Benni blast blows out Gunners

Blackburn 1 Arsenal 0

Benni blast blows out Gunners
Thu, 01 Mar, 2007 - 00:00
Mark Staniforth

The South African striker — surprisingly left on the bench by boss Mark Hughes — responded by tearing down the left flank and firing an unstoppable 87th-minute winner past Manuel Almunia.

Rovers boss Mark Hughes, whose side now face Manchester City at Ewood Park in the quarter-finals, hailed South African striker McCarthy for his match-winning intervention.

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