FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (Fri Jul 12) Middlesbrough | Luton Town 4-1-3-2 C | 5-2-1-2 C Cliff Coates | - | A_Davies GK | GK S_Soares I_Jones DF | DF B_Davies D_Fry DF | DF S_Bradley P_McNair DF | DF M_Andersen R_Aguilar DF | DF L_Eising S_Traore DM | DF J_Stephens M_Crooks MF | MF P_Seguin M_Cuisance MF | MF L_Henderson M_Ihattaren MF | AM M_Nakamba R_Muniz FW | FW D_Washington A_Pinamonti FW | FW S_Mavididi | M_Oxley SUB | SUB J_Shea A_Dijksteel SUB | SUB C_Richards N_Chalobah SUB | SUB G_Alvarez S_Armstrong SUB | SUB J_Clark P_Cutrone SUB | SUB E_Adebayo Min. 7 :(mid) M_Cuisance beats D_Washington ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... A thundering drive by M_Cuisance! ... S_Soares with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 8 :(mid) A_Pinamonti takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Traore ... S_Traore sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... S_Soares beats the ball away Min. 9 :(lut) D_Washington knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Aguilar ... A skilful effort from D_Washington! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Davies moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Davies catches it with style! Min. 15 :(lut) S_Mavididi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Washington gets on the end of the pass ... I_Jones takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 23 :(mid) S_Traore flicks it over L_Eising and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Davies with a nasty foul Min. 27 :(mid) S_Traore flicks the ball through ... P_McNair runs onto it! ... But J_Stephens wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 33 :(mid) S_Traore volleys it forward. He finds A_Pinamonti ... L_Eising gathers up the loose ball Min. 35 :(mid) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Pinamonti is through! ... What a mistake by M_Andersen! ... What a fantastic interception by S_Bradley Min. 37 :(lut) L_Eising plays it forward to D_Washington ... D_Washington with the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 40 :(mid) M_Ihattaren backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Pinamonti gets on the end of it ... A heafty challenge by S_Bradley ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by R_Aguilar ... It is kicked away by M_Andersen Min. 42 :(mid) R_Muniz finds S_Traore with a perfectly weighted pass ... But he loses control of it ... B_Davies hits it out for a throw Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 44 :(mid) S_Traore controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... R_Muniz gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Muniz fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 45 :(lut) D_Washington leaves his marker standing ... D_Washington tries one from the edge of the box! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Luton Town Min. 46 :(lut) L_Henderson with a glorious long pass to M_Andersen ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Fry ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 47 :(lut) D_Washington runs at I_Jones ... The defender slips and falls over ... D_Fry fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 54 :(mid) The defender underhits the back pass! ... A_Pinamonti is through! ... What a mistake by M_Nakamba! ... S_Mavididi with the high feet ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 55 :(lut) S_Mavididi barges M_Ihattaren off the ball ... But S_Traore wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 56 :(mid) I_Jones plays the early ball across the box to find A_Pinamonti in space ... A_Pinamonti could have let it bounce! ... S_Soares with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 57 :(mid) M_Cuisance passes the ball to R_Muniz ... P_Seguin with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 57 :(lut) L_Henderson looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to S_Mavididi ... S_Mavididi curls the ball in on goal! ... A_Davies with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 58 :(mid) M_Ihattaren retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Crooks gets on the end of it ... P_Seguin wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 63 :(lut) M_Andersen runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... S_Traore goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 64 :(mid) M_Cuisance lobs it over S_Bradley ... M_Cuisance fires a shot at goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 65 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: J_Clark ... COMING OFF: P_Seguin Min. 65 :(mid) R_Aguilar lobs the ball over the defence ... D_Fry latches on to it ... B_Davies wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 66 :(lut) M_Andersen takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... M_Andersen drives the shot in! ... A_Davies makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 67 :(lut) L_Henderson plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... L_Henderson with the side footed shot! ... A_Davies gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by A_Davies to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... J_Clark crosses it in! ... It comes to S_Bradley ... He gets the shot away ... The shot slips through A_Davies's hands ... But A_Davies recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 68 :(lut) M_Nakamba sprints past R_Aguilar ... M_Nakamba attempts a low drive! ... GOAL!! ... A_Davies looks dejected ... Luton Town have snatched the lead! ... Middlesbrough 0-1 Luton Town ... Min. 69 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Dijksteel ... COMING OFF: P_McNair 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. 