FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Watford (Mon Aug 11)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Watford
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-1-1-1-2 P
                         David Hannah  |  GS Wilson Caretaker
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK M_Okoye
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF D_Collins
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF G_Zambrotta
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF S_Papac
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF A_Ooijer
                          M_Crooks MF  |  DF L_Hall
                       M_Ihattaren MF  |  DM D_Kwakman
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF M_Fink
                      G_Agbonlahor FW  |  AM I_Sarr
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW G_Pandev
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB S_Ruffier
                       S_Whittaker SUB |  SUB M_Pollock
                          S_Traore SUB |  SUB Angelo
                          F_Onyeka SUB |  SUB M_Williams
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB D_Berbatov




Min. 1  :(mid) G_Agbonlahor with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past L_Hall 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  That's given Middlesbrough the advantage! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Watford ...
Min. 1  :(wat) G_Zambrotta back heels to find I_Sarr in space 
          ...  I_Jones plays it back 
          ...  A_Davies slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Hall swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Davies, who catches the ball 
Min. 2  :(mid) A_Pinamonti threads the through ball to M_Crooks 
          ...  M_Crooks uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  It floats over M_Okoye 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 4  :(wat) G_Pandev takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Pandev! 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 9  :(mid) R_Muniz with the dribble 
          ...  A cracking drive from R_Muniz! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 10 :(mid) R_Aguilar drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to P_McNair 
          ...  G_Pandev rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 13 :(wat) L_Hall is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  Watford have pulled level! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Watford ...
Min. 14 :(mid) A_Pinamonti beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Pandev with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  R_Muniz smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  M_Okoye gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 16 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor turns past D_Kwakman 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  D_Collins dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 20 :(wat) G_Pandev steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  G_Pandev tries to chip the ball over A_Davies! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Davies plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 21 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a deep cross to I_Jones 
          ...  A wicked drive by I_Jones! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 21 :(wat) S_Aguero is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Davies gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 25 :(wat) G_Zambrotta jinks past I_Jones 
          ...  P_McNair bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 25 :(mid) P_McNair is injured. He's unable to continue 
Min. 25 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Whittaker 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 28 :(wat) G_Pandev gets lucky and beats R_Aguilar 
          ...  Now with the centre to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  A_Davies beats the ball away 
Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 32 :(mid) R_Muniz takes advantage of a mistake by D_Collins 
          ...  R_Muniz sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Okoye's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 35 :(mid) A_Pinamonti is first to the loose ball 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch! 
          ...  It's his 10th for the season!! 
          ...  That puts Middlesbrough ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-1 Watford ...
Min. 35 :(wat) I_Sarr with the towering header to G_Zambrotta 
          ...  G_Zambrotta with the shot on net! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Davies's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 37 :(mid) S_Whittaker flights the ball to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 39 :(wat) D_Kwakman slides it through the middle to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero is clean through! 
          ...  He rounds A_Davies 
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Davies 
          ...  A_Davies gets a foot to it!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(mid) A_Pinamonti controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  R_Muniz gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Muniz fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Okoye reacts well to save!! 
Min. 44 :(wat) S_Papac has picked up a knock 
          ...  It looks like he will try to run it off 
Min. 49 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor nutmegs the defender 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor tries the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 2-1 Watford

