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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 4, season 29)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Mamadou SAMASSA17David STOCKDALE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Joost VAN AKEN2Michael MORRISON
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez3Maxime COLIN
Jack RODWELL748Stewart DOWNING
Vegard FORREN657Mike VAN DER HOORN
JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA666Marc ROBERTS
Felipe TEIXEIRA78Kevin VOLLAND
Kasey PALMER87Marko ARNAUTOVIC
Danny GRAHAM797Jérémie BOGA
Adam ARMSTRONG610Maikel KIEFTENBELD
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona611Ché ADAMS
Manager
Nicolas MARIN12Jason LOWE
David RAYA Martin13Jon STEWART
Rhys WILLIAMS14Craig GARDNER
Jacob DAVENPORT15Isaac VASSELL
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ16Carl JENKINSON

Blackburn Rovers 2 Birmingham City 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 24,671, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Mike THORPE 7)
41 Graham, 90+2 PalmerScorers39 Adams
Substitutions60 Arnautovic <=> Gardner
Sendings off
2 Palmer, 5 Teixeira, 84 ArmstrongBookings83 Volland
4Corners2
15Fouls6
3Offsides1
5Shots on7
1Shots off11
6Total shots18
3Shots saved5
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: Kevin VOLLAND
2The referee books PALMER for a high tackle.
4GRAHAM's shot beat STOCKDALE but rebounded off the Birmingham City crossbar.
5TEIXEIRA given a yellow card by the ref for a clinical challenge.
11The 'keeper managed to claw away a powerful shot.
13The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was able to block a tame header from ARNAUTOVIC.
15A free-kick from BOGA raced just beyond the near post.
25DOWNING beat FORREN and flicked the ball to MORRISON who blasted his shot wide.
27A penalty box meleé resulted in ARNAUTOVIC knocking the ball over.
29A left foot shot from COLIN was clawed past the post by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
39GOAL!! An inswinging corner was hoofed clear only for ADAMS to hit the ball into the net. (1-0 Birmingham City)
41GOAL!! A poor shot from GRAHAM seemed to hold little difficulty for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squeezed into the net. (1-1)
 
59A shot from COLIN was smothered by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
66KIEFTENBELD chipped the ball to DOWNING who nodded it over.
69GARDNER hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just inside the area.
70A useful ball from KIEFTENBELD on the right was collected by MORRISON who mishit his shot wide.
74DOWNING beat two Blackburn Rovers players and blasted a golden opportunity just beyond the near post.
75A shot from GRAHAM seemed a certain goal but STOCKDALE managed to force the ball away.
76GARDNER drove a looping shot over the bar from long range.
83A clumsy challenge gets VOLLAND a yellow card.
84ARMSTRONG booked for dangerous play.
87TEIXEIRA rushed an easy chance.
90+2GOAL!! After a useful build-up PALMER drove the ball past the Birmingham City 'keeper. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)