FFO2 Conference, Middlesbrough vs. Cardiff City (Thu Apr 13)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Cardiff City
                            5-2-1-2 C  |  5-1-2-2 P
                           Andy Banks  |  Simon Clark
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK R_Allsop
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF D_Rico
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF J_Vestergaard
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF D_Caleta_Car
                       A_Dijksteel DF  |  DF A_Bah
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF C_Richards
                     F_Bernadeschi MF  |  DM R_Wintle
                          M_Crooks MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                          A_Mowatt AM  |  MF A_El_Ghazi
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW M_Harris
                         P_Cutrone FW  |  FW J_Brekalo
                                       |
                         L_Roberts SUB |  SUB J_Alnwick
                            M_Reis SUB |  SUB A_Vallci
                          R_McGree SUB |  SUB J_Simpson
                           S_Prcic SUB |  SUB C_ODowda
                           C_Akpom SUB |  SUB S_Ojo




Min. 1  :(mid) D_Fry breaks free from A_Bah 
          ...  D_Fry has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 1  :(car) T_Kroos skips the challenge from R_Aguilar 
          ...  A_Mowatt pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 9  :(mid) M_Crooks with the nod to A_Mowatt 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Mowatt! 
          ...  But R_Allsop pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 11 :(mid) R_Muniz flights the ball to P_Cutrone 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  C_Richards takes possession 
Min. 12 :(mid) M_Crooks with a probing pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at R_Allsop 
          ...  He rounds R_Allsop 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Middlesbrough take the lead! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 15 :(car) M_Harris flicks it past D_Fry 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Crooks 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 17 :(mid) A_Mowatt with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Allsop with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 25 :(mid) R_Muniz with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Harris with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 27 :(car) J_Vestergaard flicks it over R_Aguilar's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Vestergaard! 
          ...  A_Davies with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 35 :(mid) M_Crooks holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Cutrone 
          ...  J_Brekalo with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 41 :(mid) R_Muniz finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  D_Rico wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 42 :(mid) P_Cutrone knocks it past C_Richards and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  P_Cutrone flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Allsop makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(mid) P_Cutrone jumps over R_Wintle's challenge 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City ...
Min. 48 :(car) J_Brekalo flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  J_Brekalo hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 2-0 Cardiff City

Min. 52 :(mid) P_Cutrone rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But R_Allsop hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 56 :(car) A_El_Ghazi with a deep cross to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it flush 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations with their smartphones! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Crooks with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past A_Bah 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Muniz! 
          ...  A_El_Ghazi reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 64 :(mid) P_Cutrone finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  P_Cutrone has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Vallci 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 65 :(car) A_Vallci beats A_Dijksteel with absolute ease! 
          ...  A_Vallci attempts to nutmeg A_Davies! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 66 :(mid) R_Muniz skips the challenge from R_Wintle 
          ...  R_Wintle tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Mowatt! 
          ...  A_Vallci reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 67 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Akpom 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Cutrone 
Min. 68 :(car) A_Bah hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Brekalo latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Brekalo attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 69 :(car) D_Rico slips past his marker R_Aguilar 
          ...  The ball is whipped into J_Vestergaard 
          ...  M_Crooks wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Reis 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Jones 
Min. 71 :(car) D_Caleta_Car leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to T_Kroos 
          ...  T_Kroos hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 73 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: R_McGree 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Bernadeschi 
Min. 74 :(car) D_Caleta_Car with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Kroos gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Mowatt fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 76 :(mid) R_Muniz skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_McGree 
          ...  R_McGree hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 80 :(mid) C_Akpom cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  R_Allsop acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Crooks 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  R_Allsop catches it with ease 
Min. 81 :(car) A_Vallci sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  D_Fry fouls badly 
Min. 84 :(mid) R_McGree jinks infield 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_McGree! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 85 :(mid) P_McNair with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  P_McNair aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(car) T_Kroos dribbles past R_Aguilar 
          ...  A_Dijksteel reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 91 :(car) A_Bah plays the early ball across the box to find A_Vallci in space 
          ...  A_Vallci tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Davies was beaten there! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Muniz (12), P_Cutrone (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Mowatt (74)
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : A_El_Ghazi
Scorers              : M_Harris (56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Brekalo (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           7        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          10        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Cardiff City
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Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Davies       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  18  14   9  24 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  18  10   6  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_McNair       DF   1  17  10  10  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  16  13  12  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  17  12   6  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Bernadeschi  MF   1   4  16  12  27 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  10  17   8  24 |  95   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  73   0
A_Mowatt       AM   1   2  18  14  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  10
R_Muniz        FW   1   7  15  18  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  30  48
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  16  22 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  19  44
L_Roberts      GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reis         DF   1  15  13   3  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McGree       AM   1   3  14  12  24 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Prcic        MF   1  11  16   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Akpom        FW   1   4  10  16  28 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0

Player Statistics - Cardiff City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Allsop       GK  20   1   1   1  28 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
D_Rico         DF   1  15  13   7  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  17   0
J_Vestergaard  DF   1  16  13  11  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  16  13  11  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
A_Bah          DF   1  15  13   8  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
C_Richards     DF   1  16  11   3  31 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
R_Wintle       DM   1  12  16   8  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  20  14  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_El_Ghazi     MF   1   5  17  14  28 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  33  34   0
M_Harris       FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
J_Brekalo      FW   1   2  13  17  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
J_Alnwick      GK  15   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vallci       DF   1  15  12   8  27 |  26   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  23   0  28
J_Simpson      DM   1  13  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_ODowda       MF   1   2  13  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ojo          MF   1   5  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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