Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Plymouth Argyle | Plymouth Argyle | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Sylvain Brighton | S. Brighton |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Wayne Drake | W. Drake | |||||||||
| Nigel Youds | N. Youds | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Damien Anderton | D. Anderton | |||||||||
| Tomas Faria | T. Faria |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Tommy Granville | T. Granville | |||||||||
| Sophiane De Palmas | S. De Palmas |  | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Jack Bakboord | J. Bakboord | |||||||||
| David Myers | D. Myers | | 66 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Richard Dublin | R. Dublin | |||||||||
| Chris Beckham | C. Beckham | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Norman Rufus | N. Rufus | |||||||||
| Carlos Gillet | C. Gillet | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Craig Bridge | C. Bridge | |||||||||
| Thierry Smith | T. Smith | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 |  | Maurizio Schenardi | M. Schenardi | |||||||||
| Tommy Godber | T. Godber | | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Lee Armstrong | L. Armstrong | |||||||||
| Gabriele Mercuri | G. Mercuri | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Daniele Boyd | D. Boyd | |||||||||
| Martin Lécluse | M. Lécluse | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | John Walker | J. Walker | |||||||||
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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 Plymouth Argyle. A crowd of 9,370 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Middlesbrough and Plymouth Argyle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Plymouth Argyle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough kick off!
2.00
0-0John Walker clumsily knocks into Tomas Faria. The referee calls over John Walker and shows him a yellow card! Tomas Faria hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.07
0-0Richard Dublin makes a probing pass to Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.30
0-0Maurizio Schenardi knocks the ball forward to Daniele Boyd. Daniele Boyd shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.54
0-0Tomas Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Beckham. Chris Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber whips in a cross ball towards Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Wayne Drake easily picks it out of the air!
8.52
David Myers knocks the ball forward to Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.38
Craig Bridge makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Walker. John Walker knocks in a cross ball towards Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong heads the ball goalwards. Sylvain Brighton easily smothers it.
15.42
Tommy Granville makes a simple pass to Maurizio Schenardi. Maurizio Schenardi knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong shoots from long range but it is miles over!
16.56
Jack Bakboord knocks the ball forward to Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge passes the ball forward to Daniele Boyd. Daniele Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.47
Tommy Granville makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge chips the ball to his team mate, Daniele Boyd. Daniele Boyd knocks in a cross ball towards John Walker. John Walker powers a header at goal but Sylvain Brighton is on top of it.
21.18
David Myers controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Anderton.
22.20
0-0Sophiane De Palmas barges into John Walker. The referee calls over Sophiane De Palmas and shows him a yellow card! John Walker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
24.00
Jack Bakboord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Norman Rufus. Norman Rufus knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong lofts in a cross ball towards Daniele Boyd. Daniele Boyd powers a header at goal but Sylvain Brighton is on top of it.
30.03
Nigel Youds makes a beautiful solo run. Nigel Youds knocks the ball forward to Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Wayne Drake.
36.36
0-1Damien Anderton threads the ball through to Richard Dublin. Richard Dublin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Walker. John Walker lofts in a cross ball towards Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.51
Chris Beckham comes in with a late challenge on Maurizio Schenardi. Chris Beckham is given a warning by the referee! Maurizio Schenardi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
42.45
David Myers knocks the ball forward to Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber whips in a cross ball towards Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri directs the ball goalwards with his head. Wayne Drake easily picks it out of the air!
44.48
Nigel Youds passes the ball forward to David Myers. David Myers threads the ball through to Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Plymouth Argyle kick off and get the second half underway!
49.37
Craig Bridge passes the ball forward to John Walker. John Walker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sylvain Brighton who gathers it comfortably.
55.03
Chris Beckham makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Lécluse. Martin Lécluse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.26
Richard Dublin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.53
Craig Bridge deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Sylvain Brighton!
66.13
Tommy Granville deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Bridge. Craig Bridge makes a probing pass to Daniele Boyd. Daniele Boyd shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
69.04
Norman Rufus passes the ball forward to Lee Armstrong. Lee Armstrong shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Sylvain Brighton manages to gather it comfortably.
71.53
Tommy Granville comes in with a late challenge on Tommy Godber. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommy Godber hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.00
Thierry Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Wayne Drake had no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
75.17
David Myers chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri whips in a cross ball towards Tommy Godber. Tommy Godber heads the ball goalwards. Wayne Drake manages to gather it comfortably.
77.02
Carlos Gillet kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriele Mercuri. Gabriele Mercuri lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Lécluse. Martin Lécluse connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Maurizio Schenardi hacks Chris Beckham from behind! Maurizio Schenardi is shown the yellow card! Chris Beckham stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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