Match Report


Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Computer Player Computer Player Paul Haylock Paul Haylock
Stephen RichardsS. Richards57
G
1
G
73Andy CampbellA. Campbell
Jan WillJ. Will63
D
2
D
65Kwame de VosK. de Vos
Adam HibbsA. Hibbs51
D
3
D
66Jose CarvalhoJ. Carvalho
Johny GauvinJ. Gauvin48
D
4
D
64Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham
Morris CooperM. Cooper76
M
5
M
65Mark SalmonM. Salmon
Adam BattyA. Batty75
M
6captain
M
71Gavin SwiftG. Swift
Carl PattersonC. Patterson74
M
7
M
61Tomasz DudekT. Dudek
Bill RobertsB. Roberts57
M
captain8
M
70Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand
Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor75
A
9
A
67Stuart BrownS. Brown
Stephen CraddockS. Craddock68
A
10
A
60Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero
Magnus RavelliM. Ravelli60
A
11
A
62Reginald RascleR. Rascle
 
David ClelandD. Cleland59
A
12
D
50Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley
Flavio FrezzaF. Frezza49
A
13
M
73Kelvin OliverK. Oliver
Max ShawM. Shaw47
D
14
A
66Eduardo GuerreroE. Guerrero

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at New Meadow where Shrewsbury Town play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 10,940 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Shrewsbury Town and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Arthur Dixon.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town get the match underway!
9.28
Morris Cooper knocks the ball forward to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. Harvey Beckham catches Jan-Willem Opschoor on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
10.21
Mark Salmon passes the ball forward to Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
15.58
Adam Hibbs controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Adam Batty. Adam Batty flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Craddock. Stephen Craddock whips in a cross ball towards Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.51
With imagination, Harvey Beckham plays the ball forward to Arthur Ferdinand. Arthur Ferdinand hits a low pass to Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift skips past Adam Hibbs! Some good footwork from Gavin Swift provides some space. He shoots at goal but it flies wide!
20.13
Harvey Beckham takes a quick throw-in. Kwame de Vos threads a neat ball through to Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift hits a low pass to Tomasz Dudek. Tomasz Dudek knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stephen Richards who gathers it comfortably.
24.46
Kwame de Vos threads a neat ball through to Tomasz Dudek. Tomasz Dudek sees Rodolfo Soviero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Soviero shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.34
Gavin Swift passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
28.24
Mark Salmon makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero whips in a cross ball towards Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle makes a deft header. Stephen Richards picks it out of the air!
32.19
Bill Roberts darts forward. Bill Roberts shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
33.11
Kwame de Vos flicks a high pass forward to Reginald Rascle who brings the ball under control. Reginald Rascle whips in a cross ball towards Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Stephen Richards has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.52
Bill Roberts plays the ball forward to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli lofts in a cross ball towards Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson directs the ball goalwards with his head. Andy Campbell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Shrewsbury Town appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough get the second half underway!
47.47
Arthur Ferdinand catches Magnus Ravelli on the ankles. Arthur Ferdinand is shown the yellow card! Magnus Ravelli stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.30
Arthur Ferdinand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Ferdinand. Arthur Ferdinand makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Stephen Richards had no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
53.34
Magnus Ravelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.27
Stephen Craddock passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli whips in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Opschoor. With a superhuman jump, Jan-Willem Opschoor connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but slams it into the crowd!
57.44
Gavin Swift runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gavin Swift knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's miles wide!
60.03
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Isaiah Tolley replacing Harvey Beckham, Kelvin Oliver replacing Arthur Ferdinand and Eduardo Guerrero replacing Stuart Brown .
61.07
Gavin Swift flicks a high pass forward. Reginald Rascle controls it well on his chest. Reginald Rascle shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
63.29
Jose Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero rises majestically and gets a header on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.03
Jan Will makes a probing pass to Magnus Ravelli. Magnus Ravelli shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.31
Tomasz Dudek flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Swift holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin Swift lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Stephen Richards manages to keep it out.
67.30
With imagination, Jose Carvalho laces a through ball forward to Tomasz Dudek. Tomasz Dudek knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Soviero. Rodolfo Soviero outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rodolfo Soviero!
73.05
Mark Salmon flicks the ball to his team mate, Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle shoots from long range but Stephen Richards is on top of it.
75.02
Isaiah Tolley knocks the ball forward to Tomasz Dudek. Tomasz Dudek flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Guerrero who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Guerrero skips past Adam Hibbs! Some good footwork from Eduardo Guerrero provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
84.58
Gavin Swift comes in with a late challenge on Bill Roberts. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bill Roberts hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.56
Tomasz Dudek plays the ball forward to Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero shoots from outside the area. Stephen Richards gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
Kwame de Vos makes a probing pass to Tomasz Dudek. Tomasz Dudek sees Eduardo Guerrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Reginald Rascle. Reginald Rascle is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Shrewsbury Town

Middlesbrough
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
35.1%
44.2%
20.8%

Scorers
Carl Patterson 37
Mark Salmon 33
Arthur Ferdinand 49
Rodolfo Soviero 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mark Salmon of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Stephen Richards (GK)
8
2.Jan Will (DEF)
6
3.Adam Hibbs (DEF)
7
4.Johny Gauvin (DEF)
6
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
6.Adam Batty (MID)
6
7.Carl Patterson (MID)goal scored
8
8.Bill Roberts (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Craddock (ATT)
6
11.Magnus Ravelli (ATT)
7
 
12.David Cleland (ATT)
0
13.Flavio Frezza (ATT)
0
14.Max Shaw (DEF)
0

1.Andy Campbell (GK)
6
2.Kwame de Vos (DEF)
7
3.Jose Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Mark Salmon (MID)goal scored
9
6.Gavin Swift (MID)yellow card
8
7.Tomasz Dudek (MID)
8
8.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
9.Stuart Brown (ATT)
7
10.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Reginald Rascle (ATT)
7
 
12.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
6
13.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
14.Eduardo Guerrero (ATT)
7