FFO CL, Blackburn Rovers vs. Juventus (Wed Aug 27)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Juventus
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK M_Carnesecchi
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF S_De_Vrij
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF Nuno_Mendes
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF R_Araujo
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF Murillo
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DM K_Thuram
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF T_Koopmeiners
                          F_Torres MF  |  DM S_Tonali
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  AM Raphinha
                       E_Demirovic FW  |  FW V_Gyokeres
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW L_Suarez
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB Rui_Silva
                          N_Cadden SUB |  SUB Cubero
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB S_Prcic
                          A_Gilbey SUB |  SUB K_Mitoma
                            S_Mane SUB |  SUB R_Beerens




Min. 1  :(juv) Raphinha leaves his marker standing 
          ...  Raphinha sees A_Onana off his line! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 5  :(juv) V_Gyokeres jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  V_Gyokeres swings in the shot! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Onana 
Min. 9  :(juv) S_Tonali with a long pass to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  V_Gyokeres uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Onana looks relieved there! 
Min. 9  :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a probing through ball E_Demirovic 
          ...  K_Thuram with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 10 :(bla) M_Carnesecchi with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal takes control of the ball! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Thuram 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 14 :(bla) K_Phillips cuts inside S_Tonali 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in C_Lenglet! 
          ...  C_Lenglet has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 14 :(juv) V_Gyokeres knocks it past B_Guimaraes and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  V_Gyokeres drives the ball low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  That's put Juventus ahead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Juventus ...
Min. 15 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Juventus have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 15 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a MF 
Min. 16 :(bla) K_Phillips takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  R_Araujo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  K_Thuram belts it clear 
Min. 19 :(bla) F_Torres elbows Nuno_Mendes off the ball 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 21 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes on 3 men 
          ...  S_De_Vrij with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Blackburn Rovers players 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 32 :(juv) V_Gyokeres can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  E_Demirovic with an awful challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  S_Tonali with the curler 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 36 :(bla) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But M_Carnesecchi makes an easy save 
Min. 36 :(juv) T_Koopmeiners with the diagonal pass to L_Suarez 
          ...  C_Lenglet reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 37 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal times his run well 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Nuno_Mendes 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a precise ball to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Juventus ...
Min. 44 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Juventus have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 44 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a AM 
Min. 44 :(juv) Nuno_Mendes holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Araujo 
          ...  R_Araujo with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Juventus go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Juventus ...
Min. 45 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Juventus have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 45 :(juv) Tactical Change by Juventus 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a MF 
Min. 46 :(juv) R_Araujo works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Raphinha 
          ...  R_Le_Normand takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 47 :(bla) M_Fernandes pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Fernandes tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But M_Carnesecchi tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes flights it in! 
          ...  K_Phillips with the shot! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Rrahmani! 
          ...  M_Carnesecchi easily catches it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Juventus

Min. 47 :(juv) S_De_Vrij runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 48 :(juv) Murillo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  V_Gyokeres latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Le_Normand dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 49 :(bla) A_Rrahmani holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees K_Phillips in space! 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Phillips! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mane 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Demirovic 
Min. 51 :(juv) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  L_Suarez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  L_Suarez strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Nuno_Mendes flights it in! 
          ...  V_Gyokeres gets something on it! 
          ...  A_Onana is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 52 :(juv) T_Koopmeiners spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Raphinha! 
          ...  C_Lenglet robs him of the ball 
Min. 56 :(bla) F_Torres with an incisive pass to M_Fernandes 
          ...  M_Fernandes shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 58 :(juv) Murillo gets lucky and beats K_Phillips 
          ...  Now with the centre to V_Gyokeres 
          ...  A left-footer by V_Gyokeres! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Juventus ...
Min. 61 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with an inch perfect pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  K_Thuram with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 62 :(bla) R_Le_Normand curls the ball out wide to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Carnesecchi's hands 
          ...  But M_Carnesecchi recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 64 :(bla) C_Lenglet takes on T_Koopmeiners 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  S_De_Vrij with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 67 :(bla) C_Lenglet sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  Murillo takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 68 :(juv) Murillo jumps over A_Rrahmani's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tackles cleanly 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 72 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Cadden 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Bouma 
Min. 72 :(bla) K_Phillips lays the ball back to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  Murillo wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 73 :(juv) V_Gyokeres kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Lenglet 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 75 :(juv) Substitution by Juventus 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Mitoma 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Suarez 
Min. 76 :(bla) The defender slips up! 
          ...  S_Mane is through! 
          ...  S_Mane with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 77 :(juv) K_Thuram is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to Nuno_Mendes 
          ...  Nuno_Mendes with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 81 :(juv) V_Gyokeres flicks it over R_Le_Normand's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  C_Lenglet knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 85 :(juv) Raphinha holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Mitoma 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Onana makes an easy save 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_De_Vrij makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 91 :(juv) V_Gyokeres brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  V_Gyokeres drives it towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Raphinha swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  S_De_Vrij makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  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          : B_Guimaraes
Scorers              : E_Demirovic (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : V_Gyokeres (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Gyokeres (14,58), R_Araujo (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Thuram (9), S_De_Vrij (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       13
Off target           :           3        |       7
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           3        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3 Juventus
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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  27   1   1   1  22 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -9   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  99   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  17  19
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  99   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  54   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  19  13  10  26 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  34
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  99   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23  29   0
F_Torres       MF   1   5  22  18  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  20  29 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
E_Demirovic    FW   1  10  13  19  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Cadden       DF   1  16  14  11  28 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gilbey       MF   1  12  16   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   1   2  15  22  24 |  47   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Carnesecchi  GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  99   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
S_De_Vrij      DF   1  24  20  10  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  14  -2  18
Nuno_Mendes    DF   1  23  21  10  28 |  99   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  17  33  22
R_Araujo       DF   1  23  17  14  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  17  18  44
Murillo        DF   1  22  20   4  28 |  99   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  50   0
K_Thuram       DM   1  18  24   9  27 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  64   9  -2
T_Koopmeiners  MF   1   6  24  22  24 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
S_Tonali       DM   1  19  24   8  24 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  22
Raphinha       MF   1   9  22  22  27 |  99   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
V_Gyokeres     FW   1   6  20  25  32 |  99   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  66
L_Suarez       FW   1   3  18  25  20 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cubero         DF   1  14  11   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prcic        DF   1  11  16   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mitoma       FW   1   6  19  23  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
R_Beerens      FW   1   4  15  18  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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