FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Stoke City (Mon Feb 02)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Stoke City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  3-2-3-1-1 E
                         David Hannah  |  Ryan Craig
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                         Ad_Davies GK  |  GK M_Flekken
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF Miranda
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF K_Kaladze
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF E_Abidal
                       S_Whittaker DF  |  DM N_OReilly
                       M_Ihattaren AM  |  DM S_Diabate
                        M_Fellaini MF  |  MF Xavi
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF L_Andreasen
                          S_Traore MF  |  MF T_Berenbruch
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW D_Scarlett
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  AM J_Gonzaga
                                       |
                           C_Klaus SUB |  SUB S_Simonsen
                       A_Dijksteel SUB |  SUB J_Calvo
                          F_Onyeka SUB |  SUB E_Stevens
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB R_Yates
                      G_Agbonlahor SUB |  SUB M_Okugawa




Min. 2  :(mid) A_Pinamonti is first to the loose ball 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Miranda 
Min. 4  :(mid) M_Cuisance pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Miranda makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 4  :(sto) D_Scarlett sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Fellaini 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 5  :(mid) M_Cuisance chips the ball over the defence and finds P_McNair 
          ...  P_McNair tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 9  :(mid) M_Cuisance with a byline cross to R_Muniz 
          ...  But N_OReilly reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 10 :(mid) M_Cuisance runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Abidal 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 12 :(sto) T_Berenbruch changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett with a terrific drive! 
          ...  The Stoke City fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Stoke City ...
Min. 12 :(mid) M_Ihattaren controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Kaladze 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  K_Kaladze with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 12 :(sto) Miranda is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This looks like a bad one 
          ...  I think Ryan Craig is going to take him off 
Min. 12 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Calvo 
          ...  COMING OFF: Miranda 
Min. 14 :(sto) S_Diabate unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Ad_Davies got a touch 
Min. 16 :(sto) N_OReilly with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Xavi 
          ...  Xavi with the shot on net! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  K_Kaladze tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Ad_Davies gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 19 :(sto) S_Diabate with the first time flick to D_Scarlett 
          ...  S_Whittaker anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 20 :(sto) N_OReilly is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Xavi 
          ...  But R_Muniz puts the ball out of play 
Min. 22 :(sto) S_Diabate can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to T_Berenbruch 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with a terrific drive! 
          ...  Ad_Davies tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Xavi with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Ad_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with the header 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ad_Davies's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 23 :(mid) P_McNair lobs it over N_OReilly 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Diabate takes possession 
Min. 23 :(sto) J_Gonzaga jumps over D_Fry's challenge 
          ...  S_Whittaker with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 27 :(sto) D_Scarlett makes the tackle 
          ...  D_Scarlett has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Saved by Ad_Davies 
Min. 28 :(sto) D_Scarlett looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Calvo 
          ...  D_Fry with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
Min. 29 :(sto) K_Kaladze pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga is clean through! 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  J_Gonzaga is all alone 
          ...  Ad_Davies comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds Ad_Davies 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  Ad_Davies somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 30 :(sto) S_Diabate gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to E_Abidal 
          ...  E_Abidal with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 35 :(sto) K_Kaladze unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 40 :(sto) T_Berenbruch backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Abidal latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Abidal with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Stoke City crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Stoke City go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-2 Stoke City ...
Min. 40 :(mid) A_Pinamonti controls the ball with ease 
          ...  S_Diabate tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 42 :(mid) M_Fellaini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  M_Flekken catches the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(sto) J_Calvo knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Fry 
          ...  J_Calvo with the drive! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 44 :(mid) M_Fellaini runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  S_Diabate with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 46 :(sto) The ball is passed in from L_Andreasen, he finds J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Ad_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 47 :(mid) A_Pinamonti turns past E_Abidal 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Andreasen 
Min. 48 :(mid) M_Cuisance finds P_McNair on the edge of the box 
          ...  E_Abidal wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Traore dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  K_Kaladze belts it clear 
Min. 49 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_OReilly wins the ball 
Min. 49 :(sto) Xavi with a neat pass into K_Kaladze 
          ...  K_Kaladze tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  Ad_Davies can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Ad_Davies makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 1-2 Stoke City

