Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion
Paul HaylockPaul Haylock Darron Cook Darron Cook
Andy CampbellA. Campbell75
G
1
G
73Rodrigo RegoR. Rego
Isaiah TolleyI. Tolley50
D
2
D
73Aki NurmiA. Nurmi
Kwame de VosK. de Vos65
D
3
D
67Robert DefoeR. Defoe
Harvey BeckhamH. Beckham64
D
4captain
D
72Vitor PinheiroV. Pinheiro
Kelvin OliverK. Oliver73
M
5
D
74Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Gavin SwiftG. Swift71
M
captain6
M
76Malte HelmerM. Helmer
Mark SalmonM. Salmon66
M
7
M
75Fernando AlvesF. Alves
Arthur FerdinandA. Ferdinand70
M
8
M
70Dale JoachimD. Joachim
Stuart BrownS. Brown69
A
9
A
72Oscar VazquezO. Vazquez
Eduardo GuerreroE. Guerrero66
A
10
A
74Claudio GarciaC. Garcia
Daniel CortesD. Cortes66
A
11
A
74Nick PfenningsN. Pfennings
 
Stuart AndrewsS. Andrews51
D
12
D
49Marin PancuM. Pancu
Francesco G. AmorusoF. Amoruso67
M
13
A
46Stephen BowyerS. Bowyer
Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri67
A
14
A
37Ashley BridgeA. Bridge

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 12,051 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Brighton and Hove Albion appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Joachim.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the first half underway!
2.20
Vitor Pinheiro sweeps the ball up the wings. Nick Pfennings whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Andy Campbell. What a great pair of hands!
14.41
Harvey Beckham flicks a high pass forward. Mark Salmon controls it well on his chest. Mark Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hendry.
18.32
Fernando Alves decides to run forward with the ball. Fernando Alves plays a quick one-two with Nick Pfennings and rushes in on goal... Fernando Alves muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
20.03
Kwame de Vos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Brown controls it well on his chest. Stuart Brown plays a quick one-two with Arthur Ferdinand and rushes in on goal... Stuart Brown makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Solid save from Rodrigo Rego. What a great pair of hands!
21.12
Kelvin Oliver flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Cortes controls it well on his chest. Daniel Cortes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Rodrigo Rego. What a save!
24.44
Dale Joachim flicks a high pass forward to Nick Pfennings who brings the ball under control. Nick Pfennings lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez flicks the ball with his head but Andy Campbell is on top of his game. Good keeping!
27.24
Kwame de Vos sees a break and surges forward. Kwame de Vos flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Oliver. Kelvin Oliver lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.52
Gavin Hendry knocks the ball forward to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez knocks in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia makes a looping header on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.42
Gavin Swift flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Guerrero collects the pass. Eduardo Guerrero knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Rodrigo Rego gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.40
Robert Defoe threads a neat ball through to Dale Joachim. Dale Joachim hits a low pass to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Harvey Beckham.
38.23
Kwame de Vos hits a low pass to Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon sees Eduardo Guerrero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Guerrero finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Rodrigo Rego. Excellent save.
39.26
Gavin Swift deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Brown. Stuart Brown deftly passes the ball to Eduardo Guerrero, releasing him through on goal. Eduardo Guerrero shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Rodrigo Rego had no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
42.54
Stuart Brown makes an attacking run forward. Stuart Brown shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Rodrigo Rego!
45.00
Dale Joachim flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vazquez collects the pass. Oscar Vazquez makes a simple pass, allowing Claudio Garcia to run into the box. Claudio Garcia shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Andy Campbell!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Brighton and Hove Albion also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
49.57
With great vision, Robert Defoe plays the ball forward to Malte Helmer. Malte Helmer passes the ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves shoots from outside the area but is denied by Andy Campbell. Excellent save.
54.37
Harvey Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Ferdinand. Arthur Ferdinand plays a one-two with Stuart Brown and rushes in on goal... Arthur Ferdinand strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Rodrigo Rego gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.54
Dale Joachim clumsily knocks into Stuart Brown. The referee calls over Dale Joachim and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Brown carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.09
Middlesbrough have made 3 substitutions with Stuart Andrews replacing Harvey Beckham, Francesco G. Amoruso replacing Arthur Ferdinand and Jimmy Albieri replacing Stuart Brown .
61.15
Daniel Cortes makes a probing pass to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
67.29
Isaiah Tolley takes it forward alone. Isaiah Tolley plays the ball forward to Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
75.37
Stuart Andrews threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Guerrero. Without breaking stride, Eduardo Guerrero plays the ball forward to Mark Salmon. Mark Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
77.51
Gavin Swift hits a low pass to Francesco G. Amoruso. Francesco G. Amoruso whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Guerrero. Eduardo Guerrero makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Rodrigo Rego!
79.20
Francesco G. Amoruso flicks the ball to his team mate, Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.06
Fernando Alves flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vazquez collects the pass. Oscar Vazquez makes a probing pass to Nick Pfennings but he's offside!
84.48
Kwame de Vos clumsily knocks into Fernando Alves. Kwame de Vos is shown the yellow card! Fernando Alves runs off the knock.
89.30
Vitor Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Nick Pfennings. Nick Pfennings plays a scrappy one-two with Dale Joachim and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nick Pfennings comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Isaiah Tolley sees a break and surges forward. Isaiah Tolley kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Cortes. Daniel Cortes lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Swift. Gavin Swift shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Rodrigo Rego!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

Brighton and Hove Albion
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.1%
37.9%
Play Area
26.4%
44.8%
28.7%

Scorers
Eduardo Guerrero 27, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Guerrero of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Andy Campbell (GK)
7
2.Isaiah Tolley (DEF)
7
3.Kwame de Vos (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Harvey Beckham (DEF)
6
5.Kelvin Oliver (MID)
6
6.Gavin Swift (MID)
6
7.Mark Salmon (MID)
6
8.Arthur Ferdinand (MID)
6
9.Stuart Brown (ATT)
7
10.Eduardo Guerrero (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Daniel Cortes (ATT)
6
 
12.Stuart Andrews (DEF)
6
13.Francesco G. Amoruso (MID)
6
14.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)
6

1.Rodrigo Rego (GK)
9
2.Aki Nurmi (DEF)
6
3.Robert Defoe (DEF)
6
4.Vitor Pinheiro (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Malte Helmer (MID)
6
7.Fernando Alves (MID)
7
8.Dale Joachim (MID)yellow card
6
9.Oscar Vazquez (ATT)
6
10.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
11.Nick Pfennings (ATT)
6
 
12.Marin Pancu (DEF)
0
13.Stephen Bowyer (ATT)
0
14.Ashley Bridge (ATT)
0