Tues 10th July 2007
ATT 2,703
ROVERS.CO.UK
report:-
ROVERS warmed up for their Intertoto campaign with a 2-1 win over Wrexham
at the Racecourse Ground. Striker Jason Roberts continued where he left
off at the end of last season when he fired Rovers in front on 27 minutes,
and turned provider eight minutes later as Robbie Savage scored from the
spot after Roberts had been upended. Wrexham rallied in the second half
and deservedly pulled a goal back through Mohamed, and despite their endeavours
they couldn't grab an equaliser. It was a good night for Mark Hughes'
side, Robbie Savage and Andre Ooijer made their long-awaited comebacks
from broken legs, whilst new signing Maceo Rigters looked lively as a
second half substitute for Rovers.
rovers.co.uk
(Full report)
Kaid Mohamed 55'00
Jason Roberts 27'00
Robbie Savage (pen) 34'00
Sun 15th July 2007
17:00 BST
ROVERS suffered a slender defeat at the hands of Arminia Bielefeld in sweltering conditions in Germany this evening. With temperatures in the high thirties, Rovers started brightly in Heimstetten, taking a third minute lead through Andre Ooijer, but the Bundesliga side levelled on the half hour and then added a second midway through the second period. It was a tough going in the hot conditions, but with similar temperatures expected next weekend in Lithuanian, it could prove to be the perfect preparation for Mark Hughes' squad.
rovers.co.uk (Full Report)
Christian Eigler 32'00
Bohme 58'00
Andre Ooijer 3'00
Town
Wed 1st Aug
2007
20:00 BST
ATT 6,901
LUKE Beckett bagged a brace as Rovers suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Huddersfield Town at the Galpharm Stadium on Wednesday evening. The much-travelled striker scored a goal in each half as Mark Hughes' side slipped to a surprise defeat. Rovers' only goal came with seconds remaining of the ninety minutes courtesy of Jason Roberts but it was too little too late for the side in red and black. Watched on by new signing Roque Santa Cruz, Rovers started with an attacking 4-2-4 formation with wingers Bruno Berner and Maceo Rigters pushed right up alongside centre forwards Benni McCarthy and Paul Gallagher, but it was the home side who had the first chance at goal.
rovers.co.uk (Full Report)
Luke Becket 40'00, 79'00
Jason Roberts 90'00
Sat 4th Aug
2007
15:00 BST
ATT 8,565
Rovers final friendly had a happy ending - with a decisive 3-0 win of near neighbors PNE. After disappointment at Huddersfield, Blackburn were much more of their old selves as the gave the Championship side a hard time. And it only took 1 minute before Andre Ooijer put away a David Bentley centre to open the scoring. Rovers dominated play but were still only 1-0 up at the break. Then Chris Samba headed home his first of two in 7 minutes to complete a satisfactory afternoon and a round of the pre-saeson activities.
New boy Roque Santa Cruz got the last 30 minutes - and almost scored with a header that went wide. Mark Hughes told rovers.co.uk "It was excellent, it was exactly what I wanted from the game today. We are seven days away from the start of the Premiership and if you are going to get results in the Premier League you need a good base. Today we showed we have a real defensive solidity to our play at the moment and that is what we need to take into the Premier League next week. "
And Preston Manager Paul Simpson told their website that they were simply "outclassed". He said;- "We passed the ball well, got behind them a few times and got six or seven crosses in but without ever really looking like getting a goal. We were just outclassed by a Premiership side really. "
All three goals came from set pieces - something Rovers failed to have much success with last term .. and perhaps the wide men could have a great season putting the ball in the box where it's needed. (4th august 2007)
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Andre Ooijer 01'00
Chris Samba 50'00, 57'00
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