FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Coventry City (Fri Sep 13) Middlesbrough | Coventry City 4-1-3-2 E | 4-4-2 D Cliff Coates | Will Schoolar | A_Davies GK | GK B_Wilson I_Jones DF | DF M_van_Ewijk D_Fry DF | DF T_Sakamoto P_McNair DF | DF L_Kitching R_Aguilar DF | DF P_Schulz S_Traore DM | MF C_OHare M_Crooks MF | MF B_Sheaf M_Cuisance MF | MF K_Palmer M_Ihattaren MF | MF J_Eccles R_Muniz FW | FW H_Wright A_Pinamonti FW | FW E_Simms | M_Oxley SUB | SUB S_Moore A_Meroni SUB | SUB B_Thomas N_Chalobah SUB | SUB K_McFadzean S_Armstrong SUB | SUB L_Kelly P_Cutrone SUB | SUB J_Hornkamp Min. 4 :(mid) I_Jones steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_van_Ewijk pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 4 :(cov) B_Sheaf has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past I_Jones ... He puts in H_Wright! ... I_Jones is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 5 :(mid) I_Jones knocks the ball past P_Schulz ... Now he crosses to R_Aguilar! ... R_Aguilar drives the ball low! ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 8 :(mid) The ball rolls free! ... M_Ihattaren takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... But H_Wright clears the danger Min. 9 :(cov) E_Simms is clutching his leg! ... This doesn't look good ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 9 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Hornkamp ... COMING OFF: E_Simms Min. 12 :(mid) R_Aguilar drives it forward to R_Muniz ... Superbly timed tackle by P_Schulz ... He made it look easy Min. 13 :(cov) C_OHare races into the box ... He sees H_Wright lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... M_Crooks is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 15 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with the first time pass to R_Muniz ... M_van_Ewijk is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 17 :(cov) The ball goes loose! ... H_Wright seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... I_Jones brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 20 :(mid) S_Traore off the woodwork! ... M_Crooks picks up the deflection ... M_Crooks with the 40 yard drive! ... B_Wilson parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 20 :(cov) H_Wright is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_van_Ewijk ... M_van_Ewijk drives the ball low! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 25 :(mid) D_Fry runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... D_Fry sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But B_Wilson punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 27 :(mid) M_Cuisance gets lucky and beats P_Schulz ... Now with the centre to D_Fry ... T_Sakamoto anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 29 :(mid) M_Cuisance finds M_Ihattaren in acres of space ... M_Ihattaren with a graceful, looping effort! ... Saved by B_Wilson Min. 30 :(mid) It's game over for P_McNair ... He's pulled up and won't be able to continue! Even the magic sponge did not work! Min. 30 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: P_McNair Min. 31 :(mid) I_Jones gets lucky and beats L_Kitching ... Now with the centre to A_Pinamonti ... Cleared by K_Palmer Min. 36 :(mid) S_Traore is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 38 :(mid) M_Cuisance runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... P_Schulz knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: B_Thomas ... COMING OFF: P_Schulz ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Coventry City Min. 47 :(mid) M_Cuisance wins possession ... He plays the ball across to A_Meroni ... A_Meroni keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... B_Wilson just watches it drift out of play! Min. 51 :(mid) M_Ihattaren 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! ... L_Kitching hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... I_Jones floats the ball in! ... B_Wilson comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... R_Aguilar gets to it! ... B_Wilson was lucky there Min. 53 :(cov) T_Sakamoto with a slide rule pass to H_Wright ... H_Wright beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has A_Davies to beat! ... He nutmegs A_Davies ... A_Davies does well to save it!! Min. 55 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: L_Kelly ... COMING OFF: J_Eccles Min. 67 :(mid) M_Crooks controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Muniz gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Muniz throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... He hits the side netting Min. 69 :(mid) M_Ihattaren spots M_Crooks who is in acres of space ... M_Crooks launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But it goes wide Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: M_Crooks Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: R_Muniz Min. 71 :(mid) I_Jones with an early cross to S_Armstrong ... S_Armstrong drives the shot in! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... S_Armstrong dinks the ball into the area! ... T_Sakamoto gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 72 :(mid) A_Pinamonti knocks it forward ... M_van_Ewijk slips ... S_Traore gets to it! ... B_Thomas with the block Min. 73 :(mid) P_Cutrone runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... P_Cutrone sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But B_Wilson is equal to it Min. 75 :(mid) P_Cutrone with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... P_Cutrone attempts a low drive! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 75 :(cov) K_Palmer lays the ball back to H_Wright ... Cleaned up by A_Meroni Min. 75 :(mid) D_Fry with the nod to R_Aguilar ... L_Kelly with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 78 :(cov) L_Kelly chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Hornkamp ... A_Pinamonti is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 82 :(mid) M_Cuisance looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Cutrone ... B_Sheaf tackles from behind ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(mid) P_Cutrone with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by M_van_Ewijk ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Jones (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Jones (4) Injured : P_McNair (30) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Sakamoto Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_van_Ewijk (15), B_Sheaf (82) Injured : E_Simms (9) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 2 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 6 | 1 Possession : 69 | 31 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 2 | 10 Key Passes : 16 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 0 - 0 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 27 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 94 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 35 -4 D_Fry DF 1 21 13 7 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 15 19 P_McNair DF 1 20 12 11 28 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 38 S_Traore DM 1 13 18 12 22 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 30 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 19 13 21 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 21 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 20 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 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 | 64 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 18 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Armstrong MF 1 13 18 6 35 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Wilson GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 20 15 6 31 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 26 -4 15 T_Sakamoto DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 14 0 L_Kitching DF 1 18 14 11 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 P_Schulz DF 1 18 14 4 26 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 C_OHare MF 1 5 20 16 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 B_Sheaf MF 1 14 19 6 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 5 -4 K_Palmer MF 1 8 18 15 28 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 10 0 J_Eccles MF 1 10 16 11 29 | 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wright FW 1 4 14 20 31 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 14 6 E_Simms FW 1 2 12 18 25 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Moore GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Thomas DF 1 18 13 11 24 | 49 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 K_McFadzean DF 1 18 13 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Kelly MF 1 11 15 9 29 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hornkamp FW 1 1 10 15 22 | 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1726261997 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40