Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     Northampton TownNorthampton Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luís SalgadoL. Salgado60
G
1
G
49George WatersG. Waters
Kevin ArmstrongK. Armstrong62
D
2
D
58Gareth ProctorG. Proctor
John CollymoreJ. Collymore58
D
captain3
D
55Daniel LofthouseD. Lofthouse
Jose Javier MenendezJ. Menendez58
D
4
D
52Martin Lua-LuaM. Lua-Lua
Titus VassellT. Vassell50
D
5
D
51Mervin McManamanM. McManaman
Steve RizaS. Riza74
M
6
M
53Stefano MarchegianiS. Marchegiani
Pier G. SemioliP. Semioli70
M
7
M
53Mike NichollsM. Nicholls
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland62
M
8
M
47Ugo EustaceU. Eustace
Gary BloomerG. Bloomer49
M
9
A
58Said DitewigS. Ditewig
Nicky PriestleyN. Priestley71
A
10captain
A
49Graeme BeckhamG. Beckham
Dave MurphyD. Murphy64
A
11
A
49Liam MilburnL. Milburn
 
Phil MasonP. Mason57
A
12
D
49Oliver SeelerO. Seeler
Clive GardnerC. Gardner51
A
13
D
45Graham GowerG. Gower
Anthony ButtA. Butt49
D
14
G
44Carl RankinC. Rankin

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Northampton Town. A crowd of 4,473 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Northampton Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Michael Vickers.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the match underway!
2.44
Kevin Cleland darts forward. Kevin Cleland shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.17
Gary Bloomer sees Nicky Priestley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicky Priestley lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy heads the ball goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
16.14
Ugo Eustace hacks Steve Riza from behind! The referee calls over Ugo Eustace and shows him a yellow card! Steve Riza runs off the knock.
18.23
Nicky Priestley clumsily knocks into Mervin McManaman. Nicky Priestley is shown the yellow card! Mervin McManaman hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.44
Kevin Armstrong receives the ball from a throw-in from Jose Javier Menendez. Kevin Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Gary Bloomer. Gary Bloomer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.35
Martin Lua-Lua makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Nicholls. Mike Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Said Ditewig controls it well on his chest. Said Ditewig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.38
Blackburn Rovers are in full control of this game.
28.53
Martin Lua-Lua sweeps the ball up the wings. Liam Milburn whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.20
Nicky Priestley hacks Martin Lua-Lua from behind! The referee warns Nicky Priestley to calm down! Martin Lua-Lua runs off the knock.
44.14
Martin Lua-Lua comes in with a late challenge on Nicky Priestley. The referee calls over Martin Lua-Lua and warns him to calm down! Nicky Priestley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Martin Lua-Lua makes a probing pass to Ugo Eustace. Without breaking stride, Ugo Eustace plays the ball forward to Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig lofts in a cross ball towards Graeme Beckham. Graeme Beckham jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. Northampton Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Northampton Town kicking off!
49.09
Pier G. Semioli flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Priestley controls it well on his chest. Nicky Priestley advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Nicky Priestley provides some space. He shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.41
Stefano Marchegiani passes the ball forward to Said Ditewig. Said Ditewig makes a probing pass to Graeme Beckham but he's offside!
63.24
Kevin Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Dave Murphy holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dave Murphy sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
67.40
Jose Javier Menendez threads a neat ball through to Kevin Cleland. Kevin Cleland makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy knocks the ball forward to Nicky Priestley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.32
Titus Vassell makes a simple pass to Pier G. Semioli. Pier G. Semioli sees space and advances. Pier G. Semioli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
79.54
Kevin Cleland receives the ball from a throw-in from Gary Bloomer. Kevin Cleland hits a low pass to Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Nicky Priestley provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
81.17
Gary Bloomer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
83.42
Martin Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Mike Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Mike Nicholls decides to run forward with the ball. Mike Nicholls advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Mike Nicholls provides some space. He shoots at goal but it rises well off target!
85.26
Kevin Cleland makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.01
Pier G. Semioli threads the ball through to Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gareth Proctor.
90.00
Kevin Armstrong makes a probing pass to Pier G. Semioli. Pier G. Semioli flicks a high ball forward to Nicky Priestley who takes it down. Nicky Priestley finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

Northampton Town
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
21.5%
41.8%
36.7%

Scorers
Pier G. Semioli 75
Nicky Priestley 91

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pier G. Semioli of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Luís Salgado (GK)
6
2.Kevin Armstrong (DEF)
6
3.John Collymore (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Menendez (DEF)
6
5.Titus Vassell (DEF)
7
6.Steve Riza (MID)
6
7.Pier G. Semioli (MID)goal scored
9
8.Kevin Cleland (MID)
8
9.Gary Bloomer (MID)
6
10.Nicky Priestley (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
11.Dave Murphy (ATT)
6
 
12.Phil Mason (ATT)
0
13.Clive Gardner (ATT)
0
14.Anthony Butt (DEF)
0

1.George Waters (GK)
6
2.Gareth Proctor (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Lofthouse (DEF)
6
4.Martin Lua-Lua (DEF)
6
5.Mervin McManaman (DEF)
6
6.Stefano Marchegiani (MID)
6
7.Mike Nicholls (MID)
7
8.Ugo Eustace (MID)yellow card
5
9.Said Ditewig (ATT)
6
10.Graeme Beckham (ATT)
6
11.Liam Milburn (ATT)
6
 
12.Oliver Seeler (DEF)
0
13.Graham Gower (DEF)
0
14.Carl Rankin (GK)
0