FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Coventry City (Mon Apr 28)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Coventry City
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-1-0-2-2 A
                         Cliff Coates  |  Will Schoolar
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK B_Wilson
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF M_van_Ewijk
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF T_Sakamoto
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF B_Thomas
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF J_Yobo
                       M_Ihattaren AM  |  DF L_Kitching
                          M_Crooks MF  |  DM B_Sheaf
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  AM C_OHare
                          S_Traore MF  |  AM L_Donovan
                           R_Muniz FW  |  FW E_Simms
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW D_Malen
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB S_Moore
                       A_Dijksteel SUB |  SUB J_Livermore
                        M_Fellaini SUB |  SUB J_Jones
                        N_Chalobah SUB |  SUB C_Fiel
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB H_Wright




Min. 8  :(mid) S_Traore spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Pinamonti with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round B_Wilson 
          ...  He rounds B_Wilson 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  T_Sakamoto clears the danger!! 
Min. 9  :(mid) D_Fry runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Sakamoto back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  But M_van_Ewijk wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 9  :(cov) E_Simms with an incisive pass to L_Donovan 
          ...  L_Donovan with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  A_Davies catches the ball 
Min. 11 :(cov) J_Yobo breaks free from his marker 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee couldn't have had a clearer view of it he was right there 
          ...  E_Simms places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Cliff Coates is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-1 Coventry City...
Min. 13 :(mid) D_Fry feeds the ball to I_Jones 
          ...  B_Thomas slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Fry floats the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of B_Wilson 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 15 :(cov) T_Sakamoto retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Simms gets on the end of it 
          ...  E_Simms attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies manages to turn it behind 
Min. 18 :(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! 
          ...  R_Muniz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A left-footer by R_Muniz! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 20 :(mid) M_Crooks moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti drives the shot in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  That could be a game changer! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have pulled level! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-1 Coventry City ...
Min. 21 :(cov) L_Donovan finds the run of D_Malen 
          ...  D_Malen with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  And Coventry City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-2 Coventry City ...
Min. 22 :(mid) R_Muniz gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Ihattaren 
          ...  T_Sakamoto with the block 
Min. 22 :(cov) J_Yobo beats M_Crooks 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  But S_Traore wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 23 :(mid) S_Traore knocks it past E_Simms and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 26 :(cov) L_Donovan takes advantage of a mistake by R_Aguilar 
          ...  D_Fry takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 28 :(cov) L_Donovan has it now 
          ...  He takes on I_Jones 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_OHare! 
          ...  C_OHare fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_Sheaf swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  I_Jones heads it away 
Min. 31 :(cov) C_OHare brushes P_McNair aside and breaks free 
          ...  C_OHare with a terrific drive! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 31 :(mid) A_Pinamonti takes advantage of a mistake by L_Kitching 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  T_Sakamoto leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 32 :(mid) S_Traore gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Jones 
          ...  But L_Kitching will cut out the threat 
Min. 33 :(mid) A_Pinamonti knocks the ball past the lunge of B_Sheaf 
          ...  M_van_Ewijk reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 33 :(cov) L_Donovan fires over a low cross to M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  M_Crooks slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 41 :(mid) R_Aguilar with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Crooks in space 
          ...  M_Crooks controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Middlesbrough are back on level terms now! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 2-2 Coventry City ...
Min. 42 :(cov) C_OHare gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds E_Simms 
          ...  But M_Cuisance barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(cov) L_Donovan is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to B_Sheaf 
          ...  I_Jones with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 2-2 Coventry City

