Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Shrewsbury Town. A crowd of 2,949 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Shrewsbury Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off the first half!
2.11
Nigel Ball makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Barton. Luke Barton whips in a cross ball towards Graham Windass. Graham Windass powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Nicky Guppy.
3.14
Carl Fowler makes a probing pass to Dion Davis. Dion Davis makes a beautiful solo run. Dion Davis lofts in a cross ball towards Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
6.51
Ronnie Standing sweeps the ball long. Graham Windass goes all the way! Graham Windass shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
8.23
Nigel Ball sees space and advances. Nigel Ball shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
14.56
Kieron Minto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Fletcher. Nigel Fletcher is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ross Patterson easily picks it out of the air!
18.06
Alberto Keane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dion Davis. Dion Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Fenton. Nigel Fenton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Ross Patterson.
20.27
Nigel Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Windass. Graham Windass shoots from distance. Nicky Guppy easily smothers it.
21.55
Nicholas Best makes a simple pass to Graham Windass. Graham Windass shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.45
Arthur Youds knocks the ball to his team mate, Graham Windass. Graham Windass whips in a cross ball towards Luke Barton. Luke Barton powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.07
Darren Williams flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Lampard. Jermaine Lampard kicks a strong pass forward to Graham Windass. Graham Windass shoots from distance but somehow Nicky Guppy manages to keep it out.
36.37
Jermaine Lampard chips the ball to his team mate, Graham Windass. Graham Windass knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.47
Robert Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kieron Minto. Kieron Minto makes a simple pass to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Ross Patterson manages to gather it comfortably.
39.15
Craig Coppinger knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Ball. Nigel Ball knocks the ball forward to Luke Barton. Luke Barton shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.04
John Taylor makes a simple pass to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry goes all the way! Ronnie Terry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
42.43
Arthur Youds makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luke Barton. Luke Barton shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Dion Davis kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off the second half!
51.29
Alberto Keane sees space and advances. Alberto Keane flicks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.47
John Taylor threads the ball through to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Fenton. Nigel Fenton directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.16
Matt Gilchrist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kieron Minto. Kieron Minto makes a simple pass to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
67.38
Kieron Minto catches Nicholas Best on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nicholas Best hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.35
Kieron Minto chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Fenton. Nigel Fenton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ronnie Terry!
72.57
Nigel Ball clumsily knocks into John Taylor. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Taylor runs off the knock.
75.54
Carl Fowler advances with the ball. Carl Fowler knocks the ball forward to Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
79.55
Robert Thompson kicks a strong pass forward to Dion Davis. Dion Davis takes it forward alone. Dion Davis shoots from long range. It's there!! Ross Patterson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.05
Shrewsbury Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
89.37
Robert Thompson passes the ball forward to Kieron Minto. Kieron Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Terry. Ronnie Terry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ross Patterson who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Craig Coppinger chips the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Lampard. Jermaine Lampard makes a beautiful solo run. Jermaine Lampard finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Ronnie Terry of Blackburn Rovers
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
5
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.3%
52.7%
Play Area
29.7%
44%
26.4%