FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Norwich City (Mon Jun 30)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Norwich City
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  5-1-0-3-1 C
                         David Hannah  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK J_Trafford
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF I_Maatsen
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF L_Colwill
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF C_Bradley
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF H_Burrows
                       M_Ihattaren AM  |  DF G_Heinze
                          M_Crooks MF  |  DM Joao_Neves
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  AM J_Ramsey
                          S_Traore MF  |  AM M_Ozil
                           R_Muniz FW  |  AM J_Stansfield
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW L_Delap
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB V_Reyes
                       A_Dijksteel SUB |  SUB F_Balbuena
                       Z_Misimovic SUB |  SUB Hannibal
                        M_Fellaini SUB |  SUB A_Morgan
                      G_Agbonlahor SUB |  SUB B_House




Min. 3  :(mid) D_Fry with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past L_Colwill 
          ...  He knocks it to R_Muniz! 
          ...  R_Muniz tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 4  :(mid) R_Aguilar dribbles past L_Colwill 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  But H_Burrows wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 4  :(nor) J_Stansfield sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by M_Crooks 
Min. 5  :(nor) M_Ozil bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Stansfield 
          ...  But R_Aguilar wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 6  :(nor) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Ozil gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Ozil swings in the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Davies shouts at his defenders 
          ...  And Norwich City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  Norwich City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  J_Ramsey will now play as a FW 
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  M_Ozil will now play as a FW 
Min. 7  :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City 
          ...  J_Stansfield will now play as a FW 
Min. 11 :(nor) L_Colwill lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  H_Burrows latches on to it 
          ...  But D_Fry wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 12 :(nor) L_Delap back heels to find J_Stansfield in space 
          ...  J_Stansfield hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Davies's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 13 :(mid) P_McNair looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Trafford with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 16 :(mid) S_Traore with a deep cross to M_Crooks 
          ...  H_Burrows with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits it over the wall 
          ...  J_Trafford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Trafford makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 17 :(mid) I_Jones rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  Joao_Neves slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 19 :(mid) M_Crooks gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore with a terrific drive! 
          ...  J_Trafford saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 25 :(nor) J_Stansfield jumps over I_Jones's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  D_Fry cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 27 :(mid) M_Ihattaren holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Trafford's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 27 :(nor) M_Ozil with a burst of pace 
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Ozil! 
          ...  A_Davies makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 29 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a penetrating pass to S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  J_Trafford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 32 :(mid) R_Muniz beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Joao_Neves tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  R_Aguilar swings it in 
          ...  R_Muniz gets on the end of it 
          ...  But G_Heinze will cut out the threat 
Min. 33 :(mid) M_Cuisance beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Joao_Neves with an ugly foul 
Min. 35 :(nor) Joao_Neves with a smart pass to G_Heinze 
          ...  G_Heinze lobs A_Davies! 
          ...  A_Davies has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Davies is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 41 :(mid) M_Crooks gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry attempts a lob! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 42 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  C_Bradley stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a penetrating pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from R_Muniz! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 47 :(mid) A_Pinamonti finds his way through 
          ...  He lost his man too easily 
          ...  A_Pinamonti attempts the shot! 
          ...  Saved by J_Trafford 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-2 Norwich City

Min. 49 :(mid) I_Jones holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 49 :(nor) M_Ozil with the heel pass to L_Delap 
          ...  L_Delap drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 52 :(nor) I_Maatsen bursts forward 
          ...  R_Muniz fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  Joao_Neves swings it in 
          ...  J_Ramsey gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Ramsey sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  The flags up! It's been disallowed! 
          ...  The linesman flags for offside 
Min. 52 :(nor) J_Ramsey looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Stansfield 
          ...  J_Stansfield with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 54 :(nor) I_Maatsen slips past I_Jones 
          ...  I_Maatsen with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 55 :(mid) D_Fry takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But J_Trafford tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  J_Trafford reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 56 :(mid) M_Crooks looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 57 :(mid) A_Pinamonti makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  C_Bradley with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 59 :(nor) C_Bradley finds L_Delap in acres of space 
          ...  A delicate chip from L_Delap! 
          ...  A_Davies makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 63 :(mid) M_Ihattaren sidesteps C_Bradley 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  C_Bradley redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Aguilar 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: Hannibal 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ozil 
Min. 66 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: Z_Misimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 67 :(mid) S_Traore kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  J_Trafford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  J_Trafford makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 70 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Balbuena 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Colwill 
Min. 70 :(mid) S_Traore off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Dijksteel picks up the deflection 
          ...  A_Dijksteel sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 70 :(nor) H_Burrows flicks the ball through 
          ...  J_Ramsey runs onto it! 
          ...  Z_Misimovic fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 72 :(nor) F_Balbuena crosses to J_Stansfield 
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Stansfield! 
          ...  A_Davies with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 75 :(nor) J_Ramsey sidesteps I_Jones 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  J_Ramsey with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 77 :(mid) I_Jones gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Dijksteel 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  J_Trafford is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 80 :(mid) I_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Cuisance gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  G_Heinze hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy 
          ...  Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Crooks swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to P_McNair 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Norwich City fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 81 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_House 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Delap 
Min. 81 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor chests it down 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  J_Trafford tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Misimovic swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Trafford comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  R_Muniz with the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 82 :(nor) H_Burrows changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_House 
          ...  B_House rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-3 Norwich City ...
Min. 85 :(nor) B_House with the dribble 
          ...  I_Jones is easily beaten 
          ...  A_Dijksteel wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mid) M_Cuisance sprints past the defender 
          ...  H_Burrows reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 95 :(nor) H_Burrows slides it through the middle to F_Balbuena 
          ...  R_Muniz with a bad challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was his second, so that means... 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 95 :(mid) Z_Misimovic finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  G_Heinze with a two footed lunge!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : M_Crooks
Scorers              : M_Ihattaren (56)
Sent Off             : R_Muniz (95)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ozil (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Ozil (6), J_Stansfield (12), B_House (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Burrows (16), Joao_Neves (32), G_Heinze (95)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       12
Off target           :          11        |       3
On target            :           7        |       9
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 1 - 3 Norwich City
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Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Davies       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  12  24 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  16
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   8  29 |  98   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  34  36
R_Aguilar      DF   1  21  14   7  26 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  12  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  14
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  19  15  26 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  45
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  49   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  13  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  13
S_Traore       MF   1  14  20  13  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  33  30
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  22  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   1   0 -12 -12   6
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
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 |  30   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  26
Z_Misimovic    AM   1  10  18  15  27 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  18  29 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Trafford     GK  26   1   1   1  28 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
I_Maatsen      DF   1  20  17   9  25 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
L_Colwill      DF   1  19  17   5  27 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Bradley      DF   1  19  17   5  23 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  14   0
H_Burrows      DF   1  19  17   9  24 |  98   0   2   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  32  45  -2
G_Heinze       DF   1  19  15  10  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  32  -2  14
Joao_Neves     DM   1  19  22  15  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  15   7  -2
J_Ramsey       FW   1   4  22  20  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   9  16
M_Ozil         FW   1   7  19  16  25 |  68   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  24  44
J_Stansfield   FW   1   5  16  20  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
L_Delap        FW   1   6  15  21  27 |  84   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  37  12
V_Reyes        GK  21   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Balbuena     DF   1  18  13   5  33 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
Hannibal       AM   1   5  20  18  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Morgan       MF   1   8  15  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_House        FW   1   3  13  15  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  34
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