :(bla) C_Starfelt takes advantage of a mistake by B_Hubner 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Abraham! 
          ...  A_Florenzi tackles cleanly 
Min. 20 :(bla) T_Abraham beats A_Florenzi 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  T_Abraham with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 27 :(bla) V_Lindelof cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Edouard 
          ...  B_Hubner wins the ball 
Min. 31 :(bla) T_Abraham backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Capa gets on the end of it 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Capa! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Upamecano chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
Min. 31 :(bla) N_Barella with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Zielinski 
          ...  A_Florenzi wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  B_Fernandes swings it in 
          ...  T_Abraham gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Abraham drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 33 :(bri) B_Hubner plays in A_Florenzi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A_Florenzi with the shot on net! 
          ...  R_Majecki gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 34 :(bla) N_Barella plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  K_Mitoma decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  K_Mitoma hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 36 :(bri) Y_Bissouma feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Kovacic runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Abraham with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 37 :(bla) O_Edouard with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Florenzi 
          ...  O_Edouard tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Abraham gets to it! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 38 :(bri) M_Kovacic with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  J_Bednarek gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  C_Starfelt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Ryan Field looks relieved 
Min. 39 :(bla) B_Fernandes looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Abraham tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 40 :(bri) Yeray sprints past O_Edouard 
          ...  Yeray strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 41 :(bla) B_Fernandes retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Abraham latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 42 :(bri) J_Bednarek flicks it over T_Abraham and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Bednarek chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bri) J_Bednarek hoofs it upfield to find M_Brozovic 
          ...  C_Starfelt wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 45 :(bla) O_Edouard flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  O_Edouard with a thundering volley! 
          ...  R_Sanchez watches it sail wide! 
Min. 46 :(bla) P_Zielinski lobs it over the defender 
          ...  B_Hubner slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mitoma hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  T_Abraham gets something on it! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Capa flights it in! 
          ...  It comes to P_Zielinski 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  N_Barella flights it in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  A_Capa with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to V_Lindelof 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by D_Upamecano 
          ...  It comes to O_Edouard 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  R_Sanchez parries it 
Min. 46 :(bri) M_Kovacic jumps over A_Capa's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A_Capa with the foul 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 48 :(bla) C_Starfelt sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  B_Fernandes runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  B_Fernandes with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 48 :(bri) M_Kovacic flicks it over C_Starfelt and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Kovacic hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-0 Brighton

Min. 46 :(bla) K_Mitoma sidesteps Yeray 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  K_Mitoma has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 47 :(bla) B_Fernandes is through on goal 
          ...  B_Fernandes sees R_Sanchez off his line! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 47 :(bri) M_Kovacic plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Kovacic with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 48 :(bla) P_Zielinski with a probing pass to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 48 :(bla) N_Barella gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds O_Edouard 
          ...  J_Bednarek pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 53 :(bla) K_Mitoma knocks the ball on and sprints past Yeray 
          ...  A delightful ball in to P_Zielinski 
          ...  P_Zielinski blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Brighton ...
Min. 53 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 53 :(bri) D_Drexler retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Hubner gets on the end of it 
          ...  B_Hubner with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  R_Majecki parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And R_Majecki recovers to save!! 
Min. 55 :(bla) K_Mitoma takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Florenzi looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 56 :(bla) A_Capa brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Yeray 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in O_Edouard! 
          ...  A_Florenzi wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 56 :(bla) V_Lindelof with the heel pass to P_Zielinski 
          ...  S_Haller with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Peter Hayward looks relieved 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alberto 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Hubner 
Min. 60 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a precise pass to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 61 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a measured pass to T_Abraham 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  T_Abraham picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with R_Sanchez 
          ...  He nutmegs R_Sanchez 
          ...  GOAL!! I like it. 
          ...  I like it a lot! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Brighton ...
Min. 62 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 65 :(bla) N_Barella jumps over Y_Bissouma's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A delicate chip from N_Barella! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 69 :(bri) S_Haller with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves B_Fernandes behind 
          ...  S_Haller with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_W_Prowse 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Edouard 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Martinez 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Mitoma 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Stewart 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Drexler 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Medina 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 70 :(bla) C_Starfelt has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past K_Stewart 
          ...  He knocks it to N_Barella! 
          ...  But A_Florenzi slides in 
Min. 72 :(bri) S_Haller with an incisive pass to L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But R_Majecki parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 80 :(bri) Yeray hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto it! 
          ...  B_Fernandes takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 81 :(bri) M_Brozovic slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 83 :(bri) S_Haller is too quick for P_Zielinski 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  I_Martinez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 85 :(bla) J_W_Prowse latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  A delicate header from J_W_Prowse! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Abraham gets on the end of it 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Sanchez dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Sanchez beaten! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bla) V_Lindelof has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  I_Martinez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  I_Martinez curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 

*************  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          : K_Mitoma (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mitoma (48), P_Zielinski (53), T_Abraham (61)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Fernandes (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : B_Hubner
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bednarek (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       10
Off target           :          16        |       5
On target            :          12        |       5
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :          12        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       9
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 0 Brighton
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  20  14  10  28 |  96   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  90   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  19  16   6  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  40
V_Lindelof     DF   1  19  15   7  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  51  38
A_Capa         DF   1  19  14   4  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  44
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  20  16  24 |  96   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  66  14
N_Barella      MF   1   9  19  15  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39   9
P_Zielinski    MF   1   4  19  15  21 |  96   0   0   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  34  47
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  19  60
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  17  20  27 |  73   0   0   1   1   5   1   0   0   0   0  38  44
O_Edouard      FW   1   4  14  20  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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
I_Martinez     DF   1  18  13   9  23 |  23   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  22   0  15
J_W_Prowse     DM   1  13  18  12  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
L_Diony        FW   1   3   4  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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
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R_Sanchez      GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  19  11   8  33 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  21  16
A_Florenzi     DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  84   0  20
Y_Bissouma     DF   1  14  19  10  31 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  52  13  18
J_Bednarek     DF   1  18  13  10  23 |  73   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  20  55  12
B_Hubner       DF   1  17  12   7  20 |  63   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  46  20  21
M_Brozovic     DM   1  14  18   8  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Drexler      AM   1   3  14  12  28 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  20  14  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  34
M_Reus         AM   1   4  19  15  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Haller       FW   1   6  11  19  27 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   5
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Medina       MF   1  14  10   3  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Stewart      AM   1  12   8   2  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   9  16  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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