Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Oxford United | Oxford United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicky Guppy | N. Guppy |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Richard Banks | R. Banks | |||||||||
| Carl Fowler | C. Fowler | | 46 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Alun Impey | A. Impey | |||||||||
| Robert Thompson | R. Thompson | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Simon Howells | S. Howells | |||||||||
| Ross Roberts | R. Roberts | | 34 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | David Jack | D. Jack | |||||||||
| Adrian Matthews | A. Matthews | | 30 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Brendan Harrison | B. Harrison | |||||||||
| Dion Davis | D. Davis | | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Steve Impey | S. Impey | |||||||||
| John Taylor | J. Taylor | | 44 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Thierry Palmer | T. Palmer | |||||||||
| Kieron Minto | K. Minto | | 43 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Wayne Richards | W. Richards | |||||||||
| Nigel Fletcher | N. Fletcher | | 50 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Ian Beckham | I. Beckham | |||||||||
| Ronnie Terry | R. Terry | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Eoin Tiler | E. Tiler | |||||||||
| Steven Gerrard | S. Gerrard | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Marcus Hapgood | M. Hapgood | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play Oxford United in this Inter Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Oxford United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Oxford United kicking off!
3.07
0-1Thierry Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
6.01
0-1Carl Fowler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dion Davis. Dion Davis brings the ball forward. Dion Davis shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Richard Banks!
9.54
0-1Simon Howells threads the ball through to Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.36
Ross Roberts controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Taylor. John Taylor knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
16.26
0-1Simon Howells surges forward with the ball. Simon Howells controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carl Fowler.
18.53
0-1Marcus Hapgood comes in with a late challenge on Carl Fowler. Marcus Hapgood is warned by the referee! Carl Fowler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.22
Steve Impey makes a simple pass to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood heads the ball goalwards. It's there!! Nicky Guppy has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.35
Wayne Richards brings the ball forward. Wayne Richards knocks in a cross ball towards Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
36.33
0-2Ronnie Terry catches Brendan Harrison on the ankles. Ronnie Terry is warned by the referee! Brendan Harrison carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.16
Kieron Minto flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Brendan Harrison.
42.16
Kieron Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
44.01
Ross Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Davis. Dion Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Richard Banks easily smothers it!
45.00
Thierry Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood shoots from distance but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.26
Kieron Minto kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
49.24
Thierry Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicky Guppy who gathers it comfortably.
51.26
Adrian Matthews knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Minto. Kieron Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.27
Ross Roberts flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Minto. Kieron Minto decides to run forward with the ball. Kieron Minto shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.34
Ross Roberts advances with the ball. Ross Roberts kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.48
0-2Blackburn Rovers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Oxford United's defence.
60.00
Marcus Hapgood comes in with a late challenge on Robert Thompson. Marcus Hapgood is given another warning by the referee! Robert Thompson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.36
David Jack kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Impey. Steve Impey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood plays a perfect one-two with Ian Beckham and rushes in on goal... Marcus Hapgood takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
66.19
Dion Davis flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
67.56
Steve Impey flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ross Roberts.
71.16
Robert Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Davis. Dion Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
72.31
Steve Impey knocks the ball to his team mate, Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
73.02
Thierry Palmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham lofts in a cross ball towards Marcus Hapgood. Marcus Hapgood powers a header at goal. It's there!! Nicky Guppy has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.38
Thierry Palmer surges forward with the ball. Thierry Palmer chips the ball to his team mate, Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.51
Wayne Richards controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler whips in a cross ball towards Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.42
David Jack makes a beautiful solo run. David Jack knocks the ball forward to Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
87.38
Steve Impey makes a simple pass to Ian Beckham. Ian Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicky Guppy who gathers it comfortably.
89.03
Brendan Harrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Wayne Richards. Wayne Richards makes a simple pass to Eoin Tiler. Eoin Tiler shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Nicky Guppy.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ian Beckham 3 Marcus Hapgood 26, 73 |