FFO FLT, Middlesbrough vs. Sparta Prague (Wed Feb 11)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Sparta Prague
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  5-1-2-2 N
                         David Hannah  |  Simon Hill Caretaker
                                       |
                         Ad_Davies GK  |  GK A_Lopes
                           M_Lamey DF  |  DF D_Hancko
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF J_Headley
                       S_Whittaker DF  |  DF L_Morgalla
                       A_Dijksteel DF  |  DF Edgar
                       M_Ihattaren AM  |  DF M_Andersen
                        M_Fellaini MF  |  AM M_Gibbs_White
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF B_Jankovic
                          S_Traore MF  |  AM D_Ndoye
                         P_Cutrone FW  |  FW M_Gomez
                      G_Agbonlahor FW  |  FW A_Dovbyk
                                       |
                           C_Klaus SUB |  SUB G_Curci
                           I_Jones SUB |  SUB K_Schlitte
                          M_Crooks SUB |  SUB D_Matsui
                          F_Onyeka SUB |  SUB H_Tangen
                       A_Pinamonti SUB |  SUB H_Postiga




Min. 1  :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 8  :(mid) M_Cuisance pass splits open the defence and finds M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  A_Lopes with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 9  :(mid) M_Ihattaren barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  L_Morgalla wins the ball 
Min. 11 :(spp) L_Morgalla knocks it forward 
          ...  S_Whittaker slips 
          ...  B_Jankovic gets to it! 
          ...  R_Aguilar rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 13 :(spp) B_Jankovic spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Ndoye! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Ndoye! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 17 :(mid) M_Ihattaren sprints past J_Headley 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Ihattaren carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lopes hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 17 :(spp) J_Headley with a slick pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Cuisance cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 18 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Jankovic 
          ...  A well-placed shot from B_Jankovic! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Headley flights it in! 
          ...  Ad_Davies makes the catch! 
Min. 20 :(mid) M_Cuisance skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Dijksteel 
          ...  A cheeky lob from A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 20 :(spp) M_Gibbs_White with a pinpoint pass to D_Ndoye 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Ndoye! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Ad_Davies plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 21 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 21 :(mid) P_Cutrone stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  P_Cutrone shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Lopes reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 29 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a 30-yard pass to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  Ad_Davies goes down well to save 
Min. 30 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off Edgar back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor drives it towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes was lucky there 
Min. 31 :(spp) D_Hancko brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in B_Jankovic! 
          ...  B_Jankovic attempts a chip! 
          ...  Ad_Davies gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 32 :(mid) M_Cuisance with an inswinging cross to A_Dijksteel 
          ...  J_Headley with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 33 :(mid) M_Ihattaren has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Traore gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Traore with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  A_Lopes fists it away 
Min. 35 :(spp) Tactical Change by Sparta Prague 
          ...  Sparta Prague have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 35 :(mid) S_Traore plays a first time ball through the defence to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But A_Lopes stops that one easily 
Min. 36 :(spp) D_Hancko runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off S_Traore back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A cheeky lob from D_Hancko! 
          ...  Ad_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 38 :(spp) Edgar kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Whittaker cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 40 :(mid) M_Cuisance holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(spp) B_Jankovic spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds A_Dovbyk with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A_Dovbyk with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Ad_Davies makes a good save 
Min. 46 :(mid) S_Whittaker plays a first time ball through the defence to P_Cutrone 
          ...  But Edgar wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 48 :(mid) S_Whittaker with a well-controlled run 
          ...  M_Andersen wins the ball 
Min. 48 :(spp) M_Gomez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Aguilar fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Sparta Prague

