Match Report


MillwallMillwall     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
James HayesJames Hayes Dimitri Bocharov Dimitri Bocharov
Kubilay ÖzalanK. Özalan74
G
1
G
83Ralph BrittonR. Britton
Daniel Van GobbelD. Van Gobbel68
D
2
D
74Eduardo ButraguenoE. Butragueno
Eirik SoltvedtE. Soltvedt75
D
3
D
75Pierre-Yves KeitaP. Keita
Oliver DittrichO. Dittrich69
D
4
D
75Steven PowerS. Power
Fredrik ScholesF. Scholes82
M
5
D
77Pierre G. TarozziP. Tarozzi
Mario SamsonM. Samson82
M
6
M
84Anton BusseA. Busse
Dean ThatcherD. Thatcher86
M
captain7
M
93Francis MarsdenF. Marsden
Ben BishopB. Bishop77
M
8
M
85Jamie SalmonJ. Salmon
Peter WeirP. Weir77
A
9
A
84Max PetersM. Peters
Andy HarleyA. Harley82
A
10captain
A
80Marcos TrevinoM. Trevino
David AdamsD. Adams76
A
11
A
78Tommy DeaneT. Deane
 
Simo SimonpoikaS. Simonpoika69
D
12
M
85Peter McManamanP. McManaman
Hauke MatthäusH. Matthäus78
M
13
A
81Paulo GomesP. Gomes
Edgar NunesE. Nunes73
A
14
D
77Trevor DraperT. Draper

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 17,294 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ian Matthews.


