FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Stockport County (Fri Jul 05) Middlesbrough | Stockport County 4-1-3-2 P | 5-1-1-2-1 C Cliff Coates | Mike Bridge | A_Davies GK | GK S_Johnstone I_Jones DF | DF T_Kalas D_Fry DF | DF A_Wisdom P_McNair DF | DF J_Bernat R_Aguilar DF | DF M_Sykes S_Traore DM | DF K_Rekik M_Crooks MF | DM J_Bellegarde M_Cuisance MF | MF Casemiro M_Ihattaren MF | AM N_Ahamada P_Cutrone FW | AM P_Canales I_Jeraldino FW | FW L_Alario | M_Oxley SUB | SUB D_Greif A_Dijksteel SUB | SUB R_Giles N_Chalobah SUB | SUB S_Touray S_Armstrong SUB | SUB O_Valentin J_Cordoba SUB | SUB S_Dembele Min. 2 :(mid) D_Fry beats K_Rekik ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But J_Bernat reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 3 :(mid) P_Cutrone looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to I_Jeraldino ... I_Jeraldino with the drive! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 5 :(stp) L_Alario beats D_Fry ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... L_Alario hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Davies guesses right Min. 8 :(mid) D_Fry runs at the defence ... He nutmegs P_Canales ... He showed his class there ... A_Wisdom intercepts the pass Min. 11 :(stp) K_Rekik slides the ball across to L_Alario ... L_Alario attempts a low drive! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 12 :(mid) P_Cutrone lobs the ball over the defence ... I_Jones latches on to it ... I_Jones chases it through, he must score! ... S_Johnstone parries it Min. 13 :(stp) L_Alario gains control of the loose ball ... I_Jones brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 22 :(mid) M_Crooks with a pinpoint pass to I_Jeraldino ... Well intercepted by A_Wisdom Min. 22 :(stp) K_Rekik slips past his marker I_Jones ... The ball is whipped into A_Wisdom ... A_Wisdom with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Davies dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And A_Davies tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... T_Kalas lofts the ball in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 25 :(mid) I_Jones with a real burst of pace ... He leaves T_Kalas behind ... M_Sykes gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 25 :(stp) N_Ahamada sidesteps M_Cuisance ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... A powerful shot by N_Ahamada! ... But A_Davies smothers the ball Min. 29 :(stp) P_Canales with an inswinging cross to L_Alario ... L_Alario tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 30 :(mid) S_Traore crosses to M_Crooks ... M_Crooks sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... But S_Johnstone makes a superb stop down low Min. 32 :(mid) P_Cutrone beats K_Rekik ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... L_Alario with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Mike Bridge looks relieved ... Cliff Coates is far from happy with that decision Min. 33 :(stp) T_Kalas with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Sykes ... A powerful shot by M_Sykes! ... A_Davies makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 36 :(mid) M_Cuisance has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... P_Cutrone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... P_Cutrone tries the lob from 30 yards! ... S_Johnstone watches it sail safely wide! Min. 36 :(stp) P_Canales floats the ball in to find A_Wisdom ... P_Cutrone with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 36 :(stp) T_Kalas takes advantage of a mistake by D_Fry ... T_Kalas bears down on goal! ... But A_Davies parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 38 :(mid) M_Ihattaren beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds D_Fry ... M_Sykes with a bad challenge Min. 42 :(mid) M_Crooks finds himself in acres of space ... M_Crooks sends it flying towards goal! ... S_Johnstone makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(mid) P_Cutrone runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... A left-footer by P_Cutrone! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Stockport County Min. 48 :(mid) R_Aguilar with an intelligent ball to I_Jeraldino ... I_Jeraldino with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... P_McNair drives it into the box! ... S_Johnstone easily claims the ball! Min. 49 :(stp) J_Bellegarde hits a hard pass to L_Alario ... L_Alario with the chance! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 55 :(stp) Casemiro holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to J_Bellegarde ... J_Bellegarde pounds a rocket on goal! ... A_Davies gets his fingertips to it Min. 56 :(stp) P_Canales leaves D_Fry standing ... D_Fry slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Sykes ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Davies ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 57 :(mid) M_Cuisance takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into M_Crooks ... M_Crooks has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But S_Johnstone punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 58 :(mid) M_Cuisance puts in M_Crooks ... M_Crooks hits a great drive! