FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Aug 08)


                      Manchester City  |  Blackburn Rovers
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-1-3-2 A
                          Nick Lovell  |  Chris Spero Caretaker
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK A_Onana
                           M_Thiaw DF  |  DF C_Lenglet
                       R_Ait_Nouri DF  |  DF R_Le_Normand
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF A_Rrahmani
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF M_Acuna
                          A_Gordon FW  |  DM K_Phillips
                          Am_Onana DF  |  MF B_Guimaraes
                           B_Silva MF  |  MF L_Sane
                      J_Bellingham MF  |  MF M_Fernandes
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW S_Mane
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                              Moya SUB |  SUB B_Bertinato
                        Marquinhos SUB |  SUB W_Bouma
                          L_Aigner SUB |  SUB A_Candreva
                        A_Farnerud SUB |  SUB Gerson
                         N_Goodman SUB |  SUB E_Demirovic




Min. 1  :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Kane 
          ...  H_Kane attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Onana 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 1  :(bla) R_Le_Normand plays the early ball across the box to find M_Oyarzabal in space 
          ...  Am_Onana does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 3  :(mnc) Am_Onana nutmegs the defender 
          ...  Am_Onana hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Manchester City have taken the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 4  :(bla) M_Fernandes with a simple pass to K_Phillips 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 6  :(bla) R_Le_Normand brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Fernandes makes himself available 
          ...  M_Fernandes with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane floats the ball in! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of it 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Manchester City 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 8  :(mnc) B_Silva runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  B_Silva with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unfortunate 
          ...  Chris Spero Caretaker is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 11 :(bla) L_Sane with an incisive pass to C_Lenglet 
          ...  C_Lenglet fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands 
          ...  But Ederson recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 14 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds M_Thiaw in acres of space 
          ...  M_Thiaw with the drive! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 15 :(mnc) J_Stones cuts in on M_Acuna's blind side 
          ...  J_Stones drives it low! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bellingham lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Gordon with the header 
          ...  A_Onana tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Acuna clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 18 :(mnc) A_Gordon spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to H_Kane! 
          ...  H_Kane unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 23 :(mnc) B_Silva spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Bellingham! 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a little chip! 
          ...  A_Onana is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 24 :(mnc) M_Thiaw with a probing pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 25 :(bla) B_Guimaraes drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Mane 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Mane! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Manchester City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 27 :(bla) C_Lenglet takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  C_Lenglet hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  Ederson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 31 :(mnc) H_Kane beats his marker 
          ...  H_Kane with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Onana tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 32 :(bla) C_Lenglet squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at Am_Onana 
          ...  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. 33 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  H_Kane runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  H_Kane cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Nick Lovell 
          ...  Manchester City 3-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  A_Gordon will now play as a AM 
Min. 34 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Am_Onana will now play as a MF 
Min. 34 :(mnc) A_Gordon whips the ball across to R_Ait_Nouri 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a difficult save 
Min. 35 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the first time pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  Am_Onana bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto the end of it 
          ...  H_Kane hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 38 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 39 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Am_Onana with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 41 :(mnc) H_Kane knocks it past C_Lenglet and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  H_Kane drives the shot in! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 42 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with the towering header to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  C_Lenglet brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 42 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside Ruben_Dias! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Ederson heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mnc) B_Silva jinks past A_Rrahmani 
          ...  B_Silva with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 45 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Goodman 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Kane 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Farnerud 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Gordon 
Min. 45 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Aigner 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Stones 
Min. 45 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the dribble 
          ...  L_Aigner takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 4-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Bellingham hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Vlahovic latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Onana is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Acuna reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 48 :(bla) B_Guimaraes turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Fernandes 
          ...  M_Fernandes has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  Ederson grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 49 :(mnc) Am_Onana runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Goodman 
          ...  N_Goodman shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana was lucky there 
Min. 50 :(mnc) B_Silva plays the early ball across the box to find D_Vlahovic in space 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Farnerud looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  Am_Onana receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Am_Onana shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 60 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 60 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri with a one-touch layoff to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Onana falls over 
          ...  But A_Onana is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 61 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane with a stunning strike! 
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 63 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias fires over a low cross to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings in the shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 63 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  L_Aigner with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 66 :(mnc) A_Farnerud runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bellingham 
          ...  R_Le_Normand makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bellingham curls it into the box! 
          ...  B_Silva gets something on it! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 67 :(mnc) B_Silva gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Goodman 
          ...  A_Rrahmani reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Aigner floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Onana catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 67 :(bla) S_Mane breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat Ederson now! 
          ...  M_Thiaw trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Demirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 75 :(bla) M_Acuna looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Demirovic 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri clears with a diving header 
Min. 76 :(bla) C_Lenglet flights the ball to A_Rrahmani 
          ...  A_Rrahmani hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  M_Thiaw wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 78 :(bla) E_Demirovic with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows L_Aigner a clean set of heals 
          ...  B_Silva takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: Gerson 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 82 :(bla) K_Phillips get's past J_Bellingham 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  But Am_Onana spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 86 :(bla) A_Rrahmani knocks it forward 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri slips 
          ...  E_Demirovic gets to it! 
          ...  E_Demirovic looks to see where Ederson is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Ederson with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 87 :(bla) A_Rrahmani drives it forward to E_Demirovic 
          ...  Am_Onana tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes drives it into the box! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal gets a shot in 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) Gerson with a flicked pass to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  R_Ait_Nouri is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  M_Acuna fires it towards the goal 
          ...  Ederson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Ederson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 89 :(bla) E_Demirovic gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past R_Ait_Nouri! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Thiaw hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
Min. 89 :(mnc) Am_Onana with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Sane 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 93 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias back heels to find J_Bellingham in space 
          ...  A_Rrahmani slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : B_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Am_Onana (3), B_Silva (8,45), H_Kane (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Thiaw (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : M_Oyarzabal
Scorers              : M_Oyarzabal (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Lenglet (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          14        |       6
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           5        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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Player Statistics - Manchester 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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Ederson        GK  28   1   1   1  22 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
M_Thiaw        DF   1  22  19  16  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  30  12  12
R_Ait_Nouri    DF   1  23  19  15  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  28  15
J_Stones       DF   1  23  20  16  26 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  23  19  15  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Gordon       AM   1   5  22  21  26 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   9
Am_Onana       MF   1  21  23  12  29 |  94   0   4   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  68  10  62
B_Silva        MF   1   4  24  19  24 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  27  71
J_Bellingham   MF   1  18  24  23  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  27  19
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  18  25  27 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  11
H_Kane         FW   1   7  20  24  27 |  45   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
Moya           GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  24  19  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Aigner       DF   1  17   9   4  18 |  49   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
A_Farnerud     MF   1   3  18  15  29 |  49   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Goodman      FW   1   3  13  18  23 |  49   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  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  27   1   1   1  22 |  94  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  11  13  32
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  30  23
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  16  13
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  23  14  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
L_Sane         MF   1   4  23  21  23 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   7
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  20
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  34
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 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  19  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
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