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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 18)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Steeve ELANA1Jason STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
DOUGLAS Pereira dos Santos827Jorge Ciro FUCILE Perdomo
Jesper JUELSGĹRD Kristensen73Barry DOUGLAS
BRENO Vinicius Borges4Jason LOWE
Jannik VESTERGAARD5Gordon GREER
Gianni ZUIVERLOON66Tommie HOBAN
Kevin PEZZONI77Modou SOUGOU
Nathaniel MENDEZ-LAING68Balázs DZSUDZSÁK
Shaun HARRAD9Sam GALLAGHER
Anton PUTSILA106Danny GUTHRIE
Jose BAXTER116Anthony STOKES
Manager
WALLACE Oliveira dos Santos12Danny GRAHAM
Alex SMITHIES13David RAYA Martin
Anthony PILKINGTON147Liam FEENEY
Chris HERD15Charlie MULGREW
Rhian BREWSTER16Paul CADDIS

Crewe Alexandra 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 19,985, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Graham LAWS 6½)
58 Mendez-LaingScorers37p Gallagher, 43og Douglas
Substitutions55 Gallagher <=> Feeney
Sendings off
53 Zuiverloon, 63 Baxter, 80 DouglasBookings6 Dzsudzsák
2Corners1
22Fouls3
1Offsides5
2Shots on9
4Shots off9
6Total shots18
1Shots saved6
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Barry DOUGLAS
6A poor foul gets DZSUDZSÁK a yellow card.
7A penalty box scramble resulted in BAXTER knocking a low shot over.
8STOKES drove a looping shot over from twenty yards out.
11DOUGLAS clipped the ball through a ruck of players but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
20A twenty-five yard shot from DZSUDZSÁK caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
23DOUGLAS's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
26A weak strike from DZSUDZSÁK bounced agonisingly wide.
30A great save prevented DZSUDZSÁK from scoring an exceptional goal.
37GOAL!! GALLAGHER rifled a penalty beyond the 'keeper after DOUGLAS had handled just inside the area.
43GOAL!! A long shot from DZSUDZSÁK deflected off the boot of DOUGLAS and into his own net.
44HARRAD dribbled round HOBAN and flicked a poor shot into the crowd.
 
48GALLAGHER fluffed a simple chance.
51GUTHRIE shot wide.
53ZUIVERLOON booked by LAWS.
58GOAL!! BAXTER made space for MENDEZ-LAING who, after an interchange of passes twenty yards out, struck the ball past STEELE. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
60The 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely drive from Blackburn Rovers's FEENEY.
63A high challenge on FUCILE by BAXTER results in a booking.
69The 'keeper was able to palm clear a fierce effort.
72JUELSGĹRD headed the ball wide of the lefthand post from just outside the area.
80DOUGLAS booked for a bad tackle on FUCILE.
83A good ball from DZSUDZSÁK on the left bobbled toward DOUGLAS who sliced his shot inches wide.
90+3A corner fell to DZSUDZSÁK who forced the ball inches wide.