Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New York Stadium where Rotherham United play host to Blackburn Rovers. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Rotherham United and Blackburn Rovers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
4.24
Fabiano Anaclerio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Woodcock. Alistair Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marvin Murray.
6.06
Stephen Makin knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Bramble. Jody Bramble plays a perfect one-two with Miguel Andrade and rushes in on goal... Jody Bramble cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Jody Bramble scores for Rotherham United!!
10.49
Clive Davies threads the ball through to Kieron Clarke. Kieron Clarke makes a probing pass to Damien Tiler. Damien Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Alistair Woodcock. Alistair Woodcock flicks the ball with his head. Alistair Woodcock scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
15.30
Damien Tiler catches Marvin Murray on the ankles. Damien Tiler is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Murray hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.01
Gary Green knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Bramble. Jody Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Barmby. Darius Barmby takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
28.08
Clive Davies hoofs the ball up the pitch. John Gemmell plays a perfect one-two with Alistair Woodcock and rushes in on goal... John Gemmell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by George Flintlock!
32.06
Sylvain Gallagher passes the ball forward to Sylvain Pearce. Sylvain Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Jody Bramble. Jody Bramble controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.49
Ramon De Romijn knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Andrade. Miguel Andrade shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Dambou Wimbée manages to gather it comfortably.
34.57
Stephen Makin hacks Fabiano Anaclerio from behind! Stephen Makin is given a warning by the referee! Fabiano Anaclerio gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
36.25
Stephen Makin kicks a strong pass forward to Darius Barmby. Darius Barmby knocks the ball forward to Jody Bramble but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.07
Ramon De Romijn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jody Bramble. Jody Bramble threads the ball through to Miguel Andrade but he's offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.10
Fabiano Anaclerio clumsily knocks into Sylvain Pearce. Fabiano Anaclerio is given a warning by the referee! Sylvain Pearce hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.47
Norman Coppinger sees space and advances. Norman Coppinger flicks the ball to his team mate, Damien Tiler. Damien Tiler goes all the way! Damien Tiler rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
61.41
Fabiano Anaclerio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Damien Tiler. Damien Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Alistair Woodcock. Alistair Woodcock heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
67.47
Damien Tiler hacks Sylvain Gallagher from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sylvain Gallagher stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.54
Jody Bramble barges into Nigel Mcgreal. Jody Bramble is shown the yellow card! Nigel Mcgreal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.23
Sylvain Pearce makes a probing pass to Miguel Andrade. Miguel Andrade shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
77.26
Norman Coppinger kicks a strong pass forward to Del Jeffers. Del Jeffers kicks a strong pass forward to John Gemmell. John Gemmell plays a perfect one-two with Damien Tiler and rushes in on goal... John Gemmell shoots from just inside the box. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.13
Ramon De Romijn passes the ball forward to Miguel Andrade. Miguel Andrade tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.01
Del Jeffers brings the ball forward. Del Jeffers shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
85.57
Blackburn Rovers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Marvin Murray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Makin. Stephen Makin threads the ball through to Miguel Andrade. Miguel Andrade sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Damien Tiler of Blackburn Rovers

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 2 vs 4
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 3
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 56.0606060606061 vs 43.9393939393939
Play Area
Home team third: 25.76%, Midfield: 45.45%, Away team third: 28.79%