Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Proact Stadium where Chesterfield play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,522 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Chesterfield are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Gilles Brooking.


0.00
Chesterfield start the match!
2.28
Aaron Armstrong clumsily knocks into Gianluca De Palma. The referee warns Aaron Armstrong to calm down! Gianluca De Palma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.00
Mansour Chabbert plays the ball forward to Aaron Armstrong. Aaron Armstrong threads the ball through to Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior plays a one-two with Alex Fialdini and rushes in on goal... Tommy Prior tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.57
Aaron Armstrong threads the ball through to Anton Erler. Anton Erler plays a one-two with Alex Fialdini and advances towards the goal... Anton Erler muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Antonio Vila reads it well. Nice save!
12.37
Alfred Bould controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Davis. Tony Davis flicks a high pass forward. Tommy Prior holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tommy Prior knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Vila who gathers it comfortably.
18.37
Nicky Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Newby. Some silky footwork from Patrick Newby provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.48
Frederico Suarez threads a neat ball through to Nicky Smith. Nicky Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.24
Aaron Armstrong knocks the ball to his team mate, Anton Erler. Anton Erler passes the ball forward to Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Vila who gathers it comfortably.
33.04
Frederico Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Smith. Nicky Smith knocks the ball forward to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer plays a scrappy one-two with Patrick Newby and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Shaun Mercer provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's drastically wayward!
36.26
Frederico Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer flicks a high ball forward to Patrick Newby who takes it down. Patrick Newby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paul Mccall.
38.02
Anton Erler flicks a high pass forward. Alex Fialdini comfortably collects the pass. Alex Fialdini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Suarez.
42.10
Gianluca De Palma threads a neat ball through to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer knocks the ball forward to Mathieu Paviot but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.09
Tony Davis chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Chesterfield appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough have changed their lineup with Les Lofthouse replacing Seb Bonnard.

45.00
Middlesbrough kick off and get the second half underway!
47.31
Carlton Guppy decides to run forward with the ball. Carlton Guppy shoots from outside the area. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Middlesbrough are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
60.42
Aaron Armstrong passes the ball forward to Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Prior who takes it down. Tommy Prior tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
61.37
Gianluca De Palma threads a neat ball through to Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot plays a scrappy one-two with Nick Murrin and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mathieu Paviot makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.35
Nicky Smith flicks a high ball forward to Mathieu Paviot who takes it down. Mathieu Paviot rushes past Harry Grant! Mathieu Paviot looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
67.31
Carlton Guppy advances with the ball. Carlton Guppy threads a neat ball through to Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot takes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.04
Tony Davis brings the ball forward. Tony Davis lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
72.44
Jermaine Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Smith. Nicky Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot cuts inside the box! Mathieu Paviot strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
77.27
Middlesbrough have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Duberry replacing Jermaine Adams and Stanley Byrne replacing Patrick Newby .
81.57
Alfred Bould makes a simple pass to Harry Grant. With great vision, Harry Grant plays the ball forward to Alex Fialdini. Alex Fialdini shoots from 25 yards but somehow Antonio Vila manages to keep it out.
87.16
Tony Davis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Prior. Tommy Prior skips past Frederico Suarez! Tommy Prior strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
89.08
Alex Fialdini sees space and advances. Alex Fialdini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aaron Armstrong but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.9%
51.1%
Play Area
24.4%
47.8%
27.8%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mathieu Paviot of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Matthias Will (GK)
6
2.Alfred Bould (DEF)
6
3.Mansour Chabbert (DEF)
6
4.Paul Mccall (DEF)
6
5.Anthony Granville (DEF)
6
6.Tony Davis (MID)
7
7.Aaron Armstrong (MID)
6
8.Harry Grant (MID)
6
9.Alex Fialdini (ATT)
6
10.Tommy Prior (ATT)
6
11.Anton Erler (ATT)
7
 
12.Richard Sherwood (ATT)
0
13.Ugo Harrison (ATT)
0
14.Jacob Clarke (GK)
0

1.Antonio Vila (GK)
6
2.Jermaine Adams (DEF)
6
3.Carlton Guppy (DEF)
7
4.Frederico Suarez (DEF)
7
5.Seb Bonnard (DEF)
6
6.Nicky Smith (MID)
8
7.Gianluca De Palma (MID)
6
8.Nick Murrin (MID)
6
9.Mathieu Paviot (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Patrick Newby (ATT)
6
11.Shaun Mercer (ATT)
6
 
12.Jacob Duberry (DEF)
6
13.Les Lofthouse (DEF)
6
14.Stanley Byrne (DEF)
6