FFO Prem, Manchester United vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Mar 31)


                    Manchester United  |  Blackburn Rovers
                            4-3-1-2 N  |  4-1-3-2 C
                         Steve Outten  |  -
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK A_Onana
                       R_Calafiori DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                      Lis_Martinez DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                         M_De_Ligt DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                           F_Nacho DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                        G_Moscardo MF  |  DM B_Guimaraes
                              Gavi MF  |  MF L_Johanns
                        Y_Asprilla MF  |  MF L_Sane
                        R_Sterling AM  |  MF N_Fekir
                         K_Adeyemi FW  |  FW W_Ben_Yedder
                         Luis_Diaz FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                          K_Keller SUB |  SUB G_Shelvey
                           P_Porro SUB |  SUB W_T_Ekong
                          Z_Debast SUB |  SUB M_Gomez
                           J_Slory SUB |  SUB J_Wulff
                           C_Smith SUB |  SUB J_Kelly




Min. 5  :(mnu) Y_Asprilla moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Calafiori 
          ...  R_Calafiori uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 6  :(mnu) Y_Asprilla is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to R_Sterling 
          ...  B_Guimaraes does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 6  :(bla) B_Guimaraes knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  B_Guimaraes controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 18 :(mnu) Gavi with the heel pass to R_Calafiori 
          ...  R_Calafiori tries to beat A_Onana! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 19 :(bla) B_Guimaraes plays it forward to N_Fekir 
          ...  N_Fekir is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  J_Oblak tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He rounds J_Oblak 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 19 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 22 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a measured pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes looks to see where J_Oblak is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  J_Oblak saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 26 :(mnu) Luis_Diaz looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Nacho 
          ...  F_Nacho is clean through! 
          ...  He just has A_Onana to beat! 
          ...  He rounds A_Onana 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 27 :(mnu) R_Sterling puts in Y_Asprilla 
          ...  Y_Asprilla pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Onana 
Min. 27 :(bla) B_Guimaraes retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder gets on the end of it 
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Calafiori 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 28 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt cuts inside A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in R_Sterling! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Starfelt and it had to be 
Min. 31 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs A_Rrahmani 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Well intercepted by B_Guimaraes 
Min. 36 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Johanns gets to the ball first 
Min. 37 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Oblak goes down well to save 
Min. 39 :(mnu) Gavi sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mnu) Gavi plays in Luis_Diaz with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Luis_Diaz blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was sheer delightful football!! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 44 :(bla) L_Sane with a pinpoint pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  G_Moscardo pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 47 :(mnu) G_Moscardo finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  G_Moscardo with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits A_Onana and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  That's got Manchester United back level! 
          ...  Manchester United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 48 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 48 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  R_Sterling will now play as a MF 
Min. 48 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester United 1-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 47 :(mnu) Gavi beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Gavi with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 49 :(mnu) Gavi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Adeyemi latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A delicate chip from K_Adeyemi! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! 
Min. 49 :(mnu) R_Sterling runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Asprilla 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 52 :(bla) C_Lenglet slips past F_Nacho 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Lis_Martinez 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 53 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Calafiori collects the loose ball! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 59 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi with a real burst of pace 
          ...  B_Guimaraes can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  C_Starfelt muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 60 :(bla) L_Sane flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 61 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  G_Moscardo seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 62 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla puts in F_Nacho 
          ...  F_Nacho aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 65 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Porro 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Calafiori 
Min. 66 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Gavi 
          ...  C_Lenglet with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 67 :(mnu) G_Moscardo cuts the ball back to R_Sterling 
          ...  R_Sterling runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana falls over 
          ...  But A_Onana is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 67 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt sidesteps C_Lenglet 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Johanns fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 69 :(bla) C_Lenglet skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  But P_Porro sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 70 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Slory 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Moscardo 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kelly 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 70 :(mnu) J_Slory sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Asprilla 
          ...  Y_Asprilla with the chance! 
          ...  A_Onana can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  A_Onana was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 71 :(bla) C_Lenglet takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past F_Nacho 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  F_Nacho recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 72 :(bla) L_Sane runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  L_Sane with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But J_Oblak reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 73 :(mnu) Y_Asprilla changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 74 :(mnu) Gavi turns past C_Lenglet 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Gavi unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 77 :(bla) L_Sane beats P_Porro 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  L_Sane goes for goal! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 80 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Smith 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Adeyemi 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Wulff 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Johanns 
Min. 81 :(mnu) M_De_Ligt whips the ball across to C_Smith 
          ...  C_Smith has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 82 :(bla) J_Kelly breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat J_Oblak now! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 82 :(bla) J_Kelly sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  A delicate chip from W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  But J_Oblak parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 83 :(bla) J_Kelly with a 30-yard pass to W_Ben_Yedder 
          ...  A glorious effort by W_Ben_Yedder! 
          ...  J_Oblak won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 84 :(mnu) C_Smith is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Gavi latches onto the ball 
          ...  Gavi fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Manchester United 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 85 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  Manchester United have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 85 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bla) J_Wulff finds W_Ben_Yedder on the edge of the box 
          ...  W_Ben_Yedder attempts a chip! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Oblak beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Oblak 
          ...  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. 90 :(mnu) J_Slory has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He knocks it to Gavi! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes reads the play well 
Min. 92 :(mnu) R_Sterling has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Luis_Diaz! 
          ...  Luis_Diaz is behind the defence! 
          ...  He just has to beat A_Onana 
          ...  He dinks it over A_Onana 
          ...  B_Guimaraes gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 93 :(bla) C_Lenglet with a probing through ball J_Wulff 
          ...  J_Wulff tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But J_Oblak just gets his fingers to that one 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : Gavi
Scorers              : G_Moscardo (47), Gavi (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_De_Ligt (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : B_Guimaraes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Fekir (19)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Guimaraes (53)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                       Manchester United  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       11
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          20        |       10
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Final Score          : Manchester United 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  26   1   1   1  19 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
R_Calafiori    DF   1  23  19  11  23 |  68   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  33
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  22  19  12  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  24  18   7  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  32  -4
F_Nacho        DF   1  21  20  15  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  25
G_Moscardo     MF   1  19  20  13  27 |  73   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  36  10  36
Gavi           MF   1  19  22  18  27 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  32  44
Y_Asprilla     MF   1  10  22  21  25 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  13
R_Sterling     MF   1   4  22  22  25 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   6
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   6  17  25  25 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Luis_Diaz      FW   1   6  16  24  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  11
K_Keller       GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Porro        DF   1  23  19  16  22 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
Z_Debast       DF   1  20  17  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Slory        AM   1   6  18  17  26 |  23   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
C_Smith        FW   1   7  14  15  16 |  13   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  12

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 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  24  17  13  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  13   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  23  16  11  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  22  16   7  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
B_Guimaraes    DM   1  17  23  18  28 |  96   0   3   2   1   3   0   1   0   0  56  21  26
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  17  14  20 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  13
N_Fekir        MF   1   5  23  20  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22
W_Ben_Yedder   FW   1   4  18  24  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  22  27 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
G_Shelvey      GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_T_Ekong      DF   1  13   6   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gomez        FW   1   2  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |  13   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  17
J_Kelly        FW   1   5  14  16  14 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
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