Match Report
| Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn Rovers |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Richard Tolley | R. Tolley |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Sandro Imbriani | S. Imbriani | |||||||||
| Nick Griffin | N. Griffin | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Jacob Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Paolo Cadamarteri | P. Cadamarteri | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Greg Royce | G. Royce | |||||||||
| Dominic White | D. White |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Brian Youds | B. Youds | |||||||||
| Matthew Fortune | M. Fortune | | 65 | M | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Lomano Adams | L. Adams | |||||||||
| Arthur Weaver | A. Weaver | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Jason Lowe | J. Lowe | |||||||||
| Chris Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | | 50 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 53 | | Anthony Brooking | A. Brooking | ||||||||
| Steven Deane | S. Deane | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Robert Lowe | R. Lowe | |||||||||
| Matthias Erler | M. Erler |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Colin Bowyer | C. Bowyer | |||||||||
| Titus Rufus | T. Rufus | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 |  | Dries Van Basten | D. Van Basten | |||||||||
| Sol Weaver | S. Weaver | | 69 | A | | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Omer Youds | O. Youds | ||||||||
| Eddie May | E. May | | 60 | A | | 12 | | D | 60 |  | Jonathan Magnier | J. Magnier | |||||||||
| Laurent Tassali | L. Tassali | | 58 | D | | 13 | | G | 59 | | Brendan Howells | B. Howells | |||||||||
| Leon Taylor | L. Taylor | | 51 | G | | 14 | | D | 55 | | Simon Waters | S. Waters | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ewood Park where Blackburn Rovers play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 9,043 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Benali.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Blackburn Rovers and Coventry City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Malcolm Benali.
0.00
0-0Blackburn Rovers start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.34
0-1Robert Lowe sees Omer Youds in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Omer Youds rushes past Dominic White! Some silky footwork from Omer Youds provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
6.29
0-1Nick Griffin hits a low pass to Arthur Weaver. Arthur Weaver makes a simple pass to Matthias Erler. Matthias Erler plays a quick one-two with Sol Weaver and rushes in on goal... Matthias Erler looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
9.22
0-1Robert Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.19
Arthur Weaver flicks a high pass forward. Sol Weaver holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Weaver controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.56
Paolo Cadamarteri flicks a high pass forward to Steven Deane who brings the ball under control. Steven Deane flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Erler. Matthias Erler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sandro Imbriani who gathers it comfortably.
16.11
1-1Anthony Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Youds. Omer Youds plays a scrappy one-two with Colin Bowyer and advances towards the goal... Dominic White catches Omer Youds on the ankles. Omer Youds appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
20.22
1-1Chris Ljungberg comes in with a late challenge on Jason Lowe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jason Lowe runs off the knock.
21.04
1-1Steven Deane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Erler. Matthias Erler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.24
1-1Jason Lowe catches Chris Ljungberg on the ankles. The referee warns Jason Lowe to calm down! Chris Ljungberg hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.33
Arthur Weaver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.51
Greg Royce takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Brian Youds. Brian Youds makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robert Lowe. Robert Lowe sees Dries Van Basten in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dries Van Basten shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Richard Tolley easily smothers it!
28.14
1-1Matthew Fortune barges into Robert Lowe. Matthew Fortune is shown the yellow card! Robert Lowe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.51
1-1Chris Ljungberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus knocks the ball forward to Sol Weaver but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
38.36
Lomano Adams brings the ball forward. Lomano Adams knocks in a cross ball towards Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten rises majestically and gets a header on goal but is denied by Richard Tolley. Excellent save.
39.30
Anthony Brooking hits a low pass to Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Richard Tolley!
40.32
Jacob Holloway makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lomano Adams. Lomano Adams hits a low pass to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.34
Paolo Cadamarteri barges into Dries Van Basten. Paolo Cadamarteri is warned by the referee! Dries Van Basten runs off the knock.
44.45
Matthew Fortune deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Rufus. Titus Rufus lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Erler. Matthias Erler finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Sandro Imbriani!
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. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Coventry City start the second half!
47.58
Anthony Brooking makes a probing pass to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten threads the ball through to Omer Youds but he's offside!
48.33
Colin Bowyer hacks Nick Griffin from behind! Colin Bowyer is warned by the referee! Nick Griffin runs off the knock.
49.15
Chris Ljungberg passes the ball forward to Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver shoots from distance but is denied by Sandro Imbriani. Excellent save.
53.13
Paolo Cadamarteri passes the ball forward to Arthur Weaver. Arthur Weaver threads the ball through to Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver skips past Greg Royce! Sol Weaver shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.09
Brian Youds knocks the ball forward to Jason Lowe. Jason Lowe hits a low pass to Omer Youds. Omer Youds sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Richard Tolley.
55.10
1-1It's a corner kick. Jason Lowe kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Nick Griffin reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
57.46
Steven Deane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver plays a scrappy one-two with Matthias Erler and stumbles forward towards the goal... Sol Weaver comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It curls slightly but Sandro Imbriani manages to gather it.
60.46
1-1Blackburn Rovers have made 3 substitutions with Eddie May replacing Nick Griffin, Laurent Tassali replacing Steven Deane and Leon Taylor replacing Titus Rufus .
61.51
Matthew Fortune sees Matthias Erler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matthias Erler shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
65.09
Matthew Fortune clumsily knocks into Anthony Brooking. The referee calls over Matthew Fortune and warns him to calm down! Anthony Brooking hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.22
Dominic White makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic White flicks a high pass forward. Sol Weaver collects the pass. Sol Weaver plays a quick one-two with Leon Taylor and rushes in on goal... Sol Weaver cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Sandro Imbriani with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
71.20
Arthur Weaver passes the ball forward to Sol Weaver. Sol Weaver shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
89.07
Jason Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Bowyer. Colin Bowyer finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
Greg Royce threads a neat ball through to Robert Lowe. Robert Lowe hits a low pass to Dries Van Basten. Dries Van Basten knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Sol Weaver 10, 67 | Omer Youds 3 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Richard Tolley (GK)
7
2. Nick Griffin (DEF)
6
3. Paolo Cadamarteri (DEF)
6
4. Dominic White (DEF)
6
5. Matthew Fortune (MID)
5
6. Arthur Weaver (MID)
7
7. Chris Ljungberg (MID)
6
8. Steven Deane (MID)
6
9. Matthias Erler (ATT)
6
10. Titus Rufus (ATT)
6
11. Sol Weaver (ATT)
9
12. Eddie May (ATT)
6
13. Laurent Tassali (DEF)
6
14. Leon Taylor (GK)
6
1. Sandro Imbriani (GK)
7
2. Jacob Holloway (DEF)
6
3. Greg Royce (DEF)
6
4. Brian Youds (DEF)
6
5. Lomano Adams (MID)
6
6. Jason Lowe (MID)
6
7. Anthony Brooking (MID)
7
8. Robert Lowe (MID)
7
9. Colin Bowyer (ATT)
6
10. Dries Van Basten (ATT)
6
11. Omer Youds (ATT)
8
12. Jonathan Magnier (DEF)
0
13. Brendan Howells (GK)
0
14. Simon Waters (DEF)
0