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Season 2005-06
Blackburn Rovers (a) Premier Reserve League
 
 
 
Date: Monday 27th February 2006, 7.00pm

Venue: Christie Park, Morecambe

Conditions: 
damp and gusting
 

 
 
  

Blackburn Rovers

Newcastle United

 

0 - 1

 

Teams

Goals

17 mins Chopra shot 1-0

Half time: Rovers 0 Newcastle 1

Full time: Rovers 0 Newcastle 1

We Said

Goalscorer Michael Chopra commented to the Chronicle:

"The main thing for me was to play 90 minutes because I haven't done that for a long time.

"But the more match fitness I can build up the better and I am pleased to be involved in a game we won.

"For me that is 13 goals in 12 matches for the reserves and, as I said all season, this is what I need to be doing to keep knocking on the first-team door.

"At the end of the day, my contract is up in the summer and if I don't get a new one here I have to keep other clubs interested - and the best way to do that is to score goals.

"The pitch was not the best but we battled on and got the 1-0 win.

"It was tough in the second half, but we've ground a result out and probably could have had one or two more, yet I think this is still a good result."

Meanwhile, coach Tommy Craig spoke to the official site and said:

"It was an awful night to play football, the wind was a problem and the rain made the pitch really heavy. But we coped well with everything, and I felt we were well worth the win.

"It wasn't a game where there were a lot of chances, but we kept them on the back foot at times, we tried to pass it around when we could, and we defended well when called upon.

"Chops took his goal well, it was a great time to score just before half time and once we were in front it was a case of making sure we didn't let them back into the game.

"Overall, it was an excellent, battling team performance and a deserved three points."

Waffle

A close-range effort from striker Michael Chopra proved to be the difference between the two sides at a damp and blustery Christie Park on Monday night.

Returning to league action after almost a month, Tommy Craig's reserve side once again profited from their trip to the Lancashire coast.

That's now three victories and a draw from our four matches at Morecambe against Rovers in as many seasons. 

There was little to choose between the sides until Chopra pounced five minutes before half time.

Rovers 'keeper Richard Lee blocked his first effort but was unable to prevent the follow -up, as Chopra made it thirteen goals for the season at this level on his twelfth appearance.

And it was Chopra who came closest to extending our lead after the break in this unremarkable encounter, shooting over the crossbar when well-placed on 70 and 88 minutes.

At the other end, United 'keeper Fraser Forster marked his reserve team debut with a late fingertip save from substitute striker Raffaele de Vita, having earlier seen Paul Dickov miss the target on three occasions.  

Biffa

Reserves
 


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