FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Luton Town (Fri Apr 04)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Luton Town
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-3-1-1 C
                         Cliff Coates  |  -
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK Agirrezabala
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF C_Richards
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF M_Aarons
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF L_Greiml
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF L_Eising
                       M_Ihattaren AM  |  DF G_Alvarez
                          M_Crooks MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF M_Camus
                        M_Fellaini MF  |  AM A_Berenguer
                           R_Muniz FW  |  MF N_Rovella
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW Samu
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                       A_Dijksteel SUB |  SUB D_Bernard
                        N_Chalobah SUB |  SUB Florentino
                       S_Armstrong SUB |  SUB E_Skhiri
                         P_Cutrone SUB |  SUB J_Broh




Min. 1  :(mid) R_Muniz turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  Agirrezabala watches it sail wide! 
Min. 3  :(lut) Samu sidesteps I_Jones 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Samu drives the ball low! 
          ...  But A_Davies stops that one easily 
Min. 4  :(lut) M_Aarons spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Alvarez! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with an over the top challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  M_Aarons knocks it forward 
          ...  C_Richards gets on the end of it 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Fry 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 9  :(lut) M_Valbuena plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Camus 
          ...  D_Fry seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 13 :(mid) R_Aguilar floats the ball in to find M_Fellaini 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Camus 
Min. 18 :(mid) A_Pinamonti picks up a loose ball 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But Agirrezabala parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 20 :(lut) A_Berenguer brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Samu gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But P_McNair slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 22 :(mid) M_Ihattaren is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  P_McNair latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Berenguer with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 22 :(lut) Samu takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  Samu strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Davies dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Davies beaten! 
Min. 24 :(lut) M_Valbuena 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Fellaini with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Luton Town players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 25 :(lut) M_Aarons takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  M_Cuisance is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
Min. 29 :(mid) M_Crooks brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on L_Greiml 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in R_Muniz! 
          ...  R_Muniz hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  Agirrezabala was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(lut) A_Berenguer runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to M_Camus 
          ...  M_Camus has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Valbuena with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Davies comes out and claims it! 
Min. 33 :(lut) M_Valbuena finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  M_Valbuena chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But A_Davies comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 35 :(mid) A_Pinamonti spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Ihattaren! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 36 :(lut) Samu plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Berenguer keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A_Berenguer must beat A_Davies! 
          ...  Saved by A_Davies 
Min. 38 :(mid) I_Jones latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Samu with the tackle 
Min. 41 :(lut) M_Camus turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Camus leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  A_Davies gathers it easily 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(lut) A_Berenguer with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Fry 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Valbuena swings it in! 
          ...  Samu gets to it! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 44 :(mid) A_Pinamonti is first to the ball 
          ...  Intercepted by C_Richards 
Min. 44 :(lut) N_Rovella brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Berenguer gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Berenguer must beat A_Davies! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 45 :(mid) A defence splitting pass from P_McNair to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Aarons with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Luton Town

Min. 46 :(mid) R_Aguilar pass splits open the defence and finds R_Muniz 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Muniz! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 46 :(lut) A_Berenguer turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Berenguer must beat A_Davies! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 48 :(mid) A_Pinamonti plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala falls over 
          ...  But Agirrezabala is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 49 :(mid) M_Ihattaren passes the ball to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  Agirrezabala gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Muniz lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Agirrezabala comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 52 :(lut) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  N_Rovella seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Rovella! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  L_Greiml flights it in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to M_Camus 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 53 :(lut) C_Richards slides it through the middle to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A_Berenguer must beat A_Davies! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 54 :(mid) I_Jones is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance with the overhead! 
          ...  Agirrezabala blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 54 :(lut) M_Camus is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 55 :(lut) M_Valbuena threads the through ball to A_Berenguer 
          ...  A great volley from A_Berenguer! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 56 :(mid) The ball is passed in from P_McNair, he finds A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A_Pinamonti has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Fellaini can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to P_McNair 
          ...  M_Aarons wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 57 :(lut) Samu with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Intercepted by P_McNair 
Min. 62 :(lut) A_Berenguer finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  A_Berenguer goes for the top corner! 
          ...  A_Davies beats the ball away 
Min. 64 :(mid) A_Pinamonti sidesteps G_Alvarez 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  A_Pinamonti hits a curling shot! 
          ...  Agirrezabala was lucky there 
Min. 65 :(lut) M_Camus boots it towards Samu 
          ...  R_Aguilar is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 66 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 68 :(lut) M_Valbuena pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Berenguer is clean through! 
          ...  P_McNair knocks the ball back to A_Davies 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It's gone past A_Davies! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Rovella curls it into the box! 
          ...  A_Berenguer tries to place the shot! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a fine save 
Min. 71 :(lut) A_Berenguer jinks past the defender 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Chalobah 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 72 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Skhiri 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Camus 
Min. 73 :(mid) M_Crooks 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! 
          ...  P_McNair receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  L_Eising rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 74 :(mid) R_Aguilar gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to P_Cutrone 
          ...  Cleared by N_Rovella 
Min. 75 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(lut) Samu sprints past I_Jones 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  Samu tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 76 :(mid) D_Fry cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  D_Fry fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  What a massive goal that is! 
          ...  Middlesbrough have taken the lead with not long to go!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 76 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: Florentino 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Richards 
Min. 76 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  Luton Town have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 76 :(lut) Tactical Change by Luton Town 
          ...  A_Berenguer will now play as a FW 
Min. 76 :(lut) Samu with a glorious 60-yard pass to Florentino 
          ...  Florentino fires the shot in! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Skhiri crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Aguilar wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 78 :(mid) D_Fry hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Aguilar latches onto it! 
          ...  R_Aguilar controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 80 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_McNair 
Min. 80 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Bernard 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Greiml 
Min. 85 :(mid) R_Aguilar kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  R_Muniz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Muniz sees Agirrezabala off his line! 
          ...  Agirrezabala makes a difficult save 
Min. 85 :(lut) D_Bernard pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Berenguer is clean through! 
          ...  P_Cutrone with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Luton Town players 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  A_Berenguer hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 86 :(mid) A_Dijksteel plays in M_Ihattaren with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Ihattaren with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Agirrezabala parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And Agirrezabala recovers to save!! 
Min. 86 :(lut) Samu slips past his marker 
          ...  M_Fellaini with an ugly foul 
          ...  What a stupid booking that was 
          ...  That's his second of the game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(lut) M_Valbuena holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Aarons 
          ...  M_Aarons hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But A_Davies reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 89 :(mid) P_Cutrone slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! 
          ...  P_Cutrone with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 94 :(mid) R_Muniz looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Aguilar 
          ...  R_Aguilar has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : D_Fry (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Fry (76)
Sent Off             : M_Fellaini (86)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : A_Berenguer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       19
Off target           :           9        |       10
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       3
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       12
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Luton Town
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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 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  22  16  11  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   8  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  45  16  62
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   8  26 |  96   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  60  36
P_McNair       DF   1  20  12  12  28 |  82   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  34   0
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   7  18  15  26 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  23
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  20  11  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  19  13  21 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  10  21 |  88   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15  -4 -15
R_Muniz        FW   1   8  17  21  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  16
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  15  21  28 |  76   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  14  34
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 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
N_Chalobah     MF   1  12  18   8  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Armstrong    MF   1  13  17   5  35 |   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   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Agirrezabala   GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  18  12   4  31 |  78   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  17   0
M_Aarons       DF   1  19  15   9  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  18
L_Greiml       DF   1  18  15   4  29 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Eising       DF   1  20  13   2  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  17  14   6  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Valbuena     MF   1   5  18  14  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  44  13
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  15  29 |  74   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  32   9  34
A_Berenguer    FW   1   4  20  19  25 |  96   0   1   2   0   8   0   0   0   0  32  18  60
N_Rovella      MF   1  18  22   8  25 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   7  18
Samu           FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  31  22  22
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bernard      DF   1  16  10   3  22 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
Florentino     MF   1  15  19  12  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Broh         FW   1   8  12  17  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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