FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Portsmouth (Mon Sep 01)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Portsmouth
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  5-2-2-1 P
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF G_Di_Lorenzo
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF R_Gosens
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF E_Can
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF L_Kelly
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DF A_Grimaldo
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF A_Gray
                          F_Torres MF  |  MF O_Kokcu
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  AM M_Olise
                       E_Demirovic FW  |  FW A_Correa
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  AM Dani_Olmo
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB C_Richards
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB G_Alvarez
                          A_Gilbey SUB |  SUB Elano
                            S_Mane SUB |  SUB W_Rooney




Min. 2  :(bla) M_Oyarzabal nutmegs G_Di_Lorenzo, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Grimaldo gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 3  :(bla) F_Torres with the dribble 
          ...  L_Kelly is easily beaten 
          ...  F_Torres launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 6  :(por) M_Olise runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  M_Olise with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Onana moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana looks dejected! 
          ...  Portsmouth go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 7  :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  A_Gray will now play as a DM 
Min. 9  :(bla) K_Phillips is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Demirovic latches onto the ball 
          ...  What a shot from E_Demirovic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Agirrezabala blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 10 :(por) Dani_Olmo sidesteps K_Phillips 
          ...  A_Rrahmani goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 10 :(por) M_Olise brushes R_Le_Normand aside and breaks free 
          ...  M_Olise fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 12 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal cuts inside R_Gosens 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  R_Gosens goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 13 :(bla) K_Phillips cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Lenglet 
          ...  A skilful effort from C_Lenglet! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  They're tinkering with the filters 
          ...  The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 14 :(bla) E_Demirovic with the first time pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 19 :(por) A_Correa takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Lenglet 
Min. 23 :(bla) E_Demirovic crosses to M_Fernandes 
          ...  M_Fernandes tries to chip the ball over Agirrezabala! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 26 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal flicks it over A_Correa's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Agirrezabala won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 27 :(bla) M_Fernandes backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Le_Normand latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  R_Le_Normand is all alone 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards him 
          ...  He tries to slide it past Agirrezabala 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Let's see if Blackburn Rovers can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 27 :(por) O_Kokcu has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Acuna 
          ...  He puts in M_Olise! 
          ...  M_Olise attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Olise hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Correa 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 28 :(por) R_Gosens knocks it past R_Le_Normand and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  R_Gosens fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Olise flights it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by C_Lenglet 
Min. 30 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 30 :(por) Dani_Olmo flights the ball to M_Olise 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Olise! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 32 :(bla) F_Torres with an intelligent ball to M_Acuna 
          ...  M_Acuna with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 35 :(por) A_Grimaldo skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the header! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 36 :(bla) Agirrezabala with a terrible kick! 
          ...  E_Demirovic is through! 
          ...  E_Demirovic goes for goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 41 :(por) R_Gosens with a 30-yard pass to O_Kokcu 
          ...  M_Acuna with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(por) E_Can looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  But A_Rrahmani slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 45 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Dani_Olmo will now play as a FW 
Min. 45 :(por) E_Can spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Correa with a lovely pass! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes robs him of the ball 

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

Min. 48 :(bla) M_Acuna sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  O_Kokcu wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Mane 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Demirovic 
Min. 50 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 53 :(bla) M_Acuna picks up a loose ball 
          ...  M_Acuna with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Portsmouth ...
Min. 56 :(por) R_Gosens with the first time flick to Dani_Olmo 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Le_Normand!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 57 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with a burst of pace 
          ...  E_Can takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 58 :(bla) S_Mane runs at R_Gosens 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  G_Di_Lorenzo anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 59 :(bla) M_Acuna beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  Dani_Olmo fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  Chris Spero Caretaker looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the thundering drive 
          ...  Agirrezabala is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 62 :(bla) B_Guimaraes sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  But E_Can wins the ball 
Min. 65 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: Elano 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Grimaldo 
Min. 65 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  Portsmouth have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 65 :(por) Tactical Change by Portsmouth 
          ...  M_Olise will now play as a FW 
Min. 69 :(por) R_Gosens runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Onana gathers it easily 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 71 :(bla) K_Phillips with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from K_Phillips! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Phillips plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Acuna rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits it into the box! 
          ...  K_Phillips gets on the end of it 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 72 :(por) L_Kelly with a burst of pace 
          ...  B_Guimaraes is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 72 :(por) O_Kokcu with a measured ball to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 76 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Richards 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Kelly 
Min. 77 :(por) A_Correa cuts through the defence 
          ...  A_Correa smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Onana makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 79 :(bla) A_Candreva retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 80 :(por) Substitution by Portsmouth 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Rooney 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 87 :(bla) R_Le_Normand cuts inside C_Richards 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in S_Mane! 
          ...  S_Mane sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It floats over Agirrezabala 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A_Rrahmani rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But Agirrezabala punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 88 :(por) Elano with a measured ball to Dani_Olmo 
          ...  Dani_Olmo hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 90 :(bla) S_Mane brushes A_Gray aside and breaks free 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Mane! 
          ...  Agirrezabala saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 91 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal I think his hamstrings gone after that wicked challenge 
          ...  He's unable to continue 
Min. 91 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Bouma 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 

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



Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Ewood Park
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Blackburn Rovers Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : K_Phillips (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Lenglet (13), R_Le_Normand (27), M_Acuna (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Oyarzabal (91)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Portsmouth Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : M_Olise
Scorers              : M_Olise (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Kokcu (48), Dani_Olmo (59)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Portsmouth
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       9
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Portsmouth
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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  27   1   1   1  22 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  26   0  42
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  25
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  15  16  54
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  66
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  28
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  24  19  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   9  11
F_Torres       MF   1   5  22  18  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  12
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  20  29 |  72   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  31   8
E_Demirovic    FW   1  10  13  19  32 |  52   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  22
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  93   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        FW   1  19  13  10  26 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   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 |  42   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14

Player Statistics - Portsmouth
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Agirrezabala   GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
G_Di_Lorenzo   DF   1  23  20  15  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
R_Gosens       DF   1  24  16  11  25 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  51  17
E_Can          DF   1  22  21  15  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  12   0
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Grimaldo     DF   1  22  17  12  31 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
A_Gray         DM   1  18  20   3  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kokcu        MF   1  16  24  10  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  16  -2
M_Olise        FW   1   4  22  21  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  47
A_Correa       FW   1   5  22  23  26 |  82   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
Dani_Olmo      FW   1   6  22  21  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   9   7
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  19  12   4  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Elano          MF   1  11  19  16  26 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
W_Rooney       FW   1   7  16  19  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1756737473 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40