FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Norwich City (Fri May 22)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Norwich City
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  5-0-1-4 P
                         Ian McNamara  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK J_Trafford
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF T_Silva
                     N_Schlotrbeck DF  |  DF J_Capdevila
                         S_Beukema DF  |  DF A_Costa
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF J_Vertonghen
                        K_Phillips DM  |  DF M_Clarke
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  AM Joao_Neves
                              Guti MF  |  FW J_Ramsey
                          F_Torres AM  |  FW R_Leao
                      J_Stansfield FW  |  FW O_Marmoush
                         A_McGeady FW  |  FW B_Mbeumo
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB V_Reyes
                      R_Le_Normand SUB |  SUB V_van_Dijk
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB C_Eriksen
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB S_Field
                            K_Uche SUB |  SUB C_Bishop




Min. 1  :(bla) A_McGeady barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  T_Silva with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 3  :(bla) B_Guimaraes works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stansfield 
          ...  But J_Vertonghen wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 5  :(bla) K_Phillips threads the through ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 7  :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_McGeady 
          ...  A_McGeady with the side footed shot! 
          ...  J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 10 :(nor) T_Silva takes advantage of a mistake by S_Beukema 
          ...  He puts in B_Mbeumo! 
          ...  B_Mbeumo shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Costa chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Onana, who catches the ball 
Min. 13 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck plays in A_McGeady with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Silva 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 15 :(bla) A_McGeady with a neat pass into B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  J_Trafford pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Stansfield crosses it in! 
          ...  J_Trafford easily claims the ball! 
Min. 15 :(nor) Joao_Neves sidesteps W_Bouma 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Beukema wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  J_Ramsey swings it in 
          ...  R_Leao takes control of it! 
          ...  R_Leao sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Onana never had a chance! 
Min. 15 :(nor) A_Costa gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Leao 
          ...  A skilful effort from R_Leao! 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 16 :(nor) O_Marmoush jumps over N_Schlotrbeck's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  O_Marmoush with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  A_Onana palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves lofts the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Capdevila 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Costa plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 17 :(bla) A_McGeady feeds the ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Stansfield! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 17 :(bla) A_McGeady brushes J_Vertonghen aside and breaks free 
          ...  T_Silva with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 18 :(bla) F_Torres finds J_Stansfield with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Stansfield! 
          ...  J_Trafford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Trafford recovers to save!! 
Min. 19 :(bla) W_Bouma beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Bouma sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 20 :(bla) K_Phillips runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  J_Trafford heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 21 :(bla) S_Beukema chips the ball forward to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Vertonghen 
Min. 22 :(nor) Joao_Neves finds O_Marmoush on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Stansfield steals the ball of off him 
Min. 23 :(nor) J_Ramsey get's past J_Stansfield 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  J_Ramsey sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 26 :(nor) M_Clarke spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Leao! 
          ...  R_Leao hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  A_Onana is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  That puts Norwich City ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 27 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 27 :(nor) J_Ramsey dribbles it into the box 
          ...  J_Ramsey sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 34 :(bla) J_Stansfield with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a thundering shot! 
          ...  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 :(nor) R_Leao runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  R_Leao blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way A_Onana was going to catch that! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(nor) R_Leao get's past S_Beukema 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  S_Beukema reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 47 :(bla) A_McGeady takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Silva slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Guti hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Costa belts it clear 
Min. 47 :(nor) J_Capdevila beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds J_Vertonghen 
          ...  J_Vertonghen with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But A_Onana gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves curls it into the box! 
          ...  T_Silva tries to place the shot! 
          ...  But A_Onana with the difficult save 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Norwich City

