FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Nottingham Forest (Mon Apr 27)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Nottingham Forest
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                         Ian McNamara  |  Matthew Buxton
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK G_Kobel
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF O_Zinchenko
                     N_Schlotrbeck DF  |  DF T_Kehrer
                         S_Beukema DF  |  DF F_Horsfall
                           W_Bouma DF  |  DF G_Zambrotta
                        K_Phillips MF  |  DF K_Gibbs
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  MF M_Tillman
                              Guti MF  |  MF F_Conceicao
                          F_Torres AM  |  MF M_Blasi
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW C_Hudson_Odoi
                            K_Uche FW  |  FW L_Saha
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB J_Gorter
                      R_Le_Normand SUB |  SUB S_Aurier
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB Danilo
                            Gerson SUB |  SUB D_Sidibe
                         A_McGeady SUB |  SUB B_Aguilera




Min. 3  :(ntf) K_Gibbs knocks it past K_Phillips and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  S_Beukema reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 5  :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to O_Zinchenko! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Onana catches the ball 
Min. 6  :(bla) S_Beukema reads the run of W_Bouma 
          ...  Intercepted by K_Gibbs 
Min. 8  :(bla) S_Beukema makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  S_Beukema uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  But G_Kobel makes a fine save 
Min. 9  :(bla) B_Guimaraes flicks the ball on to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes a fine save 
Min. 12 :(bla) F_Torres looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Tillman knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  S_Beukema floats it forward 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal latches onto the end of it 
          ...  G_Zambrotta wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Torres hits it into the box! 
          ...  S_Beukema rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  G_Kobel manages to turn it behind 
Min. 15 :(ntf) L_Saha with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Gabriel a clean set of heals 
          ...  L_Saha drives the ball low! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 16 :(bla) B_Guimaraes beats F_Horsfall 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  That's given Blackburn Rovers the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 19 :(ntf) G_Zambrotta sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  T_Kehrer runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  T_Kehrer tries to chip the ball over A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 21 :(ntf) T_Kehrer loses W_Bouma 
          ...  T_Kehrer with the side footed shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Onana's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Tillman hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is cleared by N_Schlotrbeck 
Min. 22 :(bla) K_Phillips spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Oyarzabal! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Gabriel chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 23 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi brushes S_Beukema aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 24 :(bla) B_Guimaraes knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Kehrer 
          ...  B_Guimaraes hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(ntf) F_Conceicao takes advantage of a mistake by S_Beukema 
          ...  He puts in L_Saha! 
          ...  L_Saha looks to see where A_Onana is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Tillman hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to M_Blasi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 27 :(bla) Guti is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Guti plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Kobel catches it! 
Min. 28 :(bla) F_Torres is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck with the side footed shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 30 :(bla) G_Kobel with a terrible kick! 
          ...  Guti takes control of the ball! 
          ...  O_Zinchenko reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 31 :(bla) W_Bouma sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Bouma fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  G_Kobel is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 32 :(bla) B_Guimaraes takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  M_Blasi cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 32 :(ntf) T_Kehrer with the dribble 
          ...  B_Guimaraes is easily beaten 
          ...  T_Kehrer with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Onana moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 32 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with an early cross to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  L_Saha pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 33 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 34 :(ntf) L_Saha with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Saha has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_Onana blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 36 :(bla) F_Torres sidesteps T_Kehrer 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  F_Torres attempts a lob! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 38 :(bla) B_Guimaraes knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Gibbs 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Tillman 
Min. 39 :(ntf) F_Conceicao off the woodwork! 
          ...  T_Kehrer picks up the deflection 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 40 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past M_Blasi 
          ...  Fine tackle by O_Zinchenko 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bla) F_Torres moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Bouma 
          ...  But T_Kehrer spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 44 :(ntf) F_Horsfall with an inch perfect pass to G_Zambrotta 
          ...  G_Zambrotta with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 45 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Phillips 
Min. 46 :(bla) Guti with an early cross to K_Uche 
          ...  K_Uche with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 3-0 Nottingham Forest

