FFO Championship, Luton Town vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Feb 09)


                           Luton Town  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-1-3-1-1 C  |  4-4-2 C
                        Neil Stockley  |  Cliff Coates
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                          S_Soares GK  |  GK A_Davies
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF I_Jones
                          B_Davies DF  |  DF D_Fry
                        M_Andersen DF  |  DF P_McNair
                         G_Alvarez DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                          E_Skhiri DM  |  MF M_Crooks
                           G_Veiga MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                           Rodrigo MF  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                        P_R_Mpanzu MF  |  MF S_Armstrong
                           J_Clark AM  |  FW R_Muniz
                          C_Morris FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                         Rui_Silva SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                       N_Patterson SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                          O_Denman SUB |  SUB A_Meroni
                          S_Touray SUB |  SUB N_Chalobah
                          M_Thuram SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 5  :(mid) M_Ihattaren finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  S_Bradley wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 7  :(lut) E_Skhiri with a slide rule pass to J_Clark 
          ...  J_Clark fires the shot in! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 7  :(mid) M_Cuisance puts in M_Crooks 
          ...  A thundering drive by M_Crooks! 
          ...  S_Soares parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 13 :(lut) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Bradley is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by P_McNair! 
          ...  S_Bradley strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  A_Davies is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 14 :(lut) G_Veiga controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  C_Morris gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_McNair 
Min. 21 :(mid) M_Crooks gets to the byline and finds A_Pinamonti with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A_Pinamonti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Soares blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 22 :(mid) M_Crooks runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Fry latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  D_Fry looks to see where S_Soares is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  S_Soares takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 27 :(mid) I_Jones is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 29 :(mid) R_Muniz with a measured ball to P_McNair 
          ...  P_McNair sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 30 :(mid) S_Armstrong fires over a low cross to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with a thundering drive! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  G_Alvarez heads it away 
Min. 35 :(lut) C_Morris turns on a sixpence 
          ...  C_Morris hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Davies manages to turn it behind 
Min. 39 :(lut) J_Clark with a long pass to G_Veiga 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Muniz 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 40 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Rodrigo! 
          ...  Rodrigo attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Davies parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 41 :(lut) E_Skhiri spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to Rodrigo! 
          ...  R_Muniz dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lut) B_Davies cuts the ball back to Rodrigo 
          ...  Rodrigo aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  A_Davies with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 44 :(mid) R_Aguilar has it now 
          ...  He takes on S_Bradley 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Muniz! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 45 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 45 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu will now play as a AM 
Min. 48 :(lut) Rodrigo beats S_Armstrong 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Rodrigo could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 49 :(mid) M_Crooks with a long pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  S_Soares fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Luton Town 0-1 Middlesbrough

