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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 2 (setup 4, season 29)
Blackburn Rovers
v.
Grimsby Town
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Mamadou SAMASSA1James McKEOWN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
21
Overall form:
Joost VAN AKEN727Patrik GERRBRAND
Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez73José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho
Jack RODWELL47Bruno ZUCULINI
Vegard FORREN757Steve COOK
Rhys WILLIAMS766Matthew CONNOLLY
Felipe TEIXEIRA677Fernando Martin FORESTIERI
Kasey PALMER78Marc PUGH
Danny GRAHAM9Lukás MAGERA
Adam ARMSTRONG106Jamie PATERSON
Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona6117Tommer HEMED
Manager
Keith TREACY12John WELSH
David RAYA Martin13Sam RUSSELL
MIKEL ALONSO Olano14Joe PIGOTT
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ615Gaël BIGIRIMANA
Jacob DAVENPORT6167Luke SUMMERFIELD

Blackburn Rovers 5 Grimsby Town 2
(Half-time: 4-0, Attendance: 20,311, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Christian BEECK 8½)
15 Graham, 37 Graham, 40 Palmer, 44 Palmer, 81 TeixeiraScorers72 Magera, 86 Pugh
77 Rodwell <=> Brereton Díaz, 84 Oviedo <=> DavenportSubstitutions63 Hemed <=> Summerfield, 72 Forestieri <=> Bigirimana
Sendings off
3 Forren, 66 ArmstrongBookings75 Pugh
5Corners2
19Fouls5
9Offsides9
7Shots on6
8Shots off9
15Total shots15
2Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Marc PUGH
3FORREN booked.
4A free-kick from ZUCULINI went over the bar.
7A great effort from TEIXEIRA scraped the upright.
15GOAL!! Blackburn Rovers's GRAHAM beat two defenders before firing just inside the Grimsby Town 'keeper's far post. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
26OVIEDO ran onto a wonderful ball from RODWELL but fumbled his shot wide of the lefthand post.
34A shot from CASADO was nodded off the line by WILLIAMS.
36A mix up in the Grimsby Town defence enabled GRAHAM to crack the ball wide.
37GOAL!! A deep corner left the 'keeper struggling and GRAHAM stabbed the ball over the line. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
40GOAL!! A strike from PALMER which the 'keeper managed to palm clear seemed to have crossed the line and the referee gave the goal. (3-0 Blackburn Rovers)
44GOAL!! An energetic ARMSTRONG ran down the right wing and knocked the ball back for PALMER to slide home. (4-0 Blackburn Rovers)
 
47A tame shot from CASADO rolled agonisingly wide.
49A good ball from COOK on the right was collected by ZUCULINI who mishit his shot wide.
63The 'keeper did well to hold onto a powerful shot from PATERSON.
66BEECK cautions ARMSTRONG for dangerous play against PATERSON.
69PUGH charged through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
72GOAL!! A tackle from SAIZAR gave Grimsby Town a free-kick twenty yards out which MAGERA stroked past the 'keeper. (4-1 Blackburn Rovers)
75BEECK books PUGH for a poor tackle.
77The stunned Blackburn Rovers 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from TEIXEIRA dropped just wide.
81GOAL!! A great solo effort from TEIXEIRA who beat two defenders before striking the ball into the net. (5-1 Blackburn Rovers)
83CASADO kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
86GOAL!! After a good build-up PUGH drove a low shot past SAMASSA. (5-2 Blackburn Rovers)
89TEIXEIRA made space on the left and pulled the ball to PALMER who rasped the ball over.