Match Report
| Málaga | Málaga |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Chris Brooks | Chris Brooks | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Romero P. Ortiz | R. Ortiz |  | 75 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Ledley Butt | L. Butt | |||||||||
| Nigel Winterburn | N. Winterburn | | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | David Jacobs | D. Jacobs | |||||||||
| Pablo Cruz | P. Cruz | | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Anthony Wilcox | A. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Komian Gomis | K. Gomis |  | 68 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Dennis Pearson | D. Pearson | ||||||||
| Brendan Marshall | B. Marshall | | 72 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Datti Mohamed Del Piero | D. Del Piero | |||||||||
| Alejandro Hernandez | A. Hernandez | | 75 | D | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edward Mike | E. Mike | |||||||||
| Manfred Haider | M. Haider |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | | M | 55 |  | Joao Rego | J. Rego | ||||||||
| Martin Munoz | M. Munoz | | 78 | M | | 8 | | M | 46 | | Lee Mortensen | L. Mortensen | |||||||||
| Leonardo Nieves | L. Nieves |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Dave Smith | D. Smith | |||||||||
| Mark Drake | M. Drake | | 77 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | John Keegan | J. Keegan | |||||||||
| Alejandro Romero | A. Romero | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Brendan Plowright | B. Plowright | |||||||||
| Stephan Edusei | S. Edusei |  | 81 | D | | 12 | | G | 58 | | Ross Robson | R. Robson | |||||||||
| Pedro Olivares | P. Olivares |  | 81 | M | | 13 | | D | 55 | | Nwankwo Henry | N. Henry | |||||||||
| Cristiano Ferreira | C. Ferreira | | 84 | A | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Eoin Ward | E. Ward | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Le Rosaleda where Málaga play Middlesbrough in this friendly game. A crowd of 14,738 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Málaga are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Málaga start the match!
8.58
0-0Edward Mike advances with the ball. Edward Mike shoots from distance but is denied by Romero P. Ortiz. Excellent save.
21.14
0-0Manfred Haider comes in with a late challenge on Edward Mike. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edward Mike stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.17
0-0Manfred Haider threads the ball through to Mark Drake. Mark Drake shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.13
Martin Munoz chips the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Romero. Alejandro Romero shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
40.45
0-0Martin Munoz threads a neat ball through to Manfred Haider. Manfred Haider lofts in a cross ball towards Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow David Jacobs happens to be in the right place to block it.
42.15
0-0Nigel Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Drake. Mark Drake kicks a strong pass forward to Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves lofts in a cross ball towards Mark Drake. David Jacobs catches Mark Drake on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
44.04
Martin Munoz makes a probing pass to Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
45.00
0-0Dennis Pearson passes the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Del Piero. Datti Mohamed Del Piero makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brendan Plowright. Brendan Plowright knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Málaga appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
54.46
1-0Pablo Cruz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manfred Haider. Manfred Haider plays a quick one-two with Leonardo Nieves and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Manfred Haider provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
66.54
Lee Mortensen flicks a high pass forward. Dave Smith collects the pass. Dave Smith makes a probing pass between the defence to Joao Rego. Joao Rego looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.58
Martin Munoz flicks a high ball forward to Mark Drake who takes it down. Mark Drake deftly passes the ball to Manfred Haider, releasing him through on goal. Manfred Haider cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Ledley Butt had no chance!! Goal for Málaga!
73.42
Komian Gomis threads a neat ball through to Leonardo Nieves. Leonardo Nieves chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Drake. Mark Drake shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
84.22
Komian Gomis flicks a high pass forward. Martin Munoz collects the pass. Martin Munoz makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Drake. Mark Drake sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.23
Dennis Pearson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Keegan. John Keegan knocks in a cross ball towards Lee Mortensen. With a superhuman jump, Lee Mortensen connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Manfred Haider 54, 70 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Romero P. Ortiz (GK)
6
2. Nigel Winterburn (DEF)
6
3. Pablo Cruz (DEF)
6
4. Komian Gomis (DEF)
6
5. Brendan Marshall (DEF)
6
6. Alejandro Hernandez (DEF)
6
7. Manfred Haider (MID)
9
8. Martin Munoz (MID)
7
9. Leonardo Nieves (ATT)
7
10. Mark Drake (ATT)
7
11. Alejandro Romero (ATT)
6
12. Stephan Edusei (DEF)
0
13. Pedro Olivares (MID)
0
14. Cristiano Ferreira (ATT)
0
1. Ledley Butt (GK)
6
2. David Jacobs (DEF)
6
3. Anthony Wilcox (DEF)
6
4. Dennis Pearson (DEF)
6
5. Datti Mohamed Del Piero (MID)
6
6. Edward Mike (MID)
7
7. Joao Rego (MID)
8
8. Lee Mortensen (MID)
6
9. Dave Smith (ATT)
6
10. John Keegan (ATT)
6
11. Brendan Plowright (ATT)
6
12. Ross Robson (GK)
0
13. Nwankwo Henry (DEF)
0
14. Eoin Ward (DEF)
0