FFO2 Premiership, Middlesbrough vs. Manchester United (Fri Aug 25)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Manchester United
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-2-1-3 A
                        Tyler Edwards  |  Steve Outten
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK W_Szczesny
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF M_De_Ligt
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF J_Cancelo
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF J_Timber
                       A_Dijksteel DF  |  DF Lis_Martinez
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  MF F_Valverde
                     F_Bernadeschi MF  |  MF C_Nkunku
                          M_Crooks MF  |  AM A_Elanga
                          A_Mowatt MF  |  FW B_Saka
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW K_Adeyemi
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW Ansu_Fati
                                       |
                         L_Roberts SUB |  SUB L_Nicholls
                          D_Fisher SUB |  SUB T_Nianzou
                            M_Reis SUB |  SUB Fabian_Ruiz
                       S_Armstrong SUB |  SUB N_Kebano
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB A_Morgan




Min. 2  :(mid) M_Crooks is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Mowatt latches onto the ball 
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Mowatt! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 2  :(mnu) K_Adeyemi beats D_Fry 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  K_Adeyemi looks to see where A_Davies is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Davies saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 3  :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 7  :(mid) M_Crooks cuts inside M_De_Ligt 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  R_Muniz has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  W_Szczesny with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 13 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside I_Jones! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Crooks with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Tyler Edwards looks relieved 
          ...  Steve Outten is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 17 :(mid) D_Fry has broken clear! Just W_Szczesny to beat! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 21 :(mnu) B_Saka jinks through the defence 
          ...  R_Muniz with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 23 :(mid) I_Jones with a flicked pass to R_Aguilar 
          ...  R_Aguilar with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But W_Szczesny with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  W_Szczesny easily catches it! 
Min. 24 :(mid) M_Crooks has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Valverde 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  R_Muniz tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 24 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi makes himself available 
          ...  K_Adeyemi smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 26 :(mnu) A_Elanga turns on a sixpence 
          ...  A_Elanga fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Davies dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Davies beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Saka drives it into the box! 
          ...  F_Valverde with the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Elanga with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Dijksteel with the clearance 
Min. 28 :(mid) R_Aguilar skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz drives the ball low! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 30 :(mid) A_Mowatt wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  The defender fails to control it 
          ...  A_Pinamonti picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal 
          ...  He is one on one with W_Szczesny 
          ...  W_Szczesny charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 30 :(mid) I_Jones jinks past M_De_Ligt 
          ...  J_Timber with an ugly 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 
Min. 32 :(mid) R_Muniz hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Pinamonti latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  W_Szczesny fists it away 
Min. 34 :(mnu) A_Elanga dribbles past D_Fry 
          ...  I_Jones does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 35 :(mnu) C_Nkunku pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  C_Nkunku tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 37 :(mnu) B_Saka with a 30-yard pass to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  M_Crooks cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 38 :(mnu) J_Timber feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  B_Saka runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A cheeky lob from B_Saka! 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
Min. 40 :(mnu) A_Elanga dribbles past R_Aguilar 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Elanga looks to see where A_Davies is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mid) M_Crooks with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  M_Crooks hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  W_Szczesny is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel flights it in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  W_Szczesny catches it with ease 
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  F_Valverde will now play as a DF 
Min. 45 :(mnu) Tactical Change by Manchester United 
          ...  A_Elanga will now play as a MF 
Min. 45 :(mid) M_Crooks takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry goes for the top corner! 
          ...  W_Szczesny collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 46 :(mnu) F_Valverde brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Ansu_Fati gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Fry wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 49 :(mid) M_Crooks unselfishly lays the ball back to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Manchester United

Min. 46 :(mid) A_Pinamonti finds the run of F_Bernadeschi 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mowatt with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by M_De_Ligt 
Min. 47 :(mnu) A_Elanga smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Timber latches onto the ball 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 48 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi is too quick for M_De_Ligt 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi hits a curling shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oooooohhhhhhh!!?... 
          ...  I can't believe it! n 
          ...  It's a GOAL! 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
          ...  That's put Middlesbrough in front! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Manchester United ...
Min. 49 :(mnu) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  B_Saka is through! 
          ...  B_Saka hits the ball first time! 
