Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Chelsea | Chelsea | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Broad | Nicholas Broad | manager | Carcosa Osland | Carcosa Osland | |||||||||||||||||
| Gonzalo Rivera | G. Rivera |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Johann Lauper | J. Lauper | |||||||||
| Danny Lockley | D. Lockley |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 |  | Jairo Wilson | J. Wilson | |||||||||
| Les Higginbotham | L. Higginbotham | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Eddie Todd | E. Todd | |||||||||
| Adolfo Marcos | A. Marcos |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Michael Hurst | M. Hurst | |||||||||
| Baldur Ólafsson | B. Ólafsson |  | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Ralph Hitchcock | R. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Genta Watanabe | G. Watanabe |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Mateo Vidal Paz | M. Paz | |||||||||
| Hugo Verges | H. Verges | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Cristi Nanu | C. Nanu | |||||||||
| Sol Duberry | S. Duberry | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Jonathan Woodgate | J. Woodgate | |||||||||
| Shaun Beattie | S. Beattie | | 62 | A | | 9 | | M | 58 |  | Stephen Gallacher | S. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Marcel Liechti | M. Liechti | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Liam Lightfoot | L. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Ivan Bloomer | I. Bloomer | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 9,079 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Chelsea appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
3.51
0-0Michael Hurst passes the ball forward to Jonathan Woodgate. Jonathan Woodgate makes a simple pass to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
4.11
Jonathan Woodgate advances with the ball. Jonathan Woodgate knocks in a cross ball towards Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
8.47
0-0Cristi Nanu hacks Hugo Verges from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Verges gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
9.50
Jonathan Woodgate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
12.07
Baldur Ólafsson advances with the ball. Baldur Ólafsson shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
15.13
Genta Watanabe makes a probing pass to Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.48
0-0Genta Watanabe kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Johann Lauper who gathers it comfortably.
22.22
Sol Duberry takes it forward alone. Sol Duberry plays a perfect one-two with Marcel Liechti and rushes in on goal... Sol Duberry shoots from just inside the box but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.12
0-0Jonathan Woodgate threads the ball through to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot finds some space and shoots from distance. Gonzalo Rivera easily smothers it.
27.28
1-0Hugo Verges knocks the ball forward to John Caldwell. John Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.28
Eddie Todd flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristi Nanu. Cristi Nanu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Lockley.
32.47
Jairo Wilson chips the ball to his team mate, Mateo Vidal Paz. Mateo Vidal Paz makes a simple pass to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.34
Jonathan Woodgate makes a simple pass to Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
36.10
Genta Watanabe knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Beattie. Shaun Beattie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Johann Lauper!
39.17
1-0Jonathan Woodgate hacks Genta Watanabe from behind! The referee calls over Jonathan Woodgate and warns him to calm down! Genta Watanabe stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.38
Cristi Nanu sees a break and surges forward. Cristi Nanu finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Chelsea start the second half!
47.41
Genta Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti plays a perfect one-two with John Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Marcel Liechti takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.37
Jonathan Woodgate catches Baldur Ólafsson on the ankles. Jonathan Woodgate is warned by the referee again! Baldur Ólafsson runs off the knock.
53.52
Jonathan Woodgate sees space and advances. Jonathan Woodgate goes all the way! Jonathan Woodgate shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
54.18
1-0Michael Hurst makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mateo Vidal Paz. Mateo Vidal Paz flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot knocks the ball forward to Ivan Bloomer but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
55.46
Les Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Verges. Hugo Verges makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Caldwell. John Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
59.44
Cristi Nanu brings the ball forward. Cristi Nanu shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
60.49
Eddie Todd sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Todd knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer threads the ball through to Liam Lightfoot but he's offside!
69.43
Eddie Todd makes a probing pass to Stephen Gallacher. Stephen Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.37
Genta Watanabe knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
83.05
Cristi Nanu controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ivan Bloomer. Ivan Bloomer threads the ball through to Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot shoots from just inside the box but somehow Gonzalo Rivera manages to keep it out.
84.13
Adolfo Marcos threads the ball through to Genta Watanabe. Genta Watanabe knocks the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Marcel Liechti. Marcel Liechti heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.33
Ralph Hitchcock takes it forward alone. Ralph Hitchcock flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Lightfoot. Liam Lightfoot shoots from distance but Gonzalo Rivera is on top of it.
89.25
Genta Watanabe chips the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Johann Lauper manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Michael Hurst clumsily knocks into Marcel Liechti. The referee calls over Michael Hurst and warns him to calm down! Marcel Liechti runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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