Match Report
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 9,236 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Barnsley are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Barnsley get the match underway!
4.50
0-0Liam Cole clumsily knocks into Brynjar Gunnlaugsson. Liam Cole is given a warning by the referee! Brynjar Gunnlaugsson runs off the knock.
9.29
0-0Stefan Dumitru Hagi knocks the ball forward to Scott Young. Scott Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland plays a perfect one-two with Petre Lazar and rushes in on goal... Phil Kirkland takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
10.16
1-0Yacine Bouzidi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Youds. Chris Youds powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.05
1-0Brynjar Gunnlaugsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland shoots from 25 yards. Billy Fletcher easily smothers it.
20.57
Matt Goodwin flicks the ball to his team mate, George Dichio. George Dichio whips in a cross ball towards Chris Youds. Chris Youds is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.10
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson kicks a strong pass forward to Said Zegers. Said Zegers whips in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
22.29
1-0Malcolm Mcgreal makes a probing pass to Matt Goodwin. Matt Goodwin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Youds. Chris Youds knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Egutu Afolabi who gathers it comfortably.
26.54
Joe Grimandi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marek Lato. Marek Lato makes a probing pass to Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.04
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.14
Spencer Konchesky sees space and advances. Spencer Konchesky controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.01
Spencer Konchesky knocks the ball forward to Chris Youds. Chris Youds knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.27
2-0Stefan Dumitru Hagi hacks Chris Youds from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Youds hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.51
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson clumsily knocks into Liam Cole. Brynjar Gunnlaugsson is given a warning by the referee! Liam Cole stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.41
Alexandru Zeklos threads the ball through to Scott Young. Scott Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.06
Marek Lato clumsily knocks into Matt Goodwin. Marek Lato is given a warning by the referee! Matt Goodwin stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Gareth Montague deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Goodwin. Matt Goodwin knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Youds. Chris Youds whips in a cross ball towards Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off!
47.19
Matt Goodwin brings the ball forward. Matt Goodwin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.42
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson knocks the ball to his team mate, Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Billy Fletcher.
61.50
Malcolm Mcgreal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Liam Cole. Liam Cole advances with the ball. Liam Cole lofts in a cross ball towards George Dichio. George Dichio powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
65.27
Brynjar Gunnlaugsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Said Zegers. Said Zegers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.29
Liam Cole makes a simple pass to George Dichio. George Dichio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.49
Joe Grimandi threads the ball through to Marek Lato. Marek Lato knocks the ball forward to Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.50
Scott Young makes a simple pass to Said Zegers. Said Zegers lofts in a cross ball towards Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Billy Fletcher had no chance!! Goal for Barnsley!
77.40
Spencer Konchesky makes a probing pass to Carl Cutler. Carl Cutler whips in a cross ball towards George Dichio. George Dichio heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.12
Marvin Mendonca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Petre Lazar. Petre Lazar knocks in a cross ball towards Phil Kirkland. Phil Kirkland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Billy Fletcher manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
22.9%
52.9%
24.3%
Scorers
| Chris Youds 10 Carl Cutler 30 Matt Goodwin 47 | Petre Lazar 72 |