Blackburn Rovers take victory in a game full of cards and emotions
Preston and Blackburn Rovers faced off this Sunday in a Championship match that was marked by the discipline, or lack thereof, of both teams. The game, played at Deepdale in Preston, ended with a 2-1 victory for Blackburn Rovers, but not before witnessing a total of 13 yellow cards and two reds.
The match started with an intense pace, with both teams looking for victory from the first minute. The first yellow card arrived in the 7th minute for Blackburn, when H. Carter was cautioned for a foul. Preston responded with a yellow card in the 26th minute for B. Whiteman, but the game went uphill for them in the 42nd minute when S. Greenwood saw red after a strong tackle.
The second half started with more yellow cards, one for Preston in the 47th minute for A. Hughes, and another for Blackburn in the 61st minute for S. Tronstad. Despite their numerical advantage, Blackburn couldn’t immediately capitalize on it. In the 63rd minute, Preston made a triple substitution with the arrival of M. Osmajic, D. Holmes, and K. Kesler-Hayden. In turn, Blackburn responded with a change in the 65th minute with the entry of A. Weimann.
The match got even hotter in the final minutes, with a succession of yellow cards for both teams. In the 85th minute, T. Cantwell of Blackburn received the yellow card, followed by A. Weimann in the 87th minute. A few minutes later, in the 89th minute, O. Beck of Blackburn also saw red after a controversial action.
The last minutes of the match were marked by tension, with both teams looking for the winning goal. Preston managed to score a goal in the 90th minute, but in the same minute Blackburn responded with a goal that gave them the victory. In the final minutes, M. Osmajic, B. Potts, and D. Hyam of Preston received yellow cards, while Blackburn made a final substitution with the entry of H. Pickering in the 90th minute.
The match ended with a 2-1 victory for Blackburn Rovers, but not without leaving a bitter taste for the poor discipline of both teams. The match was full of intensity and emotions, but the yellow and red cards, undoubtedly, detracted from the quality of the game.
Substitutions blackburn: at minute 46 M. Gueye came in and L. Baker went out., at minute 65 A. Weimann came in and T. Dolan went out., at minute 77 A. Cozier-Duberry came in and R. Hedges went out., at minute 77 T. Cantwell came in and S. Tronstad went out., at minute 90 H. Pickering came in and Y. Ohashi went out.
Substitutions preston: at minute 63 M. Osmajic came in and E. Riis went out., at minute 63 D. Holmes came in and M. Frokjaer-Jensen went out., at minute 63 K. Kesler-Hayden came in and J. Bowler went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Preston
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