Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Hull City | Hull City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jonas Bierhoff | J. Bierhoff |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Jan Eberle | J. Eberle | |||||||||
| Abel Neves | A. Neves |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Nicky Batty | N. Batty | |||||||||
| Ricardo Andres | R. Andres |  | 67 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 51 | | Ian Potts | I. Potts | |||||||
| Brenny Stroeve | B. Stroeve |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 47 | | Daniel Weaver | D. Weaver | |||||||||
| Edgar Postiga | E. Postiga | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 41 | | Ricardo Teixeira | R. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Arturo Ramirez | A. Ramirez | | 73 | M | | 6 | | D | 41 | | Jacob Bower | J. Bower | |||||||||
| Mark Talan | M. Talan | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Vasco Neves | V. Neves | |||||||||
| Craig Hendry | C. Hendry |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 | | Titus Stuart | T. Stuart | |||||||||
| Alassan Dabo | A. Dabo |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Stephen Peters | S. Peters | |||||||||
| Artur Lopes | A. Lopes | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 |  | Amedeo Bia | A. Bia | |||||||||
| Stuart Wainwright | S. Wainwright | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 46 | | Mike Dichio | M. Dichio | |||||||||
| Warren Pearson | W. Pearson | | 42 | D | | 12 | | M | 55 | | John Rankin | J. Rankin | |||||||||
| Alan Pallister | A. Pallister | | 41 | M | | 13 | | M | 47 | | Rodolfo Guerrero | R. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Greg Joseph | G. Joseph | | 34 | M | | 14 | | G | 47 | | Ronnie Cutler | R. Cutler | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Hull City. A crowd of 4,770 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Blackburn Rovers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hull City appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jamie Hackworth.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Blackburn Rovers kick off!
4.06
0-0With imagination, Brenny Stroeve plays the ball forward to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry threads a neat ball through to Alassan Dabo. Alassan Dabo kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Wainwright but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.54
0-0Ricardo Andres knocks the ball forward to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry plays a quick one-two with Alassan Dabo and rushes in on goal... Craig Hendry rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Titus Stuart. Excellent block.
30.55
0-0Amedeo Bia threads the ball through to Mike Dichio. Mike Dichio finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
32.30
0-0Edgar Postiga sees space and advances. Edgar Postiga darts forward. Edgar Postiga plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Lopes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Edgar Postiga muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.20
0-0Ian Potts flicks a high pass forward. Mike Dichio holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Dichio flicks a high pass forward. Amedeo Bia collects the pass. Amedeo Bia knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Edgar Postiga.
34.39
Mark Talan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mark Talan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.41
1-0Abel Neves sees space and advances. Abel Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez rushes past Jacob Bower! Some good footwork from Arturo Ramirez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
1-0Vasco Neves barges into Craig Hendry. Vasco Neves is shown the yellow card! Craig Hendry hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Hull City have changed their lineup with Rodolfo Guerrero replacing Jacob Bower and Ronnie Cutler replacing Stephen Peters.
45.00
Hull City start the second half!
49.33
Brenny Stroeve sees Craig Hendry in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Craig Hendry flicks a high pass forward to Stuart Wainwright who brings the ball under control. Stuart Wainwright makes a simple pass, allowing Alassan Dabo to run into the box. Alassan Dabo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. 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.
53.50
Rodolfo Guerrero flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Teixeira who takes it down. Ricardo Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Neves controls it well on his chest. Vasco Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.21
Abel Neves makes a simple pass to Craig Hendry. Craig Hendry passes the ball forward to Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes plays a one-two with Arturo Ramirez and rushes in on goal... Artur Lopes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies just off target!
55.23
Brenny Stroeve flicks a high pass forward. Craig Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Lopes. Artur Lopes shoots from 25 yards. Jan Eberle effortlessly gets down and covers it.
60.21
1-0Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Warren Pearson replacing Edgar Postiga, Alan Pallister replacing Mark Talan and Greg Joseph replacing Artur Lopes .Hull City appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
66.42
Craig Hendry passes the ball forward to Stuart Wainwright. Stuart Wainwright shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
71.26
Brenny Stroeve flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Ramirez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Ramirez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Joseph. Greg Joseph shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
73.12
Daniel Weaver clumsily knocks into Greg Joseph. The referee calls over Daniel Weaver and shows him a yellow card! Greg Joseph hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.27
Vasco Neves makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Guerrero. Rodolfo Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Cutler. Ronnie Cutler whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
84.01
Brenny Stroeve kicks a strong pass forward to Arturo Ramirez. Arturo Ramirez makes a probing pass to Alan Pallister. Alan Pallister plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Hendry and advances towards the goal... Alan Pallister tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.11
Alan Pallister hacks Vasco Neves from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vasco Neves stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
76.7%
23.3%
Play Area
24.7%
49.3%
26%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Arturo Ramirez of Blackburn Rovers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jonas Bierhoff (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Abel Neves (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Ricardo Andres (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Brenny Stroeve (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Edgar Postiga (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Arturo Ramirez (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Mark Talan (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Craig Hendry (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Alassan Dabo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Artur Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Stuart Wainwright (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Warren Pearson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alan Pallister (MID) |  | 7 |
| 14. | Greg Joseph (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Jan Eberle (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nicky Batty (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ian Potts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Daniel Weaver (DEF) | | 5 |
| 5. | Ricardo Teixeira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jacob Bower (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vasco Neves (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Titus Stuart (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stephen Peters (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Amedeo Bia (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mike Dichio (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | John Rankin (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rodolfo Guerrero (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ronnie Cutler (GK) | 6 | |