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Burnley 1, Wolves 3



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Published Date:
13 March 2008
DEFENSIVE mistakes again cost Burnley dear as their play-off hopes suffer a setback.
Two goals in two first half minutes virtually put the game out of sight, as Burnley dominate possession but concede to two sucker punches.

First, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake's pass somehow evades both Clarke Carlisle and Stan Varga, before being poked into the net by Seyi Olofinjana.

Within moments, Carlisle plays a woeful pass back to Kiraly without looking, and Michael Gray charges down a clearance from the Hungarian before watching the ball rebound into the the goal.

And it went from bad to worse when, five minutes after the interval, Kiraly allowed Ebanks-Blake's tame shot to squirm under him and over the line.

Ade Akinbiyi did pull one back, stabbing home at the second attempt from Wade Elliott's cross, but it was too little too late.

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CLOCKWATCH

5 mins: James O'Connor plays a lovely ball down the line for Wade Elliott to run onto, and his cross for Ade Akinbiyi is headed just wide by the striker.

10 mins: Seyi Olofinjana bursts through with Graham Alexander for company, but pulls the shot woefully wide of the far post.

14 mins: GOAL!! Sylvan Ebanks-Blake plays a neat ball through for Seyi Olofinjana to run onto, and after the ball evades two Burnley defenders, the Nigerian slots the ball past Gabor Kiraly. Burnley 0-1 Wolves.

17 mins: GOAL!! An awful mistake from Clarke Carlisle sees him play the ball back to Gabor Kiraly without looking, and Michael Gray charges down the attempted clearance from Gabor Kiraly and watches the ball bounce into the net. Burnley 0-2 Wolves.

20 mins: George Elokobi concedes a corner, which is taken by Robbie Blake and headed wide by Stanislav Varga.

32 mins: Two wretched defensive clearances from George Elokobi finally present the ball at the feet of Graham Alexander, but his shot is turned around the post for a corner by Wayne Hennessey, which comes to nothing.

Half-Time: Burnley 0-2 Wolves.

50 mins: Gabor Kiraly is called upon to get a strong hand to Seyi Olofinjana's angled shot to tip it over the bar, but the corner comes to nothing.

56 mins: GOAL!! Sylvan Ebanks-Blake exchanges passes with Andy Keough on the edge of the box before unleashing a shot which squirms under the body of Gabor Kiraly and dribbles over the line. Burnley 0-3 Wolves.

69 mins: A decent move down the Wolves right ends with the ball falling at the feet of Andy Keough, who shoots high and wide of the far post.

71 mins: Kyle Lafferty flicks on a long ball for Ade Akinbiyi to chase, but his shot is tame and is straight at Wayne Hennessey.

74 mins: Kyle Lafferty picks up a loose ball and cuts a half-volley just wide of the target.

76 mins: GOAL!! Wade Elliott takes on George Elokobi before floating in a cross which Ade Akinbiyi blasts home from close range, after his initial header is saved by Wayne Hennessey. Burnley 1-3 Wolves.

Full-Time: Burnley 1-3 Wolves.

Burnley: Kiraly, Alexander, Carlisle, Varga (Unsworth 72), Harley, Elliott, J. O'Connor, Gudjonsson (Mahon 56), Lafferty, Blake (Randall 74), Akinbiyi.
Subs: Jensen (GK), Spicer.

Wolves: Hennessey, Foley, Ward, Collins, Elokobi, Henry, Potter, Olofinjana (Eastwood 86), Gray (Gibson 70), Keough, Ebanks-Blake (Kyle 82).
Subs: Stack (GK), Edwards.

Attendance: 12,749

Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).

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  • Last Updated: 17 March 2008 9:50 AM
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