Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Birmingham City | Birmingham City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Steve Shearer | S. Shearer |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Jody Oliver | J. Oliver | |||||||||
| Sylvain Potts | S. Potts | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Des Milburn | D. Milburn | |||||||||
| Steve Weir | S. Weir | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Kemal Hitchcock | K. Hitchcock | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Westwood | N. Westwood | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Armando Coronado | A. Coronado | |||||||||
| Chris Redknapp | C. Redknapp | | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 82 | | Eddie Dryden | E. Dryden | |||||||||
| Wes Marshall | W. Marshall | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Ben Fletcher | B. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Kieron Goldberg | K. Goldberg | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Edward Brand | E. Brand | |||||||||
| Alessio Bedin | A. Bedin |  | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Gavin Peters | G. Peters | |||||||||
| Scott Kirkland | S. Kirkland | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Nick Formon | N. Formon | |||||||||
| Gareth Beagrie | G. Beagrie | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Del Bailey | D. Bailey | |||||||||
| Omer Godber | O. Godber | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Matt Morrison | M. Morrison | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Birmingham City. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Birmingham City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Birmingham City kicking off!
2.58
0-0Eddie Dryden makes a beautiful solo run. Eddie Dryden shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Steve Shearer manages to gather it comfortably.
6.44
0-0Kieron Goldberg catches Edward Brand on the ankles. The referee calls over Kieron Goldberg and warns him to calm down! Edward Brand runs off the knock.
8.26
0-0Edward Brand flicks the ball to his team mate, Del Bailey. Del Bailey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sylvain Potts.
12.17
Alessio Bedin chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland lofts in a cross ball towards Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Jody Oliver easily smothers it.
14.15
0-0Nwankwo Westwood powers a long ball forward. Gareth Beagrie shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
15.34
Eddie Dryden passes the ball forward to Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison shoots from outside the area. Steve Shearer easily smothers it.
16.02
Nwankwo Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Marshall. Wes Marshall threads the ball through to Omer Godber. Omer Godber lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
20.25
Alessio Bedin threads the ball through to Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Jody Oliver easily smothers it!
26.39
Wes Marshall brings the ball forward. Wes Marshall shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
27.18
0-0Alessio Bedin barges into Ben Fletcher. The referee calls over Alessio Bedin and warns him to calm down! Ben Fletcher gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.05
Wes Marshall controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie finds some space and shoots from distance but Jody Oliver is on top of it.
39.19
0-0Birmingham City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.58
Wes Marshall clumsily knocks into Edward Brand. Wes Marshall is given a warning by the referee! Edward Brand grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.46
Alessio Bedin makes a simple pass to Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Wes Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Jody Oliver manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
47.13
Wes Marshall makes a simple pass to Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie lofts in a cross ball towards Omer Godber. Omer Godber is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
48.56
Alessio Bedin chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.40
Wes Marshall makes a simple pass to Gareth Beagrie. Gareth Beagrie shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
54.59
Edward Brand makes a beautiful solo run. Edward Brand shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
59.54
Ben Fletcher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Bailey. Del Bailey knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.26
0-0Ben Fletcher surges forward with the ball. Ben Fletcher threads the ball through to Del Bailey but he's offside!
61.11
Alessio Bedin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Godber. Omer Godber tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
63.12
Ben Fletcher takes it forward alone. Ben Fletcher shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.28
0-0Nwankwo Westwood clumsily knocks into Matt Morrison. Nwankwo Westwood is shown the yellow card! Matt Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.08
Alessio Bedin chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland plays a perfect one-two with Gareth Beagrie and rushes in on goal... Scott Kirkland shoots from just inside the box. It's miles wide!
67.38
Alessio Bedin kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Godber. Omer Godber shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
69.58
Gavin Peters knocks the ball forward to Matt Morrison. Matt Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Steve Shearer manages to gather it comfortably.
72.57
Alessio Bedin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Godber. Omer Godber tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
75.09
Wes Marshall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Omer Godber. Omer Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.32
Ben Fletcher chips the ball to his team mate, Del Bailey. Del Bailey shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.36
Steve Weir flicks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Goldberg. Kieron Goldberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland knocks the ball forward to Gareth Beagrie but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
79.44
1-0Alessio Bedin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland shoots from long range which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
83.12
Nwankwo Westwood makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Wes Marshall. Wes Marshall brings the ball forward. Wes Marshall knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.20
Kieron Goldberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Kirkland. Scott Kirkland tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
87.08
Wes Marshall passes the ball forward to Omer Godber. Omer Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.03
Ben Fletcher takes it forward alone. Ben Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Gareth Beagrie comes in with a late challenge on Des Milburn. Gareth Beagrie is warned by the referee! Des Milburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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