Min. 46 :(wat) S_Papac with the diagonal pass to M_Fink 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Fink! 
          ...  A_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 49 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sprints past G_Zambrotta 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Hall takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 55 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor with the dribble 
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Agbonlahor! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 55 :(wat) S_Aguero takes advantage of a mistake by S_Whittaker 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  S_Aguero tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  A_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 58 :(mid) M_Cuisance with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  M_Okoye tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Muniz curls it into the box! 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor gets on the end of it 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 58 :(wat) A_Ooijer looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Pandev 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Pandev! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Crooks pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  M_Cuisance is clean through! 
          ...  M_Cuisance with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Okoye comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 63 :(mid) M_Crooks kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  M_Crooks sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  M_Okoye makes a difficult save 
Min. 65 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  G_Pandev with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 66 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Agbonlahor 
Min. 67 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Traore 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Ihattaren 
Min. 68 :(mid) M_Crooks sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Whittaker 
          ...  S_Whittaker curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 69 :(mid) R_Aguilar runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Crooks 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Ooijer 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jones lofts the ball in! 
          ...  R_Muniz with the shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: Angelo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fink 
Min. 70 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Collins 
Min. 71 :(wat) Angelo floats the ball in to find I_Sarr 
          ...  R_Aguilar with the block 
Min. 72 :(wat) G_Zambrotta hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Papac latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Watford players 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  G_Zambrotta shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to S_Aguero instead 
          ...  S_Aguero leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 73 :(mid) S_Traore with an inch perfect pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  M_Okoye gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 74 :(wat) G_Pandev with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  G_Pandev hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  A_Davies with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Berbatov 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Aguero 
Min. 75 :(mid) R_Muniz beats G_Zambrotta 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But A_Ooijer slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 76 :(wat) A_Ooijer with the header on 
          ...  He finds G_Pandev in space 
          ...  G_Pandev with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 77 :(wat) Angelo has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Muniz 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Ooijer! 
          ...  A_Ooijer with a little chip! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 81 :(mid) P_Cutrone runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Traore 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A_Ooijer wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
Min. 84 :(mid) D_Fry with a measured pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz with the header! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 84 :(wat) D_Berbatov runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Hall 
          ...  L_Hall with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) A_Ooijer knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Fry 
          ...  A_Ooijer has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He kisses the badge! 
          ...  He shows his love for the club!! 
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!! 
          ...  WOW!! 
          ...  Watford have equalised! 
          ...  David Hannah must be kicking himself he didn't park the bus now! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-2 Watford ...
Min. 91 :(mid) P_Cutrone has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  P_Cutrone shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 93 :(wat) I_Sarr gets possession in his own half 
          ...  I_Sarr with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  But A_Davies comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 95 :(mid) D_Fry pulls it back to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 96 :(wat) G_Pandev flicks the ball on to S_Papac 
          ...  S_Papac fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Kwakman with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Davies catches it with ease 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pinamonti
Scorers              : G_Agbonlahor (1), A_Pinamonti (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_McNair (25)
Injured              : P_McNair (25)
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : S_Aguero (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Aguero (13), A_Ooijer (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Pandev (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Watford
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       18
Off target           :          11        |       7
On target            :          10        |       11
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           2        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       14
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 2 - 2 Watford
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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 | 100  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  17  12  24 | 100   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  14   0  16
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   8  29 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  18
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  12  28 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Aguilar      DF   1  21  14   7  26 | 100   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  17   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  32
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  19  15  26 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  14  21 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  14
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  19  29 |  70   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  49
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  22  22 | 100   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  22  28 | 100   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  32  26
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   1  19  15   4  27 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  22
S_Traore       MF   1  14  20  13  22 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  15   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  12  18  22 |  30   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

Player Statistics - Watford
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Okoye        GK  25   1   1   1  29 | 100   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  12   8  30 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  19  14  10  22 | 100   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  16
S_Papac        DF   1  18  16  11  27 | 100   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  17
A_Ooijer       DF   1  19  16   5  27 | 100   0   2   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  34  30  75
L_Hall         DF   1  18  18   9  20 | 100   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  18  31  17
D_Kwakman      DM   1  15  18  11  22 | 100   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
M_Fink         MF   1  14  18   7  20 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
I_Sarr         AM   1   4  21  18  25 | 100   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  28
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  16  19  24 | 100   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  28  39
S_Aguero       FW   1   8  15  20  24 |  79   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  16  46
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Angelo         MF   1   9  18  12  29 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
M_Williams     MF   1  12  16   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   1   5  13  18  22 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
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