Blackburn Rovers vs. Tottenham Hotspur - Second Half Report (Part 2)
In the 66th minute of the match, Blackburn made their second switch of the night as Morten Gamst Pederson came on in place of David Dunne. Despite controlling most of the possession in the second half of the match, Blackburn
failed to create any clear-cut opening chances. In the 70th minute of the match, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Hoilett-c10503 tried his luck on Tottenham’s goal and almost succeeded with a powerful drive which required the full attention of Gomez’s finger tips. The Brazilian
goalkeeper successfully tipped the ball away to keep his side in the lead at Ewood Park.
In the 72nd minute of the match, Blackburn almost drew level as Michel Salgado played a wonderful ball from the right-hand side of the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rovers-c40385 attack. The ex-Real Madrid man found Diouf in space with his pass inside the
Tottenham penalty area. The ex-Molde striker took a shot on Tottenham’s goal with his first touch on the pass, but Gomez was once again on top form as he palmed the ball away. In the 74th minute of the match, Blackburn Rovers were awarded a free
kick right at the edge of Tottenham’s penalty area as Hoilett was fouled by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vedran-Corluka-c35947. Pederson stepped up to take the free kick and he did not disappoint as Gomez once again showed lightening reflexes to deny the home side their elusive goal.
In the 76th minute of the match, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international. Sandro’s introduction
also prompted a change in Tottenham’s formation as the Brazilian midfielder took up his usual defensive midfield berth, whereas Rafael Van Der Vaart was pushed up field as a consequence into a more attacking position.
In the 81st minute of the match, Blackburn made their last substitution of the match as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Benjani-Mwaruwari-c7508 from the Rovers bench. In the 86th minute of the match, Steven N’Zonzi
went into the referee’s book after he needlessly kicked the ball away in frustration as the referee blew for a Tottenham free kick as Van Der Vaart was fouled by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Christopher-Samba-c9212. In the second half stoppage time, Marten Gamst Pederson’s cross was met by
Christopher Samba, but the defender’s header was off-target. Thus, the match finally came to a close with Tottenham emerging as eventual winners as the scoreline read 0-1.
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