Match Report


Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers     Port ValePort Vale
Computer Player Computer Player Darren Coggins Darren Coggins
Jonas BierhoffJ. Bierhoff69
G
1
G
55Gregorio MarcosG. Marcos
Abel NevesA. Neves69
D
2
D
49Andy TelferA. Telfer
Ricardo AndresR. Andres67
D
captain3
D
45Adam GoodwinA. Goodwin
Brenny StroeveB. Stroeve63
D
4
D
57Bill BaileyB. Bailey
Edgar PostigaE. Postiga51
D
5
D
48Bruno SantosB. Santos
Arturo RamirezA. Ramirez73
M
6
M
43Nick PlowrightN. Plowright
Mark TalanM. Talan68
M
7
M
54Samir MasurS. Masur
Craig HendryC. Hendry56
M
8
M
57Arthur RipleyA. Ripley
Alassan DaboA. Dabo73
A
9
M
54Danijel PardeilhanD. Pardeilhan
Artur LopesA. Lopes69
A
10captain
A
54Carl JohnsonC. Johnson
Stuart WainwrightS. Wainwright45
A
11
A
56Michael WardM. Ward
 
Warren PearsonW. Pearson42
D
12
D
45Darren WiltordD. Wiltord
Alan PallisterA. Pallister41
M
13
M
39Rio CooperR. Cooper
Greg JosephG. Joseph34
M
14
A
52Torsten HamannT. Hamann

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Port Vale. A crowd of 4,746 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Port Vale appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Noel Robinson.


0.00
Blackburn Rovers kick off the first half!
2.29
With vision, Ricardo Andres picks a pass forward to Brenny Stroeve. Brenny Stroeve changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Brenny Stroeve finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
9.31
Arthur Ripley barges into Abel Neves. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abel Neves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.07
Mark Talan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Mark Talan controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Mark Talan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Gregorio Marcos easily gets down and covers it.
16.16
Mark Talan threads the ball through to Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Gregorio Marcos!
21.18
Edgar Postiga sees Mark Talan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mark Talan makes a probing pass to Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez threads a neat, attacking ball through to Stuart Wainwright. Adam Goodwin hacks Stuart Wainwright from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
22.19
Artur Lopes clumsily knocks into Samir Masur. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samir Masur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.45
Ricardo Andres kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
44.04
Michael Ward makes a simple pass to Samir Masur. Samir Masur finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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

45.00
The second half starts with Port Vale kicking off!
53.53
Edgar Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry makes a probing pass to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
55.33
Bruno Santos makes a probing pass to Samir Masur. Samir Masur chips the ball to his team mate, Carl Johnson. Carl Johnson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jonas Bierhoff who gathers it comfortably.
57.16
Ricardo Andres makes a simple pass to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry advances with the ball. Craig Hendry advances inside the box! Craig Hendry muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Craig Hendry scores for Blackburn Rovers!!
60.25
Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Warren Pearson replacing Edgar Postiga, Alan Pallister replacing Mark Talan and Greg Joseph replacing Artur Lopes .
61.26
Ricardo Andres hits a low pass to Alan Pallister. Alan Pallister plays the ball forward to Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright plays a scrappy one-two with Alassan Dabo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Stuart Wainwright tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
77.18
Port Vale have made 3 substitutions with Torsten Hamann replacing Carl Johnson, Rio Cooper replacing Arthur Ripley and Darren Wiltord replacing Andy Telfer .
78.21
Craig Hendry barges into Samir Masur. Craig Hendry is shown the yellow card! Samir Masur stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.39
Ricardo Andres knocks the ball to his team mate, Greg Joseph. Greg Joseph whips in a cross ball towards Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry makes a deft header. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Blackburn Rovers are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
81.30
Stuart Wainwright chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
84.12
Bill Bailey brings the ball forward. Bill Bailey threads the ball through to Michael Ward. Michael Ward shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
87.35
Abel Neves runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Abel Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Gregorio Marcos. Excellent save.
89.06
Alan Pallister hacks Rio Cooper from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rio Cooper gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Blackburn Rovers

Port Vale
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
22.7%
49.3%
28%

Scorers
Craig Hendry 57
Stuart Wainwright 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Hendry of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Bierhoff (GK)
6
2.Abel Neves (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Andres (DEF)
8
4.Brenny Stroeve (DEF)
6
5.Edgar Postiga (DEF)
6
6.Arturo Ramirez (MID)
6
7.Mark Talan (MID)
7
8.Craig Hendry (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Alassan Dabo (ATT)
6
10.Artur Lopes (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Stuart Wainwright (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Warren Pearson (DEF)
6
13.Alan Pallister (MID)yellow card
5
14.Greg Joseph (MID)
6

1.Gregorio Marcos (GK)
7
2.Andy Telfer (DEF)
6
3.Adam Goodwin (DEF)
6
4.Bill Bailey (DEF)
7
5.Bruno Santos (DEF)
6
6.Nick Plowright (MID)
6
7.Samir Masur (MID)
6
8.Arthur Ripley (MID)yellow card
6
9.Danijel Pardeilhan (MID)
6
10.Carl Johnson (ATT)
6
11.Michael Ward (ATT)
6
 
12.Darren Wiltord (DEF)
6
13.Rio Cooper (MID)
6
14.Torsten Hamann (ATT)
6