ECFML English Prem League, Newcastle United vs. Blackburn Rovers (Thu Dec 28)


                     Newcastle United  |  Blackburn Rovers
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 A
                                 ryan  |  Park
                                       |
                           S_Given GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                          S_Taylor DF  |  DF A_Ooijer
                         T_Bramble DF  |  DF Z_Khizanis
                            S_Carr DF  |  DF J_McEveley
                          N_Solano DF  |  DF A_Mokoena
                           G_Silva MF  |  MF S_Kehl
                         O_Martins MF  |  MF B_Emerton
                          J_Milner MF  |  MF J_Jarosik
                            K_Dyer MF  |  MF R_Savage
                           A_Luque FW  |  FW F_Jeffers
                          S_Ameobi FW  |  FW B_McCarthy
                                       |
                          S_Harper SUB |  SUB J_Brown
                           Mancini SUB |  SUB V_Gresko
                        C_N'Zogbia SUB |  SUB S_Reid
                        C_Babayaro SUB |  SUB P_Gallagher
                          F_Grosso SUB |  SUB J_Roberts

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(bla) S_Kehl moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_McCarthy 
          ...  S_Carr cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 4  :(bla) S_Kehl races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Jarosik lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Jarosik hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Emerton crosses it in! 
          ...  It is cleared by T_Bramble 
Min. 5  :(bla) J_McEveley fires over a low cross to A_Ooijer 
          ...  A_Ooijer hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It's beaten S_Given 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 6  :(bla) F_Jeffers times his run well 
          ...  A great volley from F_Jeffers ! 
          ...  It's beaten S_Given 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That puts Blackburn Rovers ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 10 :(new) N_Solano leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to S_Taylor 
          ...  A_Ooijer takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 11 :(bla) B_Emerton flicks the ball through 
          ...  B_McCarthy runs onto it! 
          ...  B_McCarthy with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 13 :(new) J_Milner back heels to find S_Ameobi in space 
          ...  S_Ameobi flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  B_Friedel goes down well to save 
Min. 17 :(new) A_Luque is unmarked! 
          ...  A delicate header from A_Luque ! 
          ...  But B_Friedel makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 18 :(bla) J_Jarosik with a 40-yard pass to F_Jeffers 
          ...  F_Jeffers hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  S_Given palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Savage chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Jarosik 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But S_Given is equal to it 
Min. 20 :(bla) S_Kehl loses his marker 
          ...  S_Kehl with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 25 :(new) G_Silva unselfishly heads the ball back to O_Martins 
          ...  But Z_Khizanis clears the ball to safety 
Min. 25 :(bla) J_McEveley with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past N_Solano 
          ...  J_McEveley curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 28 :(new) S_Taylor with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past Z_Khizanis 
          ...  S_Taylor launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  B_Friedel with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 29 :(new) J_Milner steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs Z_Khizanis 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Milner attempts a lob! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 31 :(new) A_Luque jumps over Z_Khizanis's challenge 
          ...  A well-placed shot from A_Luque ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! 
Min. 32 :(bla) B_Emerton looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Jeffers 
          ...  F_Jeffers tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  S_Given tips it wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Jarosik! 
          ...  N_Solano gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(bla) S_Kehl heads the ball back to B_McCarthy 
          ...  B_McCarthy aiming for the bottom corner ! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 35 :(bla) F_Jeffers takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Bramble 
          ...  A cracking drive from F_Jeffers ! 
          ...  S_Given tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Jarosik plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Carr belts it clear 
Min. 38 :(new) N_Solano with a glorious long pass to S_Carr 
          ...  But A_Mokoena wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 40 :(new) B_Friedel miss-kicks! 
          ...  O_Martins is through! 
          ...  A delicate header from O_Martins ! 
          ...  B_Friedel parries it 
Min. 41 :(new) G_Silva gets possession in his own half 
          ...  G_Silva has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  B_Friedel catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(bla) J_Jarosik turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_McEveley 
          ...  J_McEveley fires the shot in! 
          ...  It floats over S_Given 
          ...  Its heading goal ward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(new) S_Ameobi runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But B_Emerton sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 45 :(bla) J_Roberts is coming on for F_Jeffers and playing FW 
Min. 45 :(new) G_Silva has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past J_McEveley 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Ameobi! 
          ...  From long range S_Ameobi bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 47 :(new) S_Taylor threads the through ball to A_Luque 
          ...  A_Luque has a go! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Newcastle United 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 46 :(bla) J_McEveley brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  A wicked drive by J_McEveley ! 
          ...  Saved by S_Given 
Min. 47 :(new) K_Dyer sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Ameobi 
          ...  S_Ameobi shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  But B_Friedel punches it away 
Min. 50 :(bla) S_Reid takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace J_Jarosik as MF 
Min. 51 :(bla) A_Mokoena squares it to S_Kehl 
          ...  S_Kehl with the overhead ! 
