FFO2 Conference, West Brom vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Mar 17)


                            West Brom  |  Middlesbrough
                            4-3-1-2 L  |  5-1-2-2 P
                        Frank Deeming  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                         D_Iversen GK  |  GK A_Davies
                         I_Marcano DF  |  DF D_Fry
                        Ruben_Vezo DF  |  DF P_McNair
                      N_Milenkovic DF  |  DF I_Jones
                           J_Poyth DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                      N_Maksimovic MF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                           A_Ademi MF  |  DM S_Armstrong
                          J_Jordan MF  |  MF A_Mowatt
                         Marc_Roca AM  |  MF M_Crooks
                         M_Antonio FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                        R_Brewster FW  |  FW C_Akpom
                                       |
                          B_Kamara SUB |  SUB L_Roberts
                            W_Faes SUB |  SUB M_Reis
                           L_Baker SUB |  SUB F_Bernadeschi
                        M_Stendera SUB |  SUB R_McGree
                         B_Brobbey SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 2  :(mid) A_Mowatt sidesteps Ruben_Vezo 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  I_Marcano cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 4  :(mid) M_Crooks takes advantage of a mistake by I_Marcano 
          ...  He crosses to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  That's put Middlesbrough in front! 
          ...  West Brom 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 5  :(wba) Tactical Change by West Brom 
          ...  West Brom have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 5  :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 7  :(wba) J_Jordan is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  R_Aguilar tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Marcano swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 7  :(mid) C_Akpom takes advantage of a mistake by N_Milenkovic 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  J_Poyth fouls badly 
Min. 8  :(wba) Marc_Roca searches out M_Antonio 
          ...  A_Dijksteel wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 16 :(mid) M_Crooks controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Fry gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Marc_Roca with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 22 :(wba) N_Milenkovic with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Crooks 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Antonio! 
          ...  M_Antonio with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Genius! Genius! Genius! 
          ...  Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta 
          ...  Cosmic kite! 
          ...  What planet are you from? 
          ...  A_Davies was left standing 
          ...  West Brom have equalised! 
          ...  West Brom 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 22 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 22 :(mid) D_Fry is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  R_Muniz latches onto the ball 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Muniz! 
          ...  D_Iversen collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 23 :(mid) A_Mowatt knocks it past Ruben_Vezo and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  A_Mowatt drives the ball low! 
          ...  D_Iversen watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 25 :(wba) A_Ademi takes advantage of a mistake by R_Muniz 
          ...  He crosses to R_Brewster 
          ...  But C_Akpom wins the tackle 
Min. 26 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Marc_Roca 
          ...  A_Mowatt rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 26 :(mid) S_Armstrong squares it to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Iversen's hands 
          ...  But D_Iversen recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 27 :(wba) Marc_Roca hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Antonio latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Antonio hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Davies never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(mid) S_Armstrong with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Fry gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 29 :(mid) P_McNair plays the early ball across the box to find A_Dijksteel in space 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough take the lead! 
          ...  West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 32 :(wba) R_Brewster finds his way through 
          ...  R_Aguilar with a nasty foul 
Min. 33 :(wba) J_Poyth backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Antonio gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Antonio tries to chip the ball over A_Davies! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 34 :(mid) R_Muniz loses his marker! 
          ...  R_Muniz shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Iversen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had D_Iversen beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 42 :(wba) N_Milenkovic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Brewster 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mid) R_Muniz jinks past the defender 
          ...  N_Milenkovic brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 47 :(wba) R_Brewster finds himself in a good position 
          ...  R_Brewster blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: West Brom 1-2 Middlesbrough

Min. 46 :(wba) N_Milenkovic backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Ademi latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Ademi hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Davies's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 50 :(wba) I_Marcano spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds M_Antonio with a lovely pass! 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Aguilar 
Min. 50 :(mid) M_Crooks bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 51 :(mid) S_Armstrong with a measured pass to I_Jones 
          ...  N_Milenkovic with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  PENALTY!! That was never a penalty!! 
          ...  R_Muniz will take it 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  West Brom 1-3 Middlesbrough...
Min. 52 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 52 :(mid) M_Crooks drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Aguilar 
          ...  R_Aguilar with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 53 :(wba) Marc_Roca runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Marc_Roca with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies reacts well to save!! 
Min. 55 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Reis 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fry 
Min. 55 :(wba) N_Maksimovic with a short pass to find A_Ademi 
          ...  S_Armstrong with an ugly foul 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 56 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: R_McGree 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Armstrong 
Min. 56 :(wba) J_Jordan pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  Marc_Roca is clean through! 
