Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Arsenal | Arsenal | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Tomi Salomaa | Tomi Salomaa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Moore | C. Moore |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Davide Fiore | D. Fiore | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Jonatan Hyypia | J. Hyypia | |||||||||
| Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist |  | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Johan Haeldermans | J. Haeldermans | |||||||||
| Richard Defoe | R. Defoe | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Stephen Tiatto | S. Tiatto | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Sharpe | N. Sharpe | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 |  | Rafik Kermali | R. Kermali | |||||||||
| Carl Winterburn | C. Winterburn | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Marek Lato | M. Lato | |||||||||
| Mark Bastin | M. Bastin | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Ebi Deyna | E. Deyna | |||||||||
| Marcus Mann | M. Mann | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 |  | Martin Matthäus | M. Matthäus | |||||||||
| Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Aki Stenius | A. Stenius | |||||||||
| Jose Tavares | J. Tavares |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Shaun Oakes | S. Oakes | |||||||||
| Paul Standing | P. Standing | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 |  | Youri Karpin | Y. Karpin | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Arsenal. A crowd of 20,487 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Middlesbrough and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Arsenal are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Arsenal kick off and get the first half underway!
2.15
0-0Rafik Kermali catches Jose Tavares on the ankles. Rafik Kermali is given a warning by the referee! Jose Tavares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.24
0-0Martin Matthäus knocks the ball forward to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin makes a probing pass to Aki Stenius but he's offside!
4.02
0-0Marek Lato makes a simple pass to Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.17
0-0Richard Defoe makes a probing pass to Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn threads the ball through to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.19
Duncan McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann knocks the ball forward to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Tiatto.
12.41
Mark Bastin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui goes all the way! Tarik Elhamdaoui shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.45
1-0Carl Winterburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Paul Standing. Paul Standing directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
20.07
1-0Duncan McCoist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marcus Mann. Marcus Mann chips the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Standing. Paul Standing is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Davide Fiore manages to keep it out.
21.18
Stephen Tiatto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Matthäus. Martin Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes goes all the way! Shaun Oakes tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Chris Moore!
26.50
Ebi Deyna flicks the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin goes all the way! Youri Karpin takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
32.05
Marek Lato passes the ball forward to Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin lofts in a cross ball towards Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.13
Marcus Mann knocks the ball forward to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.25
Richard Defoe hoofs the ball up the pitch. Tarik Elhamdaoui whips in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
39.04
Marcus Mann hacks Marek Lato from behind! The referee calls over Marcus Mann and warns him to calm down! Marek Lato runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
47.04
Duncan McCoist passes the ball forward to Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks the ball forward to Paul Standing but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.10
Mark Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Standing. Paul Standing is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
51.27
Marek Lato flicks the ball to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Chris Moore.
57.57
2-1Richard Defoe barges into Shaun Oakes. The referee calls over Richard Defoe and warns him to calm down! Shaun Oakes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.44
Richard Defoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn makes a simple pass to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johan Haeldermans.
63.30
Martin Matthäus chips the ball to his team mate, Aki Stenius. Aki Stenius finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Chris Moore.
65.50
Marek Lato controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Youri Karpin. Youri Karpin shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
72.02
Carl Winterburn hacks Martin Matthäus from behind! Carl Winterburn is warned by the referee! Martin Matthäus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.01
Marek Lato makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes plays a perfect one-two with Aki Stenius and rushes in on goal... Shaun Oakes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Shaun Oakes scores for Arsenal!!
87.19
Martin Matthäus kicks a strong pass forward to Shaun Oakes. Shaun Oakes finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Chris Moore!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
32.5%
42.9%
24.7%
Scorers
| Paul Standing 14 Jose Tavares 34 | Youri Karpin 27 Shaun Oakes 79 |