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July-August 2005
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All
the goals from Rovers pre-season build up to the new season
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Blackburn
Rovers F.C. - Pre-season - 2005-2006
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Score |
Christie
Park
Morecambe
Saturday 16th July '05
ATT 2765 |
A
THROUGHLY enjoyable afternoon in the sunshine saw Mark Hughes' Rovers get
their pre-season underway with a 2-2 draw against Morecambe at Christie
Park. With an almost full strength squad at his disposal, the manager was
able to put out a different side for each half. Craig Bellamy making his
debut for Rovers in the first, Shefki Kuqi in the second forty-five.
FULL REPORT rovers.co.uk |
Morecambe
Danny Charlton
Michael Twiss |
Blackburn
Rovers
Paul Dickov
Shefki Kuqi
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2-2 |
1860
Munich
Landsberg
Saturday 23rd July 2005 |
Rovers
played their second game of pre-season, and their first of the Germany Tour
this afternoon, drawing 1-1 against 1860 Munich thanks to a late Rovers
equaliser. The first goal of the game was scored by the German hosts, 1860
Munich on 56 minutes. Rovers, who made wholesale changes to the team for
the second half, scored a late equaliser thanks to striker Paul Gallager,
who finished just two minutes before the end of the game.
roversactive.co.uk
(report)
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1860
Munich
Vuvicevic 56'00 |
Blackburn
Rovers
Paul Gallacher 88'00 |
1-1 |
RCD
Mallorca
Kirchdorf in Tirol
Tuesday 26th
July 2005 |
Ryan
Nelsen scored his first goal in a Rovers shirt as Blackburn chalked up their
first victory of the summer with a 2-0 win over RCD Mallorca. Two first-half
goals ensured victory against the La Liga side. The first came on 11 minutes
as Steven Reid scored from a free kick - the second courtesy of Nelson,
on the end of a superb Pedersen corner to head home.
rovers.co.uk
(full report) |
RCD
Mallorca
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Blackburn
Rovers
Steven Reid 11'00
Ryan Nelsen 27'00 |
0-2 |
Swansea
City
New Swansea Stadium
Saturday 30th
July 2005 |
Blackburn
enjoyed a pre-season 4-1 win at Swansea City's New Stadium. Swansea put
the Morten Pedersen headed Blackburn into a half-time lead from Paul Gallagher's
cross. Brett Emerton centred for Steven Reid to nod home, then Michael Gray
pounced on a mistake for 3-0. Swansea pulled a goal back from Andy Robinson's
free-kick, but Blackburn struck again through Matt Derbyshire.
rovers.co.uk
(full report)
AND bbc.co.uk
(report) |
Swansea
City
Andy Robinson |
Blackburn
Rovers
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Steven Reid
Michael Gray
Matt Derbyshire |
1-4 |
Grimbsy
Town
Blundell Park
2nd August
2005
ATT 4505 |
ROVERS
made it three pre-season wins in a row with a narrow 2-1 victory over Grimsby
at Blundell Park this evening. Rob Jones had given the home side the lead
on twenty minutes, but Dominic Matteo levelled with a header five minutes
later, and Matt Jansen completed the scoring just after half-time.
rovers.co.uk
(full report) AND bbc.co.uk
(report) |
Grimsby
Town
Rob Jones 20'00 |
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1-2 |
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ESPANYOL
Ewood Park
6th August
2005
ATT 5366
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The
scoreline doesn't tell the story - and despite goals from Reid (38) Pedersen
(43) and two from new boy Shefki Kuqi (49, 54) it was the two red cards
for Espanyol and the injury to Matt Jansen that took the headlines. Albert
Riera had already seen red for pushing over Paul Dickov on 30 minutes -
then just a few minutes after coming on as a sub, Matt Jansen was brought
down by keeper Idriss Kaneni (RED) and the injury looked bad. The whole
game came to a halt, and the atmosphere in Ewood changed as a stretcher
took off the popular striker. Despite the long break in play, no injury
time was added and the game finished 4-0. Both Matt Jansen and Mark Hughes
talked exclusively to RADIO ROVERS, the manager saying "We are touching
wood at the moment, but we think he's OK. It was a terrible challenge, pre-season
friendlies are supposed to be for the benefit of both teams, its a chance
to play your football and get your fitness, but I think they came with entirely
the wrong attitude towards the game. I just thought it was a poor challenge,
but thankfully we hope Matty is ok."
Jansen the told the station - he thought he'd be fine - he was stunned and
shocked by the challenge - but didn't think there were any broken bones.
What should have been a great curtain raiser to the new season, left fans
concerned and shocked by the challenge and attitude of the the visitors.
Matt revealed that KAMENI had visited him in the dressing room to apologise
for the incident.
roversco.uk
(report) AND
rovers.co.uk
(reaction)
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Blackburn
Rovers
Steven Reid 38'07
Morten Pedersen 43'52
Shefki Kuqi 49'02, 54' 35 |
ESPANYOL
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4-0 |
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