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14/11/2055, AFC Rushden & Diamonds Stadium, Rushden, England, Live on National TV
FA Cup, Round 2

Rushden Vs Blackburn

Rushden play in a 4-2-2-2 formation, and line up with: M McCaulley (GK) , L Health (CB) , E Nicolas (CB) , D Pennie (RB) , M Ard (LB) , J Speirs (CDM) , D McWethy (CDM) , G Meland (CAM) , B Stalker (CAM) , M Cavanaugh (ST) , M McWethy (ST) And the subs are: E Rees (CB) , P Leamon (CB) , I Page (CM) , W Keegan (CM) , J Moffet (ST)

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: A Ryan (GK) , J Fannon (CB) , A Flanagon (CB) , S Iloenyosi (RB) , J Rattray (LB) , D Pevey (CM) , D Buckley (CM) , P Maxwell (CAM) , C Matthew (RW) , O MacBride (LW) , I Mulrennan (ST) And the subs are: D Maffett (CB) , J McTaggart (CB) , M Scully (CM) , R Begg (CM) , D Meehan (ST)

Welcome to AFC Rushden & Diamonds Stadium in Rushden, England where AFC Rushden & Diamonds will face Blackburn Rovers.  This is round 2 of the FA Cup.  The attendance is 25759.

1' - Rushden kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Ian Mulrennan speeds past Dominic Pennie.  

5' - Ian Mulrennan crosses the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Dominic Pennie.  

7' - Dominic Pennie dispossesses Oscar MacBride and takes the ball.  Dominic Pennie brings the ball forward, outpacing Ian Mulrennan.  

13' - David McWethy passes a long ball to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas passes the ball to Gareth Meland.  Peter Maxwell successfully tackles Gareth Meland and takes possession.  David McWethy successfully tackles Peter Maxwell and gains possession for his team.  David McWethy brings the ball forward, outpacing Oscar MacBride.  

15' - David McWethy sees Bradley Stalker making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Bradley Stalker is able to take the ball.  Bradley Stalker reaches the byline and attempts a cutback and finds James Speirs.  James Speirs strikes the ball...but the ball hits the post!  Stephen Iloenyosi is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

17' - Lee Health dispossesses Dave Buckley and gains possession for his team.  Daniel Pevey successfully tackles Lee Health and takes the ball.  Blackburn attempt a quick counter attack.  Daniel Pevey spots a run from Ian Mulrennan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ian Mulrennan takes the ball.  Ian Mulrennan looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

18' - Malcolm McCaulley sees a run from Bradley Stalker.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Bradley Stalker has strayed offside!  

26' - Oscar MacBride slides the ball to Jay Fannon.  Jay Fannon chips a long ball to Adam Flanagon.  Adam Flanagon slides the ball to Dave Buckley.  David McWethy dispossesses Dave Buckley and takes possession.  David McWethy passes to James Speirs.  James Speirs passes to Eupeithes Nicolas.  Eupeithes Nicolas finds Bradley Stalker with a long ball.  Bradley Stalker plays the ball to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland brings the ball forward, outpacing Stephen Iloenyosi.  

26' - Gareth Meland spots a run from Martin McWethy.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Martin McWethy is caught offside!  

34' - Oscar MacBride finds Stephen Iloenyosi with a long ball.  Morgan Ard successfully tackles Stephen Iloenyosi and the ball goes loose.  James Speirs passes the ball to Dominic Pennie.  Dominic Pennie hits the ball long to Bradley Stalker.  Bradley Stalker shoots from outside the area towards goal...and Bradley Stalker scores!  That's a brilliant goal from the Rushden player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

34' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

40' - James Rattray spots a run from Connor Matthew.  He attempts a quick throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

44' - Martin McWethy passes a long ball to Morgan Ard.  Morgan Ard plays the ball to Bradley Stalker.  Bradley Stalker speeds past Adam Flanagon.  

45' - Bradley Stalker spots a run from Gareth Meland.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gareth Meland runs on to the ball.  Gareth Meland attempts to place the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a great goal from Gareth Meland for Rushden!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

48' - Jay Fannon plays the ball to Adam Flanagon.  Adam Flanagon plays a short pass to Dave Buckley.  Dave Buckley uses his pace to beat Martin McWethy.  

48' - Dave Buckley sees a run from Ian Mulrennan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

54' - Martin McWethy chips a long ball to David McWethy.  David McWethy finds Martin McWethy with a short pass.  Martin McWethy plays a short pass to James Speirs.  James Speirs tries to hit a long range shot past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ian Mulrennan will come off.  Ronald Begg is brought on from the bench.  

55' - Arthur Ryan spots a run from Oscar MacBride.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Oscar MacBride takes the ball.  Oscar MacBride looks to shoot the ball into the top of the net...and Oscar MacBride scores!  That's a nice goal from the Blackburn player!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

56' - Rushden kick the ball off for the restart.  

60' - James Speirs finds Eupeithes Nicolas with a short pass.  Eupeithes Nicolas passes to Gareth Meland.  Gareth Meland passes to Lee Health.  Lee Health passes the ball to Bradley Stalker.  With a turn of pace, Bradley Stalker beats Adam Flanagon, but is then fouled.  That will be a freekick for Rushden.  

61' - David McWethy will take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but Adam Flanagon intercepts the ball.  

63' - Adam Flanagon hits the ball long to James Rattray.  James Rattray spots a run from Daniel Pevey.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Daniel Pevey runs on to the ball.  Daniel Pevey tries to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Malcolm McCaulley stops the shot!  

65' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Adam Flanagon will come off.  Dave Maffett is brought on from the bench.  

66' - David McWethy looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but its over!

72' - Gareth Meland plays a long ball to James Speirs.  James Speirs looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is parried by Arthur Ryan!  James Rattray is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

76' - Ronald Begg passes to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey sees Dave Buckley making a run.  He tries to release him with a throughball, and Dave Buckley runs on to the ball.  Dave Buckley looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

79' - Malcolm McCaulley passes to Lee Health.  Lee Health plays a short pass to David McWethy.  David McWethy sees a run from Bradley Stalker.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Michael Cavanaugh is going to be taken off.  Jacob Moffet is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Jay Fannon will come off.  James McTaggart joins the game from the bench.  

81' - With a turn of pace, Dave Buckley beats Bradley Stalker.  

81' - Dave Buckley curves the ball into the box, but opposing player Eupeithes Nicolas takes possession.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Lee Health is going to be taken off.  Edwyn Rees is brought on from the bench.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers.