FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Barnsley (Wed Oct 30)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Barnsley
                          4-1-1-2-2 A  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                            Tony Ayre  |  Ant Harris
                                       |
                        T_Courtois GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF T_Araujo
                          N_Aguerd DF  |  DF Edgar
                       A_Cresswell DF  |  DF D_Zappacosta
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF P_Frankowski
                           N_Fekir AM  |  DM N_Lahmadi
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DM C_Doucoure
                           J_Wulff MF  |  MF J_Maddison
                           M_Mount AM  |  AM F_Anderson
                           H_M_Son FW  |  FW B_Dia
                             Savio FW  |  FW K_Mitoma
                                       |
                         G_Shelvey SUB |  SUB R_Olsen
                      R_Bensebaini SUB |  SUB A_Mawson
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB D_Johnson
                       Fabian_Ruiz SUB |  SUB L_Leroy
                         S_Dembele SUB |  SUB B_Waine




Min. 2  :(bla) H_M_Son brushes T_Araujo aside and breaks free 
          ...  H_M_Son sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 5  :(bla) H_M_Son drives it across the face of the goal N_Aguerd 
          ...  N_Aguerd drives the ball low! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 5  :(bar) N_Lahmadi brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_Dia gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Dia plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  T_Courtois gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 6  :(bla) N_Fekir times his run well 
          ...  P_Frankowski with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 7  :(bla) J_Wulff drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano stops that one easily 
Min. 9  :(bla) Savio loses T_Araujo 
          ...  C_Doucoure slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 10 :(bla) M_Mount feeds the ball to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano is equal to it 
Min. 11 :(bar) K_Mitoma finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  K_Mitoma tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 16 :(bar) J_Maddison is too quick for R_Le_Normand 
          ...  J_Maddison has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 16 :(bla) J_Wulff with an inch perfect pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  T_Araujo with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 18 :(bla) H_M_Son sprints past B_Dia 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  H_M_Son tries the shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 22 :(bla) M_Mount takes advantage of a mistake by Edgar 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Mount with the chance! 
          ...  L_Maximiano gathers it comfortably 
Min. 23 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Wulff 
Min. 25 :(bla) H_M_Son spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Mount! 
          ...  M_Mount chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's beaten L_Maximiano 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 25 :(bar) B_Dia latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  H_M_Son slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 26 :(bla) N_Fekir with the mazy run 
          ...  A delicate chip from N_Fekir! 
          ...  The shot slips through L_Maximiano's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Barnsley ...
Min. 27 :(bar) Tactical Change by Barnsley 
          ...  Barnsley have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 27 :(bar) Tactical Change by Barnsley 
          ...  N_Lahmadi will now play as a MF 
Min. 30 :(bla) N_Fekir heads the ball back to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt with a stunning strike! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 32 :(bar) N_Lahmadi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  F_Anderson gets on the end of it 
          ...  F_Anderson with a stunning strike! 
          ...  T_Courtois blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 33 :(bla) K_Phillips finds M_Mount in acres of space 
          ...  Edgar cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 34 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with the header on 
          ...  He finds N_Fekir in space 
          ...  N_Fekir is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  L_Maximiano tries to close down the angle 
          ...  L_Maximiano charges out of his area 
          ...  L_Maximiano catches the ball 
Min. 36 :(bla) Fabian_Ruiz skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  C_Doucoure reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 36 :(bar) D_Zappacosta with a glorious long pass to P_Frankowski 
          ...  P_Frankowski sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  T_Courtois just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 39 :(bar) B_Dia jinks past the defender 
          ...  B_Dia attempts the shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 42 :(bla) H_M_Son leaves D_Zappacosta standing 
          ...  H_M_Son hits a curling shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 42 :(bar) B_Dia finds F_Anderson with a ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Anderson aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  T_Courtois parries it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(bar) Edgar looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Lahmadi 
          ...  N_Lahmadi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Barnsley

