FFO DBC, Fiorentina vs. Middlesbrough (Wed Feb 14)


                           Fiorentina  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  4-1-3-2 C
                           Neil Kirby  |  Cliff Coates
                                       |
                         W_Benitez GK  |  GK A_Davies
                          C_Romero DF  |  DF I_Jones
                         O_Wijndal DF  |  DF D_Fry
                          J_Victor DF  |  DF P_McNair
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                           M_Camus MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                        K_Phillips DM  |  MF M_Cuisance
                        Florentino MF  |  MF N_Chalobah
                         O_Dembele AM  |  DM S_Armstrong
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW R_Muniz
                           D_Nunez FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                         R_Zentner SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                            K_Glik SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                          S_Rosted SUB |  SUB A_Meroni
                         Chiquinho SUB |  SUB M_Ihattaren
                          S_Polter SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(fio) M_Camus knocks the ball past D_Fry 
          ...  Now he crosses to D_Nunez! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Aguilar 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Camus hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  C_Cresswell makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Jovic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Florentino swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Davies's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Jovic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 1  :(mid) M_Crooks with a short pass to find A_Pinamonti 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Victor 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 6  :(fio) M_Camus knocks the ball past N_Chalobah 
          ...  M_Camus with the strike! 
          ...  A_Davies watches it sail wide! 
Min. 11 :(fio) O_Wijndal plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  M_Camus keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  M_Camus with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  A_Davies tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Dembele crosses it in! 
          ...  P_McNair clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 12 :(fio) L_Jovic pushes it past I_Jones 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 13 :(mid) M_Cuisance moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  J_Victor bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 15 :(mid) N_Chalobah floats the ball in to find A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  W_Benitez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Cuisance flights it in! 
          ...  W_Benitez comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 20 :(fio) K_Phillips moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Cresswell 
          ...  C_Cresswell from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 23 :(fio) O_Dembele brushes R_Muniz aside and breaks free 
          ...  O_Dembele tries the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Davies's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 25 :(fio) J_Victor cuts inside I_Jones 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  J_Victor with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  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 :(mid) N_Chalobah picks out A_Pinamonti with the cross 
          ...  K_Phillips intercepts the pass 
Min. 27 :(fio) L_Jovic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  K_Phillips gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  K_Phillips has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 28 :(fio) J_Victor runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks relieved there! 
Min. 31 :(fio) J_Victor runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Camus 
          ...  D_Fry reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 31 :(mid) A_Pinamonti gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past O_Wijndal! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Wijndal does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 32 :(mid) I_Jones get's past C_Cresswell 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  C_Cresswell goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 34 :(fio) K_Phillips turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to O_Wijndal 
          ...  A cracking drive from O_Wijndal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 35 :(fio) C_Cresswell gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past P_McNair! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  P_McNair with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 38 :(fio) A_Davies with a terrible kick! 
          ...  L_Jovic is through! 
          ...  L_Jovic leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Davies makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 39 :(mid) N_Chalobah moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Jones 
          ...  But C_Romero wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 40 :(fio) L_Jovic takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  L_Jovic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a fine save 
Min. 40 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds R_Muniz 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Muniz! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  W_Benitez shouts at his defenders 
          ...  But it's been disallowed! 
          ...  The Middlesbrough players are surrounding the referee! 
Min. 41 :(mid) M_Crooks with the cross-field pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  What a shot from R_Muniz! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  W_Benitez watches it sail wide! 
Min. 42 :(mid) M_Cuisance looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Crooks 
          ...  M_Crooks tries the shot! 
          ...  But W_Benitez smothers the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 49 :(mid) I_Jones runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Armstrong 
          ...  S_Armstrong looks to see where W_Benitez is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  W_Benitez has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  W_Benitez reacts well to save!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fiorentina 0-0 Middlesbrough

Min. 48 :(fio) J_Victor with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past I_Jones 
          ...  J_Victor hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans taunt him! 
Min. 48 :(mid) N_Chalobah has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  O_Dembele fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 58 :(fio) O_Wijndal spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds J_Victor with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But D_Fry slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 59 :(mid) N_Chalobah backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets on the end of it 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  W_Benitez 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!! 
          ...  Let's see if Middlesbrough can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Fiorentina 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  K_Phillips will now play as a MF 
Min. 61 :(fio) L_Jovic sidesteps D_Fry 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by N_Chalobah 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 62 :(fio) C_Cresswell is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Davies with the high feet 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  L_Jovic will take it 
          ...  Hammered towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it's inches over the bar! 
Min. 65 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 66 :(fio) C_Cresswell with a 30-yard pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Jovic! 
          ...  A_Davies is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks very relieved! 
Min. 66 :(mid) S_Armstrong spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Pinamonti with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a thundering shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Fiorentina fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 69 :(fio) O_Dembele hits a hard pass to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Florentino swings it in! 
          ...  P_McNair reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Meroni 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Jones 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ihattaren 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Muniz 
Min. 75 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  O_Dembele will now play as a FW 
Min. 76 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: Florentino 
Min. 76 :(fio) Chiquinho with an early cross to D_Nunez 
          ...  A_Meroni with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 78 :(mid) R_Aguilar backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  P_Cutrone latches onto the end of it 
          ...  P_Cutrone with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  But W_Benitez makes a fine save 
Min. 79 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Polter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nunez 
Min. 80 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Glik 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Victor 
Min. 86 :(mid) P_Cutrone with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  P_Cutrone has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 87 :(fio) S_Polter comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Polter! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(fio) L_Jovic moves inside 
          ...  P_McNair with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 91 :(fio) M_Camus holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Phillips 
          ...  K_Phillips looks to see where A_Davies is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Davies's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Artemio Franchi
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jovic
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          : N_Chalobah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Pinamonti (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Fiorentina  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       9
Off target           :          12        |       3
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Fiorentina 0 - 1 Middlesbrough
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Player Statistics - Fiorentina
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_Benitez      GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  21  15   7  19 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
O_Wijndal      DF   1  19  16   6  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  20  16
J_Victor       DF   1  18  15   4  25 |  84   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  22  36
C_Cresswell    DF   1  18  13  11  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  13  26
M_Camus        MF   1   4  18  14  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  18
K_Phillips     MF   1  17  20  12  26 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  12  20
Florentino     MF   1  14  18  10  25 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
O_Dembele      FW   1   3  20  18  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   9   9
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
R_Zentner      GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Glik         DF   1  17  11   2  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  12  26 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10  -1 -10
S_Polter       FW   1   2  13  17  20 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -5

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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  20  15  10  24 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  11   0
D_Fry          DF   1  20  12   7  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  19  11  10  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  25  -5  -5
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  13   7  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  23  10
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  19   9  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  15
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  18  12  21 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  17   7  22 |  96   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  47   0
S_Armstrong    DM   1  13  17   5  35 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  19  29
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  16  20  22 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  19  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  12  22
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Meroni       DF   1  15  11   7  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  17  13  26 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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