FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Southampton (Mon Aug 18)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Southampton
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-1-0-3-2 C
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF N_Molina
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DM S_Vos
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  AM M_Kudus
                          F_Torres MF  |  AM G_Martinelli
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  AM P_Foden
                            S_Mane FW  |  FW A_Isak
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB Jose_Sa
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB A_Coda
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB H_Cartwright
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB R_Christie
                       E_Demirovic SUB |  SUB N_Maupay




Min. 1  :(sou) P_Foden takes advantage of a mistake by M_Acuna 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Le_Normand wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 10 :(bla) S_Mane storms past his marker 
          ...  S_Mane aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Hermansen falls over 
          ...  But M_Hermansen is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 10 :(sou) A_Isak takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 11 :(sou) P_Foden takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  P_Foden flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But A_Onana recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 13 :(sou) G_Martinelli slides it through the middle to M_Kudus 
          ...  M_Kudus tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Onana gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 14 :(sou) W_Fofana takes advantage of a mistake by C_Lenglet 
          ...  He knocks the ball to P_Foden! 
          ...  P_Foden with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 20 :(bla) M_Acuna storms past his marker 
          ...  W_Fofana with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 20 :(sou) M_Kudus plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  M_Kudus strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 21 :(bla) M_Fernandes knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Nianzou slips 
          ...  F_Torres gets to it! 
          ...  F_Torres chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  M_Hermansen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had M_Hermansen beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  S_Mane flights it in! 
          ...  M_Hermansen catches it! 
Min. 25 :(bla) A_Rrahmani sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mane 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Mane! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen punches it away 
Min. 25 :(sou) G_Martinelli with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  G_Martinelli attempts the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Southampton fans! 
          ...  Southampton go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Southampton ...
Min. 25 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 25 :(bla) F_Torres with a pinpoint pass to M_Fernandes 
          ...  W_Fofana with a poor challenge 
Min. 26 :(bla) M_Fernandes takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina 
          ...  He crosses to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 28 :(bla) S_Mane beats N_Molina 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from T_Nianzou 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 28 :(sou) W_Fofana takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Vos 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Vos! 
          ...  A_Onana has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Onana reacts well to save!! 
Min. 31 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to F_Torres 
          ...  F_Torres with a blistering shot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 32 :(sou) T_Nianzou with a short pass to find M_Kudus 
          ...  A_Rrahmani anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 36 :(bla) C_Lenglet holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees M_Oyarzabal in space! 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  M_Hermansen is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 38 :(sou) S_Vos spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds M_Kudus with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Kudus! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 39 :(sou) J_Kounde knocks the ball past C_Lenglet 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Thuram! 
          ...  M_Thuram from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Onana is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Thuram swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Onana! 
Min. 40 :(sou) M_Kudus with an inch perfect pass to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(sou) S_Vos finds N_Molina in acres of space 
          ...  N_Molina hits a great drive! 
          ...  But A_Onana with the difficult save 
Min. 44 :(bla) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  S_Mane is through! 
          ...  J_Kounde hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Fernandes hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Hermansen catches it! 
Min. 46 :(bla) F_Torres reads the run of S_Mane 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Mane! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  M_Hermansen blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Southampton

Min. 47 :(sou) G_Martinelli sidesteps B_Guimaraes 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 47 :(bla) K_Phillips with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  P_Foden with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 49 :(bla) K_Phillips runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But M_Hermansen is equal to it 
Min. 51 :(sou) S_Vos brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Thuram makes himself available 
          ...  A_Rrahmani with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 52 :(sou) N_Molina skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(sou) M_Kudus gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Lenglet 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 55 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He gets to his feet 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 58 :(sou) J_Kounde is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to G_Martinelli 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Kounde curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 59 :(sou) M_Kudus with the nod to G_Martinelli 
          ...  G_Martinelli with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 59 :(sou) M_Kudus is spitting at M_Fernandes 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Jamie Smith looks relieved 
          ...  Chris Spero Caretaker is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 60 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by S_Vos 
          ...  He crosses to C_Lenglet 
          ...  S_Vos goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 61 :(bla) M_Acuna runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  M_Acuna hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  M_Hermansen watches it sail wide! 
Min. 62 :(bla) F_Torres steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Fofana 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from F_Torres! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  That's pulled Blackburn Rovers level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 62 :(sou) N_Molina holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Onana anyway 
Min. 63 :(bla) S_Mane sidesteps M_Kudus 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  S_Mane belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  M_Hermansen saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 63 :(sou) G_Martinelli with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  G_Martinelli keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Onana is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 64 :(sou) J_Kounde with the cross-field pass to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Onana gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 67 :(bla) A_Rrahmani takes advantage of a mistake by N_Molina 
          ...  He crosses to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  W_Fofana robs him of the ball 
Min. 68 :(sou) M_Kudus spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Thuram! 
          ...  M_Thuram with a thundering volley! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Demirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Gerson 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 70 :(sou) M_Kudus picks out A_Isak with the cross 
          ...  A_Isak curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 73 :(sou) M_Thuram cuts inside 
          ...  M_Thuram hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Onana parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 78 :(sou) G_Martinelli knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  C_Lenglet fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  M_Thuram drives it in 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 79 :(sou) S_Vos kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Isak gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Isak with the header! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 80 :(bla) E_Demirovic sprints past W_Fofana 
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Demirovic! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 81 :(sou) M_Thuram skips the challenge from A_Rrahmani 
          ...  F_Torres rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 82 :(bla) B_Guimaraes flicks it over N_Molina's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from B_Guimaraes! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  That goal looks certain to be the winner! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Southampton ...
Min. 83 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 84 :(bla) B_Guimaraes flicks it over M_Thuram and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the shot! 
          ...  M_Hermansen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Hermansen makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 87 :(sou) G_Martinelli with the towering header to P_Foden 
          ...  F_Torres with a poor challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Hermansen's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 90 :(bla) E_Demirovic jinks past T_Nianzou 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  M_Hermansen won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 91 :(sou) S_Vos slides the ball across to P_Foden 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  K_Phillips hits it out for a throw 
Min. 94 :(bla) C_Lenglet beats N_Molina 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Foden 

*************  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              : F_Torres (62), B_Guimaraes (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Guimaraes (47), M_Oyarzabal (52), F_Torres (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Vos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Martinelli (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       19
Off target           :           8        |       11
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :          16        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :           9        |       20
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Southampton
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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 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  15   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  45   0
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  10   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  48
F_Torres       MF   1   5  21  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  10  50
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  34  14  15
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  19  13  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   8  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  19  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18

Player Statistics - Southampton
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_Hermansen    GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
T_Nianzou      DF   1  23  19   8  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  14   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  23  17  11  29 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  32   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  24  17  13  27 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  48   0
N_Molina       DF   1  23  18   7  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  23
S_Vos          DM   1  20  21   5  25 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  60  25
M_Kudus        AM   1   6  22  22  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  44  18
G_Martinelli   AM   1   4  22  21  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  22  40
P_Foden        AM   1   6  22  22  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   0  22
A_Isak         FW   1   3  17  25  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  11
M_Thuram       FW   1   8  18  24  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Jose_Sa        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Coda         DF   1  19  16   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Cartwright   DM   1  16  19  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Christie     AM   1   7  16  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Maupay       FW   1   5  11  16  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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