FFO DPT, Monaco vs. Blackburn Rovers (Wed Feb 12) Monaco | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-0-2-2 E | 4-1-3-2 N - | - | P_Gollini GK | GK A_Onana M_Targett DF | DF C_Lenglet S_Umtiti DF | DF C_Starfelt A_Telles DF | DF R_Le_Normand J_Lascelles DF | DF A_Rrahmani D_McNamara DF | DM K_Phillips W_Ndidi DM | MF B_Guimaraes Arthur AM | MF L_Sane N_Ahamada AM | MF N_Fekir R_Jimenez FW | FW W_Ben_Yedder P_Goncalves FW | FW J_Kelly | J_Cesar SUB | SUB G_Shelvey J_Mejdr SUB | SUB N_Cadden F_Beltran SUB | SUB L_Johanns D_Cataldi SUB | SUB N_Nartey R_Orsolini SUB | SUB H_M_Son Min. 2 :(mon) N_Ahamada with a reverse pass to M_Targett ... M_Targett attempts a lob! ... A_Onana makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 4 :(mon) N_Ahamada with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... N_Ahamada with the overhead! ... A_Onana makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 4 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder cuts inside ... W_Ben_Yedder goes for the top corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... P_Gollini plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 9 :(bla) J_Kelly comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... J_Kelly hits a great shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 11 :(mon) A_Telles plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Ahamada ... J_Kelly cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 16 :(mon) N_Ahamada crosses into the box, finding D_McNamara ... J_Kelly rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 19 :(bla) C_Starfelt chips the ball forward to L_Sane ... The defender plays it back to P_Gollini ... L_Sane intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy P_Gollini ... He rounds P_Gollini ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 22 :(mon) S_Umtiti looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Arthur ... Arthur with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Onana blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 22 :(bla) B_Guimaraes gets to the byline and finds W_Ben_Yedder with a beautiful cross ... W_Ben_Yedder attempts a chip! ... P_Gollini with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 24 :(bla) L_Sane takes advantage of a mistake by J_Lascelles ... He runs towards goal ... L_Sane cracks a laser towards goal! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... P_Gollini tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... B_Guimaraes swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... P_Gollini comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... C_Lenglet with the header ... P_Gollini parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 28 :(mon) A_Telles sidesteps C_Starfelt ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A_Telles hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But it goes just over Min. 29 :(bla) A_Rrahmani sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to B_Guimaraes ... M_Targett dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 33 :(mon) R_Jimenez sidesteps C_Starfelt ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Jimenez with the chance! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 33 :(bla) K_Phillips has broken clear! Just P_Gollini to beat! ... D_McNamara brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 33 :(bla) B_Guimaraes heads the ball back to L_Sane ... L_Sane beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has P_Gollini to beat! ... He nutmegs P_Gollini ... GOAL!! Hello... Hello! ... Here we go! ... And Blackburn Rovers are leading in the game now ... Monaco 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 34 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 36 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder spits at M_Targett ... That is disgraceful! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 40 :(mon) R_Jimenez knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Rrahmani ... C_Lenglet takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 41 :(bla) K_Phillips looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... B_Guimaraes receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A left-footer by B_Guimaraes! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... Monaco 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 42 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco ... Monaco have changed their playing style to A Min. 42 :(mon) Arthur slips past his marker A_Rrahmani ... The ball is whipped into N_Ahamada ... K_Phillips takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 42 :(mon) S_Umtiti finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... N_Fekir with the foul Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Monaco 0-2 Blackburn Rovers Min. 54 :(bla) C_Lenglet dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... C_Lenglet hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... P_Gollini with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 55 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: H_M_Son ... COMING OFF: J_Kelly Min. 56 :(mon) Arthur takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... Arthur hits a great shot! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 60 :(mon) R_Jimenez controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... P_Goncalves gets onto the end of the pass! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from P_Goncalves! ... It looks good ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 65 :(mon) P_Goncalves with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past the defender ... C_Starfelt dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 67 :(mon) W_Ndidi flights the ball to Arthur ... From long range Arthur bends the ball towards goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: L_Johanns ... COMING OFF: L_Sane Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: N_Cadden ... COMING OFF: A_Rrahmani Min. 74 :(bla) B_Guimaraes finds K_Phillips in acres of space ... K_Phillips hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... P_Gollini with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: D_Cataldi ... COMING OFF: W_Ndidi Min. 75 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco ... COMING ON: R_Orsolini ... COMING OFF: P_Goncalves Min. 78 :(mon) A_Telles makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... A_Telles could have let it bounce! ... A_Onana parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Onana recovers to save!! Min. 78 :(bla) N_Fekir with a 30-yard pass to H_M_Son ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Lascelles ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... L_Johanns lofts the ball in! ... M_Targett with the clearance Min. 81 :(bla) L_Johanns is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... N_Fekir latches onto the ball ... J_Lascelles pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 84 :(mon) D_Cataldi crosses to R_Jimenez ... H_M_Son does well to intercept the ball Min. 84 :(bla) H_M_Son takes advantage of a mistake by A_Telles ... It's a lucky break ... H_M_Son could have let it bounce! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bla) L_Johanns with a measured pass to N_Cadden ... J_Lascelles makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 90 :(mon) M_Targett beats the defender ... M_Targett strikes a wicked curler! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 92 :(mon) M_Targett beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... M_Targett hits the ball on the bounce! ... A_Onana with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 93 :(mon) J_Lascelles looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez with a terrific drive! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it flush ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! ... Is a fightback from Monaco on? ... Monaco 1-2 Blackburn Rovers ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stade Louis II ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Jimenez Scorers : R_Jimenez (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Guimaraes (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Sane (33), B_Guimaraes (41) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Ben_Yedder (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monaco | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 12 | 11 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 6 | 8 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Monaco 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Monaco Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 22 14 10 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 30 0 53 S_Umtiti DF 1 21 16 7 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Telles DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 37 J_Lascelles DF 1 21 16 4 25 | 95 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 32 0 D_McNamara DF 1 19 15 9 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 21 4 24 | 76 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Arthur AM 1 6 21 16 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 34 N_Ahamada AM 1 8 18 16 21 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 12 R_Jimenez FW 1 1 15 23 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 20 P_Goncalves FW 1 3 15 21 25 | 76 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Cesar GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Mejdr DF 1 14 13 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Beltran MF 1 11 15 5 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Cataldi DM 1 11 15 7 24 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 R_Orsolini FW 1 4 11 15 20 | 19 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 24 17 12 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 32 C_Starfelt DF 1 23 16 11 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 22 16 7 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Rrahmani DF 1 22 18 5 30 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 K_Phillips DM 1 18 22 13 26 | 95 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 20 15 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 18 28 | 95 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 26 L_Sane MF 1 4 22 20 23 | 71 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 N_Fekir MF 1 5 23 19 29 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 W_Ben_Yedder FW 1 4 18 24 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 4 J_Kelly FW 1 5 14 16 14 | 56 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 64 0 11 G_Shelvey GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cadden DF 1 16 14 10 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Johanns MF 1 13 17 14 20 | 24 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 N_Nartey MF 1 9 14 7 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_M_Son FW 1 5 16 23 22 | 39 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 4 1739389801 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40