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Feb 24, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Blackpool

4-0

Toral (16', 18', 89'), Gray (52')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Half-Time Report: Jon Toral brace puts Brentford in control against 10-man Blackpool

Jon Toral scores twice to give Brentford a 2-0 lead against Blackpool at half time in their Championship clash.

Ten-man Blackpool have it all to do in the second half, having gone into the interval 2-0 down against Brentford at Griffin Park.

Jon Toral of Brentford is congratulated by teammate Jonathan Douglas of Brentford after scoring the opening goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Brentford and Blackpool at Griffin Park on February 24, 2015© Getty Images

The home side made a strong start to the contest, dictating the tempo of things before pushing forward, although early chances proved to be few and far between.

It took just 16 minutes for the returning Jon Toral to edge the Bees ahead, though, as he picked his spot after being found by Jonathan Douglas inside the area to open the scoring.

Former Barcelona and Arsenal youth product Toral then doubled his personal tally for the evening less than three minutes later with a free header at the back post.

Joe Lewis had to be alert to deny Andre Gray at the end of a quickly-taken free kick as Brentford pushed for a third before the interval, while Blackpool, who had to make two changes in the first half, saw their best opening of the first 45 minutes fall the way of the lively Joe Rothwell.

Things turned from bad to worse for the bottom-of-the-table outfit shortly before the interval when Charles Dunne was shown a red card for his lunge on Jota to leave themselves with a huge mountain to climb.

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