Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Oldham Athletic. A crowd of 4,244 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Oldham Athletic appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the first half underway!
2.15
Trevor Goldberg chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Lua-Lua. Julian Lua-Lua kicks a strong pass forward to Arnauld Hodouto. Arnauld Hodouto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
4.38
Paul Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton whips in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.41
Nick Wilson surges forward with the ball. Nick Wilson plays a perfect one-two with Arnauld Hodouto and rushes in on goal... Nick Wilson takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.17
Morris Smith threads the ball through to Steve Barton. Steve Barton shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
20.22
Matthew Chadwick chips the ball to his team mate, Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.23
Adolfo Izquierdo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
24.41
Nwankwo Ferdinand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Youl Marche. Youl Marche knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Fenton who gathers it comfortably.
32.46
Paul Hendry makes a simple pass to Del Deane. Del Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Keane.
33.37
Morris Smith knocks the ball forward to Del Deane. Del Deane whips in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.57
Billy Keane flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Mcallister. Don Mcallister sees a break and surges forward. Don Mcallister knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Benali.
36.33
Adolfo Izquierdo threads the ball through to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry makes a simple pass to Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.55
Matthew Chadwick makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Barton. Steve Barton whips in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.40
Oldham Athletic are easily keeping Blackburn Rovers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Oldham Athletic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.23
Paul Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Del Deane. Del Deane finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Francis Parker manages to keep it out.
48.14
Adolfo Izquierdo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks the ball forward to Del Deane. Del Deane cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.06
Trevor Goldberg clumsily knocks into Steve Barton. Trevor Goldberg is warned by the referee! Steve Barton hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.15
Matthew Chadwick knocks the ball forward to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.36
Matthew Chadwick flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Francis Parker easily smothers it.
67.08
Nwankwo Ferdinand makes a simple pass to Arnauld Hodouto. Arnauld Hodouto shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Jonathan Fenton easily smothers it!
69.16
Don Mcallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Hodouto. Arnauld Hodouto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonathan Fenton who gathers it comfortably.
73.34
Adolfo Izquierdo sees space and advances. Adolfo Izquierdo makes a probing pass to Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer flicks the ball with his head. Luke Shearer scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
78.30
Matthew Chadwick catches Nick Wilson on the ankles. The referee calls over Matthew Chadwick and shows him a yellow card! Nick Wilson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.39
Matthew Chadwick flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Trevor Goldberg.
84.22
Matthew Chadwick hacks Nick Wilson from behind! Matthew Chadwick is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Nick Wilson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.02
Jonathan Benali clumsily knocks into Don Mcallister. The referee calls over Jonathan Benali and shows him a yellow card! Don Mcallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Del Deane of Blackburn Rovers
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
26.7%
44.2%
29.1%

Scorers