0.00
The whistle blows and Millwall get the match underway!
4.32
Steven Power flicks a high pass forward. Jamie Salmon controls it well on his chest. Jamie Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Max Peters. Max Peters whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
6.50
Marcos Trevino controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
8.15
Daniel Van Gobbel makes a probing pass to Ben Bishop. Ben Bishop knocks the ball forward to David Adams. David Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Peter Weir. Steven Power barges into Peter Weir. Peter Weir appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
9.26
Francis Marsden catches Mario Samson on the ankles. The referee calls over Francis Marsden and warns him to calm down! Mario Samson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.30
Francis Marsden hacks Eirik Soltvedt from behind! Francis Marsden is given another warning by the referee! Eirik Soltvedt gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.44
Eirik Soltvedt threads the ball through to Fredrik Scholes. Fredrik Scholes makes a probing pass to Andy Harley. Andy Harley knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre-Yves Keita.
18.38
Dean Thatcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Adams. David Adams plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Harley and stumbles forward towards the goal... Steven Power clumsily knocks into David Adams. David Adams appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.13
Showing composure, Eirik Soltvedt plays the ball forward to Daniel Van Gobbel. Daniel Van Gobbel flicks a high ball forward to Peter Weir who takes it down. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.58
Eduardo Butragueno knocks the ball forward to Anton Busse. With a delightful solo run, Anton Busse stretches the opposition's defence. Anton Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Max Peters. Max Peters finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Max Peters!
27.17
Eduardo Butragueno passes the ball forward to Francis Marsden. Seeing a gap ahead, Francis Marsden plays the ball forward to Max Peters. Max Peters whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.39
Francis Marsden chips the ball to his team mate, Max Peters. Max Peters whips in a cross ball towards Anton Busse. Anton Busse knocks the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Kubilay Özalan manages to keep it out.
33.53
Eduardo Butragueno brings the ball forward. Eduardo Butragueno sees Marcos Trevino in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcos Trevino whips in a cross ball towards Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but is denied by Kubilay Özalan. Excellent save.
34.49
Jamie Salmon sees Anton Busse in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Anton Busse shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Kubilay Özalan effortlessly smothers it!
38.27
Francis Marsden flicks a high pass forward. Max Peters collects the pass. Max Peters whips in a cross ball towards Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
42.10
Pierre-Yves Keita flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Trevino who takes it down. Marcos Trevino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kubilay Özalan who gathers it comfortably.
44.47
Daniel Van Gobbel flicks a high pass forward. Peter Weir controls it well on his chest. Peter Weir shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
45.00
Francis Marsden makes a run forward as Jamie Salmon takes the throw-in. Francis Marsden skillfully chests the ball down. Francis Marsden sees a break and surges forward. Francis Marsden lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Kubilay Özalan keeps it out!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Blackburn Rovers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
47.35
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
49.14
Oliver Dittrich hits it upfield. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steven Power.
54.26
Tommy Deane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Marsden. Francis Marsden controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
55.23
Francis Marsden threads the ball through to Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
57.42
Pierre-Yves Keita deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.17
Eirik Soltvedt knocks the ball to his team mate, Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Peter Weir. Peter Weir knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Britton who gathers it comfortably.
60.41
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Simo Simonpoika replacing Daniel Van Gobbel and Edgar Nunes replacing Peter Weir .
63.57
Eduardo Butragueno knocks the ball to his team mate, Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon threads a neat ball through to Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Marsden. With a superhuman jump, Francis Marsden connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
67.46
Pierre G. Tarozzi threads the ball through to Anton Busse. Anton Busse makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Max Peters. Max Peters makes a probing pass to Jamie Salmon but he's offside!
71.04
Francis Marsden makes a simple pass to Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Deane. Tommy Deane outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent block by Simo Simonpoika!
72.51
Edgar Nunes clumsily knocks into Anton Busse. The referee calls over Edgar Nunes and shows him a yellow card! Anton Busse gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.21
Jamie Salmon threads a neat ball through to Marcos Trevino. Marcos Trevino whips in a cross ball towards Jamie Salmon. Jamie Salmon finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.21
Millwall have made a substitution with Hauke Matthäus replacing Mario Samson .
79.36
Hauke Matthäus flicks a high pass forward. Ben Bishop controls it well on his chest. Ben Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Nunes. Edgar Nunes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Ralph Britton reads it well. Excellent keeping!
81.22
Oliver Dittrich threads a neat ball through to Dean Thatcher. Dean Thatcher takes it forward alone. Dean Thatcher knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Yves Keita.
85.26
Dean Thatcher hacks Pierre-Yves Keita from behind! The referee calls over Dean Thatcher and warns him to calm down! Pierre-Yves Keita grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
Dean Thatcher knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Harley. Andy Harley runs straight at the defence! Andy Harley side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Millwall

Blackburn Rovers
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
2
11
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
36.8%
40.2%
23%

Scorers
Andy Harley 90
Max Peters 25
Tommy Deane 27
Francis Marsden 64
Jamie Salmon 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jamie Salmon of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Kubilay Özalan (GK)
7
2.Daniel Van Gobbel (DEF)
6
3.Eirik Soltvedt (DEF)
6
4.Oliver Dittrich (DEF)
6
5.Fredrik Scholes (MID)
6
6.Mario Samson (MID)
6
7.Dean Thatcher (MID)
7
8.Ben Bishop (MID)
6
9.Peter Weir (ATT)
6
10.Andy Harley (ATT)goal scored
7
11.David Adams (ATT)
6
 
12.Simo Simonpoika (DEF)
6
13.Hauke Matthäus (MID)
6
14.Edgar Nunes (ATT)yellow card
5

1.Ralph Britton (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Butragueno (DEF)
7
3.Pierre-Yves Keita (DEF)
6
4.Steven Power (DEF)
6
5.Pierre G. Tarozzi (DEF)
6
6.Anton Busse (MID)
7
7.Francis Marsden (MID)goal scored
8
8.Jamie Salmon (MID)goal scored
9
9.Max Peters (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Marcos Trevino (ATT)
7
11.Tommy Deane (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Peter McManaman (MID)
0
13.Paulo Gomes (ATT)
0
14.Trevor Draper (DEF)
0