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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Liverpool. A crowd of 20,619 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Middlesbrough and Liverpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
Liverpool get the match underway!
2.55
Delano Meeuwis knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi lofts in a cross ball towards Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
3.47
Martín Guzmán threads the ball through to Alexander Brighton. Alexander Brighton shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Karl Nurmela manages to gather it comfortably.
8.00
Alberto Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski goes all the way! Jacek Swierczewski shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.55
Paúl Valadez passes the ball forward to Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Karl Nurmela easily smothers it!
15.57
Dion Unsworth kicks a strong pass forward to Mathias Ingesson. Mathias Ingesson lofts in a cross ball towards Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.50
Alberto Hernandez passes the ball forward to Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi plays a perfect one-two with Jacek Swierczewski and rushes in on goal... Thomas Bratschi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.40
Dion Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mathias Ingesson. Mathias Ingesson shoots from long range but it is miles over!
26.02
Garba Amunike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.52
Garba Amunike comes in with a late challenge on Delano Meeuwis. The referee calls over Garba Amunike and warns him to calm down! Delano Meeuwis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.07
Jean-Pierre Regragui makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Hernandez. Alberto Hernandez flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski goes all the way! Jacek Swierczewski tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
34.02
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
38.05
Martín Guzmán advances with the ball. Martín Guzmán deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanislas Trivino but the linesman indicates offside!
39.49
Delano Meeuwis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi plays a perfect one-two with Jacek Swierczewski and rushes in on goal... Thomas Bratschi tries a spectacular strike. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.31
Delano Meeuwis passes the ball forward to Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski plays a perfect one-two with Mathias Ingesson and rushes in on goal... Jacek Swierczewski takes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Middlesbrough kick off!
48.05
Paúl Valadez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Robert Matthews.
49.58
Garba Amunike makes a simple pass to Alexander Brighton. Alexander Brighton threads the ball through to Bojan Farnerud but he's offside!
53.38
Dion Unsworth makes a beautiful solo run. Dion Unsworth shoots from distance. Tony Dichio easily smothers it.
54.26
Christian Gyan makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Gyan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Karl Nurmela who gathers it comfortably.
55.34
Dion Unsworth makes a simple pass to Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mathias Ingesson but he's offside!
57.57
Garba Amunike passes the ball forward to Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.55
Pablo Helguera threads the ball through to Dion Unsworth. Dion Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Tony Dichio.
67.26
Martín Guzmán surges forward with the ball. Martín Guzmán lofts in a cross ball towards Alexander Brighton. Alexander Brighton flicks the ball with his head. Karl Nurmela manages to gather it comfortably.
69.49
Alberto Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi knocks in a cross ball towards Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Tony Dichio easily smothers it.
71.28
Dion Unsworth passes the ball forward to Thomas Bratschi. Thomas Bratschi knocks in a cross ball towards Mathias Ingesson. Mathias Ingesson powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
77.10
Martín Guzmán barges into Alberto Hernandez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Hernandez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
84.30
Delano Meeuwis comes in with a late challenge on Garba Amunike. The referee calls over Delano Meeuwis and warns him to calm down! Garba Amunike runs off the knock.
85.50
Paúl Valadez makes a probing pass to Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.07
Robert Matthews flicks the ball to his team mate, Dion Unsworth. Dion Unsworth knocks the ball forward to Mathias Ingesson. Mathias Ingesson makes a probing pass to Thomas Bratschi but he's offside!
89.47
Delano Meeuwis knocks the ball forward to Jacek Swierczewski. Jacek Swierczewski makes a probing pass to Thomas Bratschi but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Thomas Bratschi of Liverpool

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 5
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 8
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 3
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.6666666666667 vs 58.3333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 27.78%, Midfield: 47.22%, Away team third: 25.00%