Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     AFC BournemouthAFC Bournemouth
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Luís SalgadoL. Salgado60
G
1
G
57Sylvain OakesS. Oakes
Kevin ArmstrongK. Armstrong62
D
2
D
53Matt DichioM. Dichio
John CollymoreJ. Collymore58
D
3
D
52Rainer SeibertR. Seibert
Jose Javier MenendezJ. Menendez58
D
4
D
51Jon LofthouseJ. Lofthouse
Steve RizaS. Riza76
M
5
D
49Alfred ScowcroftA. Scowcroft
Kevin ClelandK. Cleland62
M
6
D
48Peter FlintlockP. Flintlock
Gary BloomerG. Bloomer49
M
7
M
54Lars SachsL. Sachs
Aaron HaynesA. Haynes48
M
8
M
51Sebastian MüllerS. Müller
Jan SchachtJ. Schacht48
M
captain9captain
A
57Bakary BergB. Berg
Nicky PriestleyN. Priestley71
A
10
A
54Moritz GeisM. Geis
Dave MurphyD. Murphy64
A
11
A
53Lee RobsonL. Robson
 
Phil MasonP. Mason58
A
12
M
50Michael UnsworthM. Unsworth
Clive GardnerC. Gardner51
A
13
M
49Gavin VernazzaG. Vernazza
Matthew LawrenceM. Lawrence50
A
14
G
48Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to AFC Bournemouth. A crowd of 3,774 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while AFC Bournemouth appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marcus Scholes.


0.00
AFC Bournemouth start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.09
Jon Lofthouse powers a long ball forward. Bakary Berg knocks the ball forward to Lee Robson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.03
Jan Schacht flicks a high pass forward. Dave Murphy controls it well on his chest. Dave Murphy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
14.09
Sebastian Müller decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Müller knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg flicks the ball with his head. Luís Salgado picks it out of the air!
15.14
Lee Robson comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Menendez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Javier Menendez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.38
Lars Sachs deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Robson. Lee Robson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Luís Salgado who gathers it comfortably.
20.07
Jose Javier Menendez surges forward with the ball. Jose Javier Menendez threads a neat ball through to Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.30
Peter Flintlock flicks a high pass forward. Lars Sachs controls it well on his chest. Lars Sachs flicks a high pass forward. Moritz Geis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Moritz Geis tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
28.25
Jose Javier Menendez breaks forward. Jose Javier Menendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Oakes who gathers it comfortably.
30.42
Sebastian Müller threads a neat ball through to Moritz Geis. Moritz Geis lofts in a cross ball towards Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
36.02
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.22
Sebastian Müller knocks the ball forward to Lee Robson. Lee Robson advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Lee Robson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Luís Salgado had no chance!! Goal for AFC Bournemouth!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Blackburn Rovers appear unchanged since the first half. AFC Bournemouth also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off the second half!
49.25
Gary Bloomer knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy shoots from 25 yards but Sylvain Oakes reads it well. Fabulous stop!
53.16
With some swift thinking, Aaron Haynes plays the ball forward to Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Murphy. Dave Murphy gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's well over the bar!
54.59
Kevin Cleland advances with the ball. Kevin Cleland lofts in a cross ball towards Nicky Priestley. Nicky Priestley whips the ball goalwards with his head. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.30
Sebastian Müller sees Bakary Berg in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bakary Berg knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Armstrong.
60.57
Blackburn Rovers have made 2 substitutions with Clive Gardner replacing John Collymore and Matthew Lawrence replacing Jan Schacht .AFC Bournemouth have made 2 substitutions with Michael Unsworth replacing Rainer Seibert and Gavin Vernazza replacing Lars Sachs .
61.61
Sebastian Müller threads a neat ball through to Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Robson. Lee Robson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.54
Matt Dichio hits it upfield. Moritz Geis knocks in a cross ball towards Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
71.21
Jon Lofthouse flicks a high ball forward to Sebastian Müller who takes it down. Sebastian Müller threads a neat ball through to Bakary Berg. Bakary Berg edges inside the box! Bakary Berg strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Kevin Armstrong steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
77.14
AFC Bournemouth have made a substitution with Paolo Delaney replacing Bakary Berg .
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

AFC Bournemouth
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
27.1%
44.3%
28.6%

Scorers
Lee Robson 44

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Müller of AFC Bournemouth

Match Ratings
1.Luís Salgado (GK)
7
2.Kevin Armstrong (DEF)
7
3.John Collymore (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Menendez (DEF)
8
5.Steve Riza (MID)
7
6.Kevin Cleland (MID)
7
7.Gary Bloomer (MID)
6
8.Aaron Haynes (MID)
6
9.Jan Schacht (MID)
6
10.Nicky Priestley (ATT)
7
11.Dave Murphy (ATT)
6
 
12.Phil Mason (ATT)
0
13.Clive Gardner (ATT)
6
14.Matthew Lawrence (ATT)
6

1.Sylvain Oakes (GK)
6
2.Matt Dichio (DEF)
6
3.Rainer Seibert (DEF)
6
4.Jon Lofthouse (DEF)
6
5.Alfred Scowcroft (DEF)
6
6.Peter Flintlock (DEF)
6
7.Lars Sachs (MID)
7
8.Sebastian Müller (MID)
9
9.Bakary Berg (ATT)
7
10.Moritz Geis (ATT)
6
11.Lee Robson (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
9
 
12.Michael Unsworth (MID)
6
13.Gavin Vernazza (MID)
6
14.Paolo Delaney (GK)
6