70 :(mid) A_Dijksteel looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 70 :(lut) S_Bradley with an intelligent ball to M_Nakamba ... A cracking drive from M_Nakamba! ... ITS THERE! ... GOAL!! ... He punches the corner flag in delight! ... Middlesbrough 0-2 Luton Town ... Min. 72 :(mid) I_Jones picks up a loose ball ... I_Jones with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... S_Soares watches it sail wide! Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: C_Richards ... COMING OFF: M_Andersen Min. 75 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town ... COMING ON: E_Adebayo ... COMING OFF: D_Washington Min. 75 :(mid) S_Armstrong reads the run of A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti fires off a right-footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 77 :(mid) M_Cuisance has the ball ... He knocks the ball past E_Adebayo ... He puts in I_Jones! ... I_Jones bears down on goal! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Middlesbrough now want the game to restart quickly ... They're not quite finished yet! ... Middlesbrough 1-2 Luton Town ... Min. 77 :(lut) B_Davies with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Fry ... He crosses to E_Adebayo ... E_Adebayo hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But A_Davies makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 78 :(mid) P_Cutrone runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to A_Pinamonti ... What a fantastic interception by B_Davies Min. 79 :(mid) M_Ihattaren jinks infield ... C_Richards gets to the ball first Min. 81 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with a great first touch ... But B_Davies wins the tackle Min. 85 :(mid) S_Traore drives it forward to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti shoots towards goal! ... S_Soares makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 85 :(lut) The defender underhits the back pass! ... M_Nakamba is through! ... What a mistake by S_Armstrong! ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Nakamba! ... A_Davies gets his fingertips to it ... It's pushed around the post to safety ... CORNER! ... J_Stephens plays it into the danger area! ... A_Davies fists it away! Min. 86 :(lut) J_Stephens spots L_Eising who is in acres of space ... L_Eising drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with A_Davies ... He tries to slide it past A_Davies ... A_Davies gets a foot to it!! Min. 87 :(lut) B_Davies runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_Henderson ... A_Dijksteel reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(mid) D_Fry knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... D_Fry with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But S_Soares makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 93 :(mid) A_Pinamonti controls the ball with ease ... A_Pinamonti has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 95 :(mid) S_Traore nutmegs S_Bradley, he continues to run forward ... But he loses control of it ... B_Davies belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Cuisance Scorers : I_Jones (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Luton Town Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nakamba (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Nakamba (68,70) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Mavididi (54) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Luton Town Attempts on Goal : 12 | 12 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 6 | 10 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 13 Key Passes : 15 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 1 - 2 Luton Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 13 53 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 19 P_McNair DF 1 19 12 11 28 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 19 14 7 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Traore DM 1 13 17 11 22 | 96 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 44 15 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 96 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 27 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 13 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 21 22 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 14 32 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 | 25 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 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 17 5 35 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 Player Statistics - Luton Town Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 B_Davies DF 1 18 12 6 26 | 96 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 32 0 S_Bradley DF 1 19 13 9 22 | 96 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 34 17 M_Andersen DF 1 18 11 7 25 | 76 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 19 L_Eising DF 1 17 12 2 20 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 24 J_Stephens DF 1 18 12 11 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 P_Seguin MF 1 15 18 6 22 | 66 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 L_Henderson MF 1 5 19 17 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 M_Nakamba AM 1 3 19 16 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 62 D_Washington FW 1 8 17 19 27 | 76 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 S_Mavididi FW 1 7 13 19 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 11 3 J_Shea GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Richards DF 1 17 12 4 31 | 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 G_Alvarez DF 1 16 13 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Clark MF 1 3 17 16 28 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Adebayo FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1720821059 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40