Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Mark Ramps | Mark Ramps | |||||||||||||||||
| Tony Dichio | T. Dichio |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Steffen Berg | S. Berg | |||||||||
| Yyvind Favo | Y. Favo | | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Enrique Gomez | E. Gomez | |||||||||
| Christian Gyan | C. Gyan |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 77 |  | Ronnie Meram | R. Meram | |||||||||
| Felipe Guerrero Lopez | F. Guerrero Lopez | | 70 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Christian Lensing | C. Lensing | |||||||||
| Steve Weir | S. Weir | | 67 | D | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Mohammed Gyan | M. Gyan | |||||||||
| Garba Amunike | G. Amunike |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 |  | Amedeo Perra | A. Perra | |||||||||
| Paúl Valadez | P. Valadez |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 |  | Jean-Michel Crucet | J. Crucet | |||||||||
| Martín Guzmán | M. Guzmán |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 71 |  | Alejandro Romero | A. Romero | |||||||||
| Stanislas Trivino | S. Trivino | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Bruno Bernal | B. Bernal | |||||||||
| Stefan Curtolo | S. Curtolo |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Iván Martínez | I. Martínez | |||||||||
| Bojan Farnerud | B. Farnerud | | 74 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 |  | Thiago Araújo | T. Araújo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Southampton. A crowd of 20,387 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Southampton start the match!
3.17
0-0Jean-Michel Crucet passes the ball forward to Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.04
0-0Garba Amunike kicks a strong pass forward to Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino whips in a cross ball towards Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.19
0-0Jean-Michel Crucet flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yyvind Favo.
24.12
Martín Guzmán kicks a strong pass forward to Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Steffen Berg!
33.26
Garba Amunike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Steffen Berg is on top of it.
34.14
Garba Amunike makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino shoots from distance. Steffen Berg easily smothers it.
38.23
0-1Alejandro Romero sees space and advances. Alejandro Romero plays a perfect one-two with Bruno Bernal and rushes in on goal... Alejandro Romero takes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.50
Felipe Guerrero Lopez surges forward with the ball. Felipe Guerrero Lopez makes a probing pass to Stefan Curtolo. Stefan Curtolo shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
44.27
Steve Weir chips the ball to his team mate, Paúl Valadez. Paúl Valadez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stefan Curtolo. Stefan Curtolo finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
48.38
Christian Gyan threads the ball through to Paúl Valadez. Paúl Valadez kicks a strong pass forward to Stefan Curtolo. Stefan Curtolo goes all the way! Stefan Curtolo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.20
Enrique Gomez passes the ball forward to Amedeo Perra. Amedeo Perra chips the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tony Dichio who gathers it comfortably.
55.20
0-1Paúl Valadez knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino knocks the ball forward to Stefan Curtolo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
59.44
Amedeo Perra makes a simple pass to Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal flicks the ball to his team mate, Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Tony Dichio is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.37
0-2Southampton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
71.16
Felipe Guerrero Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Garba Amunike. Garba Amunike knocks the ball to his team mate, Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino knocks in a cross ball towards Bojan Farnerud. Bojan Farnerud is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
73.14
Amedeo Perra makes a probing pass to Iván Martínez. Iván Martínez passes the ball forward but Bruno Bernal is offside!
77.43
Garba Amunike controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.55
0-2Bojan Farnerud comes in with a late challenge on Enrique Gomez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Enrique Gomez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.46
Paúl Valadez clumsily knocks into Amedeo Perra. The referee calls over Paúl Valadez and shows him a yellow card! Amedeo Perra runs off the knock.
81.23
Amedeo Perra passes the ball forward to Thiago Araújo. Thiago Araújo threads the ball through to Iván Martínez but he's offside!
83.46
Paúl Valadez makes a probing pass to Stanislas Trivino. Stanislas Trivino shoots from distance but Steffen Berg is on top of it.
84.20
0-2Bojan Farnerud barges into Enrique Gomez. Bojan Farnerud is warned by the referee! Enrique Gomez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.27
Southampton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
87.02
Felipe Guerrero Lopez makes a probing pass to Paúl Valadez. Paúl Valadez sees space and advances. Paúl Valadez goes all the way! Paúl Valadez tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Ronnie Meram controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jean-Michel Crucet. Jean-Michel Crucet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Bernal. Bruno Bernal shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
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