Millwall drew 2-2 with Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon in a match that shifted dramatically in the second half after looking settled at the break.
Tom Atcheson gave Millwall the lead just before half-time, and Blackburn looked to be in trouble when Luke Cundle was dismissed in the 54th minute, reducing them to ten men. That numerical advantage, however, did not translate into control for the home side.
Blackburn responded with intent. Oladapo Afolayan equalised on 62 minutes, the same minute Mathias Jørgensen received a yellow card, and Zak Sturge had gone into the book three minutes earlier. Joe Bryan was cautioned on 64 minutes as the game grew increasingly fractious. Millwall then took the lead through an own goal or direct effort at 62, though Blackburn levelled again through Moussa Baradji on 76 minutes, with Jørgensen picking up a second booking on 80 minutes to leave Blackburn further depleted.
Despite finishing with numerical disadvantage, Blackburn held firm. Will Smallbone was sent off in the 84th minute, and Derek Mazou-Sacko was booked moments earlier. Jørgensen's earlier second yellow had already tilted the balance, yet Millwall could not force a winner. Atcheson struck again in stoppage time to level the final count.
Both sides finished with reduced numbers and a point each. Neither could claim to have managed the afternoon well, though Blackburn's resilience after losing Cundle deserves acknowledgement.
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