FFO FLT, Middlesbrough vs. Nottingham Forest - Neutral Venue (Wed May 28) Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest 4-3-1-2 P | 5-1-0-2-2 A Cliff Coates | HD King | A_Davies GK | GK G_Kobel I_Jones DF | DF T_Kehrer D_Fry DF | DF S_Aurier R_Aguilar DF | DF F_Horsfall A_Dijksteel DF | DF J_Worrall M_Ihattaren AM | DF H_Toffolo M_Crooks MF | DM N_Dominguez M_Cuisance MF | AM I_Balde S_Traore MF | AM B_Aguilera R_Muniz FW | FW A_Correa A_Pinamonti FW | FW C_Hudson_Odoi | M_Oxley SUB | SUB W_Hennessey A_Meroni SUB | SUB W_Boly S_Armstrong SUB | SUB E_Kujovic N_Chalobah SUB | SUB Danilo P_Cutrone SUB | SUB T_Cairney Min. 1 :(mid) M_Ihattaren gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside F_Horsfall! ... He has some space now! ... M_Ihattaren hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... GOAL!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... The Referee signals we are going to VAR! ... They are taking their time checking this one ... We could be in for a long wait here ... The fans are getting restless ... The Referee touches his ear-piece ... NO GOAL! Min. 2 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with a glorious long pass to M_Crooks ... J_Worrall with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 4 :(mid) M_Cuisance finds D_Fry with a ball over the defence ... F_Horsfall wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... I_Jones flights it in! ... G_Kobel makes the catch! Min. 5 :(ntf) B_Aguilera cuts inside R_Aguilar ... He worked that well ... B_Aguilera with a low drive through the rain! ... A_Davies gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 5 :(mid) D_Fry takes advantage of a mistake by F_Horsfall ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to M_Cuisance! ... F_Horsfall with a nasty foul ... The Referee warned him Min. 7 :(ntf) H_Toffolo takes advantage of a mistake by R_Muniz ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to F_Horsfall! ... F_Horsfall with a thundering volley! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 10 :(ntf) H_Toffolo knocks it past D_Fry and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... H_Toffolo has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 11 :(mid) R_Muniz pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... R_Muniz with a bomb of a shot! ... G_Kobel tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 11 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled I_Jones ... C_Hudson_Odoi aims for the top right corner! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Davies ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Davies looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 11 :(mid) R_Aguilar takes advantage of a mistake by S_Aurier ... He crosses to M_Cuisance ... T_Kehrer with a terrible tackle ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 12 :(ntf) A_Correa flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Muniz ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 13 :(ntf) N_Dominguez with an incisive pass to A_Correa ... M_Ihattaren with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Nottingham Forest players ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 21 :(mid) S_Traore beats S_Aurier with absolute ease! ... S_Traore plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... But G_Kobel punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 21 :(ntf) J_Worrall with an amazing show of skill to get past D_Fry ... He crosses to N_Dominguez ... But D_Fry wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... B_Aguilera drives it into the box! ... R_Aguilar heads it away Min. 25 :(ntf) F_Horsfall looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Correa ... A_Correa tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! ... But A_Davies punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 26 :(ntf) A_Correa get's past M_Ihattaren ... He's gonna worry them again ... A_Correa looks to see where A_Davies is! ... He shoots! ... A_Davies saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough ... Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to C Min. 32 :(ntf) F_Horsfall gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to B_Aguilera ... B_Aguilera fires off a right-footed shot! ... GOAL!! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... That is his 20th goal this season!! ... That's put Nottingham Forest ahead! ... Middlesbrough 0-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 33 :(mid) R_Muniz moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Ihattaren ... M_Ihattaren blasts it at the goal! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 35 :(mid) I_Jones hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Muniz latches onto it! ... R_Muniz hits the ball first time! ... G_Kobel gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 36 :(ntf) I_Balde gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside D_Fry! ... He has some space now! ... I_Jones rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 37 :(mid) M_Crooks with a measured pass to S_Traore ... T_Kehrer does well to intercept the ball Min. 39 :(ntf) A_Correa spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Toffolo! ... A vicious shot by H_Toffolo! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Davies moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... A_Davies catches it with style! Min. 41 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... A cracking drive from C_Hudson_Odoi! ... A_Davies makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(mid) I_Jones spots his team mate making a run ... He finds A_Dijksteel with a lovely pass! ... A_Dijksteel attempts a low drive! ... GOAL!! ... The Nottingham Forest fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Middlesbrough are back on level terms now! ... Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 43 :(mid) A_Pinamonti takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... S_Aurier is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 1-1 Nottingham Forest Min. 46 :(ntf) C_Hudson_Odoi spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Correa! ... A_Correa rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But A_Davies punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 48 :(mid) A_Dijksteel finds A_Pinamonti in acres of space ... A_Pinamonti rises above the defence to head the ball! ... But G_Kobel just gets his fingers to that one Min. 48 :(ntf) J_Worrall 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! ... T_Kehrer receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... R_Muniz with a nasty foul ... He is warned by The Referee ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... S_Aurier plays it short to I_Balde ... I_Balde carves a shot towards goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... A_Davies plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 48 :(ntf) I_Balde is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to C_Hudson_Odoi ... From long range C_Hudson_Odoi bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 48 :(mid) A_Dijksteel lobs it over F_Horsfall ... I_Balde is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 54 :(mid) A_Dijksteel finds D_Fry with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Fry with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... G_Kobel fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 54 :(ntf) A_Correa flicks the ball through ... B_Aguilera runs onto it! ... B_Aguilera pounds a rocket on goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... How did that find it's way in? ... And Nottingham Forest are leading in the game now ... Middlesbrough 1-2 Nottingham Forest ... Min. 63 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: Danilo ... COMING OFF: N_Dominguez Min. 65 :(ntf) Danilo sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Worrall ... J_Worrall with a bicycle kick! ... A_Davies takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 68 :(mid) M_Crooks gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to R_Muniz ... J_Worrall with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 69 :(mid) M_Crooks chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti carves a shot towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 70 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest ... COMING ON: T_Cairney ... COMING OFF: B_Aguilera Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti Min. 76 :(mid) S_Armstrong heads the ball back to M_Crooks ... M_Crooks tries to beat G_Kobel from outside the area! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 77 :(ntf) J_Worrall with a precise pass to C_Hudson_Odoi ... C_Hudson_Odoi is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat A_Davies ... He tries to slide it past A_Davies ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 79 :(mid) R_Muniz finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... R_Muniz goes for the top corner! ... But G_Kobel reaches the ball. Good save Min. 79 :(ntf) T_Cairney dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... T_Cairney hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... A_Davies saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 83 :(mid) M_Cuisance has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past S_Aurier ... He knocks it to P_Cutrone! ... Danilo makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 84 :(ntf) A_Correa unselfishly heads the ball back to C_Hudson_Odoi ... A left-footer by C_Hudson_Odoi! ... A_Davies takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 85 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel Min. 85 :(ntf) I_Balde passes the ball to T_Cairney ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... I_Jones picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(mid) S_Armstrong sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Meroni ... A_Meroni belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... G_Kobel saves it ... Good goalkeeping ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Riverside Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Muniz Scorers : A_Dijksteel (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nottingham Forest Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Correa (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Aguilera (32,54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Kehrer (11), S_Aurier (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough | Nottingham Forest Attempts on Goal : 12 | 17 Off target : 4 | 5 On target : 8 | 12 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 4 | 13 Key Tackles : 5 | 4 Key Passes : 15 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Middlesbrough 1 - 2 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 24 1 1 1 27 | 98 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 22 16 12 24 | 98 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 43 0 D_Fry DF 1 22 14 8 29 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 15 19 R_Aguilar DF 1 21 15 8 26 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 19 15 13 22 | 89 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 34 M_Ihattaren AM 1 7 19 15 26 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 M_Crooks MF 1 12 20 11 24 | 98 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 20 13 21 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 S_Traore MF 1 14 20 13 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 R_Muniz FW 1 8 17 22 22 | 98 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 12 14 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 15 21 28 | 78 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 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 | 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 S_Armstrong MF 1 13 17 5 35 | 22 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 18 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 18 22 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 24 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 21 17 7 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -4 -4 S_Aurier DF 1 20 13 5 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 F_Horsfall DF 1 21 14 10 28 | 98 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 49 16 J_Worrall DF 1 18 12 11 28 | 98 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 51 16 H_Toffolo DF 1 17 15 8 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 38 N_Dominguez DM 1 12 19 7 29 | 67 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 I_Balde AM 1 8 19 17 31 | 98 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 B_Aguilera AM 1 9 18 17 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 61 A_Correa FW 1 5 21 23 26 | 98 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 12 C_Hudson_Odoi FW 1 1 16 21 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 13 27 W_Hennessey GK 18 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Boly DF 1 15 9 12 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Kujovic MF 1 13 18 2 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Danilo DM 1 15 18 9 31 | 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 11 0 T_Cairney AM 1 2 17 17 22 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1748455601 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40