Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Southampton. A crowd of 18,552 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Southampton kicking off!
3.24
0-0Luukas Falt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Peckham.
8.02
0-0Yuri Kharine kicks a strong pass forward to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Michael Bögelund manages to gather it comfortably.
9.42
Agustín Peña passes the ball forward to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Michael Bögelund easily smothers it!
12.58
Alan Mejia makes a simple pass to Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Blomqvist. Jonatan Blomqvist shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Stefano Morrone.
15.30
Gavin Peckham kicks a strong pass forward to Yuri Kharine. Yuri Kharine kicks a strong pass forward to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Michael Bögelund who gathers it comfortably.
24.46
0-1Kristoffer Malmberg flicks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch knocks in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
28.48
Kristoffer Malmberg makes a simple pass to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker finds some space and shoots from distance. Nwankwo Walker scores for Southampton!!
33.55
José Rocha makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano passes the ball forward to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Michael Bögelund!
39.05
Joe Bolton sees space and advances. Joe Bolton passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Stefano Morrone manages to gather it comfortably.
40.30
Paul Nelson knocks the ball to his team mate, Kristoffer Malmberg. Kristoffer Malmberg chips the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Blomqvist. Jonatan Blomqvist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefano Morrone who gathers it comfortably.
42.11
Jose Lozano knocks the ball to his team mate, Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis shoots from 25 yards but somehow Michael Bögelund manages to keep it out.
44.45
Razvan Dobos makes a probing pass to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
0-2Kristoffer Malmberg catches Agustín Peña on the ankles. The referee calls over Kristoffer Malmberg and shows him a yellow card! Agustín Peña stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
49.34
0-2Southampton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
51.41
0-2Francis Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk knocks the ball to his team mate, Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.02
Joe Bolton decides to run forward with the ball. Joe Bolton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonatan Blomqvist. Jonatan Blomqvist tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
60.45
0-2Nwankwo Walker barges into Krunoslav Petrovic. The referee calls over Nwankwo Walker and warns him to calm down! Krunoslav Petrovic runs off the knock.
60.45
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
63.31
Kristoffer Malmberg makes a probing pass to Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Stefano Morrone who gathers it comfortably.
65.25
Francis Scholes kicks a strong pass forward to Luukas Falt. Luukas Falt passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker goes all the way! Nwankwo Walker shoots from just inside the box which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.29
Agustín Peña makes a simple pass to Maurits Quansah. Maurits Quansah shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
75.43
Joe Bolton makes a probing pass to Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Jonatan Blomqvist. Jonatan Blomqvist whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Christopher Fritsch!
79.08
Kristoffer Malmberg makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker whips in a cross ball towards Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Stefano Morrone manages to keep it out.
83.54
Razvan Dobos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Petros Christodoulakis. Petros Christodoulakis tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Francis Scholes chips the ball to his team mate, Yuriy Yaremchuk. Yuriy Yaremchuk threads the ball through to Christopher Fritsch. Christopher Fritsch shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Stefano Morrone manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
| Nwankwo Walker 24, 28, 65 Christopher Fritsch 75 |