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Thrilling Finish at Ewood Park: Birmingham Snatch Dramatic Draw Against Blackburn
In a hard-fought match at Ewood Park, Birmingham secured a dramatic 2-2 draw against Blackburn Rovers in a game packed with excitement until the final whistle.
Blackburn, with 41% possession, took the lead in the 50th minute with a goal from T. Cantwell. However, Birmingham, who dominated possession with 59%, refused to give up. Despite yellow cards received by B. Osayi-Samuel in the 30th minute and T. Iwata in the 76th, the visiting team fought to find the back of the net.
Birmingham’s persistence paid off in added time. First, L. Dykes equalized in the 90th minute, assisted by D. Gray. Immediately after, J. Stansfield converted a penalty, sealing a spectacular draw for Birmingham.
Blackburn, although with less possession, generated 5 shots, 2 of which were on target, and earned 3 corner kicks. On the other hand, Birmingham tested the opponent’s goal more with 8 shots, 4 of which were on target, and 5 corner kicks. The game was intense in fouls, with 14 committed by Blackburn and 13 by Birmingham.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 46 A. Cochrane came in and E. Laird went out., at minute 81 K. Anderson came in and T. Doyle went out., at minute 81 B. Osayi-Samuel came in and L. Dykes went out., at minute 88 P. Neumann came in and W. T. Willumsson went out., at minute 90 K. Furuhashi came in and E. Cashin went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 69 R. Hedges came in and L. Miller went out., at minute 82 R. Alebiosu came in and S. Wharton went out., at minute 87 T. Cantwell came in and D. De Neve went out., at minute 87 Y. Ohashi came in and M. Gueye went out., at minute 88 A. Kargbo came in and A. Henriksson went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Blackburn
Birmingham
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