Match Report
| West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Stephan Haller | S. Haller |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Chris Moore | C. Moore | |||||||||
| Carmine Cesari | C. Cesari |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek | |||||||||
| Christos Mitropoulos | C. Mitropoulos |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 |  | Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Dmitri Beschastnykh | D. Beschastnykh |  | 73 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Richard Defoe | R. Defoe | |||||||||
| Lucas Moreno | L. Moreno |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Nwankwo Sharpe | N. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Ángel Escobar | Á. Escobar |  | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Mark Bastin | M. Bastin | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Joswiak | Z. Joswiak | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Marcus Mann | M. Mann | |||||||||
| John Evans | J. Evans | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Alex Souness | A. Souness | |||||||||
| Erno Stegar | E. Stegar |  | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 79 |  | Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui | |||||||||
| Vasco Hidalgo | V. Hidalgo |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
| Sebastian Behrens | S. Behrens |  | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 73 | | Paul Standing | P. Standing | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at The Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 16,785 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0West Bromwich Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.30
0-1Marcus Mann knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.16
0-1Lucas Moreno flicks the ball to his team mate, Zbigniew Joswiak. Zbigniew Joswiak flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan McCoist.
9.26
Richard Defoe threads the ball through to Alex Souness. Alex Souness threads the ball through to Paul Standing. Paul Standing plays a perfect one-two with Tarik Elhamdaoui and rushes in on goal... Paul Standing rockets a shot on goal. Paul Standing scores for Middlesbrough!!
14.10
0-2Zbigniew Dudek makes a simple pass to Mark Bastin. Mark Bastin makes a simple pass to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
16.22
0-2John Evans makes a beautiful solo run. John Evans plays a perfect one-two with Vasco Hidalgo and rushes in on goal... John Evans cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.44
Duncan McCoist knocks the ball forward to Mark Bastin. Mark Bastin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christos Mitropoulos.
27.55
Alex Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christos Mitropoulos.
28.50
Marcus Mann decides to run forward with the ball. Marcus Mann goes all the way! Marcus Mann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
30.27
0-2Sebastian Behrens comes in with a late challenge on Duncan McCoist. Sebastian Behrens is given a warning by the referee! Duncan McCoist hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.41
Mark Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Standing. Paul Standing powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
36.53
Marcus Mann chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Christos Mitropoulos.
42.51
Duncan McCoist makes a probing pass to Alex Souness. Alex Souness knocks the ball forward to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Standing. Paul Standing is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
44.26
Ángel Escobar knocks the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Behrens. Sebastian Behrens shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Middlesbrough start the second half!
48.06
Mark Bastin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.56
Marcus Mann chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing whips in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.26
Zbigniew Dudek flicks the ball to his team mate, Mark Bastin. Mark Bastin makes a probing pass to Paul Standing. Paul Standing knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carmine Cesari.
75.08
Richard Defoe kicks a strong pass forward to Mark Bastin. Mark Bastin knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Standing. Paul Standing whips in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Stephan Haller manages to keep it out.
77.22
Alex Souness deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.15
Mark Bastin sees a break and surges forward. Mark Bastin lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Stephan Haller!
85.18
Alex Souness takes it forward alone. Alex Souness makes a probing pass to Paul Standing. Paul Standing shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Stephan Haller.
90.00
Mark Bastin comes in with a late challenge on John Evans. The referee calls over Mark Bastin and warns him to calm down! John Evans runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
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Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
| Jose Tavares 3, 60 Paul Standing 9 |