Min. 48 :(bla) Guti loses J_Vertonghen 
          ...  J_Vertonghen reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 49 :(nor) M_Clarke floats the ball in to find J_Capdevila 
          ...  J_Capdevila sees A_Onana off his line! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 51 :(nor) T_Silva sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Marmoush floats the ball in! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 56 :(bla) J_Stansfield brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  T_Silva plays it back 
          ...  J_Trafford slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_McGeady gets something on it! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 61 :(bla) Guti with a neat pass into F_Torres 
          ...  Blocked by J_Capdevila 
Min. 62 :(bla) J_Stansfield feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  K_Phillips runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  K_Phillips sees J_Trafford off his line! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Phillips! 
          ...  A_McGeady swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But J_Trafford tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Torres swings it in! 
          ...  A_McGeady gets his head on it 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 67 :(bla) W_Bouma can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  J_Capdevila with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning 
Min. 68 :(bla) J_Stansfield beats T_Silva 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Mbeumo pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Le_Normand 
          ...  COMING OFF: Gabriel 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Guimaraes 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Uche 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_McGeady 
Min. 70 :(nor) J_Capdevila is on the ground 
          ...  He looks in agony 
          ...  He won't be able to continue! 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: V_van_Dijk 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Capdevila 
Min. 73 :(nor) J_Vertonghen finds the run of Joao_Neves 
          ...  Joao_Neves has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  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. 74 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Stansfield 
          ...  But J_Vertonghen slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 76 :(nor) A_Costa takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Leao 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 78 :(nor) Joao_Neves flicks the ball on to R_Leao 
          ...  R_Leao has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Onana's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Leao chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Onana 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 79 :(bla) F_Torres chips the ball forward to K_Uche 
          ...  K_Uche leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 79 :(nor) M_Clarke is first to the ball 
          ...  M_Clarke with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Onana's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 83 :(bla) R_Le_Normand squares it to Guti 
          ...  Guti hits the ball first time! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Trafford's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 85 :(bla) Guti heads the ball back to J_Stansfield 
          ...  Joao_Neves with the tackle 
Min. 86 :(bla) K_Phillips crosses into the box, finding W_Bouma 
          ...  W_Bouma goes for goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans go wild! 
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 87 :(nor) J_Ramsey beats the defender 
          ...  J_Ramsey sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) A_Candreva with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  A_Candreva with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Torres plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  W_Bouma gets a shot in 
          ...  J_Trafford gathers it easily 
Min. 91 :(nor) A_Costa crosses in from the wing, he finds Joao_Neves in the box 
          ...  K_Phillips read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 91 :(bla) K_Phillips beats the defender 
          ...  V_van_Dijk tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Ian McNamara looks annoyed that there was no card there 

*************  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          : A_McGeady
Scorers              : A_McGeady (56), W_Bouma (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Leao (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Leao (26,36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Silva (17)
Injured              : J_Capdevila (70)
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :           8        |       11
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           6        |       6
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           5        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 2 - 2 Norwich City
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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  30   1   1   1  22 |  95  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  58   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   1  24  22   6  27 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  23  19   8  26 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  51   0
S_Beukema      DF   1  23  18  11  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  21  14  10  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  22  94
K_Phillips     DM   1  20  24  15  26 |  95   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  52  15
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  18  25  20  28 |  72   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  12
Guti           MF   1  10  20  18  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  12
F_Torres       AM   1   5  23  20  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  18  23  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0  34  18  39
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  17  21  20 |  72   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  38  61
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  24  18   8  20 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
A_Candreva     MF   1  10  19  13  27 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uche         FW   1   4  16  20  31 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Norwich 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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J_Trafford     GK  29   1   1   1  28 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  21  19  15  28 |  95   0   3   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  55  32  15
J_Capdevila    DF   1  22  19  12  23 |  72   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  17  38
A_Costa        DF   1  22  19  15  24 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  51   0
J_Vertonghen   DF   1  21  19  13  21 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  76  17  19
M_Clarke       DF   1  17  13   5  20 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  73  25
Joao_Neves     AM   1  20  25  17  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  22  13
J_Ramsey       FW   1   4  23  23  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Leao         FW   1   5  25  25  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  68
O_Marmoush     FW   1   7  22  25  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
B_Mbeumo       FW   1  11  21  25  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  29   0   7
V_Reyes        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_van_Dijk     DF   1  24  18  12  26 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Eriksen      MF   1   6  19  14  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Field        MF   1  11  16   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Bishop       FW   1   8  12  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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