FFO Premier League, Blackburn Rovers vs. Manchester City (Mon Mar 04)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Manchester City
                              5-3-2 C  |  5-0-2-3 A
                           Ryan Field  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                         R_Majecki GK  |  GK Ederson
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                          J_Kounde DF  |  DF J_Stones
                       D_Upamecano DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        D_Dumfries DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DF D_Rensch
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  AM B_Silva
                         N_Barella MF  |  AM P_Foden
                           J_Galan DF  |  FW J_Bellingham
                          K_Mitoma FW  |  FW H_Kane
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                      L_Woudenberg SUB |  SUB N_Otamendi
                         P_Fornals SUB |  SUB L_Magnino
                            J_Jeno SUB |  SUB T_Eaves
                          L_Alario SUB |  SUB N_Rovella




Min. 2  :(bla) T_Abraham with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Well intercepted by J_Bellingham 
Min. 4  :(mnc) D_Rensch plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Rensch rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But R_Majecki pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 5  :(bla) B_Fernandes bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde from 20 yards! 
          ...  Ederson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Ederson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 7  :(bla) The ball is passed in from D_Dumfries, he finds D_Upamecano 
          ...  D_Upamecano sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Ederson parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 8  :(bla) T_Abraham backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  D_Upamecano latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Stones reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  R_Majecki just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 16 :(bla) N_Barella with a one-touch layoff to D_Upamecano 
          ...  But A_Laporte wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 18 :(mnc) A_Laporte plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  C_Starfelt steals the ball of off him 
Min. 22 :(mnc) A_Laporte watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  A_Laporte hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Majecki makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 26 :(mnc) D_Rensch is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Stones 
          ...  J_Stones tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 27 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a MF 
Min. 27 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a MF 
Min. 28 :(bla) N_Barella with a simple pass to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson 
          ...  He rounds Ederson 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Ederson somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 29 :(bla) K_Mitoma knocks it past A_Laporte and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  K_Mitoma with a little chip! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  Ederson is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Galan hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
          ...  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. 29 :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes advantage of a mistake by C_Starfelt 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Mitoma 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 30 :(bla) B_Fernandes with the towering header to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Ryan Field spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 30 :(mnc) Marquinhos searches out D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Dumfries reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Marquinhos spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_Foden! 
          ...  P_Foden with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 34 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a AM 
Min. 35 :(bla) C_Starfelt spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds K_Mitoma with a lovely pass! 
          ...  K_Mitoma has a dig at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Ederson 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Ederson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 36 :(bla) D_Dumfries with an inswinging cross to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But Ederson hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 41 :(bla) C_Starfelt gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to K_Mitoma 
          ...  Marquinhos goes in studs first 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  C_Starfelt swings it in 
          ...  J_Galan gets on the end of it 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Stones 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Upamecano drives it into the box! 
          ...  T_Abraham gets to it! 
          ...  But Ederson gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 42 :(mnc) Marquinhos steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Dumfries 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  What a shot from Marquinhos! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It's beaten R_Majecki 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) N_Barella knocks it past J_Bellingham and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Ruben_Dias forces him off the ball 
Min. 44 :(mnc) H_Kane looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's beaten R_Majecki 
          ...  It goes wide!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Manchester City