          ...  A_Davies is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Tyler Edwards is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Manchester United have equalised! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Manchester United ...
Min. 56 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi takes advantage of a mistake by Lis_Martinez 
          ...  F_Valverde hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mowatt swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of W_Szczesny 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 58 :(mnu) B_Saka kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  C_Nkunku gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  C_Nkunku smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 59 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi with the chance! 
          ...  But A_Davies parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 59 :(mid) A_Mowatt has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Timber 
          ...  He puts in P_McNair! 
          ...  C_Nkunku is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Substitution by Manchester United 
          ...  COMING ON: Fabian_Ruiz 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Elanga 
Min. 60 :(mid) R_Muniz knocks the ball past J_Cancelo 
          ...  R_Muniz sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  W_Szczesny is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mowatt curls it into the box! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_De_Ligt clears the danger 
Min. 63 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  R_Muniz decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  R_Muniz sees W_Szczesny off his line! 
          ...  W_Szczesny falls over 
          ...  But W_Szczesny is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 64 :(mnu) B_Saka feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_De_Ligt runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_De_Ligt has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Davies tips it over !! 
          ...  Great keeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Valverde plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi gets his head on it 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 66 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with W_Szczesny 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Szczesny 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 66 :(mid) D_Fry sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_De_Ligt with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 72 :(mnu) Ansu_Fati boots it towards J_Cancelo 
          ...  J_Cancelo swings in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 74 :(mnu) F_Valverde knocks it forward 
          ...  P_McNair slips 
          ...  K_Adeyemi gets to it! 
          ...  P_McNair with a bad challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  Fabian_Ruiz passes to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  I_Jones knocks the ball back to A_Davies 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Davies! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Adeyemi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Davies 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 74 :(mnu) F_Valverde puts in B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka tries to chip the ball over A_Davies! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Valverde swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  R_Aguilar heads it away 
Min. 79 :(mid) A_Dijksteel cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  But Lis_Martinez puts it in row Z! 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Reis 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Mowatt 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 80 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 81 :(mnu) Fabian_Ruiz holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Saka 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Dijksteel 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 86 :(mid) R_Aguilar runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(mnu) K_Adeyemi breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Davies! 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  F_Valverde swings it in 
          ...  B_Saka takes control of it! 
          ...  B_Saka sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for A_Davies 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 89 :(mnu) F_Valverde skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to B_Saka 
          ...  B_Saka with a thundering shot! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : F_Bernadeschi
Scorers              : F_Bernadeschi (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Muniz (21), F_Bernadeschi (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester United Match Info
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Best player          : B_Saka (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Saka (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Adeyemi (17), C_Nkunku (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Manchester United
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Manchester United
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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  20   1   1   1  27 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  19  14   9  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  18   0
D_Fry          DF   1  19  11   6  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  22
P_McNair       DF   1  18  11  10  28 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  17  13  12  22 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  19   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  18  13   6  26 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  38  22
F_Bernadeschi  MF   1   4  16  13  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  34  14  47
M_Crooks       MF   1  10  18   8  24 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  70  16
A_Mowatt       MF   1   2  18  15  25 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  13
R_Muniz        FW   1   7  15  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   0   1   0   0  -2  15  36
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   6  13  18  28 |  84   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  38  22
L_Roberts      GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Fisher       DF   1  13   7   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reis         DF   1  16  14   3  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Armstrong    MF   1  12  16   5  35 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  16  22 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Manchester United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Szczesny     GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  21  16   5  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  38   0  23
J_Cancelo      DF   1  21  18   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Timber       DF   1  19  16   4  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Lis_Martinez   DF   1  19  17  10  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
F_Valverde     DF   1  16  20  13  29 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  36  15
C_Nkunku       MF   1   9  20  15  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
A_Elanga       MF   1   6  19  17  24 |  64   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  14
B_Saka         FW   1   2  20  18  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  36  60
K_Adeyemi      FW   1   5  15  21  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  22
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   3  17  20  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Nicholls     GK  19   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Nianzou      DF   1  19  16   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Fabian_Ruiz    MF   1  15  20   8  29 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
N_Kebano       AM   1   5  15  13  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morgan       FW   1   1   7  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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