Min. 46 :(sto) L_Andreasen knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Andreasen! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 47 :(sto) S_Diabate with the nod to D_Scarlett 
          ...  P_McNair pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 50 :(sto) J_Gonzaga 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! 
          ...  D_Scarlett receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Scarlett aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  Ad_Davies parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 51 :(mid) P_McNair could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  Driven towards goal by P_McNair! 
          ...  M_Flekken saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 52 :(sto) J_Calvo nutmegs S_Whittaker, he continues to run forward 
          ...  The ball hits I_Jones in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 53 :(mid) S_Traore with the first time flick to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  K_Kaladze reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  M_Flekken thumps the ball away! 
Min. 54 :(sto) T_Berenbruch is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to J_Calvo 
          ...  J_Calvo carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The Stoke City fans chant his name! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-3 Stoke City ...
Min. 55 :(sto) T_Berenbruch takes possession 
          ...  A thundering drive by T_Berenbruch! 
          ...  Ad_Davies is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And Ad_Davies reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Calvo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Ad_Davies jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Ihattaren knocks it past E_Abidal and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Ihattaren cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Flekken pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 60 :(sto) Xavi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  S_Traore hits it out for a throw 
Min. 64 :(mid) S_Traore plays the early ball across the box to find M_Ihattaren in space 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Calvo!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 64 :(sto) Xavi brushes S_Whittaker aside and breaks free 
          ...  Xavi sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 68 :(sto) J_Gonzaga with an early cross to D_Scarlett 
          ...  D_Scarlett with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Middlesbrough fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Whittaker 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 72 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Yates 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Andreasen 
Min. 72 :(sto) J_Gonzaga has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past I_Jones! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Cleaned up by D_Fry 
Min. 73 :(mid) R_Muniz jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  R_Muniz with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  M_Flekken saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 74 :(mid) M_Cuisance with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fry plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  M_Flekken comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 74 :(sto) R_Yates knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  R_Yates with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  Ad_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 77 :(mid) I_Jones bursts forward 
          ...  I_Jones blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  M_Flekken heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 79 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Onyeka 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fellaini 
Min. 79 :(mid) M_Cuisance controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs K_Kaladze 
          ...  He puts in G_Agbonlahor! 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with a thundering shot! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  That's given Middlesbrough a glimmer of hope! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-3 Stoke City ...
Min. 80 :(sto) Substitution by Stoke City 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Stevens 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Gonzaga 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  Stoke City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  N_OReilly will now play as a DF 
Min. 80 :(sto) Tactical Change by Stoke City 
          ...  R_Yates will now play as a DM 
Min. 80 :(mid) R_Muniz with an early cross to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  E_Stevens intercepts the pass 
Min. 81 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  E_Abidal is late with that one 
          ...  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? 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with the outside of his boot 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 82 :(mid) R_Muniz sidesteps E_Abidal 
          ...  J_Calvo muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
Min. 86 :(mid) P_McNair kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Onyeka gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Onyeka drives it low! 
          ...  M_Flekken parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor dribbles past N_OReilly 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  K_Kaladze with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 94 :(mid) A_Dijksteel is first to the ball 
          ...  A_Dijksteel chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  M_Flekken 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! 

*************  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_Cuisance
Scorers              : P_McNair (5), G_Agbonlahor (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : T_Berenbruch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , D_Scarlett (12), E_Abidal (40)J_Calvo (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Kaladze (12), S_Diabate (40)
Injured              : Miranda (12)
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       21
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           8        |       15
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           8        |       13
Key Passes           :          11        |       16
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 2 - 3 Stoke 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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Ad_Davies      GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  74   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  23  17  13  24 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  17
D_Fry          DF   1  23  14   9  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  13  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  17  21  59
S_Whittaker    DF   1  20  16   4  27 |  74   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   8  20  17  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  13
M_Fellaini     MF   1  13  19  11  21 |  83   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  21  14  21 |  98   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  99   0
S_Traore       MF   1  15  21  14  22 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  26   0
R_Muniz        FW   1   9  18  23  22 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  29  16  19
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   8  16  23  28 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Klaus        GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  20  15  14  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  16   7  27 |  15   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
P_Cutrone      MF   1   2  12  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  10  15  20  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36

Player Statistics - Stoke 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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M_Flekken      GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
Miranda        DF   1  21  16  12  27 |  12   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0
K_Kaladze      DF   1  20  17  11  26 |  98   0   3   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  52  32  34
E_Abidal       DF   1  20  15   9  28 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  36   0  69
N_OReilly      DF   1  19  21  12  22 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  26   0
S_Diabate      DM   1  17  20   6  26 |  98   0   1   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  19  68  -2
Xavi           MF   1  13  20  15  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  26
L_Andreasen    MF   1  15  19   6  29 |  76   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  23  15  24
T_Berenbruch   MF   1  10  21  20  24 |  98   0   0   3   3   3   0   0   0   0   0  90  30
D_Scarlett     FW   1   9  16  23  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  48
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   5  18  21  29 |  84   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  25
S_Simonsen     GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Calvo        DF   1  19  16  14  26 |  86   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  19   0  56
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  14   5  24 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0
R_Yates        DM   1  12  17   7  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
M_Okugawa      FW   1  10  13  16  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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