          ...  Marc_Roca smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 56 :(mid) A_Dijksteel holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But D_Iversen makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 57 :(wba) R_Brewster chips the ball forward to Marc_Roca 
          ...  Marc_Roca with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 58 :(wba) Marc_Roca spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to N_Milenkovic! 
          ...  N_Milenkovic smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 58 :(mid) R_McGree feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  R_Muniz runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  R_Muniz strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  D_Iversen looks relieved there! 
Min. 60 :(wba) A_Ademi knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Muniz 
          ...  A_Ademi with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 63 :(mid) P_McNair takes advantage of a mistake by J_Poyth 
          ...  He crosses to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 64 :(mid) A_Mowatt changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  D_Iversen won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  West Brom 1-4 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Akpom 
Min. 65 :(wba) J_Jordan whips the ball across to N_Milenkovic 
          ...  N_Milenkovic strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Ruben_Vezo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  R_Brewster gets a shot in 
          ...  A_Davies with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 67 :(mid) R_Aguilar holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  A_Ademi with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  P_Cutrone plays it short to A_Mowatt 
          ...  A_Mowatt pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen beats the ball away 
Min. 72 :(mid) P_McNair with the first time pass to M_Crooks 
          ...  I_Marcano slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Muniz swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Iversen comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel gets to it! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 77 :(wba) The ball is passed in from A_Ademi, he finds R_Brewster 
          ...  M_Reis forces him off the ball 
Min. 79 :(wba) R_Brewster picks up a loose ball 
          ...  R_Brewster hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Davies plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 80 :(mid) R_McGree takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  R_McGree with the strike! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 83 :(mid) M_Reis loses J_Jordan 
          ...  J_Poyth goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Frank Deeming looks relieved 
Min. 83 :(mid) M_Reis is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McNair 
          ...  P_McNair with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  West Brom 1-5 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 84 :(wba) Ruben_Vezo with a smart pass to J_Jordan 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Reis 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Jordan plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  The ball comes to Marc_Roca 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
Min. 84 :(mid) P_Cutrone with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  I_Marcano goes in studs first 
          ...  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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mid) P_McNair leaves his marker standing 
          ...  J_Jordan is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 90 :(wba) I_Marcano is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to M_Antonio 
          ...  M_Antonio lobs A_Davies! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 90 :(mid) M_Reis crosses to R_McGree 
          ...  But J_Poyth sweeps up the threat 
Min. 91 :(wba) M_Antonio gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside I_Jones! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Antonio goes for goal! 
          ...  A_Davies with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Jordan hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  I_Jones wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Hawthorns
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : M_Antonio
Scorers              : M_Antonio (22)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marc_Roca (16), I_Marcano (84)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Jones (4), A_Dijksteel (29), R_Muniz (51 pen,64), P_McNair (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Armstrong (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               West Brom  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       17
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :           6        |       11
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          17        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          17        |       17
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Final Score          : West Brom 1 - 5 Middlesbrough
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Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  19   1   1   1  24 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -1   0   0   0
I_Marcano      DF   1  17  10   7  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  38  -2
Ruben_Vezo     DF   1  18  13   6  35 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  34   0
N_Milenkovic   DF   1  17  12   7  31 |  94   0   1   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  21  80  30
J_Poyth        DF   1  16  10   8  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  20   0
N_Maksimovic   MF   1  10  16   6  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
A_Ademi        MF   1   8  16  11  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  22
J_Jordan       MF   1   6  17  12  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
Marc_Roca      AM   1   2  17  13  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  37  42
M_Antonio      FW   1   3  12  17  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
R_Brewster     FW   1   4   9  17  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  21  23
B_Kamara       GK  13   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Faes         DF   1  14  10   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Baker        MF   1   7  14   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Stendera     MF   1   6  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Brobbey      FW   1   2  10  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  18  10   6  29 |  57   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
P_McNair       DF   1  17  10   9  28 |  94   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  88  42
I_Jones        DF   1  18  13   8  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  44
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  16  12  12  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  44  18  46
R_Aguilar      DF   1  17  12   6  26 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  18  20
S_Armstrong    DM   1  12  16   5  35 |  58   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  40  -2
A_Mowatt       MF   1   2  17  14  25 |  94   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  36  34  20
M_Crooks       MF   1  10  17   8  24 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  73   0
R_Muniz        FW   1   7  14  18  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   9   2   0   0   0   0   0  92
C_Akpom        FW   1   4  10  16  28 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
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 |  37   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  59   0
F_Bernadeschi  MF   1   4  16  12  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_McGree       MF   1   3  14  12  24 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  16  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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