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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 16 (setup 4, season 28)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex McCARTHY1Mamadou SAMASSA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam SMITH2JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Craig FORSYTH37Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
Cole SKUSE84Rhys WILLIAMS
Enda STEVENS57Vegard FORREN
Harlee DEAN76Joost VAN AKEN
LUIS Fernández Teijeiro67Felipe TEIXEIRA
Ben WOODBURN87Peter WHITTINGHAM
Jarrod BOWEN796Sjoerd ARS
Rolando AARONS106Nicolas MARIN
Ross McCORMACK711Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Conor GRANT12MIKEL ALONSO Olano
Ali AL-HABSI13David RAYA Martin
Owen DALE714Keith TREACY
Charlie KIRK15Stephen O'LEARY
Alex BRUCE616Danny GRAHAM

Crewe Alexandra 1 Blackburn Rovers 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 9,945, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 8)
74 McCormackScorers
75 Stevens <=> Dale, 75 Aarons <=> BruceSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
1Corners7
5Fouls10
5Offsides1
6Shots on7
8Shots off10
14Total shots17
4Shots saved7
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Cole SKUSE
2A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
6A corner was collected by WOODBURN who touched the ball over the bar.
8A shot from STEVENS was hoofed off the line by OVIEDO.
14A deadly shot from WOODBURN was forced wide by SAMASSA.
15WHITTINGHAM beat LUIS and hit the ball to MARIN who blasted his effort wide.
17A delightful save prevented OVIEDO from scoring a good goal.
22A free-kick from FORSYTH flew over the bar.
26WILLIAMS brought the ball away from STEVENS and rattled a weak shot over the bar.
30A shot from OVIEDO seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
37MCCORMACK was put clear by FORSYTH and he stepped inside the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but struck his shot just beyond the near post.
41A cross from TEIXEIRA left ARS in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
45+2A penalty box meleé resulted in BOWEN knocking a low shot wide.
45+3ARS shot over.
 
47JORGE TEIXEIRA beat two Crewe Alexandra players and thundered an effort wide.
54A brilliant strike from MCCORMACK was dealt with by a fine parry from SAMASSA.
64OVIEDO headed just wide.
69MARIN's shot was well held by MCCARTHY.
74GOAL!! A swerving outswinging corner was nodded in at the far post by MCCORMACK. (1-0 Crewe Alexandra)
79WHITTINGHAM's shot beat the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper but rebounded off the Crewe Alexandra crossbar.
80A neatly crafted cross from SKUSE, was tapped goalbound by LUIS only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
86The Crewe Alexandra 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from MARIN.
89A fine ball from MARIN on the right bobbled toward OVIEDO who mishit his shot over.