English
Morishita’s Goal Secures Blackburn Victory at Vicarage Road
Watford, England – Blackburn Rovers secured a narrow victory over Watford at Vicarage Road in the fifth round of the Championship. The match, officiated by referee Dean Whitestone, was marked by close possession figures, with Watford slightly edging it at 51% compared to Blackburn’s 49%.
The decisive moment arrived in the 47th minute when R. Morishita, assisted by Y. Ohashi, scored the only goal of the match for Blackburn. Despite Watford’s efforts to equalize, the Blackburn defense remained resolute, limiting the home side’s goal-scoring opportunities. Watford registered 14 shots, but only one was on target, while Blackburn managed 4 shots on target from a total of 13.
The match was also notable for its intensity, reflected in the 26 fouls committed between the two teams (12 for Watford and 14 for Blackburn) and the three yellow cards shown, one to Watford’s M. Pollock and two to Blackburn’s T. Cantwell and R. Hedges. Despite Watford earning five corners and Blackburn seven, neither team could capitalize on these set-piece opportunities to alter the course of the game.
Substitutions watford: at minute 54 M. Doumbia came in and N. Irankunda went out., at minute 54 R. Vata came in and E. Kayembe went out.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 70 Y. Ribeiro came in and L. Miller went out., at minute 70 Y. Ohashi came in and A. Gudjohnsen went out., at minute 70 R. Morishita came in and A. Kargbo went out., at minute 78 S. Tronstad came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out., at minute 90 R. Hedges came in and H. Pickering went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Watford
Blackburn
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