Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Computer Player Computer Player Will Sully Will Sully
Vladimir KeownV. Keown78
G
1
G
76Mustapha CourtoisM. Courtois
Celestine YekiniC. Yekini84
D
2
D
75Darius DefoeD. Defoe
Alex AppiahA. Appiah78
D
3captain
D
77Gregorio HernandezG. Hernandez
Norman HarrisonN. Harrison71
D
4
D
78Santos B.J. RivelinoS. Rivelino
Anthony DichioA. Dichio67
D
5
M
81Carlos AlonsoC. Alonso
Alfred ThirlwellA. Thirlwell78
M
6
M
81Ivan PirriI. Pirri
Gabriel CastroG. Castro73
M
7
M
78Wes JoachimW. Joachim
Julian IzzetJ. Izzet67
M
captain8
M
79Felipe SanchezF. Sanchez
Victor GimenezV. Gimenez75
A
9
A
77Giovanni BaldiG. Baldi
Stephen GemmillS. Gemmill65
A
10
A
77Max BoumaM. Bouma
David HutchisonD. Hutchison51
A
11
A
79Frederico FonsecaF. Fonseca
 
Jamie BrambleJ. Bramble67
G
12
D
80Thomas KienastT. Kienast
Harry McManamanH. McManaman66
D
13
M
79Trevor HallT. Hall
Duncan CaldwellD. Caldwell53
M
14
A
75Nicky OliverN. Oliver

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 20,007 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Middleton.


0.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
Ivan Pirri flicks a high pass forward. Giovanni Baldi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Giovanni Baldi whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso connects with a diving header. Vladimir Keown picks it out of the air!
3.42
Darius Defoe chips the ball to his team mate, Felipe Sanchez. Felipe Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Max Bouma. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi makes a looping header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Giovanni Baldi!
8.17
Alex Appiah passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stephen Gemmill. With vision, Stephen Gemmill plays the ball forward to Alfred Thirlwell. Alfred Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards Victor Gimenez. Victor Gimenez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
14.42
Wes Joachim passes the ball forward to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
15.35
Darius Defoe flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Joachim. With some swift thinking, Wes Joachim plays the ball forward to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Vladimir Keown has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
20.06
Gabriel Castro flicks a high pass forward. Victor Gimenez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Victor Gimenez shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.56
Darius Defoe passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim kicks a strong pass forward to Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.47
Wes Joachim makes a simple pass to Carlos Alonso. Carlos Alonso knocks in a cross ball towards Max Bouma. Alex Appiah catches Max Bouma on the ankles. Max Bouma appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
26.38
Gregorio Hernandez passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim threads a neat ball through to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Baldi. Giovanni Baldi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
32.30
Norman Harrison sees a break and surges forward. Norman Harrison plays a sublime one-two with Stephen Gemmill and races in on goal... Norman Harrison looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
33.37
Ivan Pirri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
40.18
Carlos Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Max Bouma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Max Bouma whips in a cross ball towards Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Vladimir Keown.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest have changed their lineup with Thomas Kienast replacing Santos B.J. Rivelino and Trevor Hall replacing Felipe Sanchez. The Blackburn Rovers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
53.04
Darius Defoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim makes a probing pass to Frederico Fonseca. Frederico Fonseca shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
59.48
Carlos Alonso sweeps the ball up the wings. Trevor Hall whips in a cross ball towards Wes Joachim. Wes Joachim makes a convincing header but it is shockingly off target!
60.36
Nottingham Forest have made a substitution with Nicky Oliver replacing Frederico Fonseca .
61.38
Carlos Alonso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Bouma. Max Bouma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
65.09
Norman Harrison flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Thirlwell collects the pass. Alfred Thirlwell runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alfred Thirlwell knocks in a cross ball towards David Hutchison. David Hutchison whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
71.11
Victor Gimenez hits a low pass to Stephen Gemmill. Stephen Gemmill puts a great ball through. Victor Gimenez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.03
Giovanni Baldi catches Anthony Dichio on the ankles. The referee calls over Giovanni Baldi and warns him to calm down! Anthony Dichio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.00
Gregorio Hernandez runs forward with the ball. Gregorio Hernandez sees Max Bouma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Bouma knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Pirri. Ivan Pirri finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Vladimir Keown had no chance!! Goal for Nottingham Forest!
81.23
Darius Defoe takes it forward alone. Darius Defoe shoots from 20 yards but somehow Vladimir Keown manages to keep it out.
89.53
Julian Izzet plays the ball forward to Alfred Thirlwell. Alfred Thirlwell lofts in a cross ball towards David Hutchison. David Hutchison outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

Nottingham Forest
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.8%
67.2%
Play Area
34.3%
40.3%
25.4%

Scorers
Victor Gimenez 8
Giovanni Baldi 3, 26
Ivan Pirri 15, 78
Frederico Fonseca 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Giovanni Baldi of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Vladimir Keown (GK)
6
2.Celestine Yekini (DEF)
6
3.Alex Appiah (DEF)
6
4.Norman Harrison (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Dichio (DEF)
6
6.Alfred Thirlwell (MID)
7
7.Gabriel Castro (MID)
6
8.Julian Izzet (MID)
6
9.Victor Gimenez (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Stephen Gemmill (ATT)
6
11.David Hutchison (ATT)
6
 
12.Jamie Bramble (GK)
0
13.Harry McManaman (DEF)
0
14.Duncan Caldwell (MID)
0

1.Mustapha Courtois (GK)
6
2.Darius Defoe (DEF)
7
3.Gregorio Hernandez (DEF)
6
4.Santos B.J. Rivelino (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Alonso (MID)
6
6.Ivan Pirri (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Wes Joachim (MID)
7
8.Felipe Sanchez (MID)
6
9.Giovanni Baldi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Max Bouma (ATT)
7
11.Frederico Fonseca (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Thomas Kienast (DEF)
6
13.Trevor Hall (MID)
6
14.Nicky Oliver (ATT)
6