Min. 47 :(bar) Edgar takes advantage of a mistake by N_Aguerd 
          ...  He knocks the ball to J_Maddison! 
          ...  A_Cresswell reads the play well 
Min. 48 :(bla) Savio takes advantage of a mistake by Edgar 
          ...  He knocks the ball to N_Fekir! 
          ...  N_Fekir drives the shot in! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 50 :(bar) T_Araujo races into the box 
          ...  He sees N_Lahmadi lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Driven towards goal by N_Lahmadi! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way T_Courtois was going to catch that! 
          ...  Barnsley have pulled level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Barnsley ...
Min. 51 :(bla) N_Fekir knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  N_Fekir keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 53 :(bar) F_Anderson takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Anderson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  T_Courtois heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 54 :(bla) Fabian_Ruiz with a measured ball to N_Fekir 
          ...  But Edgar wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 55 :(bla) N_Fekir has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Fekir hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 56 :(bar) C_Doucoure spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds B_Dia with a lovely pass! 
          ...  N_Fekir is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the curler 
          ...  T_Courtois makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 57 :(bla) H_M_Son sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  H_M_Son hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano with the difficult save 
Min. 57 :(bar) P_Frankowski finds K_Mitoma with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  M_Mount robs him of the ball 
Min. 59 :(bla) H_M_Son races into the box 
          ...  He sees N_Aguerd lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  N_Aguerd sees L_Maximiano off his line! 
          ...  Brilliant save from L_Maximiano 
Min. 60 :(bla) M_Mount jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Cresswell tries to beat L_Maximiano from outside the area! 
          ...  L_Maximiano heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 62 :(bla) M_Mount looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Cresswell 
          ...  A_Cresswell runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  L_Maximiano is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Fekir plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Savio gets on the end of it 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 62 :(bar) F_Anderson holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Dia 
          ...  A well-placed shot from B_Dia! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  Barnsley take the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Barnsley ...
Min. 63 :(bar) Tactical Change by Barnsley 
          ...  Barnsley have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 63 :(bla) N_Fekir beats Edgar 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  N_Fekir hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers are back level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Barnsley ...
Min. 63 :(bar) K_Mitoma sidesteps C_Starfelt 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  H_M_Son fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 64 :(bla) K_Phillips with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  K_Phillips uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 65 :(bla) Savio looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 69 :(bla) K_Phillips floats the ball in to find N_Fekir 
          ...  A left-footer by N_Fekir! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for L_Maximiano 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  L_Maximiano looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 69 :(bar) J_Maddison moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Araujo 
          ...  N_Aguerd seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 71 :(bla) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Mount is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by J_Maddison! 
          ...  But T_Araujo wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 72 :(bar) F_Anderson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  K_Phillips wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 73 :(bla) M_Mount controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  N_Aguerd gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Araujo gets to the ball first 
Min. 74 :(bla) C_Starfelt is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Savio 
          ...  Savio with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  L_Maximiano can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 78 :(bla) M_Mount runs at T_Araujo 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Mount tries to chip the ball over L_Maximiano! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have surely won this game now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Barnsley ...
Min. 79 :(bar) Tactical Change by Barnsley 
          ...  Barnsley have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 82 :(bar) K_Mitoma flicks it over N_Aguerd's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  N_Aguerd does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 83 :(bla) K_Phillips is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Savio 
          ...  But B_Dia wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 84 :(bla) Savio finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  A cheeky lob from Savio! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Aguerd swings it in! 
          ...  L_Maximiano comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 84 :(bar) J_Maddison is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 87 :(bla) Savio runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs D_Zappacosta 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Savio blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bar) P_Frankowski with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Maddison 
          ...  But N_Aguerd wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 90 :(bla) K_Phillips takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  K_Phillips shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano punches it away 
Min. 90 :(bar) K_Mitoma with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows C_Starfelt a clean set of heals 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the chance! 
          ...  But T_Courtois with the difficult save 
Min. 91 :(bla) N_Fekir wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Savio 
          ...  Savio chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  L_Maximiano goes down well to save 
Min. 95 :(bla) N_Fekir fires over a low cross to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son with the chance! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 96 :(bar) Edgar chips the ball forward to T_Araujo 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Starfelt 
          ...  He made it look easy 

*************  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          : N_Fekir (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Fekir (26,63), M_Mount (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barnsley Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dia
Scorers              : N_Lahmadi (50), B_Dia (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Barnsley
Attempts on Goal     :          30        |       14
Off target           :          12        |       5
On target            :          18        |       9
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          20        |       14
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Barnsley
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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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T_Courtois     GK  26   1   1   1  15 | 100   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  13  13  32
N_Aguerd       DF   1  22  14  12  21 | 100   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  29
A_Cresswell    DF   1  22  14  10  22 | 100   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  33
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  15   7  20 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Fekir        AM   1   5  23  19  29 | 100   0   0   3   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  18  81
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 | 100   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  21  27
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Mount        AM   1   2  21  19  27 | 100   0   1   4   0   3   1   0   0   0  34  32  37
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 | 100   0   1   3   0   6   0   0   0   0  31  39  22
Savio          FW   1   2  17  21  27 | 100   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  24  28
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bensebaini   DF   1  21  16   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      DF   1  13  17  13  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  17  21   9  29 |  77   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  17
S_Dembele      FW   1   4  13  15  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barnsley
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Maximiano    GK  25   1   1   1  25 | 100  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
T_Araujo       DF   1  19  14  13  22 | 100   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  34   0
Edgar          DF   1  21  14   9  23 | 100   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  45   0
D_Zappacosta   DF   1  21  14   7  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
P_Frankowski   DF   1  20  16  10  23 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  16
N_Lahmadi      MF   1  15  17  13  26 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  47
C_Doucoure     DM   1  17  20   5  26 | 100   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   9   0
J_Maddison     MF   1   7  21  16  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  11
F_Anderson     AM   1   1  20  16  25 | 100   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  33
B_Dia          FW   1   7  16  22  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  29  13  25
K_Mitoma       FW   1   6  19  23  27 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Olsen        GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Mawson       DF   1  14  10   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Johnson      MF   1   1  15  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Leroy        MF   1  12  15   8  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Waine        FW   1   4  10  15  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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