FFO Championship, Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (Mon Apr 15)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Luton Town
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-3-3 C
                         Cliff Coates  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK Rui_Silva
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF B_Davies
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                       A_Dijksteel DF  |  DF C_Richards
                       S_Armstrong DM  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                          M_Crooks MF  |  MF M_Almiron
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF J_Clark
                        N_Chalobah MF  |  FW C_Morris
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW A_Armstrong
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW E_Adebayo
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB S_Soares
                          A_Meroni SUB |  SUB S_Loric
                          D_Fisher SUB |  SUB E_Skhiri
                       M_Ihattaren SUB |  SUB G_Veiga
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB M_Thuram




Min. 7  :(mid) A defence splitting pass from N_Chalobah to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  S_Armstrong gets something on it! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 8  :(mid) S_Armstrong looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McNair 
          ...  S_Bradley takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 8  :(lut) S_Bradley is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Adebayo 
          ...  P_McNair with the tackle 
Min. 9  :(mid) M_Crooks finds himself in a good position 
          ...  E_Adebayo reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 10 :(lut) M_Almiron finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  M_Almiron with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No! It's disallowed! 
          ...  Don't ask me why, though! 
          ...  I didn't see anything wrong with that! 
Min. 11 :(mid) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  R_Muniz gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Almiron is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 14 :(mid) R_Muniz barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  R_Muniz rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Rui_Silva recovers to save!! 
Min. 17 :(mid) M_Cuisance spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to P_McNair! 
          ...  M_Andersen is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 18 :(mid) N_Chalobah jumps over M_Andersen's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  M_Andersen moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 19 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu hoofs it upfield to find C_Morris 
          ...  P_McNair with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  A_Armstrong drives it under the wall 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 19 :(lut) A_Armstrong whips the ball across to C_Morris 
          ...  D_Fry gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 20 :(mid) M_Crooks smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Pinamonti latches onto the ball 
          ...  C_Richards hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  Rui_Silva comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  N_Chalobah with the shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Chalobah plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Muniz makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 22 :(lut) S_Bradley cuts inside D_Fry 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Armstrong! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 27 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past M_Andersen 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  C_Richards with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
Min. 29 :(mid) N_Chalobah steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Almiron 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  N_Chalobah with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 34 :(lut) C_Morris swings an elbow 
          ...  He caught A_Pinamonti full in the face 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee sends him off the pitch!! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
          ...  Enjoy your suspension mate! 
Min. 36 :(mid) A_Dijksteel takes possession 
          ...  A_Dijksteel tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gathers it easily 
Min. 37 :(mid) R_Aguilar hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_Muniz latches onto it! 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Andersen 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 37 :(lut) M_Almiron lobs it over R_Aguilar 
          ...  R_Muniz with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 40 :(mid) M_Cuisance controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But S_Bradley wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 40 :(mid) M_Crooks plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 41 :(mid) A_Pinamonti has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu finds A_Armstrong with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But R_Muniz wins the ball 
Min. 47 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past C_Richards 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  S_Bradley with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

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

Min. 48 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu gets lucky and beats A_Pinamonti 
          ...  Now with the centre to E_Adebayo 
          ...  E_Adebayo with the strike! 
          ...  A_Davies falls over 
          ...  But A_Davies is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 54 :(lut) E_Adebayo beats A_Dijksteel 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Armstrong with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 55 :(mid) A_Dijksteel has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Pinamonti collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through Rui_Silva's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 55 :(lut) M_Almiron pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Clark is clean through! 
          ...  But D_Fry barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 57 :(lut) S_Bradley is spitting at S_Armstrong 
          ...  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. 62 :(mid) R_Muniz brushes S_Bradley aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Muniz rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  Rui_Silva takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 62 :(lut) A_Armstrong races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Almiron lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Almiron from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Davies was lucky there 
Min. 63 :(lut) C_Richards with the first time flick to B_Davies 
          ...  B_Davies with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But A_Davies pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 69 :(mid) R_Muniz chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Cuisance 
          ...  B_Davies knocks the ball back to Rui_Silva 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past Rui_Silva! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fry flights it in! 
          ...  Rui_Silva comes out and claims it! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Meroni 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ihattaren 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Crooks 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 70 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Thuram 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Adebayo 
Min. 70 :(lut) C_Richards spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Thuram! 
          ...  M_Thuram tries the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 71 :(mid) R_Muniz turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 74 :(mid) P_Cutrone with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past B_Davies 
          ...  A wicked drive by P_Cutrone! 
          ...  What agility from Rui_Silva 
Min. 74 :(lut) M_Thuram sprints past R_Aguilar 
          ...  The ball hits A_Meroni in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 75 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(mid) M_Ihattaren looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 76 :(mid) D_Fry beats C_Richards 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Fry! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 78 :(mid) A_Meroni gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Meroni with a little chip! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 80 :(mid) P_Cutrone has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Davies! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva fists it away 
Min. 81 :(mid) A_Meroni takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bradley 
          ...  But C_Richards puts it in row Z! 
Min. 84 :(mid) D_Fry kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Muniz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Muniz chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 84 :(lut) M_Thuram looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Thuram hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 85 :(mid) R_Muniz flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Muniz drives it low! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva never had a chance! 
          ...  Surely Middlesbrough have won the game now!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 85 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  J_Clark will now play as a AM 
Min. 85 :(lut) M_Thuram takes on A_Dijksteel 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A great volley from M_Thuram! 
          ...  But A_Davies hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 86 :(mid) P_Cutrone cuts in on M_Andersen's blind side 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from B_Davies 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mid) A_Dijksteel holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Chalobah crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 89 :(lut) S_Bradley smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  J_Clark latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Clark with a stunning strike! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 90 :(lut) J_Clark has space to run with the ball 
          ...  A_Meroni brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 92 :(mid) S_Armstrong plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  P_Cutrone decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  P_Cutrone tries the shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 95 :(mid) A_Meroni spits at S_Bradley 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 95 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Armstrong 
          ...  A_Armstrong tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A classy finish 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Luton Town have equalised! 
          ...  Cliff Coates must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Luton Town ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : R_Muniz (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Muniz (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : P_R_Mpanzu
Scorers              : A_Armstrong (95)
Sent Off             : C_Morris (34)
Booked               : S_Bradley (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Luton Town
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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  22   1   1   1  27 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  20  12   7  29 |  99   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  14  15
P_McNair       DF   1  19  11  11  28 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -5  -5
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  18  14  13  22 |  99   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  12  22
S_Armstrong    DM   1  13  17   5  35 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  17
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  19   9  24 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  18  12  21 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  17   7  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  34
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  16  20  22 |  99   0   1   2   0   6   1   0   0   0  26  20  28
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  19  28 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Meroni       DF   1  16  11   7  30 |  25   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  15
D_Fisher       DF   1  13   7   2  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  17  13  26 |  25   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9  11
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26

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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Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  99  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
B_Davies       DF   1  18  12   6  26 |  99   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  32   0  18
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   7  25 |  99   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 |  99   0   3   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  34  -5
C_Richards     DF   1  17  11   4  31 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  30   0
P_R_Mpanzu     MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  99   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0
M_Almiron      MF   1   7  18  16  25 |  99   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   8  16
J_Clark        AM   1   3  17  16  28 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Armstrong    FW   1   6  12  17  26 |  99   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  28  23
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  74   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  31   0   7
S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Loric        DF   1  15  10   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Veiga        MF   1   4  16  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  25   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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