Key Highlights
- This time, Yuki Ohashi’s fifth goal of the campaign had given them the lead in the 33rd minute and Blackburn had only faced one moment of real danger when Bailey Cadamarteri’s strike was saved by Aynsley Pears early in the second half. Charlton’s match against Portsmouth abandoned after supporter’s deathRead moreBut conditions were visibly deteriorating and on the hour mark the referee, Ruebyn Ricardo, called the teams off for 10 minutes while the ground staff tried to remove the surface water.
- Despite their best efforts, the rain continued to fall and after another inspection, the official had little option but to call for abandonment. The atmosphere was mutinous with Blackburn supporters once again calling for the end of the Venky’s tenure as owners.
- They remain four points above the relegation zone.
- Wednesday’s fans were in full voice despite their own desperate situation having been left on -10 points by further deductions but were fortunate to escape a fifth successive defeat. Mihailo Ivanovic was Millwall’s match-winner with a second-half strike to secure a 1-0 victory over fellow playoff contenders Bristol City in a game that ended in ugly touchline scenes.
- The only goal came on 59 minutes when City goalkeeper Radek Vitek made a double save from Femi Azeez after a fast break down the right, only for the ball to fall into the path of striker Ivanovic, who blasted it home. It took a brilliant injury time save from Max Crocombe to protect Millwall’s lead as he tipped a low drive from substitute Ross McCrorie around a post.
