Blackburn, England – E get as e be! Blackburn Rovers don suffer another home loss as QPR come knock dem for Ewood Park with Paul Smyth header wey seal the game 1-0 for dem side. Na second half action, just seven minutes after Smyth enter pitch, Ilias Chair cross find him head for dat bottom corner like say na him own house.
This win take QPR push am up for table, no be small thing, while Blackburn dey 18th, only win once for their home ground this season (chai, wetin dem dey chop?). Just last week, Blackburn don show small shine as dem beat Hull 3-2, but this game na different ball game.
QPR start the match as if dem dey fight for last meat for party, dem dey come with all the ginger. But, e no easy as Blackburn goalkeeper Aynsley Pears dey really show wetin him sabi, make save wey make you shout “Chai!” like say you dey watch best goalkeeping highlights on TV. Karamoko Dembele try work magic but Kristi Montgomery block am just in time.
The first half no get better goal chances for both sides, as dem sabi serve lost chances like say dem dey sell am for area market. On 41 minutes, Blackburn suppose don score but Andri Gudjohnsen no fit find the back of the net, na the post him hit instead (I dey pity the guy small oo).
After break, Blackburn come high… dem dey move am with more ginger. Gudjohnsen try again but QPR second choice keeper Paul Nardi dey alert like say dem fit give am alert; e save am wella! The game don dey open, but Blackburn no fit find the equalizer before dey later enter the wahala, as 12 minutes to go, QPR finally show wetin dem fit do. Chair cross find Smyth wey head am inside.
Julien Stephan, QPR coach, no fit hide him excitement as him talk for BBC Radio London say, “Na strange match, we try we best for first half but second half we manage to dey focused and clinical. That na wetin we need.”
But as party dey go, Blackburn dey try regroup, but dem no fit touch that goal again. Na QPR wey still dey pin for top six position with this win (Na so e be for football—small chance fit make big impact). Blackburn fans go need plenty palm wine to drown their sorrows tonight, as dem try gather strength for their next match. E be like say dem go scatter type of lifting wey dey happen now.
In short, this match teach us say we go need dey pepper ourselves, cause football dey quench mouth like how palm wine dey cool body after wahala. Blackburn go need every ginger wey dem fit gather to even try avoid relegation, else dem fit dey join serious chop-chop for championship relegation battle!
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