FFO Champ, Sheffield United vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Aug 09) Sheffield United | Middlesbrough 4-4-2 N | 5-3-2 C Kelsey Barkworth | Cliff Coates | P_Gulacsi GK | GK A_Davies R_Gosens DF | DF I_Jones F_Guilbert DF | DF D_Fry Joao_Mario DF | DF P_McNair Mario_Rui DF | DF R_Aguilar M_Verratti MF | DF A_Dijksteel A_Danjuma MF | MF M_Crooks M_Asensio MF | MF M_Cuisance L_Benes MF | MF N_Chalobah A_Belotti FW | FW R_Muniz M_Philipp FW | FW A_Pinamonti | T_Ernst SUB | SUB M_Oxley J_Foyth SUB | SUB A_Meroni G_Zajkov SUB | SUB M_Ihattaren P_Okon SUB | SUB S_Traore T_Muller SUB | SUB J_Cordoba Min. 1 :(shu) A_Danjuma kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_Gosens gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Cuisance with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 5 :(mid) A_Pinamonti runs at the defence ... R_Gosens reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 26 :(shu) M_Philipp finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Philipp with a low drive through the rain! ... But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save Min. 26 :(mid) M_Crooks with a glorious long pass to R_Muniz ... M_Philipp with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 28 :(shu) A_Belotti brushes A_Pinamonti aside and breaks free ... A left-footer by A_Belotti! ... A_Davies just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 35 :(mid) N_Chalobah leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Muniz ... M_Verratti is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... P_Gulacsi misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Muniz with an inswinging corner into the box ... P_Gulacsi easily catches it! Min. 38 :(shu) M_Asensio plays it forward to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti with a blistering shot! ... But A_Davies makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mid) P_McNair plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... P_McNair aims for the top right corner! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 46 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... L_Benes knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-0 Middlesbrough Min. 47 :(shu) M_Verratti is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to R_Gosens ... R_Gosens with the side footed shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Sheffield United have the advantage! ... Sheffield United 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 48 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A Min. 50 :(mid) R_Aguilar jinks past M_Verratti ... R_Aguilar tries to chip the ball over P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi parries it, he follows it up ... And P_Gulacsi recovers to save!! Min. 51 :(shu) M_Philipp looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti tries to lob the keeper! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 51 :(mid) R_Muniz latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... F_Guilbert is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(mid) D_Fry cuts inside Mario_Rui ... He worked that well ... Joao_Mario with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 53 :(mid) M_Crooks storms past his marker ... R_Gosens wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance swings it in! ... F_Guilbert reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Muller ... COMING OFF: M_Philipp Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: J_Foyth ... COMING OFF: Mario_Rui Min. 56 :(shu) M_Verratti with a deep cross to T_Muller ... T_Muller carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Davies makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 57 :(mid) A_Dijksteel beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds A_Pinamonti ... J_Foyth pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 59 :(shu) A_Danjuma backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Belotti gets on the end of it ... A skilful effort from A_Belotti! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 60 :(shu) Joao_Mario flicks the ball on to M_Asensio ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Dijksteel ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... M_Asensio hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to F_Guilbert ... He gets the shot away ... 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? Min. 64 :(mid) R_Muniz runs at the defence ... M_Asensio with an awful challenge ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 65 :(shu) F_Guilbert pulls it back to L_Benes ... D_Fry takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 68 :(shu) T_Muller looks up 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! ... T_Muller must beat A_Davies! ... A_Davies with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 69 :(shu) A_Belotti finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Crooks cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 69 :(mid) M_Crooks turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Muniz ... A left-footer by R_Muniz! ... P_Gulacsi with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: I_Jones Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Traore ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: J_Cordoba ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 75 :(shu) F_Guilbert whips the ball across to A_Danjuma ... A_Danjuma curls the ball in on goal! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 79 :(mid) R_Aguilar feeds the ball to J_Cordoba ... J_Cordoba tries to catch the keeper out! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 81 :(mid) S_Traore jinks infield ... Launched towards the top corner by S_Traore! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 84 :(shu) A_Danjuma plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... A powerful shot by A_Danjuma! ... A_Davies makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 86 :(shu) F_Guilbert runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Belotti ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from A_Belotti! ... It looks good ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(shu) F_Guilbert skips the challenge from N_Chalobah ... N_Chalobah is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 94 :(shu) A_Belotti flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Well executed sliding challenge from P_McNair Min. 95 :(shu) M_Verratti spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to Joao_Mario! ... Joao_Mario attempts to nutmeg A_Davies! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Middlesbrough fans taunt him! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Gosens (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Gosens (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Guilbert (51), Joao_Mario (53) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Crooks Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 13 | 5 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 3 Key Tackles : 6 | 4 Key Passes : 10 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 1 - 0 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 R_Gosens DF 1 23 15 11 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 24 0 36 F_Guilbert DF 1 21 14 11 33 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 22 38 10 Joao_Mario DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 9 8 Mario_Rui DF 1 19 14 10 24 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti MF 1 14 21 10 28 | 97 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 32 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 19 M_Asensio MF 1 5 20 19 20 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 L_Benes MF 1 6 19 13 26 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 A_Belotti FW 1 2 14 21 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 M_Philipp FW 1 2 15 20 22 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 T_Ernst GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 18 11 9 23 | 40 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 G_Zajkov DF 1 14 11 6 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Okon MF 1 14 17 4 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 19 23 | 40 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 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 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Fry DF 1 20 13 7 29 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 P_McNair DF 1 20 12 11 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 14 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 A_Dijksteel DF 1 18 14 13 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 0 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 9 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 8 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 21 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 20 28 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Traore MF 1 13 17 12 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 J_Cordoba FW 1 3 10 15 22 | 25 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1723231751 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40