Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Aston Villa | Aston Villa | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Zoltan Dehu | Z. Dehu |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Don Johnstone | D. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Jermaine Barmby | J. Barmby |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 79 | | Laurent Courtois | L. Courtois | |||||||||
| Patricio Ortega | P. Ortega |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Tony Bridges | T. Bridges | |||||||||
| Terry Carter | T. Carter | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Ralph Prior | R. Prior | |||||||||
| Ian Minto | I. Minto | | 74 | M | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Brian Harley | B. Harley | |||||||||
| Bakary Friedmann | B. Friedmann |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Carl Fenton | C. Fenton | |||||||||
| Tiago Faria | T. Faria |  | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Alun Windass | A. Windass | |||||||||
| Mark Beckham | M. Beckham | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Cedric Assou | C. Assou | |||||||||
| Terry Oliver | T. Oliver | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Ruel Dixon | R. Dixon | |||||||||
| Ivan Shearer | I. Shearer | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Thierry Seaman | T. Seaman | |||||||||
| Ruel Carter | R. Carter | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Ian Windass | I. Windass | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Aston Villa. A crowd of 17,470 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Aston Villa appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Aston Villa kicking off!
2.31
0-1Tony Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alun Windass. Alun Windass makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thierry Seaman. Thierry Seaman goes all the way! Thierry Seaman makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Thierry Seaman!
10.27
Bakary Friedmann passes the ball forward to Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's there!! Don Johnstone has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
14.10
1-1Bakary Friedmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Shearer. Ivan Shearer flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.12
1-1Thierry Seaman barges into Patricio Ortega. The referee calls over Thierry Seaman and warns him to calm down! Patricio Ortega runs off the knock.
22.53
1-1Alun Windass makes a probing pass to Ruel Dixon. Ruel Dixon knocks in a cross ball towards Thierry Seaman. Thierry Seaman directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
26.41
Bakary Friedmann makes a simple pass to Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Oliver. Terry Oliver heads the ball goalwards. Don Johnstone easily picks it out of the air!
27.35
1-1Laurent Courtois makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cedric Assou. Cedric Assou flicks the ball to his team mate, Ian Windass. Ian Windass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thierry Seaman but the linesman indicates offside!
28.10
1-1Alun Windass comes in with a late challenge on Bakary Friedmann. The referee calls over Alun Windass and shows him a yellow card! Bakary Friedmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.31
Tiago Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Terry Oliver. Terry Oliver is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Don Johnstone manages to gather it comfortably.
34.19
Alun Windass knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Seaman. Thierry Seaman shoots from outside the area. Zoltan Dehu easily smothers it.
36.10
Bakary Friedmann threads the ball through to Terry Oliver. Terry Oliver goes all the way! Terry Oliver takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Don Johnstone had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
45.00
Tiago Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Terry Oliver. Terry Oliver heads the ball goalwards but Don Johnstone is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers kick off!
48.01
Patricio Ortega passes the ball forward to Ian Minto. Ian Minto surges forward with the ball. Ian Minto makes a simple pass to Ivan Shearer. Ivan Shearer shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.04
Bakary Friedmann makes a probing pass to Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter shoots from distance. Don Johnstone easily smothers it.
55.00
Tony Bridges brings the ball forward. Tony Bridges kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Dixon. Ruel Dixon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Zoltan Dehu easily smothers it!
57.02
Alun Windass knocks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Seaman. Thierry Seaman shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
60.35
Alun Windass brings the ball forward. Alun Windass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruel Dixon but the linesman indicates offside!
61.18
Alun Windass makes a probing pass to Ian Windass. Ian Windass shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.15
Laurent Courtois makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alun Windass. Alun Windass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thierry Seaman. Thierry Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Dixon. Ruel Dixon cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Zoltan Dehu had no chance!! Goal for Aston Villa!
69.01
Alun Windass makes a simple pass to Ian Windass. Ian Windass goes all the way! Ian Windass shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
73.12
Terry Carter makes a simple pass to Bakary Friedmann. Bakary Friedmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Shearer. Ivan Shearer heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.22
Ian Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Shearer. Ivan Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.31
3-2Patricio Ortega knocks the ball forward to Bakary Friedmann. Bakary Friedmann makes a simple pass to Ivan Shearer. Ivan Shearer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Johnstone who gathers it comfortably.
84.44
Jermaine Barmby threads the ball through to Ian Minto. Ian Minto decides to run forward with the ball. Ian Minto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
85.24
Tiago Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Terry Oliver. Terry Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Carter. Ruel Carter flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Don Johnstone had no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ruel Carter 10, 77, 85 Terry Oliver 36 | Thierry Seaman 2 Ruel Dixon 66 |