Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Norwich CityNorwich City
Paul HaylockPaul Haylock Matthew Rees Matthew Rees
Andy CampbellA. Campbell72
G
1
G
70Pim HespP. Hesp
Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley49
D
2
D
65Darius NevilleD. Neville
Juan-Carlos SantosJ. Santos59
D
3
D
68Ian WatersI. Waters
Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham58
D
4
D
65Natale CastellazziN. Castellazzi
Kelvin OliverK. Oliver71
M
5
D
68Johnny ChaussidiereJ. Chaussidiere
Julian HoweyJ. Howey69
M
6
M
65Jason BoltonJ. Bolton
Mark SalmonM. Salmon59
M
captain7captain
M
66Edward ShawE. Shaw
Sol ThomsonS. Thomson56
M
8
M
72Antonio QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Brian SinclairB. Sinclair69
A
9
A
68Lee SmithL. Smith
Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero57
A
10
A
64Daniel JacobsD. Jacobs
Reginald RascleR. Rascle59
A
11
A
63Marcos ZubizarretaM. Zubizarreta
 
Albert IbanezA. Ibanez61
D
12
M
65Joost BakboordJ. Bakboord
Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand63
M
13
A
67David MilliganD. Milligan
Simon ElliottS. Elliott47
A
14
A
63Lamberto Di BariL. Di Bari

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Norwich City. A crowd of 11,624 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Norwich City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Vassell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
9.31
Sol Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Soviero holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodolfo Soviero skips past Johnny Chaussidiere! Rodolfo Soviero side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Pim Hesp had no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
12.31
Marcos Zubizarreta hits a low pass to Antonio Quaresma. Antonio Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Lee Smith. Lee Smith outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The shot is on target but blocked by Juan-Carlos Santos. That should have been a goal!
14.14
Mark Salmon threads the ball through to Julian Howey. Julian Howey makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pim Hesp who gathers it comfortably.
15.58
Harvey Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Thomson. Sol Thomson chips the ball to his team mate, Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
16.50
Sol Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Natale Castellazzi.
18.43
Johnny Chaussidiere knocks the ball forward to Edward Shaw. Edward Shaw kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs whips in a cross ball towards Lee Smith. Lee Smith makes a deft header but is denied by Andy Campbell. Excellent save.
28.18
Antonio Quaresma hits a low pass to Lee Smith. Lee Smith edges inside the box! Lee Smith side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Andy Campbell gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
30.20
Julian Howey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Thomson. Sol Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Howey. Johnny Chaussidiere hacks Julian Howey from behind! Julian Howey appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
32.34
Juan-Carlos Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Kelvin Oliver. Kelvin Oliver knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Pim Hesp. Excellent save.
33.50
Rodolfo Soviero hits a low pass to Julian Howey. Julian Howey controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.47
Antonio Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Zubizarreta holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcos Zubizarreta tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
40.02
Jason Bolton knocks the ball forward to Antonio Quaresma. Antonio Quaresma knocks the ball forward to Jason Bolton. Jason Bolton shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
42.55
Juan-Carlos Santos hits a low pass to Julian Howey. Julian Howey flicks a high pass forward. Reginald Rascle controls it well on his chest. Reginald Rascle finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
44.28
Antonio Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Jacobs collects the pass. Daniel Jacobs knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Natale Castellazzi kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Shaw. Edward Shaw makes a probing pass to Daniel Jacobs. Daniel Jacobs threads a neat ball through to Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Norwich City have changed their lineup with Joost Bakboord replacing Antonio Quaresma. The Norwich City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Norwich City start the second half!
47.18
Reginald Rascle flicks a high pass forward. Julian Howey comfortably collects the pass. Julian Howey plays a quick one-two with Rodolfo Soviero and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Julian Howey provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but Pim Hesp is on top of his game. Nice keeping!
51.38
Ian Waters makes a beautiful solo run. Ian Waters flicks the ball to his team mate, Lee Smith. Lee Smith shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
54.46
Darius Neville flicks a high ball forward to Jason Bolton who takes it down. Jason Bolton threads the ball through to Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Jacobs and rushes in on goal... Joost Bakboord muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
57.12
Isaiah Tolley knocks the ball forward to Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle takes it forward alone. Reginald Rascle lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.16
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Albert Ibanez replacing Harvey Beckham, Arthur Ferdinand replacing Sol Thomson and Simon Elliott replacing Reginald Rascle .Norwich City have made a substitution with Lamberto Di Bari replacing Daniel Jacobs .
65.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Mark Salmon laces a weighted ball forward to Kelvin Oliver. Kelvin Oliver shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.04
Marcos Zubizarreta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord puts a great ball through. Lamberto Di Bari runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
67.11
Arthur Ferdinand passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ian Waters.
69.07
Kelvin Oliver sees a break and surges forward. Kelvin Oliver makes a simple pass to Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.35
Jason Bolton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joost Bakboord. Joost Bakboord sees Lee Smith just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Lee Smith cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Andy Campbell gets down and covers it.
72.54
Seeing a gap ahead, Johnny Chaussidiere laces a through ball forward to Ian Waters. Ian Waters flicks the ball to his team mate, Lamberto Di Bari. Lamberto Di Bari shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
75.52
Joost Bakboord threads the ball through to Lee Smith. Lee Smith whips in a cross ball towards Marcos Zubizarreta. Marcos Zubizarreta gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Andy Campbell punches it away to safety.
78.28
Juan-Carlos Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Howey. Julian Howey knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
79.15
Edward Shaw comes in with a late challenge on Julian Howey. The referee brings Edward Shaw to one side and gives him a warning! Julian Howey runs off the knock.
83.28
Edward Shaw flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Zubizarreta collects the pass. Marcos Zubizarreta skips past Juan-Carlos Santos! Marcos Zubizarreta side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Solid save from Andy Campbell. What a great pair of hands!
87.13
Juan-Carlos Santos flicks a high pass forward to Julian Howey who brings the ball under control. Julian Howey flicks a high ball forward to Simon Elliott who takes it down. Simon Elliott shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

Norwich City
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
28.6%
42.9%
28.6%

Scorers
Rodolfo Soviero 9
Mark Salmon 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodolfo Soviero of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Andy Campbell (GK)
9
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
6
3.Juan-Carlos Santos (DEF)
7
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
6.Julian Howey (MID)
7
7.Mark Salmon (MID)goal scored
8
8.Sol Thomson (MID)
7
9.Brian Sinclair (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Reginald Rascle (ATT)
7
 
12.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
13.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
14.Simon Elliott (ATT)
6

1.Pim Hesp (GK)
6
2.Darius Neville (DEF)
6
3.Ian Waters (DEF)
7
4.Natale Castellazzi (DEF)
6
5.Johnny Chaussidiere (DEF)
6
6.Jason Bolton (MID)
6
7.Edward Shaw (MID)
6
8.Antonio Quaresma (MID)
7
9.Lee Smith (ATT)
7
10.Daniel Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Marcos Zubizarreta (ATT)
7
 
12.Joost Bakboord (MID)
6
13.David Milligan (ATT)
0
14.Lamberto Di Bari (ATT)
6