Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
James HayesJames Hayes Dimitri Bocharov Dimitri Bocharov
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
77Ralph BrittonR. Britton
Dietmar GleisensteinD. Gleisenstein74
D
2
D
73Trevor DraperT. Draper
Rainer HankeR. Hanke69
D
3
D
70Andy EhioguA. Ehiogu
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt73
D
4
D
71Alistair MiddletonA. Middleton
Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes80
M
5
D
72Ian ChristieI. Christie
Mario SamsonM. Samson81
M
captain6
M
82Peter McManamanP. McManaman
Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher82
M
7
M
89Francis MarsdenF. Marsden
Quim RamosQ. Ramos75
M
8
M
83Robert EustaceR. Eustace
Kenichi KobayashiK. Kobayashi83
A
9
A
77Matthew GyanM. Gyan
Ronnie GallagherR. Gallagher73
A
10captain
A
81Pascal SchefflerP. Scheffler
Andy HarleyA. Harley78
A
11
A
77Martin ParkerM. Parker
 
Matteo MaterazziM. Materazzi65
D
12
M
77Jamie SalmonJ. Salmon
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
13
A
76Tommy DeaneT. Deane
Edgar NunesE. Nunes73
A
14
D
71Steven PowerS. Power

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 18,316 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Hapgood.


0.00
Millwall start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.26
Andy Ehiogu knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden knocks the ball forward to Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.35
Ian Christie runs forward with the ball. Ian Christie flicks a high pass forward. Robert Eustace holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robert Eustace knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dietmar Gleisenstein.
8.00
Peter McManaman chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Kubilay Özalan.
9.40
Corner kick to Blackburn Rovers. Francis Marsden chips it to the near post. Ronnie Gallagher chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
12.37
Fredrik Scholes hits a low pass to Mario Samson. Mario Samson plays a one-two with Dean Thatcher and advances towards the goal... Mario Samson cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but somehow Trevor Draper happens to be in the right place to block it.
14.48
With a delightful solo run, Peter McManaman stretches the opposition's defence. Peter McManaman lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Gyan. Matthew Gyan shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Kubilay Özalan picks it out of the air!
20.32
Trevor Draper makes a probing pass to Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler knocks in a cross ball towards Matthew Gyan. Matthew Gyan outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it misses the target by a large margin!
21.01
Rainer Hanke flicks a high pass forward. Dean Thatcher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dean Thatcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Harley. Andy Harley makes a convincing header but it is tipped over by Ralph Britton.
22.27
Kenichi Kobayashi takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Andy Harley strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
24.01
Martin Parker hacks Dietmar Gleisenstein from behind! Martin Parker is given a warning by the referee! Dietmar Gleisenstein hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.33
Andy Ehiogu makes a probing pass to Alistair Middleton. Alistair Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Samson.
38.21
Robert Eustace threads the ball through to Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.07
Pascal Scheffler flicks a high ball forward to Matthew Gyan who takes it down. Matthew Gyan knocks in a cross ball towards Robert Eustace. Robert Eustace flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Kubilay Özalan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Millwall players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off the second half!
47.49
Dietmar Gleisenstein knocks the ball forward to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Andy Harley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Harley knocks in a cross ball towards Kenichi Kobayashi. Kenichi Kobayashi makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
49.31
Robert Eustace makes an attacking run forward. Robert Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Matthew Gyan. Matthew Gyan rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
54.19
Francis Marsden makes a simple pass to Pascal Scheffler. Pascal Scheffler whips in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker rises majestically and gets a header on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
55.07
Eirik Soltvedt flicks a high pass forward. Dean Thatcher collects the pass. Dean Thatcher makes an attacking run forward. Dean Thatcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.26
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Hauke Matthäus replacing Mario Samson and Edgar Nunes replacing Kenichi Kobayashi .
63.52
Eirik Soltvedt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Harley. Andy Harley shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ralph Britton manages to gather it easily.
69.46
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
71.46
Matthew Gyan makes a simple pass to Martin Parker. Martin Parker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.23
Dietmar Gleisenstein flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Scholes collects the pass. Fredrik Scholes makes a simple pass to Andy Harley. Andy Harley shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Ralph Britton smothers it!
73.16
With imagination, Robert Eustace picks a pass forward to Martin Parker. Martin Parker tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
75.56
Alistair Middleton knocks the ball to his team mate, Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden knocks the ball forward to Robert Eustace. Robert Eustace whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Gyan. Matthew Gyan heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
77.06
Millwall have made a substitution with Matteo Materazzi replacing Rainer Hanke .Blackburn Rovers have made a substitution with Tommy Deane replacing Pascal Scheffler .
78.12
Showing composure, Alistair Middleton laces a through ball forward to Peter McManaman. Peter McManaman threads the ball through to Martin Parker. Martin Parker whips in a cross ball towards Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is deflected wide by Dietmar Gleisenstein.
83.55
Francis Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Parker. Martin Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kubilay Özalan with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
89.56
Alistair Middleton makes a beautiful solo run. Alistair Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Gyan. Matthew Gyan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
26.3%
73.7%
Play Area
34.2%
42.1%
23.7%

Scorers
Robert Eustace 42
Martin Parker 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Robert Eustace of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Dietmar Gleisenstein (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Hanke (DEF)
6
4.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
6
6.Mario Samson (MID)
6
7.Dean Thatcher (MID)
6
8.Quim Ramos (MID)
6
9.Kenichi Kobayashi (ATT)
6
10.Ronnie Gallagher (ATT)
6
11.Andy Harley (ATT)
7
 
12.Matteo Materazzi (DEF)
6
13.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)
6

1.Ralph Britton (GK)
8
2.Trevor Draper (DEF)
6
3.Andy Ehiogu (DEF)
6
4.Alistair Middleton (DEF)
7
5.Ian Christie (DEF)
6
6.Peter McManaman (MID)
7
7.Francis Marsden (MID)
8
8.Robert Eustace (MID)goal scored
9
9.Matthew Gyan (ATT)
8
10.Pascal Scheffler (ATT)
6
11.Martin Parker (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jamie Salmon (MID)
0
13.Tommy Deane (ATT)
6
14.Steven Power (DEF)
0