FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Stoke City (Mon Jan 06) Middlesbrough | Stoke City 4-4-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L Cliff Coates | - | A_Davies GK | GK D_Ward I_Jones DF | DF F_Medina D_Fry DF | DF E_Stevens P_McNair DF | DM W_Burger R_Aguilar DF | DF M_Rose M_Crooks MF | DF B_Wilmot M_Cuisance MF | MF M_Leris S_Traore MF | MF B_Pearson M_Ihattaren MF | FW Wesley R_Muniz FW | FW T_Campbell A_Pinamonti FW | MF T_Berenbruch | M_Oxley SUB | SUB F_Fielding A_Dijksteel SUB | SUB D_Batth A_Meroni SUB | SUB I_Sunjic N_Chalobah SUB | SUB A_Vidigal P_Cutrone SUB | SUB D_Gayle Min. 1 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City ... Stoke City have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(sto) W_Burger passes the ball to T_Campbell ... S_Traore goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 7 :(sto) W_Burger backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Leris latches onto the end of it ... M_Leris with the strike! ... A_Davies with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 8 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... A_Pinamonti runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 11 :(mid) M_Crooks takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Traore ... S_Traore tries to beat D_Ward from outside the area! ... But D_Ward punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 13 :(mid) I_Jones squares it to S_Traore ... S_Traore hits the ball on the bounce! ... D_Ward makes a difficult save Min. 19 :(mid) M_Cuisance has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past B_Wilmot ... He puts in I_Jones! ... But E_Stevens wins the tackle Min. 19 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the cross-field pass to M_Leris ... M_Leris with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 22 :(mid) R_Aguilar kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Ihattaren gets on the end of the pass ... M_Ihattaren with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... D_Ward makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 22 :(sto) B_Wilmot plays it forward to F_Medina ... M_Cuisance is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee ... FREE KICK! ... M_Rose passes to W_Burger ... W_Burger drives the ball low! ... But it goes wide Min. 23 :(sto) T_Campbell has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past P_McNair ... He knocks it to T_Berenbruch! ... A_Pinamonti hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... B_Wilmot flights it in! ... A_Davies comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 24 :(mid) R_Muniz has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on D_Ward! ... M_Rose hacks him down! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... M_Cuisance floats it forward ... D_Fry latches onto the end of it ... D_Fry could have let it bounce! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 25 :(mid) I_Jones flicks it over E_Stevens and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Berenbruch ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 28 :(mid) M_Crooks lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Muniz latches on to it ... B_Pearson wins the ball Min. 28 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... T_Berenbruch with his head down lets it go! ... A_Davies is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 29 :(mid) R_Muniz holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to M_Crooks ... B_Wilmot gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 29 :(sto) B_Wilmot cuts through the defence ... S_Traore with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 32 :(sto) E_Stevens races into the box ... He sees T_Berenbruch lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... P_McNair is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 33 :(mid) R_Aguilar with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... R_Aguilar with a low drive through the rain! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_Fry chips the ball in towards the far post! ... D_Ward reads it well, and claims it! Min. 38 :(sto) T_Campbell hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Wesley latches onto it! ... Wesley sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... A_Davies was lucky there Min. 41 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a one-touch layoff to A_Pinamonti ... But he loses control of it ... F_Medina takes possession Min. 41 :(sto) T_Campbell runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to T_Berenbruch ... T_Berenbruch belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But A_Davies is equal to it Min. 42 :(mid) M_Cuisance floats the ball in to find D_Fry ... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Wilmot Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: N_Chalobah ... COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Stoke City Min. 50 :(mid) M_Crooks is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to N_Chalobah ... N_Chalobah sees D_Ward off his line! ... D_Ward watches it sail wide! Min. 52 :(mid) R_Muniz with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past M_Rose ... T_Campbell with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 54 :(mid) R_Muniz skips the challenge from the defender ... R_Muniz tries the shot! ... D_Ward turns it behind for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Chalobah dinks the ball into the area! ... D_Ward comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... A_Pinamonti with the shot! ... D_Ward with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 54 :(sto) B_Wilmot fires over a low cross to T_Campbell ... Good sliding challenge from R_Muniz Min. 55 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Dijksteel ... COMING OFF: R_Aguilar Min. 56 :(mid) M_Cuisance loses his marker ... M_Cuisance fires the shot in! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... N_Chalobah with an outswinging corner into the box ... D_Ward catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 57 :(mid) S_Traore squares up to B_Pearson ... He's elbowed him right in the nose! ... If that happened anywhere else, he'd get arrested! ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 78 :(sto) F_Medina with the first time pass to M_Leris ... A cheeky lob from M_Leris! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 79 :(mid) M_Crooks backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... A_Pinamonti latches onto the end of it ... A_Pinamonti has a dig at goal! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... That must have sealed it!! ... Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City ... Min. 80 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City ... COMING ON: D_Gayle ... COMING OFF: W_Burger Min. 80 :(sto) B_Wilmot volleys it forward. He finds F_Medina ... D_Fry rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 81 :(sto) B_Wilmot knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Fry ... A delightful ball in to D_Gayle ... R_Muniz fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee warned him Min. 81 :(sto) T_Campbell chests it down ... A_Dijksteel beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 82 :(mid) M_Crooks flicks the ball through ... R_Muniz runs onto it! ... R_Muniz goes for the top corner! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(mid) M_Crooks controls it well ... He nutmegs F_Medina ... He puts in P_McNair! ... Brilliantly taken away by B_Wilmot!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 91 :(sto) M_Leris backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... T_Campbell latches onto the end of it ... A_Dijksteel gathers up the loose ball Min. 93 :(mid) N_Chalobah volleys it forward. He finds A_Pinamonti ... M_Rose reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 94 :(sto) M_Leris is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to E_Stevens ... A_Dijksteel gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 95 :(mid) N_Chalobah wins possession ... He plays the ball across to I_Jones ... I_Jones looks to see where D_Ward is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Ward beaten! ... CORNER! ... M_Crooks with an inswinging corner into the box ... It comes to I_Jones ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Cuisance swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... N_Chalobah with the header ... D_Ward won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Crooks (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Pinamonti (79) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Wilmot Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Rose (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 15 | 7 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 16 11 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 D_Fry DF 1 21 13 7 29 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 P_McNair DF 1 20 12 11 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Aguilar DF 1 20 14 7 26 | 57 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 15 19 M_Crooks MF 1 11 20 10 24 | 98 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 19 13 21 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 13 S_Traore MF 1 14 19 12 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 30 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 18 14 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 21 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 28 12 11 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 20 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 29 0 33 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 14 13 22 | 41 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 A_Meroni DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 18 8 22 | 53 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 36 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Ward GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 21 15 12 27 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 E_Stevens DF 1 19 14 6 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 W_Burger DM 1 13 20 7 22 | 82 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 M_Rose DF 1 19 12 9 30 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 -4 -4 B_Wilmot DF 1 20 13 5 21 | 98 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 48 0 M_Leris MF 1 8 18 14 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 37 B_Pearson MF 1 14 19 12 31 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Wesley FW 1 8 14 21 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 T_Campbell FW 1 2 13 19 29 | 98 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 T_Berenbruch MF 1 9 18 17 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 27 11 19 F_Fielding GK 17 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Batth DF 1 17 11 8 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sunjic MF 1 14 19 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Vidigal MF 1 5 18 14 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Gayle FW 1 3 13 16 28 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736189376 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40