Min. 46 :(mid) M_Crooks with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Ihattaren in space 
          ...  M_Ihattaren attempts a low drive! 
          ...  B_Wilson is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 3-2 Coventry City ...
Min. 47 :(mid) P_McNair with a long pass to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  D_Malen looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 47 :(cov) L_Donovan runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Simms 
          ...  E_Simms is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  A_Davies tries to close down the angle 
          ...  Takes the shot early, A_Davies cant get there!! 
          ...  Gooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooool! 
          ...  Goooooooooooooooool!! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 3-3 Coventry City ...
Min. 48 :(cov) D_Malen beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds E_Simms 
          ...  S_Traore with a clumsy challenge 
Min. 49 :(mid) I_Jones holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Cuisance 
          ...  But B_Thomas reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 54 :(mid) A_Pinamonti lobs it over J_Yobo 
          ...  L_Kitching slices it 
          ...  B_Wilson moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Traore dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  B_Thomas clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 57 :(cov) B_Thomas plays a long ball to T_Sakamoto 
          ...  T_Sakamoto fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 58 :(mid) M_Ihattaren slips past B_Thomas 
          ...  M_Ihattaren must beat B_Wilson! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 58 :(cov) J_Yobo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Donovan gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Donovan has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 61 :(cov) C_OHare runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Malen 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Malen! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 62 :(cov) C_OHare has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Fry! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  C_OHare with the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Davies moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 66 :(cov) D_Malen jumps over P_McNair's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Malen! 
          ...  A_Davies saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 69 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  M_Ihattaren fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  B_Wilson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 69 :(cov) E_Simms dribbles past the defender 
          ...  It was as if he wasn't even there 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Muniz 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Sheaf! 
          ...  D_Fry gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Wright 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Malen 
Min. 70 :(mid) R_Muniz slips past his marker M_van_Ewijk 
          ...  The ball is whipped into I_Jones 
          ...  L_Donovan with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(cov) H_Wright with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  H_Wright attempts to nutmeg A_Davies! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fellaini 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 75 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 76 :(mid) R_Muniz brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  P_Cutrone gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But L_Kitching wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 77 :(cov) L_Donovan pushes it past the defender 
          ...  L_Donovan tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  That's a personal milestone for him! 
          ...  His 10th goal of the campaign! 
          ...  Timed to perfection!! 
          ...  He's done it for Coventry City – big time! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 3-4 Coventry City ...
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 84 :(cov) L_Donovan gets to the byline and finds H_Wright with a beautiful cross 
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Wright! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_OHare swings it in! 
          ...  It comes to B_Sheaf 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 86 :(mid) R_Muniz get's past C_OHare 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  B_Sheaf robs him of the ball 
Min. 87 :(cov) H_Wright spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds B_Thomas with a lovely pass! 
          ...  B_Thomas has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  A_Davies catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mid) R_Muniz plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  R_Muniz hits a great shot! 
          ...  B_Wilson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 90 :(mid) P_Cutrone barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  B_Thomas with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 90 :(cov) E_Simms picks out C_OHare with the cross 
          ...  I_Jones takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 92 :(cov) L_Kitching with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  L_Kitching tries to beat A_Davies from outside the area! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 

*************  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              : A_Pinamonti (20), M_Crooks (41), M_Ihattaren (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Coventry City Match Info
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Best player          : L_Donovan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Simms (11 pen,47), D_Malen (21), L_Donovan (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Sakamoto (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Coventry City
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       18
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           6        |       12
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       14
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 3 - 4 Coventry 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 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  12  24 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  13   0
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   8  29 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  16   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  15   8  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
P_McNair       DF   1  20  13  12  28 |  84   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  18  15  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  97   0   1   2   2   1   1   0   0   0  24  44  38
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  13  21 |  76   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
S_Traore       MF   1  14  19  13  22 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  30   0
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  21  22 |  97   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  36  11
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  24
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 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Coventry 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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B_Wilson       GK  24   1   1   1  27 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
M_van_Ewijk    DF   1  21  16   7  31 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
T_Sakamoto     DF   1  20  15  10  29 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  12  10  13
B_Thomas       DF   1  19  13  12  24 |  97   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  68  16  15
J_Yobo         DF   1  18  13  11  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
L_Kitching     DF   1  19  15  11  25 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  51   0  15
B_Sheaf        DM   1  15  20   6  23 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  21
C_OHare        AM   1   5  20  17  23 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  27
L_Donovan      AM   1   8  17  20  24 |  97   0   1   6   2   3   1   0   0   0  28 104  34
E_Simms        FW   1   2  13  19  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  32  52
D_Malen        FW   1   5  16  20  25 |  74   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  31   0  34
S_Moore        GK  18   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Livermore    DF   1  13  14   3  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jones        MF   1  13  18  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fiel         MF   1   4  17  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wright       FW   1   5  15  21  31 |  23   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  10
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