FFO Champ, Brentford vs. Middlesbrough (Fri May 23) Brentford | Middlesbrough 3-1-3-1-2 P | 4-3-1-2 C Mark Baldwin | Cliff Coates | M_Maignan GK | GK A_Davies R_Baku DF | DF I_Jones R_Henry DF | DF D_Fry K_Ajer DF | DF R_Aguilar L_Diarra DM | DF P_McNair M_Damsgaard MF | AM M_Ihattaren M_Cuisance MF | MF M_Crooks C_Norgaard MF | MF M_Fellaini S_Giovino AM | MF S_Traore M_Terrier FW | FW R_Muniz K_Schade FW | FW A_Pinamonti | N_Collins SUB | SUB M_Oxley A_Disasi SUB | SUB A_Dijksteel M_Olakigbe SUB | SUB N_Chalobah B_Mbeumo SUB | SUB F_Bernadeschi P_Daka SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Min. 4 :(btf) R_Baku with the deft touch ... He takes it past I_Jones ... He knocks it to K_Schade! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... D_Fry hits it out for a throw Min. 10 :(mid) S_Traore heads the ball back to A_Pinamonti ... C_Norgaard reads the play well Min. 12 :(btf) M_Damsgaard hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Giovino latches onto it! ... I_Jones reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 13 :(btf) M_Terrier with a real burst of pace ... He leaves R_Aguilar behind ... M_Fellaini wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 13 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sprints past R_Baku ... A_Pinamonti tries to place it in the corner! ... M_Maignan makes a difficult save Min. 13 :(btf) M_Cuisance bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to K_Schade ... M_Crooks with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 14 :(btf) K_Schade is too quick for R_Aguilar ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... I_Jones picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 16 :(btf) L_Diarra with a precise ball to S_Giovino ... D_Fry intercepts the pass Min. 17 :(btf) M_Cuisance leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to K_Schade ... K_Schade has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs off and does a somersault ... Let's see if Brentford can hang onto that lead! ... Brentford 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 18 :(btf) M_Damsgaard hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Terrier latches onto it! ... P_McNair with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 20 :(btf) M_Terrier plays it forward to S_Giovino ... A cheeky lob from S_Giovino! ... A_Davies saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 21 :(mid) R_Aguilar with a neat pass into A_Pinamonti ... K_Ajer tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... S_Traore swings it in! ... That's a poor one ... M_Maignan catches it with ease Min. 22 :(btf) M_Cuisance takes advantage of a mistake by A_Pinamonti ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Cuisance sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Davies makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 22 :(mid) M_Crooks gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to M_Ihattaren ... M_Ihattaren fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... M_Maignan makes a good save ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Ihattaren flights it in! ... A_Pinamonti makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Maignan saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 23 :(btf) K_Schade skips the challenge from D_Fry ... A wicked drive by K_Schade! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past A_Davies and the Brentford Community Stadium comes alive! ... Brentford 2-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 24 :(btf) K_Ajer runs into space ... K_Ajer sends it flying towards goal! ... A_Davies is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 24 :(mid) S_Traore turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Crooks ... What a fantastic interception by R_Baku Min. 25 :(mid) M_Ihattaren has the ball ... He knocks the ball past L_Diarra ... He puts in R_Muniz! ... R_Muniz aims for the top right corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Fellaini lofts the ball in! ... M_Maignan easily claims the ball! Min. 27 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes possession ... Knocks it past K_Ajer ... He's through on goal ... C_Norgaard rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 27 :(mid) A_Pinamonti is too quick for R_Baku ... A delicate header from A_Pinamonti! ... M_Maignan gets his fingertips to it Min. 29 :(btf) M_Terrier leaves R_Aguilar standing ... M_Terrier with a terrific drive! ... A_Davies makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 33 :(mid) M_Fellaini holds the ball up ... He sees M_Ihattaren in space! ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Baku ... He timed it well Min. 35 :(btf) M_Damsgaard holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to S_Giovino ... P_McNair slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 35 :(mid) R_Muniz is force to hold onto the ball ... No one seems to be coming forward ... He heads towards the goal alone! ... R_Muniz tries to beat M_Maignan! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Brentford 2-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 38 :(btf) K_Schade with an inch perfect pass to M_Terrier ... Driven towards goal by M_Terrier! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Brentford 3-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 38 :(btf) M_Damsgaard with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... D_Fry with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... He is ordered to cool off ... FREE KICK! ... The crowd expects from this range ... K_Schade smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Norgaard plays it into the danger area! ... It comes to M_Cuisance ... He fires it towards to goal ... A_Davies parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 41 :(mid) R_Muniz slips past his marker ... R_Muniz with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 42 :(btf) R_Baku drives the ball across field ... It comes to R_Henry ... R_Henry bears down on goal! ... A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(mid) R_Aguilar races into the box ... He sees A_Pinamonti lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... A_Pinamonti with the chance! ... But it whistles just past the post ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brentford 3-1 Middlesbrough Min. 46 :(btf) S_Giovino cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... But A_Davies pulls out a save of the game Min. 48 :(btf) R_Henry backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Cuisance gets on the end of it ... M_Cuisance tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 48 :(mid) M_Ihattaren dribbles past L_Diarra ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... S_Giovino pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 48 :(mid) M_Ihattaren sprints past R_Baku ... R_Henry with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 49 :(btf) S_Giovino unselfishly heads the ball back to M_Terrier ... A_Davies with a bad challenge ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Cliff Coates looks relieved ... Mark Baldwin is far from happy with that decision ... PENALTY!! ... The Referee couldn't have had a clearer view of it he was right there ... K_Schade places the ball on the spot! ... A_Davies dives ... But he's gone the wrong way! ... GOAL!! ... He has completed his hat-trick! ... Brentford 4-1 Middlesbrough... Min. 50 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to D Min. 51 :(mid) A_Pinamonti knocks the ball past K_Ajer ... Now he crosses to M_Crooks! ... M_Crooks hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... M_Maignan makes a good save Min. 52 :(btf) M_Terrier knocks the ball past the lunge of S_Traore ... The ball hits I_Jones in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 58 :(btf) K_Schade beats P_McNair ... He showed great skill there ... Superbly timed tackle by I_Jones ... He made it look easy Min. 59 :(mid) M_Fellaini sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to R_Muniz ... R_Henry with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 65 :(btf) K_Schade knocks the ball past A_Pinamonti ... K_Schade with a scorcher of a shot! ... A_Davies makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 65 :(mid) R_Aguilar with the cross-field pass to A_Pinamonti ... M_Maignan pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... Surely a penalty! ... PENALTY!! ... R_Muniz is the man who takes it ... M_Maignan is off his line very quickly, and pulls off the save!! Min. 65 :(btf) K_Ajer finds the space intelligently ... I_Jones with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Cliff Coates looks relieved Min. 69 :(mid) R_Muniz with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... R_Muniz smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... M_Maignan with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 70 :(btf) C_Norgaard looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Terrier ... M_Terrier with the cheeky shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... A_Davies grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: N_Chalobah ... COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Dijksteel ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 83 :(mid) R_Muniz plays the early ball across the box to find D_Fry in space ... D_Fry drives it low! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... The Video Assistant Referees has been consulted! ... It's been disallowed! ... VAR has declared a clear and obvious error from The Referee in awarding that goal ... Cliff Coates is fuming but you can't argue with VAR Min. 86 :(mid) P_Cutrone nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Henry Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(mid) The defender underhits the back pass! ... P_Cutrone is through! ... What a mistake by K_Ajer! ... C_Norgaard with an ugly foul Min. 93 :(mid) P_McNair picks out P_Cutrone with the cross ... The defender plays it back to M_Maignan ... P_Cutrone intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy M_Maignan ... M_Maignan charges out of his area ... M_Maignan parries it ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Brentford Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Schade (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Schade (17,23,49 pen), M_Terrier (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Muniz Scorers : R_Muniz (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 11 | 9 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 1 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brentford 4 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Maignan GK 26 1 1 1 23 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 R_Baku DF 1 22 15 11 25 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28 0 R_Henry DF 1 21 15 5 26 | 97 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 14 22 K_Ajer DF 1 19 12 11 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 15 L_Diarra DM 1 14 17 6 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Damsgaard MF 1 3 21 15 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 10 18 14 24 | 97 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 26 38 C_Norgaard MF 1 15 20 4 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 9 0 S_Giovino AM 1 7 18 15 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 M_Terrier FW 1 4 14 20 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 15 40 K_Schade FW 1 7 13 22 22 | 97 0 0 1 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 36 57 N_Collins GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Disasi DF 1 19 12 4 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Olakigbe MF 1 3 20 15 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mbeumo MF 1 3 18 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Daka FW 1 3 15 21 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 24 1 1 1 27 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 22 16 12 24 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 D_Fry DF 1 22 14 8 29 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 19 R_Aguilar DF 1 21 15 8 26 | 82 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 P_McNair DF 1 20 13 12 28 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 0 M_Ihattaren AM 1 7 19 15 26 | 74 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 M_Crooks MF 1 12 20 11 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 16 M_Fellaini MF 1 12 18 11 21 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 0 S_Traore MF 1 14 20 13 22 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 22 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 12 34 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 21 28 | 76 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 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 19 15 13 22 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 18 8 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Bernadeschi MF 1 5 17 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 18 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1748036646 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40