Min. 46 :(bla) C_Starfelt controls it with ease 
          ...  C_Starfelt hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) P_Foden skips the challenge from J_Galan 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Kounde hits it out for a throw 
Min. 50 :(bla) T_Abraham takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  T_Abraham tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 51 :(bla) Y_Tielemans turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Abraham 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Marquinhos and it had to be 
Min. 51 :(mnc) A_Laporte finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  J_Kounde reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 52 :(bla) K_Mitoma sidesteps Marquinhos 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  K_Mitoma launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) H_Kane flicks it over D_Dumfries's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_Kane aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Majecki tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva swings it in! 
          ...  P_Foden loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 53 :(mnc) H_Kane eases past Y_Tielemans 
          ...  H_Kane hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 54 :(mnc) H_Kane hits a hard pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham looks to see where R_Majecki is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over R_Majecki 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 58 :(bla) C_Starfelt pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  T_Abraham is clean through! 
          ...  T_Abraham hits a great shot! 
          ...  But Ederson gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  K_Mitoma gets to it! 
          ...  Ederson makes a difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Fernandes plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to C_Starfelt 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Rensch wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 58 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with the towering header to P_Foden 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  C_Starfelt picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 59 :(bla) K_Mitoma finds T_Abraham with a ball over the defence 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by Marquinhos 
Min. 59 :(mnc) A_Laporte jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  A_Laporte with the drive! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 60 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Fornals 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Dumfries 
Min. 60 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Magnino 
          ...  COMING OFF: Marquinhos 
Min. 65 :(mnc) P_Foden saunters past T_Abraham 
          ...  P_Foden has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 66 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Jeno 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Barella 
Min. 66 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alario 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Abraham 
Min. 66 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 69 :(bla) J_Galan hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  K_Mitoma latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Rensch with the tackle 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Otamendi 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Rensch 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Rovella 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Foden 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  H_Kane will now play as a AM 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias crosses to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Majecki dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And R_Majecki tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Silva plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  C_Starfelt wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 73 :(bla) J_Galan runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to L_Alario 
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Alario! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 74 :(bla) K_Mitoma pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans is clean through! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 74 :(mnc) J_Stones is too quick for the defence 
          ...  J_Stones attempts a chip! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Majecki plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) B_Silva plays it long to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a little chip! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 77 :(bla) L_Alario saunters past H_Kane 
          ...  L_Alario with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Could this be the start of a comeback from <t1>? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 77 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 77 :(mnc) A_Laporte sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  J_Bellingham runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  J_Kounde with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 78 :(mnc) J_Stones plays in Ruben_Dias with a beautiful ball 
          ...  But D_Upamecano sweeps up the threat 
Min. 80 :(mnc) A defence splitting pass from N_Otamendi to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits a great drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Manchester City ...
Min. 81 :(bla) Y_Tielemans takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kane 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Y_Tielemans! 
          ...  Ederson makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 84 :(bla) Y_Tielemans cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma is behind the defence! 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson 
          ...  He's missed it! What happened there?! 
          ...  He's missed that! 
          ...  Aww NOOO!! 
          ...  He's missed that from two yards 
          ...  It looked like it hit the back of the net! 
          ...  What a sitter he has missed! 
Min. 84 :(mnc) L_Magnino with an amazing show of skill to get past C_Starfelt 
          ...  He crosses to H_Kane 
          ...  Cleared by D_Upamecano 
Min. 85 :(bla) J_Galan with a precise pass to K_Mitoma 
          ...  A powerful shot by K_Mitoma! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mnc) A_Laporte beats D_Upamecano 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Laporte with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Majecki can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-5 Manchester City ...
Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic saunters past his marker 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a thundering drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Majecki will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-6 Manchester City ...

*************  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
Scorers              : L_Alario (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Laporte (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stones (26), P_Foden (33), A_Laporte (59,88), D_Vlahovic (80,92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       19
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :           9        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           6        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 6 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  24   1   1   1  24 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -36   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  21  15  11  28 |  98   0   3   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  35  29  31
J_Kounde       DF   1  21  15  11  27 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  13
D_Upamecano    DF   1  21  17   7  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  19
D_Dumfries     DF   1  20  15   6  22 |  62   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  26   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   6  20  16  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  28
B_Fernandes    MF   1   5  21  17  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Barella      MF   1   9  20  16  28 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Galan        DF   1  20  14   8  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  18  22  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   7   0   0   0   0  31  20  18
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  14  21  24 |  68   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  13
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woudenberg   DF   1  11   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Fornals      AM   1   2  20  17  23 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Jeno         MF   1   7  15  11  27 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Alario       FW   1   3  15  20  21 |  30   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20

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  25   1   1   1  22 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  18  15  25 |  62   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  32   9
J_Stones       DF   1  22  19  14  26 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  28   9  40
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  21  17  13  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  22   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   2   0   0   0  15  12  68
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  17  13  28 |  72   0   2   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  42  34  34
B_Silva        MF   1   4  23  17  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0
P_Foden        MF   1   6  21  19  28 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  10  10  40
J_Bellingham   AM   1  17  22  20  28 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  19   0   8
H_Kane         AM   1   7  18  23  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   4
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  23  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  24
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |  26   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rovella      DM   1  17  21   7  25 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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