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Match report
Football Elite
Division 4: Round 12 (setup 2, season 20)
Palermo
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Marco STORARI717EDUARDO dos Reis Carvalho
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
18
Overall form:
Home form:
Giulio DONATI726Moustapha BAYAL SALL
Achraf LAZAAR73Ben DAVIES
Jaime Andrés VALDÉS Zapata4Tom DAVIES
Giuseppe BIAVA57Ezequiel Marcelo GARAY
RODRIGO Defendi6Luke SHAW
Mariano Nicolás GONZÁLEZ87MANUEL Henriques Tavares FERNANDES
Paolo DE CEGLIE786Marin LJUBICIC
Sergio FLOCCARI9Victor ANICHEBE
Martin SPELMANN106Francesco BOLZONI
Fabio BORINI11Libor KOZÁK
Manager
Cristiano PICCINI12Ritchie JONES
Josip POSAVEC13Tim KRUL
Andrea CARACCIOLO14James VAUGHAN
Francesco TAVANO15David WHEATER
Daniele CAPELLI16Jay McEVELEY

Palermo 2 Blackburn Rovers 1
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 19,843, Stadium: Renzo Barbera, Referee: Libero BRIGNOCCOLI 7½)
19 Floccari, 29 De CeglieScorers57 Anichebe
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
2Fouls8
3Offsides0
4Shots on8
8Shots off6
12Total shots14
2Shots saved7
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Mariano Nicolás GONZÁLEZ
3An inswinging corner was forced into the arms of STORARI by BOLZONI.
4DE CEGLIE headed the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area.
6DE CEGLIE waltzed round MANUEL FERNANDES and rifled a poor shot past the post.
7BOLZONI headed just beyond the near post.
9A shot from FLOCCARI was smothered by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
14GONZÁLEZ's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Blackburn Rovers post.
15A free-kick from FLOCCARI went inches over.
16The 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from ANICHEBE.
19GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was cleverly drove in off the post by FLOCCARI. (1-0 Palermo)
22A delightful shot from ANICHEBE was dealt with by a good block from the Palermo 'keeper.
29GOAL!! As LJUBICIC was attempting to hold back BIAVA the ball fell to DE CEGLIE who nudged the ball into the back of the net. (2-0 Palermo)
32BAYAL SALL raced past LAZAAR but knocked the ball into the arms of the Palermo 'keeper.
34GARAY scuffed an easy chance.
36ANICHEBE shot over.
38SPELMANN stabbed a simple chance past the righthand post.
39BORINI made space on the left and dragged the ball to DE CEGLIE who fired the ball wide.
40A weak strike from FLOCCARI rolled agonisingly wide.
44The Palermo 'keeper stopped a neatly crafted shot from ANICHEBE.
 
47ANICHEBE rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
48A corner found SHAW who flicked the ball wide.
52A great effort from DAVIES scraped the top of the crossbar.
57GOAL!! A strike from SHAW was booted off the line only for ANICHEBE to crack the ball in. (2-1 Palermo)
72A shot from MANUEL FERNANDES was booted off the line by DONATI.
81A accurate pass found DE CEGLIE and his deadly shot flew narrowly wide.
83VALDÉS beat DAVIES and hit the ball to DE CEGLIE who pulled his effort wide.
90+2Uncertainty in the Palermo defence enabled KOZÁK to crack an effort over.