          ...  S_Given goes down well to save 
Min. 56 :(bla) B_Emerton off the woodwork. 
          ...  B_McCarthy picks up the deflection 
          ...  B_McCarthy with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 57 :(new) J_Milner runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  A thundering drive by J_Milner ! 
          ...  But B_Friedel makes a superb stop down low. 
Min. 60 :(bla) V_Gresko is being brought on 
          ...  A_Mokoena is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 62 :(bla) V_Gresko whips the ball across to J_Roberts 
          ...  J_Roberts goes for goal ! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 64 :(new) G_Silva is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Taylor 
          ...  S_Taylor tries to beat B_Friedel from outside the area! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  B_Friedel never had a chance! 
Min. 64 :(bla) S_Kehl controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs S_Carr 
          ...  He puts in B_McCarthy! 
          ...  B_McCarthy with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  His players jump on top of him 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-2 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 66 :(new) K_Dyer knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  B_Emerton with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  P_Graham lectures him 
Min. 68 :(new) J_Milner tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  Newcastle United 0-3 Blackburn Rovers ...
Min. 69 :(bla) S_Reid sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Ooijer 
          ...  A_Ooijer goes for goal ! 
          ...  S_Given blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 70 :(bla) J_McEveley hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  B_McCarthy latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Carr read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 71 :(new) O_Martins drives it across the face of the goal S_Ameobi 
          ...  S_Ameobi fires off a left-footed shot ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 71 :(bla) Z_Khizanis heads the ball back to A_Ooijer 
          ...  A_Ooijer hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 75 :(new) G_Silva turns past the defender 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  J_Roberts hits it out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Solano chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  V_Gresko clears the corner 
Min. 78 :(bla) Z_Khizanis turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to B_McCarthy 
          ...  B_McCarthy is clean through, he is one on one with S_Given 
          ...  He rounds S_Given 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  S_Taylor rushes back to get to it 
Min. 80 :(bla) V_Gresko has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past S_Carr 
          ...  He knocks it to B_McCarthy! 
          ...  B_McCarthy with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  S_Given makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 82 :(new) J_Milner nutmegs J_McEveley, he continues to run forward 
          ...  V_Gresko steals the ball of off him 
Min. 82 :(bla) B_Emerton with an in swinging cross to J_Roberts 
          ...  But T_Bramble sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 83 :(new) K_Dyer finds T_Bramble on the edge of the box 
          ...  T_Bramble smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But B_Friedel stops that one easily 
Min. 83 :(new) S_Ameobi slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  B_McCarthy fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  P_Graham calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 85 :(bla) R_Savage with the header on 
          ...  He finds B_McCarthy in space 
          ...  B_McCarthy flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  S_Given makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 87 :(bla) V_Gresko looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Roberts 
          ...  A powerful header from J_Roberts ! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(new) K_Dyer jumps over A_Ooijer's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  K_Dyer shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  B_Friedel parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : ST James Park
Attendance           : 52,000
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : G_Silva
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : S_Kehl (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Jeffers (6), B_McCarthy (64), J_Milner (68 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_McCarthy (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Newcastle United  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       23
Off target           :           7        |       11
On target            :           8        |       12
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       20
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Final Score          : Newcastle United 0 - 3 Blackburn Rovers
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Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Given        GK  15   3   4   3  12 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Taylor       DF   1  13   8   2  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
T_Bramble      DF   2  13   5   4  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
S_Carr         DF   2  14   2   2  29 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
N_Solano       DF   1   7  13   1  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  20   0
G_Silva        MF   1   3  14   7  30 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
O_Martins      MF   1   3   4  14  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
J_Milner       MF   1   2  13   2  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  -6   4  10
K_Dyer         MF   1   1  13   8  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Luque        FW   1   3   4  14  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Ameobi       FW   1   1   8  13  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Harper       GK  12   1   1   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mancini        DF   1  14   4   4  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_N'Zogbia     DF   1   1  13   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Babayaro     MF   2  14   2   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Grosso       FW   2  14   4   6  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Friedel      GK  15   7   6   5  15 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
A_Ooijer       DF   1  13   2   5  19 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
Z_Khizanis     DF   1  14   5   3  13 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  20   0
J_McEveley     DF   1  12   7   8  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  10
A_Mokoena      DF   1  13   4   5  15 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  10   0
S_Kehl         MF   1   2  13   3  27 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
B_Emerton      MF   2   3  13   3  28 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  40   0
J_Jarosik      MF   1   3  13   8  22 |  52   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  30  20
R_Savage       MF   1   2  13   2  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Jeffers      FW   2   1   4  12  37 |  45   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  65
B_McCarthy     FW   1   5   7  14  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   8   8  73
J_Brown        GK  12   6   5   5  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Gresko       DF   1  13   9   4  32 |  32   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
S_Reid         MF   1   3  13   5  39 |  42   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Gallagher    FW   1   6   7  13  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Roberts      FW   1   9   6  13  13 |  49   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  10   0   0
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