Big Sam's Blushes Spared As Rovers Break Spartans' Hearts
The Northern Echo › January 06, 2009
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CHILEAN midfielder Carlos Villanueva spared Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce further misery in the North-East as Blyth's latest FA Cup fairytale very nearly lived on.
Villanueva curled home a superb 59th-minute free-kick to finally break Spartans' stubborn resistance on a night when Allardyce's squad players were given a real test in Northumberland.See the full content of this document
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Big Sam's Blushes Spared As Rovers Break Spartans' Hearts
Indeed, had substitute Andrew Wright's 85th-minute shot been directed six inches more to his right, he and his team-mates would have been heading for Ewood Park and a replay their bravery so richly deserved.
A crowd of 3,445 at Croft Park ...See the full content of this document
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