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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 25 (setup 4, season 29)
Grimsby Town
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
James McKEOWN1Mamadou SAMASSA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Patrik GERRBRAND62Joost VAN AKEN
Luke SUMMERFIELD38Amari'i BELL
Bruno ZUCULINI48Corry EVANS
Matthew CONNOLLY758Vegard FORREN
Gaël BIGIRIMANA6JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
John WELSH77Felipe TEIXEIRA
Marc PUGH88Kasey PALMER
Lukás MAGERA9Adam ARMSTRONG
Joe PIGOTT10Richard SMALLWOOD
Fernando Martin FORESTIERI11Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Adam ROONEY12Rhys WILLIAMS
Sam RUSSELL13David RAYA Martin
Jamie PATERSON14Jack RODWELL
Steve COOK15Jacob DAVENPORT
José Manuel CASADO Bizcocho16Keith TREACY

Grimsby Town 0 Blackburn Rovers 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 9,885, Stadium: Blundell Park, Referee: Anthony TAYLOR 6)
Scorers4 Armstrong, 30 Saizar, 64 Armstrong
Substitutions
Sendings off
5 Pigott, 22 MageraBookings87 Smallwood
2Corners2
5Fouls9
0Offsides2
5Shots on5
1Shots off10
6Total shots15
5Shots saved2
39%Possession61%
Man of the match: Amari'i BELL
4GOAL!! A shot from ARMSTRONG flew through a crowd of players and trickled past the unsighted MCKEOWN. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
5The ref yellow cards PIGOTT for a high challenge.
7ARMSTRONG ran onto a great ball from SMALLWOOD but hit his shot wide.
10PALMER worked the ball to SMALLWOOD, VAN AKEN collected his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the Grimsby Town 'keeper.
18The 'keeper dived to his right to block an accurate drive from Grimsby Town's PUGH.
21MAGERA's shot was well saved by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
22A bad foul on SAIZAR by MAGERA results in a booking.
23TEIXEIRA hit a looping shot inches wide from thirty yards out.
30GOAL!! A Blackburn Rovers counter-attack allowed TEIXEIRA to setup SAIZAR with a simple goal. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
41EVANS beat PUGH and hit the ball to SAIZAR who fired his effort wide.
42An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of SAMASSA by PUGH.
45ARMSTRONG rushed an easy chance.
45+2SAIZAR made space on the right and dragged the ball to ARMSTRONG who rasped the ball over.
 
49MAGERA charged through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
52A great effort from TEIXEIRA scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
56PALMER was put clear by FORREN and he beat the Grimsby Town 'keeper but struck his shot inches wide.
57A drive from MAGERA seemed a certain goal but SAMASSA managed to punch the ball away.
64GOAL!! Blackburn Rovers's ARMSTRONG beat a number of defenders before firing just inside the Grimsby Town 'keeper's righthand post. (3-0 Blackburn Rovers)
72BELL dummied GERRBRAND but lashed the ball into the arms of the Grimsby Town 'keeper.
73WELSH kicked the ball wide of the goal from the edge of the box.
83A corner fell to PALMER who flicked the ball just wide.
85A fine ball from VAN AKEN on the right found PALMER who mishit his effort inches over.
87SMALLWOOD booked for arguing with the referee.
90+1SMALLWOOD waltzed away from PUGH and stroked a weak shot well wide.