FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Nottingham Forest (Fri Jul 26) Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest 5-3-2 C | 5-1-1-2-1 E Cliff Coates | HD King | A_Davies GK | GK G_Kobel I_Jones DF | DF G_Montiel D_Fry DF | DF S_Aurier P_McNair DF | DF N_Williams R_Aguilar DF | DF A_Omobamidele A_Dijksteel DF | DF H_Toffolo M_Crooks MF | DM E_Kujovic M_Cuisance MF | MF N_Dominguez M_Ihattaren MF | AM M_Gibbs_White R_Muniz FW | AM B_Aguilera A_Pinamonti FW | FW O_Edouard | M_Oxley SUB | SUB W_Hennessey A_Meroni SUB | SUB J_Worrall N_Chalobah SUB | SUB T_Cairney S_Traore SUB | SUB Danilo P_Cutrone SUB | SUB C_Hudson_Odoi Min. 2 :(ntf) B_Aguilera skips the challenge from R_Aguilar ... B_Aguilera tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Davies goes down well to save Min. 3 :(ntf) E_Kujovic brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... O_Edouard gets on the end of the pass ... O_Edouard attempts a lob! ... But A_Davies makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 10 :(mid) R_Muniz slips past his marker ... R_Muniz with a blistering shot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 13 :(ntf) E_Kujovic with a slick pass to S_Aurier ... S_Aurier with the attempt at goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 14 :(ntf) N_Dominguez passes the ball to O_Edouard ... O_Edouard is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... A_Davies tries to close down the angle ... He tries to slip it past A_Davies ... He has put it wide!! Min. 17 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... A_Pinamonti tries to place it in the corner! ... G_Kobel gathers it comfortably Min. 19 :(mid) P_McNair nutmegs the defender ... P_McNair attempts a chip! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by A_Dijksteel ... G_Kobel fists it away! Min. 19 :(ntf) G_Montiel with the towering header to N_Dominguez ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... I_Jones picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 23 :(ntf) E_Kujovic with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Crooks with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning ... HD King looks annoyed that there was no card there Min. 24 :(ntf) H_Toffolo runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to B_Aguilera ... B_Aguilera flings a shot at goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Dominguez crosses it in! ... That's a poor one ... A_Davies catches it with ease Min. 29 :(ntf) E_Kujovic is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 33 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele with the nod to M_Gibbs_White ... M_Cuisance reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 34 :(mid) I_Jones breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on G_Kobel! ... H_Toffolo brings him down! ... 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. 38 :(ntf) S_Aurier turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to B_Aguilera ... Blocked by R_Aguilar Min. 42 :(mid) M_Ihattaren spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to P_McNair! ... P_McNair with a graceful, looping effort! ... G_Kobel makes a good save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mid) M_Crooks puts in A_Pinamonti ... N_Dominguez fouls badly ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 44 :(mid) M_Crooks with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass ... A_Pinamonti flings a shot at goal! ... G_Kobel is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 44 :(ntf) The defender slips up! ... B_Aguilera is through! ... D_Fry plays the back pass ... A_Davies can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... Look at the relief on his face!! ... CORNER! ... O_Edouard swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... A_Davies easily claims the ball! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Nottingham Forest Min. 49 :(ntf) S_Aurier moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to O_Edouard ... O_Edouard attempts to drive it home! ... What agility from A_Davies Min. 54 :(mid) R_Muniz looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_Muniz swings in the shot! ... G_Kobel gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 58 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to O_Edouard! ... But A_Dijksteel puts it in row Z! Min. 58 :(mid) M_Crooks turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Dijksteel ... A_Omobamidele takes the player down!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 59 :(ntf) N_Dominguez rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to B_Aguilera ... B_Aguilera with the strike! ... It floats over A_Davies ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 60 :(mid) R_Muniz gets to the byline and finds A_Pinamonti with a beautiful cross ... A_Pinamonti drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with G_Kobel ... He tries to flick it past G_Kobel ... GOAL!! ... That's put Middlesbrough ahead! ... Middlesbrough 1-0 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 61 :(mid) R_Muniz with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... A cheeky lob from R_Muniz! ... G_Kobel with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 62 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... I_Jones latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... A cracking drive from I_Jones! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Kobel dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Kobel beaten! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance plays it towards the near post! ... S_Aurier clears the danger Min. 62 :(ntf) O_Edouard with a slick pass to A_Omobamidele ... P_McNair wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 63 :(mid) M_Ihattaren searches out A_Pinamonti ... Fine tackle by E_Kujovic ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 66 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: J_Worrall ... COMING OFF: H_Toffolo Min. 67 :(ntf) A_Omobamidele beats D_Fry ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... A_Omobamidele belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... A_Davies gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 68 :(mid) G_Kobel with a terrible kick! ... A_Pinamonti takes control of the ball! ... N_Williams with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 69 :(ntf) B_Aguilera gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... N_Dominguez is unmarked ... Good sliding challenge from D_Fry Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Traore ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: R_Muniz Min. 70 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: Danilo ... COMING OFF: E_Kujovic Min. 70 :(ntf) N_Dominguez runs at P_McNair ... He takes it past him ... N_Dominguez hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 74 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: C_Hudson_Odoi ... COMING OFF: O_Edouard Min. 82 :(mid) M_Crooks looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Dijksteel ... J_Worrall wins the ball Min. 82 :(ntf) B_Aguilera with a pinpoint pass to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi with the shot on net! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 83 :(mid) P_Cutrone breaks free from his marker ... P_Cutrone with a screamer of a shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 84 :(ntf) N_Dominguez hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Gibbs_White collects the loose ball! ... I_Jones with a clumsy challenge Min. 86 :(ntf) Danilo looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to A_Omobamidele ... I_Jones gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... C_Hudson_Odoi with a thundering volley! ... A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 95 :(ntf) M_Gibbs_White runs at M_Crooks ... The defender slips and falls over ... I_Jones rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Muniz (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Pinamonti (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Aguilera Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Toffolo (34), A_Omobamidele (58) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 10 | 11 Off target : 6 | 7 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 11 Key Tackles : 9 | 3 Key Passes : 8 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 1 - 0 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 23 1 1 1 27 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 98 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 0 15 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 P_McNair DF 1 19 12 11 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 29 R_Aguilar DF 1 19 14 7 26 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 18 14 13 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 98 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 14 26 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 21 22 | 73 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 13 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 20 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 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 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Traore MF 1 13 17 11 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Kobel GK 24 1 1 1 24 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 20 14 12 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 S_Aurier DF 1 20 12 4 30 | 98 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 32 21 N_Williams DF 1 18 13 9 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 17 10 3 31 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 14 18 H_Toffolo DF 1 17 14 7 20 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 10 -4 E_Kujovic DM 1 13 17 2 30 | 73 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 N_Dominguez MF 1 12 18 7 29 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 18 M_Gibbs_White AM 1 6 19 15 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 B_Aguilera AM 1 8 17 15 23 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 31 O_Edouard FW 1 4 15 21 23 | 77 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 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 | 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 T_Cairney MF 1 3 17 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo DM 1 15 17 9 31 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 15 19 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1722031372 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40