Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Liverpool | Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Buckless | Steve Buckless | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Joe Grondin | J. Grondin |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré | A. Ali Sangaré | |||||||||
| Alun Beckham | A. Beckham | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 |  | António Burgos | A. Burgos | |||||||||
| Saul Musacco | S. Musacco |  | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Muzzy Bulent | M. Bulent | |||||||||
| Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Romarin Mettomo | R. Mettomo | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek |  | 73 | D | | 5 | | M | 84 |  | Nordin Elkhatabi | N. Elkhatabi | |||||||||
| Carl Winterburn | C. Winterburn | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Kelly White | K. White | |||||||||
| Rafael Reyes | R. Reyes | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 76 |  | Georg Hofbauer | G. Hofbauer | |||||||||
| Ezequiel Casillas | E. Casillas |  | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Stefan Polster | S. Polster | |||||||||
| Jose Tavares | J. Tavares |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | A | 83 |  | Igor Jorginho | I. Jorginho | |||||||||
| Mark Edusei | M. Edusei | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 | | Hakan Özalan | H. Özalan | |||||||||
| Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 |  | Bruno Nunez | B. Nunez | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Liverpool. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Liverpool appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off the first half!
2.16
0-0Ezequiel Casillas surges forward with the ball. Ezequiel Casillas whips in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
8.14
0-0Georg Hofbauer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.05
Kelly White takes it forward alone. Kelly White lofts in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho heads the ball goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
10.12
Zbigniew Dudek passes the ball forward to Rafael Reyes. Rafael Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré who gathers it comfortably.
18.04
Kelly White threads the ball through to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan knocks in a cross ball towards Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.44
0-0Kelly White kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez goes all the way! Bruno Nunez rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Joe Grondin easily smothers it!
26.36
Georg Hofbauer knocks the ball forward to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.54
Carl Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré easily smothers it.
36.38
1-0Zbigniew Dudek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Casillas. Ezequiel Casillas knocks the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.24
Nordin Elkhatabi knocks the ball forward to Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Zbigniew Dudek.
42.20
1-0Bruno Nunez comes in with a late challenge on Zbigniew Dudek. Bruno Nunez is shown the yellow card! Zbigniew Dudek runs off the knock.
44.21
Romarin Mettomo makes a probing pass to Nordin Elkhatabi. Nordin Elkhatabi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Joe Grondin who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Kelly White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan shoots from distance. Joe Grondin easily smothers it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
47.53
1-0Rafael Reyes chips the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Tarik Elhamdaoui but the referee indicates it's offside!
48.33
Saul Musacco makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Reyes. Rafael Reyes passes the ball forward to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
54.44
Ezequiel Casillas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.45
1-0Muzzy Bulent barges into Tarik Elhamdaoui. The referee calls over Muzzy Bulent and warns him to calm down! Tarik Elhamdaoui stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.18
Mark Dugbatey knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Winterburn. Carl Winterburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.55
1-0Kelly White catches Ezequiel Casillas on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ezequiel Casillas grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
61.51
Rafael Reyes threads the ball through to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.09
Carl Winterburn chips the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui whips in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
66.26
Rafael Reyes kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by António Burgos.
67.46
Mark Dugbatey passes the ball forward to Rafael Reyes. Rafael Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Abdoulaye Ali Sangaré manages to gather it comfortably.
71.16
Kelly White knocks the ball to his team mate, Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho shoots from 20 yards. It's there!! Joe Grondin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
79.06
Kelly White makes a simple pass to Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez plays a perfect one-two with Igor Jorginho and rushes in on goal... Bruno Nunez takes a shot at goal. It's there!! Joe Grondin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.05
Carl Winterburn knocks the ball forward to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
84.27
Kelly White controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Nunez. Bruno Nunez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
85.09
Muzzy Bulent knocks the ball to his team mate, Kelly White. Kelly White takes it forward alone. Kelly White sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Georg Hofbauer makes a probing pass to Igor Jorginho. Igor Jorginho plays a perfect one-two with Hakan Özalan and rushes in on goal... Igor Jorginho shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Joe Grondin easily smothers it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Mark Edusei 36 | Igor Jorginho 71 Bruno Nunez 79 |