FFO Championship, Middlesbrough vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Mar 08) Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest 4-1-2-3 P | 5-2-1-2 C Cliff Coates | HD King | A_Davies GK | GK M_Turner D_Fry DF | DF G_Montiel A_Dijksteel DF | DF S_Aurier P_McNair DF | DF B_Hubner R_Aguilar DF | DF N_Williams M_Crooks MF | DF H_Toffolo M_Cuisance MF | MF M_Gibbs_White S_Armstrong DM | MF N_Dominguez P_Cutrone FW | AM T_Cairney R_Muniz FW | FW C_Hudson_Odoi A_Pinamonti FW | FW S_Mavididi | M_Oxley SUB | SUB W_Hennessey A_Meroni SUB | SUB J_Worrall D_Fisher SUB | SUB Danilo M_Ihattaren SUB | SUB B_Aguilera I_Jeraldino SUB | SUB C_Wood Min. 2 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sidesteps his marker ... A_Pinamonti with the 40 yard drive! ... But M_Turner makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 3 :(mid) M_Crooks nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... G_Montiel with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... He is warned by The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... And in a dangerous position as well! ... A_Dijksteel plays it short to P_Cutrone ... S_Aurier read the danger and stops the pass Min. 5 :(ntf) T_Cairney could get a shot on goal here ... T_Cairney blasts the ball towards goal! ... A_Davies is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 7 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Hudson_Odoi latches onto it! ... C_Hudson_Odoi tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 11 :(mid) M_Crooks brings the ball into the opposing area ... R_Muniz makes himself available ... S_Aurier with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 12 :(mid) M_Crooks picks out P_McNair with the cross ... P_McNair with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... GOOOOOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... The Middlesbrough fans chant his name! ... Middlesbrough have the advantage! ... Middlesbrough 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 13 :(ntf) T_Cairney slows the ball down 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! ... T_Cairney fires a shot at goal! ... But A_Davies palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 15 :(mid) A_Dijksteel finds R_Muniz with a perfectly weighted pass ... N_Williams intercepts the pass Min. 19 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with a reverse pass to T_Cairney ... But P_McNair slides in Min. 23 :(mid) P_McNair with a precise pass to A_Pinamonti ... S_Aurier clears with a diving header Min. 24 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi makes the tackle ... C_Hudson_Odoi fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Dominguez curls it into the box! ... G_Montiel gets a shot in ... 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! ... Swung in by C_Hudson_Odoi ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for A_Davies, who catches the ball Min. 25 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats N_Williams ... S_Aurier body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... Cliff Coates looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 26 :(mid) A_Pinamonti is too quick for B_Hubner ... A_Pinamonti with a thundering drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 26 :(ntf) T_Cairney smashes the ball upfield ... C_Hudson_Odoi latches onto the ball ... C_Hudson_Odoi has a dig at goal! ... But A_Davies makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 28 :(mid) P_Cutrone holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Muniz ... B_Hubner with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 28 :(ntf) B_Hubner takes on 3 men ... A_Pinamonti gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 29 :(mid) D_Fry with the first time pass to R_Muniz ... G_Montiel wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 33 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White dribbles it into the box ... S_Armstrong with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 33 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... C_Hudson_Odoi goes for goal! ... A_Davies parries it, he follows it up ... And A_Davies recovers to save!! Min. 38 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a deep cross to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti with a thundering drive! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Middlesbrough 2-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 39 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to C Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White with an incisive pass to S_Aurier ... S_Aurier with the chance! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 2-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 47 :(ntf) T_Cairney moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi tries to catch the keeper out! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 50 :(mid) P_Cutrone sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Mavididi with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 52 :(ntf) N_Williams looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... 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! ... Swung in by M_Gibbs_White ... R_Aguilar gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 55 :(mid) P_Cutrone breaks free from his marker ... P_Cutrone tries the shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into M_Turner's arms ... Unlucky Min. 55 :(ntf) T_Cairney flicks the ball through ... S_Mavididi runs onto it! ... S_Armstrong muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... Hang on, hasn't he been booked before? ... Oh yes he has!... RED CARD!! ... He knew that was coming! Min. 56 :(mid) P_Cutrone with an inch perfect pass to A_Pinamonti ... M_Gibbs_White with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 57 :(mid) M_Crooks looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Cutrone ... S_Mavididi with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 62 :(mid) P_Cutrone runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... S_Aurier stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 65 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats B_Hubner ... A_Pinamonti uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Middlesbrough 3-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 66 :(ntf) B_Hubner fires over a low cross to T_Cairney ... A_Dijksteel wins the ball Min. 68 :(mid) R_Muniz is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to M_Cuisance ... M_Cuisance lobs M_Turner! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... Middlesbrough 4-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: D_Fry Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Ihattaren ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: I_Jeraldino ... COMING OFF: P_Cutrone Min. 73 :(mid) M_Ihattaren looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... Superbly timed tackle by H_Toffolo ... He made it look easy Min. 74 :(ntf) N_Williams rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to M_Gibbs_White ... M_Gibbs_White rifles it to the far post! ... A_Davies is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 77 :(ntf) T_Cairney is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to C_Hudson_Odoi ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... A_Dijksteel looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 78 :(mid) R_Muniz with a perfectly timed run ... N_Williams takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 81 :(mid) The defender loses control of the ball! ... I_Jeraldino seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... I_Jeraldino goes for the top corner! ... M_Turner with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 81 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi skips the challenge from R_Aguilar ... A delicate chip from C_Hudson_Odoi! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Too little too late for Nottingham Forest surely! ... Middlesbrough 4-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 85 :(mid) R_Aguilar gets lucky and beats G_Montiel ... Now with the centre to I_Jeraldino ... H_Toffolo reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 87 :(ntf) N_Dominguez pushes it past the defender ... M_Ihattaren with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 87 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... B_Hubner is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Pinamonti (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_McNair (12), A_Pinamonti (38,65), M_Cuisance (68) Sent Off : S_Armstrong (55) Booked : M_Ihattaren (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Hudson_Odoi Scorers : C_Hudson_Odoi (81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Gibbs_White (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 8 | 12 Off target : 2 | 8 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 10 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 4 - 1 Nottingham Forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 72 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 18 14 13 22 | 93 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 32 38 0 P_McNair DF 1 19 11 10 28 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 15 32 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 10 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 9 24 | 93 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 S_Armstrong DM 1 13 17 5 35 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -20 -20 -20 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 72 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 20 22 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 32 10 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 93 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 27 0 36 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 15 11 7 30 | 21 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_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 13 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 -5 I_Jeraldino FW 1 5 10 15 30 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Turner GK 21 1 1 1 29 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 19 14 12 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 10 S_Aurier DF 1 18 12 4 30 | 93 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 54 -10 8 B_Hubner DF 1 18 13 7 20 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 N_Williams DF 1 18 12 9 24 | 93 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 28 0 H_Toffolo DF 1 16 14 7 20 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 M_Gibbs_White MF 1 6 19 14 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 9 3 N_Dominguez MF 1 12 18 7 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cairney AM 1 3 17 16 22 | 93 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 15 20 22 | 93 0 0 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 11 28 S_Mavididi FW 1 7 13 19 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 W_Hennessey GK 19 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Worrall DF 1 17 11 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo MF 1 14 17 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Aguilera MF 1 8 16 14 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wood FW 1 3 12 17 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709927344 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40