FFO Prem, Blackburn Rovers vs. Southampton (Fri Feb 13)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Southampton
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-2-3-1 C
                            Tony Ayre  |  Jamie Smith
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK M_Hermansen
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF W_Fofana
                           Gabriel DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DF T_Nianzou
                     N_Schlotrbeck DF  |  DF N_Molina
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  DM S_Vos
                        K_Phillips MF  |  DM P_Pardo
                          F_Torres MF  |  MF S_Amrabat
                              Guti MF  |  MF P_Foden
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  MF M_Kudus
                            S_Mane FW  |  FW A_Isak
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB Jose_Sa
                         S_Beukema SUB |  SUB P_Mexes
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB G_Kodua
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB R_McGree
                            K_Uche SUB |  SUB M_Thuram




Min. 1  :(sou) A_Isak plays it long to S_Amrabat 
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Amrabat! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 2  :(bla) F_Torres feeds the ball to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  S_Vos wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 2  :(sou) S_Amrabat pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Isak is clean through! 
          ...  A_Isak leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Jamie Smith spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 7  :(bla) F_Torres with a flicked pass to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Hermansen's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 7  :(bla) S_Mane lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  B_Guimaraes latches on to it 
          ...  M_Hermansen with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  PENALTY! And I think it's correct 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  Jamie Smith is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Southampton...
Min. 10 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 10 :(sou) P_Foden 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! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Fofana with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 12 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck puts in M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Hermansen is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen looks very relieved! 
Min. 12 :(sou) T_Nianzou with an inswinging cross to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak with the strike! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  Southampton are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Southampton ...
Min. 13 :(sou) M_Kudus gets to the byline and finds A_Isak with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Isak drives it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Southampton have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Southampton ...
Min. 14 :(sou) P_Foden with the through ball to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 15 :(sou) A_Isak nutmegs C_Lenglet, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Isak fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 16 :(sou) A_Isak takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  But C_Lenglet puts the ball out of play 
Min. 17 :(bla) B_Guimaraes unselfishly lays the ball back to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane with a thundering volley! 
          ...  M_Hermansen gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 20 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  Southampton have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 23 :(bla) Gabriel unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 25 :(sou) W_Fofana brushes Guti aside and breaks free 
          ...  F_Torres with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  S_Amrabat swings it in 
          ...  A_Isak gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Isak with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at his face!! 
          ...  He will be trying to claim the match ball now! 
          ...  The hat-trick is complete! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Southampton ...
Min. 25 :(sou) T_Nianzou holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to S_Vos 
          ...  But N_Schlotrbeck puts the ball out of play 
Min. 26 :(sou) M_Kudus finds himself in a good position 
          ...  M_Kudus with the overhead! 
          ...  Saved by A_Onana 
Min. 27 :(sou) S_Vos with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 29 :(sou) M_Kudus finds J_Kounde in acres of space 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Kounde! 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 32 :(bla) F_Torres takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  F_Torres hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 33 :(bla) Gabriel looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  T_Nianzou clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 40 :(bla) N_Schlotrbeck flicks the ball through 
          ...  R_Le_Normand runs onto it! 
          ...  R_Le_Normand with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen saves it!! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Guti curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Hermansen! 
Min. 42 :(bla) F_Torres pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Vos with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(sou) S_Amrabat sidesteps Gabriel 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Amrabat with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  A_Onana gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 45 :(sou) N_Molina runs at M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But R_Le_Normand puts the ball out of play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-3 Southampton

