FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Cardiff City (Fri Jan 31)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Cardiff City
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  5-1-1-1-2 C
                                    -  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF T_Lockyer
                        C_Starfelt DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF I_Fresneda
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF J_Justin
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DF N_Osborne
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  DM M_Caqueret
                            L_Sane MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                           N_Fekir MF  |  AM T_Lemar
                      W_Ben_Yedder FW  |  FW I_Thiago
                           H_M_Son FW  |  FW A_Silva
                                       |
                         G_Shelvey SUB |  SUB M_Freese
                          N_Cadden SUB |  SUB R_Ferdinand
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB D_Caleta_Car
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB M_Brozovic
                           J_Kelly SUB |  SUB D_Zapata




Min. 1  :(bla) L_Sane kills the ball dead 
          ...  N_Osborne rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 2  :(bla) C_Lenglet crosses in from the wing, he finds H_M_Son in the box 
          ...  H_M_Son aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop fists it away 
Min. 3  :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 6  :(bla) N_Fekir plays it long to A_Rrahmani 
          ...  A_Rrahmani has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  That puts Blackburn Rovers ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 7  :(bla) K_Phillips curls the ball out wide to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Allsop tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 7  :(car) I_Fresneda turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago is through on goal! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  He just has A_Onana to beat 
          ...  He tries to slip it past A_Onana Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  The ref seems to have seen something 
Min. 8  :(car) M_Caqueret is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Silva 
          ...  A_Silva with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Onana 
Min. 11 :(bla) K_Phillips with a pinpoint pass to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It floats over R_Allsop 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 12 :(bla) H_M_Son flicks it over the defenders head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  H_M_Son hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 16 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder finds H_M_Son in the box 
          ...  H_M_Son with the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 17 :(car) I_Thiago runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  I_Thiago with the overhead! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
          ...  The crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 19 :(bla) B_Guimaraes plays it forward to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 24 :(bla) N_Fekir with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  T_Lemar with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  B_Guimaraes swings it in 
          ...  H_M_Son takes control of it! 
          ...  H_M_Son must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 25 :(bla) L_Sane is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a terrific drive! 
          ...  R_Allsop manages to turn it behind 
Min. 25 :(bla) N_Fekir steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  N_Osborne with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's for persistant fouling. 
Min. 27 :(bla) K_Phillips beats I_Fresneda 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Lockyer with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 30 :(bla) L_Sane gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to H_M_Son 
          ...  H_M_Son with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop can't get to it 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 42 :(car) J_Justin sprints past K_Phillips 
          ...  J_Justin curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  A_Onana is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(bla) L_Sane with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  A left-footer by L_Sane! 
          ...  R_Allsop heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 45 :(car) N_Osborne gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Thiago 
          ...  A great volley from I_Thiago! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 47 :(bla) K_Phillips races into the box 
          ...  He sees W_Ben_Yedder lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Silva 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 48 :(bla) L_Sane picks out A_Rrahmani with the cross 
          ...  M_Caqueret goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Cardiff City

Min. 48 :(bla) B_Guimaraes beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  I_Fresneda slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 53 :(bla) N_Fekir passes the ball to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani flights it in! 
          ...  N_Osborne clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Zapata 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Gotze 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Ferdinand 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Osborne 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Caqueret 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  Cardiff City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 60 :(car) Tactical Change by Cardiff City 
          ...  T_Lemar will now play as a MF 
Min. 60 :(car) T_Lemar looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Silva 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  K_Phillips hits it out for a throw 
Min. 62 :(bla) C_Lenglet with a glorious 60-yard pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  A delicate header from W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Allsop's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Allsop comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  C_Starfelt with the shot! 
          ...  R_Allsop gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 65 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_M_Son 
Min. 69 :(bla) K_Phillips squares it to C_Starfelt 
          ...  C_Starfelt with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Allsop dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Allsop beaten! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Sane 
Min. 70 :(car) A_Silva runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Silva with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 71 :(bla) J_Kelly runs at the defence 
          ...  I_Fresneda intercepts the pass 
Min. 73 :(bla) W_Ben_Yedder finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  From long range W_Ben_Yedder bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 74 :(bla) J_Kelly takes on D_Zapata 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  R_Ferdinand reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 77 :(bla) J_Wulff looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Allsop moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it with style! 
Min. 78 :(car) A_Silva has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  B_Guimaraes bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
Min. 79 :(car) M_Brozovic with an incisive pass to I_Thiago 
          ...  K_Phillips fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 80 :(bla) B_Guimaraes knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Fresneda 
          ...  B_Guimaraes keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 81 :(car) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  T_Lemar seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A powerful shot by T_Lemar! 
          ...  Saved by A_Onana 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(car) M_Brozovic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to T_Lemar 
          ...  A well-placed shot from T_Lemar! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 90 :(bla) C_Lenglet takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vestergaard 
          ...  He crosses to J_Kelly 
          ...  J_Kelly aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Allsop is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 94 :(car) M_Brozovic with a reverse pass to J_Vestergaard 
          ...  J_Vestergaard with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 

*************  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          : H_M_Son (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Rrahmani (6), H_M_Son (16,30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Guimaraes (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : I_Thiago
Scorers              : I_Thiago (17), J_Justin (42)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Lemar (24), N_Osborne (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       9
Off target           :          11        |       2
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       7
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 2 Cardiff 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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A_Onana        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  24  17  12  25 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  22  18   4  30 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  54
K_Phillips     DM   1  18  22  13  26 |  99   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  32  14
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  22  18  28 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4   4  25
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  20  23 |  74   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  19  29 |  99   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   8
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  99   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
H_M_Son        FW   1   5  16  23  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  45
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  17  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  16  14 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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R_Allsop       GK  24   1   1   1  28 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0
T_Lockyer      DF   1  21  15   7  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
I_Fresneda     DF   1  20  18   3  27 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  12   0
J_Justin       DF   1  19  15   8  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
N_Osborne      DF   1  19  15   9  20 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  11  -4
M_Caqueret     DM   1  14  20   4  25 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  10   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   6  20  14  26 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lemar        MF   1   3  19  18  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -4   7  16
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  22  25 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
A_Silva        FW   1   7  12  23  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   9
M_Freese       GK  18   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  18  15   2  28 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  17  14  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Brozovic     DM   1  15  19   9  29 |  35   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
D_Zapata       FW   1   4  13  20  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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