Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Nottingham ForestNottingham Forest
Paul HaylockPaul Haylock Hexi Lee Hexi Lee
Andy CampbellA. Campbell72
G
1
G
66Isaiah WalshI. Walsh
Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley49
D
2
D
64Albert ButraguenoA. Butragueno
Kwame de VosK. de Vos62
D
3
D
66Daniel RamosD. Ramos
Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham58
D
4
D
66Albert MolownyA. Molowny
Kelvin OliverK. Oliver71
M
5
D
60Warren HoweyW. Howey
Gavin SwiftG. Swift69
M
6
M
66Alfredo BaroneA. Barone
Yannick BrouardY. Brouard60
M
captain7
M
67Richard KanouteR. Kanoute
Sol ThomsonS. Thomson56
M
8
M
64Torsten KoschmiederT. Koschmieder
Stuart BrownS. Brown64
A
9
A
68Ian CooperI. Cooper
Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero57
A
10captain
A
68David ShearerD. Shearer
Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri67
A
11
A
66Kevin GelbK. Gelb
 
Albert IbanezA. Ibanez61
D
12
G
63Duncan NewbyD. Newby
Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand63
M
13
M
60Anthony HeskeyA. Heskey
Simon ElliottS. Elliott47
A
14
A
63Paulo JesusP. Jesus

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Nottingham Forest. A crowd of 13,630 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Nottingham Forest appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Wright.


0.00
Middlesbrough start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.31
Torsten Koschmieder hacks Rodolfo Soviero from behind! The referee calls over Torsten Koschmieder and shows him a yellow card! Rodolfo Soviero stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.00
Kelvin Oliver catches Alfredo Barone on the ankles. The referee calls over Kelvin Oliver and warns him to calm down! Alfredo Barone runs off the knock.
12.31
Daniel Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Kanoute. Richard Kanoute makes an attacking run forward. Richard Kanoute plays a scrappy one-two with David Shearer and advances towards the goal... Richard Kanoute comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.41
Torsten Koschmieder flicks a high pass forward. David Shearer collects the pass. David Shearer shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
20.24
Without breaking stride, Richard Kanoute plays the ball forward to Alfredo Barone. Alfredo Barone hits a low pass to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
24.22
Torsten Koschmieder threads a neat ball through to Ian Cooper. Ian Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Gelb but the referee indicates it's offside!
27.53
Isaiah Tolley clumsily knocks into Torsten Koschmieder. Isaiah Tolley is given a warning by the referee! Torsten Koschmieder runs off the knock.
32.08
Richard Kanoute plays the ball forward to David Shearer. David Shearer puts a great ball through but Kevin Gelb is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
34.48
With vision, Gavin Swift laces a weighted ball forward to Kelvin Oliver. Kelvin Oliver knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Torsten Koschmieder threads a neat ball through to David Shearer. David Shearer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ian Cooper but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Nottingham Forest also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Nottingham Forest kick off and get the second half underway!
47.03
Richard Kanoute kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but David Shearer is offside!
48.57
Nottingham Forest are dictating the run of play here today.
49.38
Kwame de Vos knocks the ball forward to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Swift. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Swift connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Isaiah Walsh.
50.14
Corner kick to Middlesbrough. Yannick Brouard plays it short to Isaiah Tolley. Isaiah Tolley flicks the ball on with his first touch. Isaiah Walsh punches the ball out of the danger area!
57.23
Kelvin Oliver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.50
Yannick Brouard flicks a high pass forward. Rodolfo Soviero collects the pass. Rodolfo Soviero controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
60.18
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Albert Ibanez replacing Harvey Beckham, Arthur Ferdinand replacing Sol Thomson and Simon Elliott replacing Jimmy Albieri .
65.41
Richard Kanoute makes a probing pass to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb plays a one-two with Ian Cooper and rushes in on goal... Kevin Gelb shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.48
Yannick Brouard knocks the ball forward to Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
69.28
Yannick Brouard comes in with a late challenge on Albert Butragueno. The referee warns Yannick Brouard to calm down! Albert Butragueno runs off the knock.
71.33
Albert Molowny makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Barone. Alfredo Barone plays the ball forward to David Shearer. David Shearer hits a low pass to Kevin Gelb. Kevin Gelb cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
75.57
Simon Elliott passes the ball forward to Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift whips in a cross ball towards Simon Elliott. Simon Elliott jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
78.38
Yannick Brouard catches Kevin Gelb on the ankles. Yannick Brouard is given another warning by the referee! Kevin Gelb grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.10
Alfredo Barone clumsily knocks into Simon Elliott. The referee brings Alfredo Barone to one side and gives him a warning! Simon Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.56
Richard Kanoute threads a neat ball through to Torsten Koschmieder. Torsten Koschmieder surges forward with the ball. Torsten Koschmieder deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Shearer but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Arthur Ferdinand changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Arthur Ferdinand finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Isaiah Walsh!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

Nottingham Forest
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
5
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
27.4%
45.2%
27.4%

Scorers
Richard Kanoute 12
Kevin Gelb 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Kanoute of Nottingham Forest

Match Ratings
1.Andy Campbell (GK)
6
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
6
3.Kwame de Vos (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
6.Gavin Swift (MID)
7
7.Yannick Brouard (MID)
6
8.Sol Thomson (MID)
6
9.Stuart Brown (ATT)
6
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)
6
11.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)
6
 
12.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
13.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
14.Simon Elliott (ATT)
6

1.Isaiah Walsh (GK)
8
2.Albert Butragueno (DEF)
6
3.Daniel Ramos (DEF)
6
4.Albert Molowny (DEF)
6
5.Warren Howey (DEF)
6
6.Alfredo Barone (MID)
7
7.Richard Kanoute (MID)goal scored
9
8.Torsten Koschmieder (MID)yellow card
7
9.Ian Cooper (ATT)
6
10.David Shearer (ATT)
7
11.Kevin Gelb (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Duncan Newby (GK)
0
13.Anthony Heskey (MID)
0
14.Paulo Jesus (ATT)
0