FFO2 Premiership, Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester City (Mon Oct 30)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Manchester City
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  5-1-4 A
                           Ryan Field  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                         R_Majecki GK  |  GK Ederson
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF D_Rensch
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                        V_Lindelof DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                         H_Maguire DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  DF J_Stones
                         N_Barella MF  |  MF N_Rovella
                          K_Mitoma FW  |  FW B_Silva
                         P_Fornals MF  |  FW J_Grealish
                          L_Alario AM  |  FW H_Kane
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW P_Foden
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                           D_Potts SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                         K_Freeman SUB |  SUB N_Otamendi
                          M_Elneny SUB |  SUB T_Eaves
                           A_Rebic SUB |  SUB L_Bittencourt




Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Grealish steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Upamecano 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Grealish hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  R_Majecki with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 4  :(bla) N_Barella looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Alario 
          ...  L_Alario with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 5  :(mnc) N_Rovella takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Rovella with the shot on net! 
          ...  R_Majecki parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 6  :(bla) L_Alario is too quick for the defence 
          ...  L_Alario sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  But Ederson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 8  :(bla) B_Fernandes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Abraham 
          ...  But Marquinhos will cut out the threat 
Min. 9  :(mnc) D_Rensch kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  N_Rovella gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Starfelt stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 11 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 12 :(mnc) N_Rovella finds J_Grealish with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But V_Lindelof wins the ball 
Min. 15 :(mnc) N_Rovella with a glorious long pass to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella drives it into the box! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Grealish chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to J_Stones 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 18 :(bla) P_Fornals with a reverse pass to N_Barella 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  A_Laporte looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 18 :(mnc) H_Kane turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  C_Starfelt stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 19 :(mnc) J_Grealish takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki beats the ball away 
Min. 20 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a smart pass to V_Lindelof 
          ...  V_Lindelof runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  What agility from Ederson 
Min. 20 :(mnc) J_Stones turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Stones with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It's beaten R_Majecki 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 23 :(bla) B_Fernandes takes advantage of a mistake by A_Laporte 
          ...  He knocks the ball to K_Mitoma! 
          ...  K_Mitoma rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 23 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with an early cross to B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva attempts to nutmeg R_Majecki! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 26 :(bla) N_Barella whips the ball across to T_Abraham 
          ...  A delicate header from T_Abraham! 
          ...  But Ederson stops that one easily 
Min. 27 :(bla) N_Barella cuts in on Marquinhos's blind side 
          ...  N_Barella with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 27 :(mnc) J_Stones barges H_Maguire off the ball 
          ...  J_Stones cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him 
Min. 28 :(bla) N_Barella knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Stones slips 
          ...  T_Abraham gets to it! 
          ...  Marquinhos reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 30 :(bla) B_Fernandes with the dribble 
          ...  A_Laporte is easily beaten 
          ...  Great challenge by J_Stones 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Abraham floats the ball in! 
          ...  Ederson catches it! 
Min. 31 :(bla) B_Fernandes with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Stones 
          ...  He crosses to N_Barella 
          ...  But H_Kane puts the ball out of play 
Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Rensch cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But R_Majecki makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Stones sprints past C_Starfelt 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Stones! 
          ...  R_Majecki with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Starfelt 
          ...  A delightful ball in to J_Grealish 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Grealish! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 33 :(bla) L_Alario threads the through ball to T_Abraham 
          ...  Marquinhos takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 34 :(bla) N_Barella with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  N_Barella attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Ederson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Ederson recovers to save!! 
Min. 34 :(mnc) H_Kane is unmarked! 
          ...  H_Kane leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But R_Majecki pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 34 :(bla) B_Fernandes holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees T_Abraham in space! 
          ...  B_Silva is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 35 :(mnc) J_Stones cuts inside C_Starfelt 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in B_Silva! 
          ...  B_Silva launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 36 :(mnc) Marquinhos intercepts the opposition pass with a sliding tackle 
          ...  But it's shot into his own net!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear!! 
          ...  He hangs his head in shame 
          ...  He's devastated 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 38 :(mnc) J_Stones plays a long ball to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But R_Majecki palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 40 :(mnc) B_Silva reads the run of P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Majecki punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 41 :(bla) C_Starfelt bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to P_Fornals 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  P_Foden takes possession 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias back heels to find J_Stones in space 
          ...  J_Stones with the chance! 
          ...  R_Majecki takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 44 :(bla) N_Barella jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Maguire 
          ...  A glorious effort by H_Maguire! 
          ...  Ederson just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 45 :(bla) H_Maguire gets lucky and beats J_Stones 
          ...  Now with the centre to B_Fernandes 
          ...  B_Fernandes with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 48 :(mnc) B_Silva with a flicked pass to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