Min. 50 :(bla) K_Uche with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  But F_Horsfall reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 52 :(ntf) M_Tillman wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Horsfall 
          ...  Guti brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 56 :(bla) F_Torres boots it towards A_Candreva 
          ...  A_Candreva tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  G_Kobel gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 57 :(bla) A_Candreva 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! 
          ...  F_Torres receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  F_Torres sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 60 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: Danilo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Blasi 
Min. 62 :(bla) A_Candreva with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  A_Candreva hits a great shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  G_Kobel never had a chance! 
Min. 62 :(ntf) A_Onana miskicks! 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi is through! 
          ...  From long range C_Hudson_Odoi bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 65 :(bla) F_Torres gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal is unmarked 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal looks to see where G_Kobel is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 66 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal saunters past F_Horsfall 
          ...  But Danilo wins the ball 
Min. 68 :(ntf) O_Zinchenko cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  C_Hudson_Odoi hits a great drive! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Horsfall hits it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from A_Onana! 
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_McGeady 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 71 :(bla) B_Guimaraes finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  B_Guimaraes aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through G_Kobel's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 75 :(bla) F_Torres with a short pass to find A_Candreva 
          ...  Well intercepted by K_Gibbs 
Min. 75 :(ntf) Danilo gets to the byline and finds K_Gibbs with a beautiful cross 
          ...  K_Gibbs rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Saved by A_Onana 
Min. 76 :(ntf) F_Conceicao picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  F_Conceicao drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Onana falls over 
          ...  But A_Onana is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 78 :(ntf) F_Horsfall with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past W_Bouma 
          ...  Guti with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 79 :(bla) Guti takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Guti has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 80 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 86 :(ntf) L_Saha cuts inside W_Bouma 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  L_Saha with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Nottingham Forest have pegged a goal back! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(ntf) T_Kehrer breaks free from W_Bouma 
          ...  B_Guimaraes wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 92 :(bla) B_Guimaraes squares it to A_McGeady 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from O_Zinchenko 
Min. 93 :(bla) A_Candreva runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Beukema 
          ...  K_Gibbs takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
Min. 96 :(bla) W_Bouma with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows F_Horsfall a clean set of heals 
          ...  Danilo intercepts the opposition pass 
          ...  And he clears the ball behind goal 
          ...  He wasn't taking any risks there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck swings it in! 
          ...  G_Zambrotta cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 97 :(ntf) F_Conceicao plays a first time ball through the defence to C_Hudson_Odoi 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Schlotrbeck 

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Guimaraes (16), W_Bouma (31), N_Schlotrbeck (33)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : L_Saha
Scorers              : L_Saha (86)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Saha (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       15
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :           8        |       10
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       14
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest
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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  29   1   1   1  22 | 100  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Gabriel        DF   1  24  22   6  27 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  23  19   8  26 | 100   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  51   0  80
S_Beukema      DF   1  23  18  11  21 | 100   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  18  42
W_Bouma        DF   1  20  14  10  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
K_Phillips     MF   1  20  24  15  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  18  24  20  28 | 100   0   1   3   0   4   1   0   0   0  22  36  62
Guti           MF   1  10  20  18  22 | 100   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  32  12
F_Torres       AM   1   5  23  20  26 | 100   0   0   6   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  78  20
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  18  24  27 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
K_Uche         FW   1   4  16  20  31 | 100   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1  10  19  13  27 |  55   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  36
Gerson         MF   1  13  16   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  17  21  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Kobel        GK  28   1   1   1  24 | 100   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
O_Zinchenko    DF   1  23  20   8  28 | 100   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  68  16  24
T_Kehrer       DF   1  23  18   9  22 | 100   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  17   0  65
F_Horsfall     DF   1  22  16  11  28 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  20   0
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  21  16  11  22 | 100   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38  20  19
K_Gibbs        DF   1  20  18  13  24 | 100   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  19
M_Tillman      MF   1  10  23  18  26 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  13   0
F_Conceicao    MF   1   3  21  20  21 | 100   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45  12
M_Blasi        MF   1  15  21  17  25 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0  15
C_Hudson_Odoi  FW   1   1  17  23  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  27
L_Saha         FW   1  10  17  20  26 | 100   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  62
J_Gorter       GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  20  13   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         MF   1  16  19  10  31 |  37   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  17   0
D_Sidibe       MF   1  15  19  11  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguilera     MF   1   9  19  18  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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