Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Izzet | T. Izzet |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 | | Thierry Lofthouse | T. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Gary Middleton | G. Middleton | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Ian Harley | I. Harley | |||||||||
| Noel Rodgers | N. Rodgers | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Darius Neville | D. Neville | |||||||||
| John Smithe | J. Smithe | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 50 | | Isaiah Galli | I. Galli | |||||||||
| Omer Wallwork | O. Wallwork | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 42 | | John Holloway | J. Holloway | |||||||||
| Gary Harley | G. Harley | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Stephen Best | S. Best | |||||||||
| Les Hamilton | L. Hamilton | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Ross Lawrence | R. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Robbie Carragher | R. Carragher | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Stanley Monk | S. Monk | |||||||||
| Martin Garcia | M. Garcia |  | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Leon Youds | L. Youds | |||||||||
| Eddie Copping | E. Copping | | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 47 | | Oleg Chadwick | O. Chadwick | |||||||||
| Stan Charles | S. Charles | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 38 | | Chris Eustace | C. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Southampton. A crowd of 4,725 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Both Middlesbrough and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Southampton are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Southampton kick off!
2.24
0-0Chris Eustace clumsily knocks into Noel Rodgers. The referee calls over Chris Eustace and warns him to calm down! Noel Rodgers hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
2.24
0-0Middlesbrough are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
14.19
0-0Gary Middleton flicks the ball to his team mate, Les Hamilton. Les Hamilton knocks the ball forward to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Darius Neville.
16.23
0-0Ross Lawrence makes a simple pass to Leon Youds. Leon Youds shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.33
Darius Neville makes a probing pass to Ross Lawrence. Ross Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tommy Izzet who gathers it comfortably.
39.14
0-0John Holloway clumsily knocks into Eddie Copping. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eddie Copping hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
47.27
Isaiah Galli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Lawrence. Ross Lawrence knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Eustace. Chris Eustace sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
48.15
0-0Stanley Monk knocks the ball forward to Oleg Chadwick. Oleg Chadwick shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Tommy Izzet.
65.48
Gary Harley chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Charles. Stan Charles goes all the way! Stan Charles shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.50
0-0Gary Harley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stan Charles. Stan Charles makes a probing pass to Eddie Copping but he's offside!
79.21
Robbie Carragher makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Copping and rushes in on goal... Martin Garcia tries a spectacular strike. Magnificent save by Thierry Lofthouse!
83.15
Robbie Carragher takes it forward alone. Robbie Carragher goes all the way! Robbie Carragher tries a spectacular strike but somehow Thierry Lofthouse manages to keep it out.
87.25
Les Hamilton kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia plays a perfect one-two with Stan Charles and rushes in on goal... Martin Garcia takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
89.47
Robbie Carragher makes a simple pass to Martin Garcia. Martin Garcia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Copping. Eddie Copping rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
27.8%
48.1%
24.1%