Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Rotherham United | Rotherham United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Britton | A. Britton |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Mervin Salmon | M. Salmon | |||||||||
| Jonathan Benali | J. Benali | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 |  | Callum Gallacher | C. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Adolfo Izquierdo | A. Izquierdo |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 50 | | Teddy Cadamarteri | T. Cadamarteri | |||||||||
| Anthony Fletcher | A. Fletcher | | 47 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Claudio Caminero | C. Caminero | |||||||||
| Joe Power | J. Power | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Nicky Croft | N. Croft | |||||||||
| Simon Riggott | S. Riggott | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | Ralph Mustoe | R. Mustoe | |||||||||
| Liam Fenton | L. Fenton | | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Jody Edwards | J. Edwards | |||||||||
| Alexander Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Danny Dean | D. Dean | |||||||||
| Del Deane | D. Deane | | 58 | A | | 9 | | M | 38 | | Phil Young | P. Young | |||||||||
| Steve Barton | S. Barton | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Ugo Mccann | U. Mccann | |||||||||
| Luke Shearer | L. Shearer | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Paul Kahn | P. Kahn | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 4,798 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.17
0-0Phil Young passes the ball forward to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann whips in a cross ball towards Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
4.50
Joe Power makes a simple pass to Liam Fenton. Liam Fenton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.23
1-0Simon Riggott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton plays a perfect one-two with Del Deane and rushes in on goal... Steve Barton shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.01
1-0Adolfo Izquierdo kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Mervin Salmon.
14.58
1-0Liam Fenton knocks the ball forward to Del Deane. Del Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.05
Adolfo Izquierdo makes a simple pass to Alexander Ferdinand. Alexander Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nicky Croft.
22.31
Liam Fenton chips the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane whips in a cross ball towards Steve Barton. Steve Barton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.43
Joe Power knocks the ball forward to Alexander Ferdinand. Alexander Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane whips in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by Mervin Salmon.
34.21
Nicky Croft knocks the ball forward to Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe passes the ball forward to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.21
Liam Fenton knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Mervin Salmon manages to keep it out.
39.34
2-0Teddy Cadamarteri clumsily knocks into Del Deane. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Del Deane runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Rotherham United kick off and get the second half underway!
47.09
Adolfo Izquierdo flicks the ball to his team mate, Liam Fenton. Liam Fenton flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton lofts in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.40
Nicky Croft deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Mustoe. Ralph Mustoe makes a probing pass to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn makes a probing pass to Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann takes a shot at goal. Alun Britton easily smothers it.
49.31
Liam Fenton decides to run forward with the ball. Liam Fenton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Mervin Salmon manages to gather it comfortably.
51.38
Adolfo Izquierdo makes a probing pass to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott knocks the ball forward to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball towards Del Deane. Del Deane is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.44
Adolfo Izquierdo passes the ball forward to Alexander Ferdinand. Alexander Ferdinand kicks a strong pass forward to Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teddy Cadamarteri.
55.33
Alexander Ferdinand chips the ball to his team mate, Del Deane. Del Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Steve Barton. Steve Barton connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.45
Ralph Mustoe makes a probing pass to Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.41
Liam Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Del Deane. Del Deane knocks in a cross ball towards Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.17
Alexander Ferdinand passes the ball forward to Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.15
Jonathan Benali chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Ferdinand. Alexander Ferdinand threads the ball through to Del Deane. Del Deane knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.26
3-0Simon Riggott flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Deane but the linesman indicates offside!
72.46
Callum Gallacher makes a probing pass to Jody Edwards. Jody Edwards brings the ball forward. Jody Edwards whips in a cross ball towards Paul Kahn. Paul Kahn flicks the ball with his head. Paul Kahn scores for Rotherham United!!
75.50
Phil Young chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Mccann. Ugo Mccann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anthony Fletcher.
79.43
Alexander Ferdinand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Teddy Cadamarteri.
81.32
3-1Adolfo Izquierdo barges into Paul Kahn. Adolfo Izquierdo is warned by the referee! Paul Kahn runs off the knock.
84.05
Anthony Fletcher makes a simple pass to Simon Riggott. Simon Riggott flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.44
Simon Riggott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luke Shearer. Luke Shearer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Barton. Steve Barton rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
Simon Riggott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Steve Barton. Steve Barton knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Teddy Cadamarteri.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.6%
31.4%
Play Area
23.3%
43%
33.7%
Scorers
| Steve Barton 6, 22, 87 Luke Shearer 60 | Paul Kahn 72 |