Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Cheltenham Town | Cheltenham Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Peter Summerbell | P. Summerbell |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Norman Carter | N. Carter | |||||||||
| Carl Morris | C. Morris | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Francisco Ferreira | F. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Leon Joseph | L. Joseph | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Wayne Owen | W. Owen | |||||||||
| Ledley Ward | L. Ward | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Ralph Izzet | R. Izzet | |||||||||
| Kelvin Sinclair | K. Sinclair | | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 71 |  | Thanassis Iosifidis | T. Iosifidis | |||||||||
| David Midgley | D. Midgley | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Morris Formon | M. Formon | |||||||||
| Darius Gascoigne | D. Gascoigne | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Steve Froggatt | S. Froggatt | |||||||||
| Graham Bridges | G. Bridges | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Diogo Careca | D. Careca | |||||||||
| Demetrius Chaveyriat | D. Chaveyriat |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Alec Mcallister | A. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Jeffrey Van Dijk | J. Van Dijk |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Greg Dyer | G. Dyer | |||||||||
| Ben Wilson | B. Wilson | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Michel Pardeilhan | M. Pardeilhan | |||||||||
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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 Cheltenham Town. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Middlesbrough and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Cheltenham Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Cheltenham Town kick off and get the match underway!
6.14
0-0Thanassis Iosifidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister goes all the way! Alec Mcallister shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
10.25
0-0Francisco Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Thanassis Iosifidis. Thanassis Iosifidis threads the ball through to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Michel Pardeilhan but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.24
0-0Greg Dyer catches Carl Morris on the ankles. Greg Dyer is shown the yellow card! Carl Morris stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.35
0-0Leon Joseph sees space and advances. Leon Joseph chips the ball to his team mate, Jeffrey Van Dijk. Jeffrey Van Dijk knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ralph Izzet.
16.14
0-0Morris Formon clumsily knocks into Graham Bridges. Morris Formon is warned by the referee! Graham Bridges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.10
0-0Cheltenham Town are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.11
0-0Leon Joseph deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Gascoigne. Darius Gascoigne threads the ball through to Demetrius Chaveyriat. Demetrius Chaveyriat knocks in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Van Dijk. Jeffrey Van Dijk flicks the ball with his head. Norman Carter manages to gather it comfortably.
24.10
Thanassis Iosifidis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Mcallister but he's offside!
26.06
Cheltenham Town are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
28.12
Diogo Careca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer plays a perfect one-two with Alec Mcallister and rushes in on goal... Greg Dyer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.04
1-0Leon Joseph makes a probing pass to Darius Gascoigne. Darius Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson lofts in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Van Dijk. Jeffrey Van Dijk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jeffrey Van Dijk!
33.49
Darius Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Demetrius Chaveyriat. Demetrius Chaveyriat knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.12
Darius Gascoigne surges forward with the ball. Darius Gascoigne shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.37
Francisco Ferreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Careca. Diogo Careca kicks a strong pass forward to Michel Pardeilhan. Michel Pardeilhan knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer flicks the ball with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
39.54
Carl Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darius Gascoigne. Darius Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Graham Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Demetrius Chaveyriat. Demetrius Chaveyriat plays a perfect one-two with Jeffrey Van Dijk and rushes in on goal... Demetrius Chaveyriat rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough get the second half underway!
51.16
Graham Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson whips in a cross ball towards Jeffrey Van Dijk. Jeffrey Van Dijk heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
53.29
Carl Morris kicks a strong pass forward to David Midgley. David Midgley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Demetrius Chaveyriat. Demetrius Chaveyriat shoots from 20 yards but somehow Norman Carter manages to keep it out.
54.32
Darius Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.49
Ralph Izzet makes a probing pass to Steve Froggatt. Steve Froggatt kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.50
Diogo Careca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Mcallister. Alec Mcallister goes all the way! Alec Mcallister tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.44
Cheltenham Town are easily keeping Middlesbrough at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
65.38
Francisco Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Steve Froggatt. Steve Froggatt knocks the ball forward to Michel Pardeilhan. Michel Pardeilhan knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
66.04
Alec Mcallister clumsily knocks into Ledley Ward. Alec Mcallister is given a warning by the referee! Ledley Ward stretches but gets up unharmed.
69.18
Thanassis Iosifidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Michel Pardeilhan. Michel Pardeilhan passes the ball forward to Greg Dyer. Greg Dyer takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Peter Summerbell.
73.27
David Midgley flicks the ball to his team mate, Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson plays a perfect one-two with Jeffrey Van Dijk and rushes in on goal... Ben Wilson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Norman Carter manages to keep it out.
75.27
Ledley Ward flicks the ball to his team mate, Graham Bridges. Graham Bridges knocks the ball to his team mate, Ben Wilson. Ben Wilson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.12
Wayne Owen threads the ball through to Steve Froggatt. Steve Froggatt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michel Pardeilhan. Michel Pardeilhan goes all the way! Michel Pardeilhan takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Peter Summerbell manages to gather it comfortably.
81.06
Wayne Owen comes in with a late challenge on Darius Gascoigne. Wayne Owen is given a warning by the referee! Darius Gascoigne runs off the knock.
83.02
Darius Gascoigne kicks a strong pass forward to Jeffrey Van Dijk. Jeffrey Van Dijk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.07
Ralph Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Morris Formon. Morris Formon makes a probing pass to Michel Pardeilhan. Michel Pardeilhan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Mcallister but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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