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20/09/2053, Ewood Park, Blackburn, England
League One, English Football League
Blackburn Vs Cardiff

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: G Paterson (GK) , S Iloenyosi (CB) , O Gwenn (CB) , G Wynne (RB) , J McCloy (LB) , M Bickett (CM) , D Pevey (CM) , O MacBride (CAM) , D Buckley (RW) , G Price (LW) , D MacGuinness (ST) And the subs are: D Maffett (CB) , J McTaggart (CB) , R Begg (CM) , V Cadwallader (CM) , I Mulrennan (ST)

Cardiff play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: O McNiven (GK) , L Whalen (CB) , S Evans (CB) , R Orewa (CB) , J MacGuire (RB) , O Brain (LB) , M Mewies (CDM) , J Finlayson (CAM) , L Smith (RM) , Z Rayburn (LM) , A Dower (ST) And the subs are: G Meyrick (CB) , V Ruddock (CM) , M Keenor (CM) , A Weale (ST)
Welcome to Ewood Park in Blackburn, England where Blackburn Rovers will face Cardiff City.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 38522.

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

6' - Owen Gwenn dispossesses Zachary Rayburn and takes the ball.  Owen Gwenn passes a long ball to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player John Finlayson.  

8' - John Finlayson passes a long ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire sees Arthur Dower making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

10' - Oscar MacBride chips a long ball to John McCloy.  John McCloy attempts to beat Leeroy Whalen using his skills, and is able to dribble past his opponent!  

11' - John McCloy curls in a cross, but he only manages to find opposing player Leeroy Whalen.  

13' - Leeroy Whalen plays a long ball to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain sees a run from John Finlayson.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John Finlayson is able to take the ball.  John Finlayson looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

14' - Gavin Paterson spots a run from Oscar MacBride.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman signals for offside!  

18' - Mark Mewies plays a long ball to Joe MacGuire.  Joe MacGuire plays the ball to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith attempts to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but Gavin Paterson deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Cardiff.  Zachary Rayburn places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, and manages to find Louis Smith.  Louis Smith directs a header towards the top corner...and Louis Smith scores!  Its a goal for Cardiff!  The keeper got a touch but it wasn't enough!

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

23' - Mark Bickett finds John McCloy with a short pass.  John McCloy passes the ball to Owen Gwenn.  Owen Gwenn finds Oscar MacBride with a long ball.  Oscar MacBride crosses the ball, finding Mark Bickett.  Mark Bickett heads the ball down towards the bottom corner...but the ball hits the post!  Sam Evans is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

24' - Arthur Dower tries to beat Griffith Wynne using his ball skills, but is brought down illegally.    The referee pulls out a card...it's yellow.  He books Griffith Wynne.That will be a freekick for Cardiff.  

25' - John Finlayson stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but Gavin Paterson gets there first and clears the ball.  

27' - Mark Mewies sees a run from John Finlayson.  He attempts to dink the ball to send his teammate through, and John Finlayson is able to take the ball.  John Finlayson tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by Gavin Paterson!  

31' - Gavin Paterson plays a long pass to David MacGuinness.  David MacGuinness looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Oliver McNiven!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Blackburn.  David MacGuinness gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box and finds Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride powers a header hoping to beat the keeper...but Oliver McNiven performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

34' - Oliver McNiven plays a long pass to Ollie Brain.  Mark Bickett successfully tackles Ollie Brain and the ball goes loose.  Arthur Dower tries to use ball skills to beat Stephen Iloenyosi and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

34' - Arthur Dower spots a run from Louis Smith.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

36' - Oscar MacBride plays a long pass to John McCloy.  John McCloy tries to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but the ball flies over the bar!

40' - Oliver McNiven passes a long ball to Leeroy Whalen.  Leeroy Whalen whips in a cross, and manages to find Mark Mewies.  Mark Mewies gets above the defence and heads the ball attempting to beat the keeper...and its in! It's a lovely goal from Mark Mewies for Cardiff!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

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

45' - Griffith Wynne passes to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride passes the ball to John McCloy.  John McCloy plays the ball to Gethin Price.  Gethin Price hits a shot from outside the area, aiming for the top of the net...but the shot is saved by Oliver McNiven!  

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

45' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Stephen Iloenyosi sees Mark Bickett making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Mark Bickett is able to control the ball.  Mark Bickett tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Mark Bickett scores!  That's a nice goal from the Blackburn player!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

50' - Cardiff kick the ball off for the restart.  

53' - Mark Mewies passes the ball to Louis Smith.  Louis Smith plays a short pass to Leeroy Whalen.  Leeroy Whalen plays a long pass to Ollie Brain.  Ollie Brain crosses the ball, but opposing player Mark Bickett takes possession.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Arthur Dower is going to be taken off.  Andrew Weale is going to be brought on.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Sam Evans is going to be taken off.  Griffith Meyrick joins the game from the bench.  

59' - Oscar MacBride spots a run from David MacGuinness.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and David MacGuinness is able to control the ball.  David MacGuinness fires a shot, aiming for the corner of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  David MacGuinness gets to the ball first...David MacGuinness looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

60' - Oliver McNiven sees a run from Louis Smith.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Louis Smith is caught offside!  

67' - Joe MacGuire sees Zachary Rayburn making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Zachary Rayburn is able to control the ball.  Zachary Rayburn fires a shot...but Gavin Paterson gets down to stop the shot!  

71' - Zachary Rayburn hits a shot from long range...and Zachary Rayburn scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Cardiff player!  The diving keeper couldn't get near the ball!

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

73' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like John Finlayson is going to be taken off.  Malcolm Keenor joins the game from the bench.  

76' - Oscar MacBride slides the ball to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi plays a long ball to Griffith Wynne.  Griffith Wynne sees Gethin Price making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Gethin Price has strayed offside!  

78' - Mark Mewies finds Ollie Brain with a long pass.  Ollie Brain runs with the ball, beating Owen Gwenn.  

78' - Ollie Brain sees Andrew Weale making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Andrew Weale is caught offside!  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David MacGuinness will come off.  Vince Cadwallader is brought on from the bench.  

82' - John McCloy tries to use ball skills to beat Griffith Meyrick and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

82' - John McCloy sees Gethin Price making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Gethin Price is caught offside!  

83' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Buckley will come off.  Ronald Begg joins the game from the bench.  

87' - Owen Gwenn plays a short pass to Oscar MacBride.  Oscar MacBride runs with the ball, beating Joe MacGuire.  



The match has ended Blackburn Rovers 1 - 3 Cardiff City.