FFO2 Premiership, Bristol City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Thu Oct 26) Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-1-3 A | 4-2-3-1 C Jon Pike | Ryan Field | D_Bentley GK | GK R_Majecki Nuno_Santos DF | DF C_Starfelt K_Naismith DF | DF D_Upamecano T_Kalas DF | DF V_Lindelof M_Roberts DF | DF H_Maguire M_Sykes DF | MF B_Fernandes J_Williams DM | MF N_Barella M_James MF | AM K_Mitoma H_Massengo FW | AM P_Fornals Joao_Pedro FW | AM L_Alario T_Conway FW | FW T_Abraham | M_OLeary SUB | SUB R_Descamps Z_Vyner SUB | SUB D_Potts Y_Gerhardt SUB | SUB K_Freeman D_Sinani SUB | SUB M_Elneny N_Wells SUB | SUB A_Rebic Min. 2 :(brc) M_James brings the ball into the opposing area ... T_Conway makes himself available ... T_Conway has a dig at goal! ... But R_Majecki pulls out a save of the game Min. 5 :(brc) M_Roberts gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside C_Starfelt! ... He has some space now! ... M_Roberts hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits R_Majecki and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... Ryan Field is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Bristol City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 6 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to P Min. 11 :(brc) M_James spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Conway! ... C_Starfelt dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 12 :(brc) T_Kalas dribbles past H_Maguire ... T_Kalas with the side footed shot! ... But R_Majecki makes a fine save Min. 15 :(brc) T_Conway brings the ball into the opposing area ... Joao_Pedro makes himself available ... D_Upamecano knocks the ball back to R_Majecki ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past R_Majecki! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_James curls it into the box! ... M_Roberts rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 18 :(bla) L_Alario curls the ball out wide to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham is clean through, he is one on one with D_Bentley ... He rounds D_Bentley ... He taps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... It's all square now! ... Bristol City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 25 :(brc) Nuno_Santos plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Joao_Pedro keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Joao_Pedro hits the ball first time! ... R_Majecki with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 28 :(brc) T_Kalas finds T_Conway with a perfectly weighted pass ... T_Conway with a thundering volley! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 33 :(bla) K_Mitoma takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... H_Massengo with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 33 :(bla) T_Abraham runs into space ... T_Abraham unleashes a pile driver! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... And with that goal, he moves onto 20 for the season!! ... Let's see if Blackburn Rovers can hang onto that lead! ... Bristol City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 34 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 34 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 35 :(bla) B_Fernandes drives it forward to T_Abraham ... T_Abraham with the goal bound shot! ... D_Bentley makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 37 :(brc) H_Massengo with a long pass to T_Conway ... T_Conway leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... R_Majecki with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 38 :(brc) Nuno_Santos with a measured ball to M_Sykes ... M_Sykes must beat R_Majecki! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 42 :(brc) T_Conway plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... J_Williams decides to go for goal instead! ... J_Williams drives the shot in! ... But R_Majecki reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on R_Majecki anyway Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(brc) Nuno_Santos chips the ball forward to Joao_Pedro ... V_Lindelof hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... T_Conway drives it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... R_Majecki catches it with ease ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(brc) Nuno_Santos with a 30-yard pass to Joao_Pedro ... Joao_Pedro unleashes a pile driver! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... R_Majecki looks relieved there! Min. 46 :(bla) T_Abraham skips the challenge from M_Roberts ... But T_Kalas wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 46 :(brc) Joao_Pedro is first to the ball ... R_Majecki with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... T_Kalas swings it in ... Joao_Pedro takes control of it! ... N_Barella plays the back pass ... R_Majecki can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... T_Conway flights it in! ... R_Majecki comes out and claims it! Min. 47 :(brc) M_James with the through ball to T_Kalas ... T_Kalas beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... R_Majecki comes towards him ... He tries to flick it past R_Majecki ... GOAL!! ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Bristol City 2-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 52 :(bla) T_Abraham times his run well ... T_Abraham attempts the shot! ... GOAL!! ... He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! ... The ball has his name on it! ... That's a hat-trick! ... That's put Blackburn Rovers in front! ... Bristol City 2-3 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 54 :(brc) Nuno_Santos finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... A wicked drive by Nuno_Santos! ... R_Majecki gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by R_Majecki to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_James ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Majecki ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 58 :(brc) T_Kalas is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Joao_Pedro latches onto the ball ... Joao_Pedro tries to lob the keeper! ... R_Majecki makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 60 :(bla) B_Fernandes with a 50-yard pass to P_Fornals ... P_Fornals tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 62 :(brc) H_Massengo takes advantage of a bad back pass from V_Lindelof ... H_Massengo with a bomb of a shot! ... But R_Majecki makes an easy save Min. 65 :(brc) M_James takes advantage of a mistake by D_Upamecano ... Can he make them pay? ... But he loses control of it ... T_Abraham takes possession Min. 66 :(brc) M_Roberts takes advantage of a bad back pass ... M_Roberts with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The shot slips through R_Majecki's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 67 :(bla) B_Fernandes plays a long ball to K_Mitoma ... K_Mitoma is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round D_Bentley ... He tries to slide it past D_Bentley ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 69 :(bla) B_Fernandes cuts the ball back to P_Fornals ... M_Sykes reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 73 :(brc) T_Conway dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... H_Maguire with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 75 :(brc) K_Naismith looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to T_Conway ... D_Upamecano tackles cleanly Min. 76 :(brc) M_Sykes drives the ball across field ... It comes to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 77 :(brc) K_Naismith sidesteps H_Maguire ... That was too easy ... K_Naismith blasts it at the goal! ... But R_Majecki makes a superb stop down low Min. 77 :(bla) P_Fornals 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 L_Alario ... A great volley from L_Alario! ... But D_Bentley with the difficult save ... CORNER! ... P_Fornals swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... D_Upamecano gets on the end of it ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... B_Fernandes plays it into the danger area! ... K_Naismith deals with the danger and clears Min. 81 :(brc) H_Massengo has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Majecki! ... P_Fornals hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... M_James floats it forward ... M_Roberts latches onto the end of it ... B_Fernandes gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Sykes dinks the ball into the area! ... R_Majecki comes out and claims it! Min. 83 :(brc) M_James knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Upamecano ... A delightful ball in to H_Massengo ... H_Massengo has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... R_Majecki with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 84 :(brc) K_Naismith looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to Nuno_Santos ... D_Upamecano with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(brc) K_Naismith sprints past P_Fornals ... K_Naismith with the goal bound shot! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 93 :(bla) C_Starfelt runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to N_Barella ... Joao_Pedro tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 94 :(brc) J_Williams with a short pass to find Joao_Pedro ... H_Maguire with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ashton Gate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_James Scorers : M_Roberts (5), T_Kalas (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Pedro (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Abraham (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Abraham (18,33,52) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Majecki (46), H_Maguire (73), P_Fornals (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 19 | 8 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 12 | 5 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 3 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 17 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bristol City 2 - 3 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 21 1 1 1 28 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 Nuno_Santos DF 1 19 14 11 25 | 96 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 30 K_Naismith DF 1 19 14 9 22 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 21 36 34 T_Kalas DF 1 19 12 11 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 21 40 59 M_Roberts DF 1 18 11 10 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 72 M_Sykes DF 1 17 13 6 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 19 18 J_Williams DM 1 12 19 13 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 M_James MF 1 11 17 9 28 | 96 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 H_Massengo FW 1 8 16 12 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 32 Joao_Pedro FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 21 T_Conway FW 1 6 10 16 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 44 32 M_OLeary GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 16 12 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gerhardt MF 1 6 14 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Wells FW 1 7 12 17 28 | 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 22 1 1 1 24 | 96 14 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 62 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 21 15 10 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 17 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 20 16 7 27 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 0 17 V_Lindelof DF 1 20 15 8 19 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 H_Maguire DF 1 20 15 11 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 21 17 24 | 96 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 44 0 N_Barella MF 1 9 20 16 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 K_Mitoma AM 1 5 18 21 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 P_Fornals AM 1 2 19 16 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 11 6 L_Alario AM 1 3 14 20 21 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 8 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 20 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 36 0 80 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 1698358065 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40