Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Vila | A. Vila |  | 67 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Andy Cutler | A. Cutler | ||||||||
| Jermaine Adams | J. Adams | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Joe Windass | J. Windass | |||||||||
| Carlton Guppy | C. Guppy | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Artur Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
| Frederico Suarez | F. Suarez | | 56 | D | | 4 | | | D | 51 | | Teddy Tiler | T. Tiler | ||||||||
| Seb Bonnard | S. Bonnard |  | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Emile Howey | E. Howey | |||||||||
| Nicky Smith | N. Smith | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Liam Prior | L. Prior | |||||||||
| Gianluca De Palma | G. De Palma |  | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Miguel Nunez | M. Nunez | |||||||||
| Nick Murrin | N. Murrin | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Duncan Bloomer | D. Bloomer | |||||||||
| Mathieu Paviot | M. Paviot | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 |  | Marcel Köpke | M. Köpke | |||||||||
| Patrick Newby | P. Newby | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Silvio Ramos | S. Ramos | |||||||||
| Shaun Mercer | S. Mercer | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Neil Plowright | N. Plowright | |||||||||
| Jacob Duberry | J. Duberry | | 52 | D | | 12 | | G | 54 | | Sol Sinclair | S. Sinclair | |||||||||
| Les Lofthouse | L. Lofthouse | | 51 | D | | 13 | | A | 52 | | John Grant | J. Grant | |||||||||
| Stanley Byrne | S. Byrne | | 51 | D | | 14 | | M | 48 | | Francis Milburn | F. Milburn | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Brentford. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Fenton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Fenton.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.12
0-0Frederico Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nick Murrin. Nick Murrin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.11
0-0Carlton Guppy hits a low pass to Gianluca De Palma. Gianluca De Palma makes a simple pass to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
24.46
0-0Duncan Bloomer flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Antonio Vila who gathers it comfortably.
28.42
With some swift thinking, Marcel Köpke plays the ball forward to Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.22
Teddy Tiler brings the ball forward. Teddy Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlton Guppy.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough have changed their lineup with Les Lofthouse replacing Seb Bonnard. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Brentford kick off!
47.03
Nick Murrin lofts the ball long. Shaun Mercer tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
48.51
Nicky Smith hits a low pass to Patrick Newby. Patrick Newby lofts in a cross ball towards Mathieu Paviot. Mathieu Paviot powers a header at goal but it is shockingly off target!
55.49
Frederico Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gianluca De Palma. Gianluca De Palma flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Newby. Patrick Newby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Howey.
57.53
Nick Murrin threads a neat ball through to Shaun Mercer. Shaun Mercer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
60.26
0-0Gianluca De Palma hacks Miguel Nunez from behind! The referee calls over Gianluca De Palma and warns him to calm down! Miguel Nunez stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.34
Teddy Tiler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Antonio Vila is on top of it.
72.58
0-1With imagination, Miguel Nunez picks a pass forward to Neil Plowright. Neil Plowright knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Antonio Vila had no chance!! Goal for Brentford!
75.07
Nick Murrin clumsily knocks into Silvio Ramos. The referee warns Nick Murrin to calm down! Silvio Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.46
0-1Middlesbrough have made 2 substitutions with Jacob Duberry replacing Jermaine Adams and Stanley Byrne replacing Patrick Newby .
84.07
0-1Shaun Mercer sees space and advances. Shaun Mercer makes a great pass forward. Mathieu Paviot runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
87.52
Marcel Köpke threads a neat ball through to Duncan Bloomer. Duncan Bloomer shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
25%
51.3%
23.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Bloomer of Brentford |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Antonio Vila (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jermaine Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carlton Guppy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Frederico Suarez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Seb Bonnard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nicky Smith (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gianluca De Palma (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Nick Murrin (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mathieu Paviot (ATT) | 6 | |
| 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 | |
| 1. | Andy Cutler (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Joe Windass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Teddy Tiler (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Emile Howey (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Liam Prior (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Miguel Nunez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Duncan Bloomer (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Marcel Köpke (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Silvio Ramos (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Neil Plowright (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Sol Sinclair (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | John Grant (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francis Milburn (MID) | 0 | |