Min. 48 :(bla) S_Mane runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Vos 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by N_Molina 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 48 :(sou) The ball is passed in from S_Vos, he finds J_Kounde 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Kounde! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 49 :(sou) P_Foden sidesteps Gabriel 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 50 :(sou) S_Amrabat has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Gabriel! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Well intercepted by K_Phillips 
Min. 52 :(sou) S_Vos backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Kudus latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Kudus fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  W_Fofana hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Onana easily claims the ball! 
Min. 55 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Kodua 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Pardo 
Min. 55 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton 
          ...  S_Amrabat will now play as a DM 
Min. 57 :(sou) M_Kudus knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Kudus could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But A_Onana punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that A_Onana got a touch 
Min. 58 :(sou) P_Foden with a long pass to M_Kudus 
          ...  C_Lenglet with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 60 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Isak 
Min. 61 :(sou) M_Thuram beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Thuram sees A_Onana off his line! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 67 :(sou) W_Fofana 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! 
          ...  G_Kodua receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  Gabriel stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
Min. 69 :(sou) A_Onana with a terrible kick! 
          ...  G_Kodua is through! 
          ...  G_Kodua must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  But A_Onana hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 70 :(sou) Substitution by Southampton 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Mexes 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Nianzou 
Min. 70 :(sou) S_Vos runs at Guti 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Guti muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  M_Thuram with the curler 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-4 Southampton ...
Min. 71 :(sou) M_Thuram cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_Mexes 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_Mexes! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 73 :(bla) K_Phillips plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  K_Phillips hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  M_Hermansen never had a chance! 
Min. 74 :(sou) M_Kudus crosses to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with the side footed shot! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 80 :(sou) N_Molina lobs it over K_Phillips 
          ...  Gabriel rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  M_Kudus passes to M_Thuram 
          ...  M_Thuram curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Onana will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-5 Southampton ...
Min. 84 :(sou) M_Kudus takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Le_Normand 
          ...  Gabriel with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 85 :(sou) N_Molina looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards S_Amrabat 
          ...  S_Amrabat with the strike! 
          ...  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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(sou) S_Amrabat plays in P_Foden with a beautiful ball 
          ...  But K_Phillips comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 90 :(bla) S_Mane takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  But S_Amrabat wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 90 :(sou) J_Kounde with an intelligent ball to M_Thuram 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Thuram! 
          ...  A_Onana watches it sail wide! 
Min. 92 :(bla) B_Guimaraes dribbles past S_Amrabat 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Kounde bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 94 :(sou) M_Kudus brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Thuram gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  K_Phillips hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Thuram! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Kudus 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 95 :(sou) S_Amrabat finds M_Thuram in acres of space 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from M_Thuram! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Onana is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Vos drives it into the box! 
          ...  The ball comes to W_Fofana 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 96 :(sou) M_Kudus sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Thuram 
          ...  Intercepted by Gabriel 

*************  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          : M_Oyarzabal
Scorers              : M_Oyarzabal (7 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Torres (25), Guti (70), Gabriel (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Isak (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Isak (12,13,25), M_Thuram (70,80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Hermansen (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Southampton
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       25
Off target           :           5        |       13
On target            :           3        |       12
Possession           :          25        |       75
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       20
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 1 - 5 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  28   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Gabriel        DF   1  24  21   6  27 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  28  -2
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  24  18   8  20 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  24
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  23  19   7  26 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  34   0
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  24  19  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Phillips     MF   1  20  23  15  26 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0  15
F_Torres       MF   1   5  22  19  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26   9
Guti           MF   1   9  20  18  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  18  24  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
S_Mane         FW   1   1  14  22  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  10
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Beukema      DF   1  23  18  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  20  13  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1  10  19  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uche         FW   1   4  16  19  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  28   1   1   1  28 |  98   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  12   0   0   0
W_Fofana       DF   1  24  18  12  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
J_Kounde       DF   1  24  17  13  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  16  19  53
T_Nianzou      DF   1  24  20   8  28 |  71   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  52   0
N_Molina       DF   1  23  19   8  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17   0
S_Vos          DM   1  21  22   6  25 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  42   0
P_Pardo        DM   1  15  20  13  21 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Amrabat      DM   1  18  24  12  29 |  98   0   1   3   1   3   0   0   0   0  22  52  56
P_Foden        MF   1   6  23  22  28 |  98   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  39  10
M_Kudus        MF   1   6  22  23  28 |  98   0   0   5   2   4   0   0   0   0   0 106  32
A_Isak         FW   1   3  18  25  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   6   3   0   0   0   0  18  81
Jose_Sa        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Mexes        DF   1  19  16  12  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
G_Kodua        MF   1   3  20  14  20 |  42   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
R_McGree       MF   1   6  16  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   9  18  25  28 |  37   0   0   1   0   5   2   0   0   0   0  18  59
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