FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Aug 30)


                         Bristol City  |  Middlesbrough
                          5-1-2-1-1 A  |  4-4-2 E
                                    -  |  Cliff Coates
                                       |
                        J_Pickford GK  |  GK A_Davies
                         E_Pinnock DF  |  DF I_Jones
                       C_Cresswell DF  |  DF D_Fry
                        K_Naismith DF  |  DF P_McNair
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                           L_Davis DF  |  MF M_Crooks
                        J_Williams MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                        D_Frattesi DM  |  MF S_Armstrong
                          D_McNeil MF  |  MF M_Ihattaren
                           Campana AM  |  FW R_Muniz
                     A_Gudmundsson FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                          M_OLeary SUB |  SUB M_Oxley
                         W_Harding SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                      R_Beliandjou SUB |  SUB A_Meroni
                              Pepe SUB |  SUB F_Bernadeschi
                             Munir SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 3  :(brc) A_Gudmundsson has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Davies! 
          ...  P_McNair hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! Dirty git! 
Min. 5  :(brc) A_Gudmundsson bursts forward 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 5  :(mid) M_Crooks with a simple pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 9  :(brc) E_Konsa takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Pinamonti 
          ...  E_Konsa with the crafty shot! 
          ...  A_Davies saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 10 :(brc) Campana dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Crooks anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 11 :(brc) J_Williams wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 14 :(brc) E_Konsa with an early cross to K_Naismith 
          ...  K_Naismith has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by A_Davies to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Frattesi curls it into the box! 
          ...  C_Cresswell tries to place the shot! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 20 :(brc) Campana squares it to D_McNeil 
          ...  D_McNeil with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He does a celebratory dance with his team-mates! 
          ...  That's put Bristol City in front! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 20 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_McNair 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  P_McNair takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just J_Pickford is between him and the goal 
          ...  He rounds J_Pickford 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 22 :(brc) Campana knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Fry 
          ...  Intercepted by R_Aguilar 
Min. 23 :(brc) J_Williams with a precise pass to L_Davis 
          ...  L_Davis tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  A_Davies makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 26 :(mid) A_Pinamonti runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a thundering volley! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a fine save 
Min. 29 :(brc) C_Cresswell is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Konsa strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_McNeil plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Fry with the clearance 
Min. 30 :(brc) D_McNeil get's past S_Armstrong 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  R_Aguilar wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(mid) S_Armstrong spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds I_Jones with a lovely pass! 
          ...  I_Jones leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 31 :(brc) Campana unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Davis 
          ...  S_Armstrong reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 32 :(mid) S_Armstrong nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Pickford fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  The Referee consults with his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  R_Muniz places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  J_Pickford dives 
          ...  But he's gone the wrong way! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  And Middlesbrough are leading in the game now 
          ...  Bristol City 1-2 Middlesbrough...
Min. 32 :(mid) R_Muniz takes possession 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  R_Muniz sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it with style! 
Min. 33 :(brc) D_Frattesi takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Pinnock 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Aguilar 
Min. 33 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 35 :(brc) D_Frattesi with a slide rule pass to J_Williams 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Crooks and it had to be 
Min. 38 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from A_Gudmundsson to J_Williams 
          ...  J_Williams attempts a lob! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 39 :(mid) R_Muniz dribbles past D_Frattesi 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  R_Muniz tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 40 :(mid) A_Pinamonti 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! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Campana takes possession 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Williams 
          ...  P_McNair tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Pinnock curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Davies makes the catch! 
Min. 45 :(mid) M_Ihattaren has it now 
          ...  He takes on E_Pinnock 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  E_Pinnock hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-2 Middlesbrough

Min. 46 :(brc) D_McNeil lays the ball back to Campana 
          ...  Campana attempts a low drive! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 46 :(brc) E_Pinnock moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Cresswell 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with a bad challenge 
Min. 47 :(mid) M_Cuisance is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Crooks 
          ...  E_Konsa pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 47 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Konsa 
          ...  R_Muniz wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  - looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! 
Min. 48 :(mid) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by C_Cresswell! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren tries to beat J_Pickford! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it goes in!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 54 :(brc) L_Davis slips past R_Aguilar 
          ...  D_Fry gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 55 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Bernadeschi 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 56 :(mid) A_Pinamonti cuts inside L_Davis 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Pinamonti unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 61 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 62 :(brc) D_Frattesi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  D_McNeil gets on the end of it 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by S_Armstrong!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 63 :(brc) Campana runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Williams 
          ...  R_Aguilar goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Aguilar 
Min. 65 :(mid) M_Crooks sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Jones 
          ...  D_Frattesi leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 65 :(mid) R_Muniz skips the challenge from E_Konsa 
          ...  R_Muniz has a dig at goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 67 :(brc) D_Frattesi sprints past P_McNair 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Intercepted by I_Jones 
Min. 68 :(brc) C_Cresswell with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to D_Frattesi 
          ...  M_Crooks with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 69 :(mid) F_Bernadeschi finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  E_Pinnock cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 70 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: Munir 
          ...  COMING OFF: Campana 
Min. 71 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Beliandjou 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Williams 
Min. 72 :(brc) C_Cresswell with a flashy move 
          ...  C_Cresswell launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Davies was beaten there! 
Min. 75 :(mid) I_Jones beats C_Cresswell 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  C_Cresswell goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 77 :(brc) A_Gudmundsson with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past P_McNair 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson has a dig at goal! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Could this be the start of a comeback from <t1>? 
          ...  Bristol City 2-3 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 78 :(mid) A_Dijksteel has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Pinnock 
          ...  He puts in F_Bernadeschi! 
          ...  F_Bernadeschi attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Pickford gathers it easily 
Min. 86 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a probing pass to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Pickford moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  J_Pickford catches it with style! 
Min. 87 :(brc) E_Konsa spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Gudmundsson! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 91 :(brc) D_Frattesi hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  K_Naismith collects the loose ball! 
          ...  K_Naismith curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Davies can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ashton Gate
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Gudmundsson
Scorers              : D_McNeil (20), A_Gudmundsson (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Pickford (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ihattaren (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_McNair (20), R_Muniz (32 pen), M_Ihattaren (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (3), R_Muniz (47), M_Crooks (68), A_Dijksteel (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Bristol City  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       4
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Bristol City 2 - 3 Middlesbrough
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Player Statistics - Bristol City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  26   1   1   1  19 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -22   0   0   0
E_Pinnock      DF   1  20  14   9  27 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  19  14  12  20 |  92   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  16  28  26
K_Naismith     DF   1  20  15  10  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
E_Konsa        DF   1  20  14  10  23 |  92   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  28  31
L_Davis        DF   1  18  13  11  26 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
J_Williams     MF   1  12  20  14  24 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
D_Frattesi     DM   1  17  20  13  27 |  92   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
D_McNeil       MF   1  10  21  17  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   7  24
Campana        AM   1  12  19  17  23 |  71   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  23  40   8
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  92   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  36  29
M_OLeary       GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Harding      DF   1  14  10   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Beliandjou   FW   1   5  13  17  24 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pepe           MF   1  10  16   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Munir          FW   1   3  16  21  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  23   1   1   1  27 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  21  15  10  24 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  14   0  31
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   7  29 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  20  12  11  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  11  -4  32
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  66   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  19  10  24 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  44  14  -4
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  19  12  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
S_Armstrong    MF   1  13  18   6  35 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  10   0
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  56   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  34  42
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  16  21  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -4  -4  25
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  20  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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  13  22 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  10  -4
A_Meroni       DF   1  16  11   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Bernadeschi  MF   1   5  17  13  27 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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