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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 1 (setup 5, season 17)
Oxford United
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
24
Simon EASTWOOD1Jason STEELE
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Christian RIBEIRO27Jorge Ciro FUCILE Perdomo
Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, RICARDINHO3Charlie MULGREW
Jack PAYNE48Jason LOWE
John MOUSINHO65Tommie HOBAN
Aaron MARTIN66Darragh LENIHAN
James HENRY77Modou SOUGOU
Alex MOWATT787Ben MARSHALL
Wes THOMAS98Sam GALLAGHER
Ivo PEKALSKI7106Danny GUTHRIE
Agon MEHMETI116Anthony STOKES
Manager
Ryan LEDSON12Derrick WILLIAMS
Joe DAY13David RAYA Martin
Charlie RAGLAN14Elliott BENNETT
Olamide SHODIPO15Peter WHITTINGHAM
Canice CARROLL16Elliott WARD

Oxford United 2 Blackburn Rovers 3
(Half-time: 1-3, Attendance: 12,487, Stadium: Kassam Stadium, Referee: Carl BOYESON 6)
13og Fucile, 58 HenryScorers22 Gallagher, 27 Fucile, 44 Marshall
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings38 Guthrie, 64 Hoban
0Corners8
4Fouls13
1Offsides2
4Shots on5
7Shots off7
11Total shots12
2Shots saved2
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Ricardo Ferreira da Silva, RICARDINHO
2MEHMETI beat three Blackburn Rovers players and stroked a golden opportunity wide.
3MOWATT shot over.
4THOMAS stormed through the Blackburn Rovers defence but shot straight at STEELE.
13GOAL!! A corner was fired into the penalty box and FUCILE fumbled the ball into his own net.
15A twenty yard drive from GALLAGHER caused the 'keeper no problem.
17MARSHALL stroked a simple chance past the near post.
20An inswinging corner was flicked into the arms of the Oxford United 'keeper by MARSHALL.
22GOAL!! An exceptional ball from LOWE left SOUGOU in the clear, he made EASTWOOD commit himself before knocking the ball to GALLAGHER to score. (1-1)
27GOAL!! A wonderful drive from GUTHRIE was punched clear by EASTWOOD only as far as FUCILE who hit the ball past the stranded EASTWOOD. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
31SOUGOU placed a left foot shot inches over from thirty yards out.
38The ref cautions GUTHRIE.
41HENRY ran onto a wonderful ball from PAYNE but blasted his shot wide.
44GOAL!! An energetic SOUGOU ran down the left wing and touched the ball back for MARSHALL to tuck home. (3-1 Blackburn Rovers)
 
50The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from RICARDINHO dropped just wide.
56A penalty box meleé resulted in THOMAS cracking a low shot wide.
58A cross from LOWE left MULGREW in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
58GOAL!! A long ball from MOWATT down the middle bobbled toward the lurking HENRY who whacked a left foot shot into the net. (3-2 Blackburn Rovers)
63A accurate pass found MARSHALL and his looping effort floated narrowly over.
64A high challenge gets HOBAN a yellow card.
65A free-kick from MOUSINHO went over.
67MEHMETI was put clear by MOUSINHO and he nutmegged the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but drilled his shot just wide.
77GALLAGHER kicked the ball wide from the edge of the box.
78PAYNE played the ball to MEHMETI who nodded it wide.
89A corner found MARSHALL who forced the ball just beyond the far post.
90+2A shot from PEKALSKI was smothered by STEELE.