Min. 48 :(spp) M_Andersen feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Dovbyk runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Dovbyk aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 52 :(mid) M_Ihattaren makes the tackle 
          ...  M_Ihattaren hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  A_Lopes takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 52 :(spp) D_Hancko runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  D_Hancko has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Fellaini with a short pass to find G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  L_Morgalla wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 54 :(mid) P_Cutrone pulls it back to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Lopes's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 54 :(spp) J_Headley gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  Ad_Davies with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 57 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Postiga 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Dovbyk 
Min. 58 :(spp) B_Jankovic finds H_Postiga with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  H_Postiga looks to see where Ad_Davies is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Ad_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Ihattaren is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor latches onto the ball 
          ...  A wicked drive by G_Agbonlahor! 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Lopes recovers to save!! 
Min. 61 :(mid) M_Cuisance curls the ball out wide to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Agbonlahor! 
          ...  A_Lopes is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Lopes looks very relieved! 
Min. 64 :(spp) M_Gomez finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Aguilar 
          ...  M_Gomez hits a great drive! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 64 :(spp) A_Lopes comes up lame after the wicked challenge 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
Min. 64 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Curci 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Lopes 
Min. 65 :(spp) Substitution by Sparta Prague 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Schlitte 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Headley 
Min. 65 :(spp) L_Morgalla controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  M_Andersen gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Whittaker reads the play well 
Min. 67 :(spp) H_Postiga with a burst of pace 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Whittaker 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 69 :(spp) M_Andersen with an early cross to B_Jankovic 
          ...  B_Jankovic with the header! 
          ...  Ad_Davies catches the ball 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Jones 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Whittaker 
Min. 70 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Cutrone 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(spp) B_Jankovic makes a run into space 
          ...  B_Jankovic hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 71 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Crooks 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Cuisance 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Pinamonti 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Agbonlahor 
Min. 72 :(mid) I_Jones plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Dijksteel decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  K_Schlitte with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Simon Hill Caretaker looks relieved 
Min. 73 :(spp) B_Jankovic times his run well 
          ...  M_Crooks rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 73 :(spp) B_Jankovic with a clever shimmy 
          ...  B_Jankovic tries to beat Ad_Davies! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 75 :(mid) Tactical Change by Middlesbrough 
          ...  Middlesbrough have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 78 :(mid) P_Cutrone is too quick for the defence 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Andersen 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 78 :(spp) B_Jankovic threads the through ball to H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga drives the ball low! 
          ...  Ad_Davies is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish! 
          ...  What a massive goal that is! 
          ...  Sparta Prague have taken the lead with not long to go!! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-1 Sparta Prague ...
Min. 78 :(mid) S_Traore looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  M_Gomez stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 80 :(mid) S_Traore with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  B_Jankovic robs him of the ball 
Min. 81 :(spp) M_Gomez is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to Edgar 
          ...  Edgar shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 83 :(spp) K_Schlitte retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Gomez latches onto the end of it 
          ...  But R_Aguilar wins the ball 
Min. 85 :(mid) S_Traore volleys it forward. He finds M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 86 :(spp) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Andersen seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Andersen launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(mid) M_Fellaini holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees M_Ihattaren in space! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren looks to see where G_Curci is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And G_Curci reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Traore chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  L_Morgalla with a great clearance! 
Min. 89 :(mid) M_Fellaini with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Traore gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Traore tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  G_Curci parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 89 :(spp) D_Hancko drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Postiga 
          ...  H_Postiga hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 92 :(spp) K_Schlitte heads the ball back to M_Gomez 
          ...  M_Gomez hits a great shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 94 :(spp) D_Ndoye wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Gibbs_White 
          ...  M_Gibbs_White tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 

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



Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Riverside Stadium
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Middlesbrough Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : M_Ihattaren
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Crooks (73)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sparta Prague Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : B_Jankovic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Postiga (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : A_Lopes (64)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           Middlesbrough  |    Sparta Prague
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       21
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           9        |       13
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          16        |       20
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Sparta Prague
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ad_Davies      GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  94   0   0   0
M_Lamey        DF   1  19  13   9  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   1  20  16   4  27 |  74   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  54  18   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  20  15  14  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   8  20  17  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  28  63
M_Fellaini     MF   1  13  19  11  21 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  21  14  21 |  75   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  52   0
S_Traore       MF   1  15  21  14  22 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  30
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  12  18  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22  22
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  10  15  20  29 |  76   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  19  46
C_Klaus        GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  23  17  13  24 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  16   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   8  16  23  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sparta Prague
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A_Lopes        GK  27   1   1   1  28 |  68   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  67   0   0   0
D_Hancko       DF   1  23  17  12  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  34  34
J_Headley      DF   1  21  15   8  27 |  69   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
L_Morgalla     DF   1  21  20   4  26 |  98   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  28   0
Edgar          DF   1  23  16  10  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  18  18
M_Andersen     DF   1  21  13   9  25 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  42  19
M_Gibbs_White  AM   1   6  22  18  25 |  98   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  32  24  34
B_Jankovic     MF   1  11  21  16  30 |  98   0   1   5   1   5   0   0   0   0  27  82  66
D_Ndoye        AM   1   9  22  20  26 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  20
M_Gomez        FW   1   8  15  21  31 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
A_Dovbyk       FW   1   5  19  24  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Curci        GK  22   1   1   1  25 |  30   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
K_Schlitte     DF   1  19  15   4  26 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0
D_Matsui       MF   1   5  19  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Tangen       MF   1   8  15  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   8  14  19  21 |  37   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
1770829462 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40