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- Weimann wondergoal earns a draw for Blackburn
Weimann wondergoal earns a draw for Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers secured a 1-1 draw against Burnley after an astonishing equaliser from Andi Weimann drew the visitors level and despite going down to 10 men for the final 33 minutes of the match.
Burnley opened the scoring after 10 minutes at Turf Moor after new signing Jaidon Anthony whipped in a perfect cross for Lyle Foster, who remains at the club after a potential move to Ipswich Town breaking down, to head home.
The home side dominated the early proceedings of the match and deservedly led until Blackburn struck against the run of play in the 23rd minute.
It was forward Weimann's moment of magic as he hit a sumptuous dipping shot from outside the penalty area which looped over Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford to level the scores.
Rovers thought they had retaken the lead soon after, but Tyrhys Dolan’s finish was disallowed for offside.
Makhtar Gueye was then sent off for a second yellow card offence in the 57th minute, seeing red for dissent after making a card gesture at the referee after a heavy tackle from Maxime Esteve.
Burnley was unable to make its numerical advantage count, despite applying plenty of pressure in the latter stages.
Indeed, it was Blackburn that arguably came closest to winning the match, with Lewis Travis firing high and wide in the 96th minute after Dolan had played a loose ball to him.
The point leaves Blackburn and Burnley third and fourth respectively in the EFL Championship.