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

Min. 49 :(mnc) H_Kane with the dribble 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  V_Lindelof hits it out for a throw 
Min. 50 :(bla) P_Fornals flights the ball to K_Mitoma 
          ...  A cracking drive from K_Mitoma! 
          ...  But Ederson is equal to it 
Min. 50 :(bla) B_Fernandes finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Stones 
          ...  J_Grealish dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 52 :(mnc) The defender slips up! 
          ...  H_Kane is through! 
          ...  K_Mitoma with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 53 :(bla) K_Mitoma 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 a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  Ederson with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 56 :(bla) B_Fernandes with an inch perfect pass to P_Fornals 
          ...  A_Laporte with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 57 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sprints past C_Starfelt 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  What a shot from Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 59 :(mnc) P_Foden holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees Marquinhos in space! 
          ...  Marquinhos goes for the top corner! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stones plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Majecki jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 61 :(mnc) J_Stones cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Starfelt 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 62 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 66 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 67 :(mnc) N_Rovella jinks through the defence 
          ...  From long range N_Rovella bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Majecki's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 69 :(mnc) P_Foden with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  P_Foden with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Majecki with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 70 :(mnc) B_Silva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  B_Silva tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  R_Majecki saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 72 :(mnc) J_Stones finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  J_Stones with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Stones hoofs it upfield to find P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  R_Majecki fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 77 :(bla) H_Maguire plays in N_Barella with a beautiful ball 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Barella! 
          ...  Ederson beats the ball away 
Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DM 
Min. 80 :(bla) B_Fernandes finds the space intelligently 
          ...  B_Fernandes with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 84 :(mnc) D_Rensch finds H_Kane in acres of space 
          ...  H_Kane with the side footed shot! 
          ...  R_Majecki gathers it easily 
Min. 84 :(bla) T_Abraham takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  J_Grealish fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him that he has been warned enough 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  K_Mitoma hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(bla) T_Abraham holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees N_Barella in space! 
          ...  N_Barella drives the ball low! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes 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          : B_Fernandes
Scorers              : Marquinhos (36 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stones (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stones (15), N_Rovella (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Silva (34), J_Grealish (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       27
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           8        |       16
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       0
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       15
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 2 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  22   1   1   1  24 |  94  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  21  15  10  28 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  57  17   0
D_Upamecano    DF   1  20  16   7  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Lindelof     DF   1  20  15   8  19 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  20
H_Maguire      DF   1  20  15  11  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  13
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  21  17  24 |  94   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  66  25
N_Barella      MF   1   9  20  16  28 |  94   0   0   4   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  48  40
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  18  21  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
P_Fornals      MF   1   2  19  16  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
L_Alario       AM   1   3  15  20  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  12
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  13  20  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   8
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
K_Freeman      DF   1  11   5   1  26 |   0   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
A_Rebic        FW   1   6  12  20  24 |   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  24   1   1   1  22 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  19  16  12  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  12
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  24 -12   9
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  21  17  13  27 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  22
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0
J_Stones       DF   1  22  18  14  26 |  94   0   1   3   0   7   1   0   0   0  18  42 108
N_Rovella      DM   1  17  20   6  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  74
B_Silva        FW   1   4  23  17  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  16  41
J_Grealish     FW   1   8  22  17  27 |  94   0   0   1   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  26  16
H_Kane         FW   1   7  17  22  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  33   0  24
P_Foden        FW   1   6  20  19  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  34  12  27
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  14   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  17  13   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bittencourt  MF   1   4  13   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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