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 59 :(mid) P_Cutrone knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... P_Cutrone with a bomb of a shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 59 :(stp) J_Bellegarde kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... L_Alario gets on the end of the pass ... A vicious shot by L_Alario! ... A_Davies parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... And Stockport County are leading in the game now ... Middlesbrough 0-1 Stockport County ... Min. 60 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(stp) Tactical Change by Stockport County ... Stockport County have changed their playing style to N Min. 60 :(mid) S_Traore runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... I_Jeraldino latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... But T_Kalas puts the ball out of play Min. 60 :(stp) J_Bellegarde holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to Casemiro ... I_Jones takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 62 :(stp) N_Ahamada drives it forward to Casemiro ... Casemiro has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with A_Davies ... A_Davies charges out of his area ... A_Davies parries it Min. 62 :(mid) P_Cutrone takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Wisdom ... K_Rekik fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK ... S_Traore swings it in ... M_Cuisance gets on the end of it ... An audacious effort from M_Cuisance! ... But S_Johnstone makes a fine save Min. 69 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: S_Dembele ... COMING OFF: L_Alario 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_Ihattaren Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: J_Cordoba ... COMING OFF: I_Jeraldino Min. 70 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: R_Giles ... COMING OFF: K_Rekik Min. 70 :(mid) A_Dijksteel has plenty of time and space ... A_Dijksteel with a low drive through the rain! ... S_Johnstone is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 71 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County ... COMING ON: S_Touray ... COMING OFF: Casemiro Min. 71 :(stp) J_Bernat with a slide rule pass to S_Dembele ... S_Dembele with a scorcher of a shot! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 72 :(stp) A_Wisdom slides it through the middle to S_Dembele ... D_Fry cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 76 :(mid) J_Cordoba controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Bernat ... He puts in P_Cutrone! ... P_Cutrone has a dig at goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Aguilar dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of S_Johnstone ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 76 :(stp) N_Ahamada drives it forward to S_Dembele ... S_Dembele with a little chip! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 77 :(mid) M_Crooks finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... J_Bellegarde hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... P_Cutrone hits it into the box! ... S_Johnstone easily catches it! Min. 78 :(mid) S_Johnstone with a terrible kick! ... P_Cutrone is through! ... P_Cutrone with the 40 yard drive! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 79 :(stp) S_Touray brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... N_Ahamada gets on the end of the pass ... R_Aguilar with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 82 :(stp) P_Canales with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... P_Canales hits a great drive! ... But A_Davies punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 84 :(mid) I_Jones with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Dijksteel gets on the end of the pass ... J_Bernat brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 84 :(stp) N_Ahamada flicks it over D_Fry and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Ahamada controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But A_Davies punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(stp) S_Dembele beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... D_Fry bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 94 :(stp) A_Davies miskicks! ... A_Wisdom takes control of the ball! ... A_Wisdom fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Crooks Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stockport County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Bellegarde (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Alario (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Rekik (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Stockport County Attempts on Goal : 14 | 16 Off target : 9 | 6 On target : 5 | 10 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Stockport County ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 13 16 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 0 S_Traore DM 1 13 17 11 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 63 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 14 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 13 26 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 34 40 I_Jeraldino FW 1 5 10 15 30 | 71 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 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 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cordoba FW 1 3 10 15 22 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Player Statistics - Stockport County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Johnstone GK 25 1 1 1 27 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 T_Kalas DF 1 20 13 12 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 15 14 A_Wisdom DF 1 19 14 10 23 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 14 31 J_Bernat DF 1 19 13 9 29 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 M_Sykes DF 1 18 14 6 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 20 K_Rekik DF 1 19 12 11 24 | 71 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 28 -4 J_Bellegarde DM 1 13 17 4 25 | 96 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 22 48 22 Casemiro MF 1 15 21 13 32 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 N_Ahamada AM 1 8 18 15 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 22 P_Canales AM 1 6 17 15 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 11 L_Alario FW 1 3 15 20 21 | 70 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 D_Greif GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Giles DF 1 15 12 6 26 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Touray MF 1 10 15 4 29 | 24 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 O_Valentin MF 1 10 14 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Dembele FW 1 4 13 15 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 1720209877 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40