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Ewood Park
Spectators: 7972 (Terracing: 5980, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nayden Simidchiev got the match started through his kick off. Nayden Simidchiev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Brad Friedel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brad Friedel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatko Duhtev in the 6th minute of the match. Blackburn Rovers FC's Brad Friedel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avgustin Trichkov in the 7th minute of play. With 9 minutes on the clock, Anastas Chipev commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 10 played minutes Chelsea FC got a freekick which was hit by Anastas Chipev. Avgustin Trichkov struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Brad Friedel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chelsea FC. After 23 minutes, Zhelyazko Buzin made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Blackburn Rovers FC's Brad Friedel tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Zlatko Duhtev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 31 played minutes Alan Shearer rounded Chelsea FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-2. Brad Friedel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zhelyazko Buzin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Zlatko Duhtev came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Chelsea FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Zlatko Duhtev couldn't finish the play. Zhelyazko Buzin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zlatko Duhtev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Jason Roberts kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Filippo Cappucci. That made the score 2-2 in the 44 minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alan Shearer to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Zlatko Duhtev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brad Friedel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Brad Friedel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zhelyazko Buzin in the 60th minute of the match. Zlatko Duhtev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Brad Friedel having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zlatko Duhtev got free with Brad Friedel in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the match, Blackburn Rovers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zhelyazko Buzin came free, but Brad Friedel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Blackburn Rovers FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatko Duhtev came free, but Brad Friedel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zlatko Duhtev got free with Brad Friedel in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Blackburn Rovers FC's Brad Friedel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zhelyazko Buzin in the 70th minute of play. Zlatko Duhtev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Brad Friedel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute of the match, Zlatko Duhtev got a very nice opportunity to score, but Brad Friedel was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Zhelyazko Buzin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Brad Friedel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blackburn Rovers FC's Brad Friedel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatko Duhtev in the 82nd minute of play. Zhelyazko Buzin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Blackburn Rovers FC's Brad Friedel got control of the ball when Zlatko Duhtev tried to sneak it across the goal line. Brad Friedel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhelyazko Buzin in the 92nd minute of play. If Avgustin Trichkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute Zhelyazko Buzin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Brad Friedel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Chelsea FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Blackburn Rovers FC.