Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     SunderlandSunderland
Computer Player Computer Player Geoff Sampson Geoff Sampson
Richard TolleyR. Tolley63
G
1captain
G
69Alexander RegnaultA. Regnault
Nick GriffinN. Griffin68
D
2
D
64David JosephD. Joseph
Paolo CadamarteriP. Cadamarteri67
D
3
D
70Duarte SoaresD. Soares
Dominic WhiteD. White61
D
4
D
68Miguel SoaresM. Soares
Matthew FortuneM. Fortune65
M
5
M
60Jose Javier PardoJ. Pardo
Arthur WeaverA. Weaver63
M
6
M
62Jonathan SalmonJ. Salmon
Chris LjungbergC. Ljungberg50
M
7
M
57Paulo PintoP. Pinto
Steven DeaneS. Deane48
M
8
M
62Rio SalakoR. Salako
Matthias ErlerM. Erler71
A
9
A
64Stanley ColeS. Cole
Titus RufusT. Rufus70
A
10
A
68Michael SadaneM. Sadane
Sol WeaverS. Weaver69
A
captain11
A
60Titus FroggattT. Froggatt
 
Eddie MayE. May60
A
12
D
64Stephen BrambleS. Bramble
Laurent TassaliL. Tassali58
D
13
M
65Richard LisbieR. Lisbie
Leon TaylorL. Taylor51
G
14
A
69Dave GilchristD. Gilchrist

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 9,420 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Umberto Tarantino.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers start the match!
3.01
Paulo Pinto hits a low pass to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Stanley Cole is offside!
9.50
Matthew Fortune flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Erler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Erler shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
10.34
Arthur Weaver makes a probing pass to Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
15.02
Jonathan Salmon sees space and advances. Jonathan Salmon plays a scrappy one-two with Titus Froggatt and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jonathan Salmon tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.37
With a delightful solo run, Rio Salako stretches the opposition's defence. Rio Salako passes the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Nick Griffin.
20.56
With vision, Miguel Soares plays the ball forward to Rio Salako. Rio Salako runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rio Salako puts a great ball through. Stanley Cole runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
26.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Paulo Pinto plays the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Michael Sadane provides some space. He shoots at goal. Richard Tolley gets down and covers it.
32.08
Matthew Fortune barges into Paulo Pinto. The referee calls over Matthew Fortune and shows him a yellow card! Paulo Pinto runs off the knock.
34.48
Paulo Pinto threads a neat ball through to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane tries a spectacular long range effort. Richard Tolley gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
36.22
Rio Salako deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole plays a one-two with Michael Sadane and rushes in on goal... Stanley Cole comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Richard Tolley with no chance!! Goal for Sunderland!
39.30
Paulo Pinto takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Jose Javier Pardo. Jose Javier Pardo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt makes a probing pass between the defence to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
42.30
Jonathan Salmon makes an attacking run forward. Jonathan Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
44.17
Arthur Weaver flicks a high pass forward. Matthias Erler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matthias Erler finds some space and shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Alexander Regnault. What a save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Sunderland kick off and get the second half underway!
48.10
Miguel Soares breaks forward. Miguel Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nick Griffin.
51.38
Miguel Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Pinto. Paulo Pinto knocks the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane runs straight at the defence! Michael Sadane comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it is tipped over by Richard Tolley.
55.01
Chris Ljungberg hacks Jose Javier Pardo from behind! The referee calls over Chris Ljungberg and shows him a yellow card! Jose Javier Pardo carries on, but is struggling a bit.
57.21
Jonathan Salmon sees Titus Froggatt in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Titus Froggatt controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
59.49
Jonathan Salmon sees Michael Sadane in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michael Sadane sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Richard Tolley.
60.24
Jonathan Salmon takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Titus Froggatt makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
60.24
Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Eddie May replacing Nick Griffin, Laurent Tassali replacing Steven Deane and Leon Taylor replacing Titus Rufus .
67.34
Jose Javier Pardo sees Michael Sadane in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Michael Sadane plays a one-two with Stanley Cole and rushes in on goal... Michael Sadane tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
71.27
Miguel Soares threads the ball through to Jonathan Salmon. Jonathan Salmon threads a neat ball through to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.42
Jose Javier Pardo knocks the ball forward to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Richard Tolley manages to keep it out.
75.56
David Joseph knocks the ball forward to Paulo Pinto. Paulo Pinto makes a simple pass to Titus Froggatt. Titus Froggatt shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.03
Chris Ljungberg receives the ball from a throw-in from Laurent Tassali. Chris Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward to Leon Taylor who brings the ball under control. Leon Taylor finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
79.31
Jonathan Salmon sees a break and surges forward. Jonathan Salmon plays a scrappy one-two with Titus Froggatt and advances towards the goal... Jonathan Salmon tries a spectacular strike but Richard Tolley is on top of it.
81.56
Jonathan Salmon flicks a high ball forward to Stanley Cole who takes it down. Stanley Cole tries a spectacular long range effort. Richard Tolley gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
84.30
David Joseph makes a strong solo run forward. David Joseph threads a neat ball through to Stanley Cole. Stanley Cole shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.29
Rio Salako hacks Matthew Fortune from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matthew Fortune hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.03
Eddie May plays the ball forward to Chris Ljungberg. Chris Ljungberg threads a neat ball through to Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Regnault who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Paulo Pinto plays the ball forward to Michael Sadane. Michael Sadane kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Cole but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

Sunderland
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
12
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
32.6%
67.4%
Play Area
33.7%
45.3%
20.9%

Scorers
Jonathan Salmon 15
Stanley Cole 36
Titus Froggatt 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jonathan Salmon of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Richard Tolley (GK)
8
2.Nick Griffin (DEF)
6
3.Paolo Cadamarteri (DEF)
6
4.Dominic White (DEF)
6
5.Matthew Fortune (MID)yellow card
5
6.Arthur Weaver (MID)
6
7.Chris Ljungberg (MID)yellow card
6
8.Steven Deane (MID)
6
9.Matthias Erler (ATT)
6
10.Titus Rufus (ATT)
6
11.Sol Weaver (ATT)
6
 
12.Eddie May (ATT)
6
13.Laurent Tassali (DEF)
6
14.Leon Taylor (GK)
6

1.Alexander Regnault (GK)
6
2.David Joseph (DEF)
6
3.Duarte Soares (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Soares (DEF)
6
5.Jose Javier Pardo (MID)
6
6.Jonathan Salmon (MID)goal scored
9
7.Paulo Pinto (MID)
6
8.Rio Salako (MID)yellow card
6
9.Stanley Cole (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Michael Sadane (ATT)
7
11.Titus Froggatt (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Stephen Bramble (DEF)
0
13.Richard Lisbie (MID)
0
14.Dave Gilchrist (ATT)
0