Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Demetrio FerroD. Ferro73
G
1
G
69Franck MichelF. Michel
Alexandre AlmeidaA. