FFO FLT, Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Middlesbrough (Wed Jan 21) Shakhtar Donetsk | Middlesbrough 5-3-2 N | 4-3-1-2 C James Bucknall Caretaker | David Hannah | P_Gollini GK | GK Ad_Davies D_Raum DF | DF I_Jones F_Pisano DF | DF A_Meroni H_Burrows DF | DF M_Svoboda C_Bradley DF | DF M_Lamey C_Chivu DF | AM M_Ihattaren Y_Adli MF | MF F_Onyeka K_Kallstrom MF | MF M_Fellaini N_Kranjcar MF | MF S_Traore L_Abada FW | FW R_Muniz M_Rashford FW | FW P_Cutrone | M_Serni SUB | SUB C_Klaus L_Lindsay SUB | SUB S_Whittaker K_Trewin SUB | SUB M_Cuisance S_Diarra SUB | SUB M_Crooks L_Fabiano SUB | SUB A_Pinamonti Min. 1 :(mid) F_Onyeka finds the run of P_Cutrone ... But D_Raum wins the ball Min. 2 :(sha) C_Bradley chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Rashford ... A well-placed shot from M_Rashford! ... WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! ... GOAL!! ... Fantastic finish! ... That puts Shakhtar Donetsk ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Middlesbrough ... Min. 6 :(sha) N_Kranjcar chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Raum ... D_Raum goes for goal! ... It hits the side netting! ... The fans thought that was a GOAL! ... But it's not ... Goal kick. Min. 6 :(mid) M_Fellaini turns past C_Chivu ... He has created space for himself now ... N_Kranjcar pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 12 :(sha) D_Raum runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to L_Abada ... L_Abada curls the ball in on goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... C_Bradley crosses it in! ... F_Pisano with the header ... Ad_Davies parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 15 :(mid) M_Lamey is rolling on the ground! ... He gets up again ... Looks like a little bit of play acting Min. 16 :(sha) L_Abada sprints past S_Traore ... F_Onyeka pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... L_Abada with the outside of his boot ... Ad_Davies can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... Ad_Davies was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 18 :(mid) Curled in dangerously from M_Fellaini to M_Svoboda ... M_Svoboda attempts a chip! ... P_Gollini narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 19 :(sha) F_Pisano with the through ball to L_Abada ... L_Abada has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with Ad_Davies ... He rounds Ad_Davies ... the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! ... He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! ... How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there ... I'm lost for words. Min. 19 :(mid) M_Fellaini eases past M_Rashford ... F_Pisano rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 22 :(sha) C_Bradley flicks it over S_Traore and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... C_Bradley with the chance! ... Ad_Davies just watches it float over the bar! Min. 23 :(sha) L_Abada sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... L_Abada smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... C_Chivu with an inswinging corner into the box ... Y_Adli gets to it! ... But Ad_Davies punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 24 :(sha) C_Chivu holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Rashford ... I_Jones hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... H_Burrows swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... L_Abada gets a shot in ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... K_Kallstrom floats the ball in! ... L_Abada tries to place the shot! ... Looks like it should be Ad_Davies's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Rashford floats the ball in! ... Ad_Davies comes out and claims it! Min. 27 :(mid) S_Traore breaks free from H_Burrows ... S_Traore aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 31 :(sha) N_Kranjcar takes advantage of a mistake by M_Fellaini ... He puts in M_Rashford! ... M_Rashford goes for the top corner! ... But Ad_Davies comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 32 :(sha) C_Bradley jinks past M_Fellaini ... A_Meroni with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 33 :(sha) L_Abada with a 40-yard pass to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 33 :(mid) P_Cutrone has a go! ... It hits the defender ... A_Meroni collects the loose ball! ... A_Meroni with a bomb of a shot! ... P_Gollini watches it sail wide! Min. 34 :(sha) N_Kranjcar bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to F_Pisano ... F_Pisano with a thundering shot! ... But Ad_Davies just gets his fingers to that one ... CORNER! ... C_Bradley swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It comes to L_Abada ... He gets the shot away ... It takes a deflection! ... Ad_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Y_Adli flights it in! ... D_Raum loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... Ad_Davies parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 35 :(sha) K_Kallstrom takes advantage of a mistake by F_Onyeka ... He crosses to N_Kranjcar ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_Traore looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 37 :(mid) M_Fellaini with the deft touch ... He takes it past F_Pisano ... He knocks it to S_Traore! ... Blocked by C_Chivu Min. 38 :(mid) R_Muniz with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... R_Muniz looks to see where P_Gollini is! ... He shoots! ... But P_Gollini punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 39 :(mid) M_Ihattaren chips the ball forward to P_Cutrone ... P_Cutrone carves a shot towards goal! ... It's way wide ... The Shakhtar Donetsk fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 40 :(sha) L_Abada looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom shapes up for a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Middlesbrough Min. 46 :(sha) M_Rashford has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on Ad_Davies! ... M_Ihattaren hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 47 :(sha) H_Burrows feeds the ball to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom from 20 yards! ... But Ad_Davies just gets his fingers to that one Min. 59 :(mid) I_Jones breaks free from C_Chivu ... H_Burrows cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 63 :(sha) Curled in dangerously from Y_Adli to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom unleashes a pile driver! ... Ad_Davies with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Whittaker ... COMING OFF: I_Jones Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: M_Cuisance ... COMING OFF: S_Traore Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Pinamonti ... COMING OFF: R_Muniz Min. 70 :(mid) P_Cutrone with a real burst of pace ... M_Rashford tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... A_Meroni with an outswinging corner into the box ... P_Gollini makes the catch! Min. 75 :(sha) M_Rashford finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Lamey ... M_Rashford sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 76 :(sha) N_Kranjcar fires over a low cross to Y_Adli ... Y_Adli looks to see where Ad_Davies is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... Ad_Davies plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 76 :(sha) M_Rashford finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled M_Lamey ... P_Cutrone with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line ... M_Rashford hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... It hits off a defender! ... Ad_Davies is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Kranjcar plays it into the danger area! ... The ball finds its way to F_Pisano ... He gets the shot away ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 79 :(sha) The ball goes loose! ... K_Kallstrom gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... K_Kallstrom hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 79 :(mid) A_Pinamonti turns well with the ball ... He has some space now! ... A glorious effort by A_Pinamonti! ... P_Gollini makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 82 :(sha) L_Abada knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... M_Ihattaren stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... That's his second yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... We won't be seeing him again for some time! ... Enjoy the suspension lad! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(mid) F_Onyeka spots a team mate in space ... He finds M_Lamey with a lovely pass! ... C_Chivu does well to intercept the ball Min. 94 :(sha) Y_Adli skips the challenge from S_Whittaker ... A_Meroni tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... C_Chivu flights it in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 95 :(sha) C_Bradley searches out L_Abada ... L_Abada with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Ad_Davies gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 96 :(sha) Y_Adli plays a long ball to K_Kallstrom ... K_Kallstrom fires the shot in! ... He hits the side netting Min. 96 :(mid) A_Meroni slips past L_Abada ... C_Bradley tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Fellaini lofts the ball in! ... H_Burrows belts it clear ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Metalist Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Bradley (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Rashford (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ad_Davies Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Ihattaren (82) Booked : P_Cutrone (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shakhtar Donetsk | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 26 | 6 Off target : 17 | 3 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 69 | 31 Corners : 9 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 7 | 3 Key Passes : 15 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Shakhtar Donetsk 1 - 0 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Shakhtar Donetsk Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gollini GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 23 19 7 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 15 42 F_Pisano DF 1 20 18 11 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 55 H_Burrows DF 1 20 18 10 24 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 16 0 C_Bradley DF 1 20 18 6 23 | 97 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 52 22 C_Chivu DF 1 20 16 9 25 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 18 0 Y_Adli MF 1 19 23 17 23 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 26 K_Kallstrom MF 1 8 21 19 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 13 58 N_Kranjcar MF 1 10 20 16 22 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 L_Abada FW 1 4 19 23 20 | 97 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 30 42 M_Rashford FW 1 8 18 23 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 30 0 39 M_Serni GK 21 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Lindsay DF 1 16 10 5 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Trewin MF 1 14 17 7 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diarra MF 1 9 16 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Fabiano FW 1 4 14 19 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 23 17 13 24 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Meroni DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 21 M_Svoboda DF 1 16 12 4 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M_Lamey DF 1 19 13 9 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Ihattaren AM 1 8 20 16 26 | 83 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -12 2 -12 F_Onyeka MF 1 12 16 7 27 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 M_Fellaini MF 1 13 19 11 21 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Traore MF 1 15 21 14 22 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 23 0 14 R_Muniz FW 1 9 18 23 22 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 12 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 20 8 C_Klaus GK 19 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Whittaker DF 1 20 16 4 27 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 4 21 14 21 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Crooks MF 1 12 21 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Pinamonti FW 1 8 16 22 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1769032764 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40