Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     Ipswich TownIpswich Town
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Isaiah MorrisI. Morris59
G
1
G
63Michael StandingM. Standing
Jonathan MakinJ. Makin62
D
2
D
74Seth LinekerS. Lineker
Joe HurstJ. Hurst55
D
3
D
66Sandro De SoleS. De Sole
Craig LuzhnyC. Luzhny48
D
4
D
55Carl RankinC. Rankin
Marvin BaileyM. Bailey47
D
5
D
53Danny ThirlwellD. Thirlwell
Norman SmitheN. Smithe71
M
6captain
M
73Liam StockdaleL. Stockdale
Max MannM. Mann62
M
7
M
67Ivan VickersI. Vickers
Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey58
M
8
M
67David NodariD. Nodari
Luke BeresfordL. Beresford58
A
9
A
69Houssin KachloulH. Kachloul
Colin HallC. Hall57
A
10
A
62Marc RummeniggeM. Rummenigge
Anthony KingA. King53
A
captain11
A
54Paul DiakiteP. Diakite
 
Simon BowyerS. Bowyer55
G
12
M
63Garry TelferG. Telfer
Shaun ClarkeS. Clarke54
M
13
M
55Marvin JohnsonM. Johnson
Stan YoungS. Young53
M
14
G
55Carlos KarelseC. Karelse

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Ipswich Town. A crowd of 8,913 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alan Howey.


0.00
The first half starts with Ipswich Town kicking off!
2.25
Danny Thirlwell makes a beautiful solo run. Danny Thirlwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul whips in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.01
Ivan Vickers chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge whips in a cross ball towards Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
14.35
Carl Rankin hacks Colin Hall from behind! Carl Rankin is shown the yellow card! Colin Hall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.30
Seth Lineker sees Liam Stockdale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Liam Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul finds some space and shoots from distance. Isaiah Morris gets down and covers it.
20.55
With a delightful solo run, David Nodari stretches the opposition's defence. David Nodari shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
21.37
Liam Stockdale barges into Anthony Heskey. Liam Stockdale is shown the yellow card! Anthony Heskey hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.39
Ivan Vickers runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ivan Vickers whips in a cross ball towards Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Isaiah Morris didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
26.54
Ivan Vickers makes a probing pass to Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.04
Anthony Heskey passes the ball forward to Colin Hall. Colin Hall knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony King. Anthony King makes a convincing header. Anthony King scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
36.00
Anthony Heskey threads the ball through to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
40.16
Sandro De Sole makes a probing pass to Ivan Vickers. Ivan Vickers plays the ball forward to Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.05
Max Mann threads the ball through to Colin Hall. Colin Hall knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Luke Beresford is offside!
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. Ipswich Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Blackburn Rovers players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off and get the second half underway!
47.19
Norman Smithe sees a break and surges forward. Norman Smithe shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
51.12
Joe Hurst catches Marc Rummenigge on the ankles. The referee calls over Joe Hurst and shows him a yellow card! Marc Rummenigge stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.20
David Nodari makes a simple pass to Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge lofts in a cross ball towards Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.35
Max Mann makes a simple pass to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Thirlwell.
55.52
Carl Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Nodari. David Nodari flicks a high pass forward to Marc Rummenigge who brings the ball under control. Marc Rummenigge knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Luzhny.
60.46
Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Simon Bowyer replacing Marvin Bailey, Shaun Clarke replacing Anthony Heskey and Stan Young replacing Anthony King .
66.28
Craig Luzhny knocks the ball to his team mate, Norman Smithe. Norman Smithe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stan Young. Stan Young lofts in a cross ball towards Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
71.52
Liam Stockdale controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Houssin Kachloul. Houssin Kachloul knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jonathan Makin.
72.41
Stan Young catches Seth Lineker on the ankles. Stan Young is warned by the referee! Seth Lineker runs off the knock.
75.15
Ivan Vickers decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Vickers lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Diakite. Paul Diakite is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.10
Ivan Vickers sees Houssin Kachloul in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Houssin Kachloul whips in a cross ball towards Marc Rummenigge. Marc Rummenigge finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ipswich Town!
81.56
Max Mann flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hall. Colin Hall sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.20
Simon Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Clarke. Shaun Clarke passes the ball forward to Luke Beresford. Luke Beresford passes the ball forward but Stan Young is offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

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

Possession
53.9%
46.1%
Play Area
27.6%
43.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Anthony King 27
Marc Rummenigge 77

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Rummenigge of Ipswich Town

Match Ratings
1.Isaiah Morris (GK)
7
2.Jonathan Makin (DEF)
6
3.Joe Hurst (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Craig Luzhny (DEF)
6
5.Marvin Bailey (DEF)
6
6.Norman Smithe (MID)
7
7.Max Mann (MID)
8
8.Anthony Heskey (MID)
7
9.Luke Beresford (ATT)
6
10.Colin Hall (ATT)
7
11.Anthony King (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Simon Bowyer (GK)
6
13.Shaun Clarke (MID)
6
14.Stan Young (MID)
6

1.Michael Standing (GK)
6
2.Seth Lineker (DEF)
6
3.Sandro De Sole (DEF)
6
4.Carl Rankin (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Danny Thirlwell (DEF)
6
6.Liam Stockdale (MID)yellow card
5
7.Ivan Vickers (MID)
8
8.David Nodari (MID)
7
9.Houssin Kachloul (ATT)
8
10.Marc Rummenigge (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Paul Diakite (ATT)
6
 
12.Garry Telfer (MID)
0
13.Marvin Johnson (MID)
0
14.Carlos Karelse (GK)
0