Blackburn’s No.9 (Devine?) terrorised Whitburn for most of the game, as did Blackburn’s No.10 - they combined brilliantly for Blackburn’s second goal.
To lose them both at the same time when Devine was red carded for squaring up to a Whitburn player who had fouled him in front of the enclosure just as the No.10 was down injured and eventually substituted in the aftermath of the sending off badly affected Blackburn.
Getting caught trying to play out from the back to unnecessarily concede the late winner was ultimately unforgivable from a Blackburn point of view.
Blackburn’s No.11 (Hutton I think?) was indeed a constant threat to Whitburn (even when moved to right back during one reshuffle to accommodate for injuries before being pushed back up front) but for me the home sides central midfielder (Meikle?) was head and shoulders above all else on the park.
Great to see a big crowd - mostly from Whitburn but a healthy enough home support too - and to see the ‘young ultras’ from both sides at the game, good on them and hopefully they keep cheering on their respective sides and grow in number. Both clubs deserve the support. Their drums were a wee bit sore on the ears though!