Min. 49 :(mid) M_Cuisance with the diagonal pass to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Armstrong hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of S_Soares 
          ...  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. 50 :(mid) P_McNair takes advantage of a bad back pass 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by S_Bradley 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jones chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  S_Soares easily claims the ball! 
Min. 51 :(lut) M_Andersen spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds C_Morris with a lovely pass! 
          ...  C_Morris attempts to nutmeg A_Davies! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 51 :(mid) P_McNair makes a run into space 
          ...  G_Veiga with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 52 :(mid) M_Crooks chips the ball over the defence and finds P_McNair 
          ...  E_Skhiri beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Ihattaren looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McNair 
          ...  S_Soares fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Muniz with the spot kick 
          ...  S_Soares gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-2 Middlesbrough...
Min. 53 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Denman 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Skhiri 
Min. 53 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 53 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Cuisance spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to I_Jones! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from I_Jones! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Luton Town 0-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Ihattaren knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Morris 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Andersen 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 58 :(lut) G_Alvarez with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  B_Davies gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  B_Davies with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 58 :(mid) R_Aguilar turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 60 :(mid) S_Armstrong spots M_Crooks who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Crooks fires the shot in! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-4 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 61 :(lut) O_Denman runs towards the goal 
          ...  O_Denman shoots towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Davies moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Davies catches it with style! 
Min. 64 :(mid) I_Jones with a precise pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Muniz! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him! 
Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Morris 
Min. 65 :(lut) Rodrigo finds G_Veiga in the box 
          ...  But P_McNair slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 66 :(lut) Rodrigo brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Davies falls over 
          ...  But A_Davies is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 68 :(lut) G_Veiga slides the ball across to M_Andersen 
          ...  From long range M_Andersen bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 68 :(mid) A_Pinamonti runs with pace at the defence 
          ...  A_Pinamonti tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 69 :(mid) R_Muniz with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Andersen 
          ...  B_Davies with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Fry 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Chalobah 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 70 :(mid) N_Chalobah with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance looks to see where S_Soares is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  S_Soares is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  S_Soares looks very relieved! 
Min. 71 :(mid) M_Cuisance controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  M_Crooks gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu with the block 
Min. 74 :(mid) R_Muniz with a burst of pace 
          ...  M_Thuram pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 77 :(mid) P_Cutrone threads the through ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  B_Davies reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 78 :(mid) S_Armstrong takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bradley 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Armstrong has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 79 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a deep cross to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  S_Soares claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  He's given it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Luton Town 0-5 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 81 :(lut) M_Thuram takes advantage of a mistake by I_Jones 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Thuram sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 82 :(mid) P_McNair chips the ball forward to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Soares saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 83 :(mid) M_Cuisance with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Armstrong 
          ...  S_Armstrong hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 84 :(lut) O_Denman threads the through ball to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from A_Davies 
Min. 85 :(mid) P_McNair cuts in on M_Andersen's blind side 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_McNair! 
          ...  S_Soares makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 86 :(mid) P_Cutrone gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside G_Alvarez! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries to chip the ball over S_Soares! 
          ...  But S_Soares punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mid) P_McNair with the first time flick to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  S_Soares saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 89 :(mid) N_Chalobah jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  N_Chalobah with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  S_Soares just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 93 :(mid) P_McNair controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Andersen 
          ...  He puts in P_Cutrone! 
          ...  P_Cutrone has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But S_Soares just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 94 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu puts in O_Denman 
          ...  O_Denman is clean through! 
          ...  A_Davies tries to make himself big 
          ...  A_Davies charges out of his area 
          ...  A_Davies belts it clear! 
          ...  Great sweeper-keeping! 
Min. 95 :(mid) P_McNair with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  P_McNair smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  S_Soares gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Kenilworth Road
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : P_R_Mpanzu
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Muniz (44,53 pen), I_Jones (53), M_Crooks (60), P_Cutrone (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Luton Town  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       26
Off target           :           6        |       12
On target            :           8        |       14
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       23
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Final Score          : Luton Town 0 - 5 Middlesbrough
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Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 | 100  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 | 100   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  13
B_Davies       DF   1  18  12   5  26 | 100   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  14  17
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   6  25 | 100   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  15  16
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  13   0
E_Skhiri       DM   1  13  17   6  27 |  57   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  18   0
G_Veiga        MF   1   4  16  14  24 | 100   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  20   0
Rodrigo        MF   1   4  18  13  23 | 100   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0 -10   6  21
P_R_Mpanzu     AM   1   6  19  13  25 | 100   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  14  22
J_Clark        AM   1   3  17  16  28 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   6
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Patterson    DF   1  15  13   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Denman       AM   1   5  16  12  29 |  43   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  24
S_Touray       MF   1  10  15   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

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  22   1   1   1  27 | 100   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  20  15  10  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  32
D_Fry          DF   1  20  12   7  29 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   0  17
P_McNair       DF   1  19  11  10  28 | 100   0   2   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  45  38
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  13   7  26 | 100   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  41   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  18   9  24 | 100   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  32  49
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  18  12  21 | 100   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  10
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  17  13  26 |  74   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  10  19  28
S_Armstrong    MF   1  13  17   5  35 | 100   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  29  34
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  16  19  22 | 100   0   2   1   0   4   2   0   0   0  52  10  34
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  19  28 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  10  10  26
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  18  14  12  22 |  26   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
A_Meroni       DF   1  15  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  17   7  22 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  15
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |  26   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  15  46
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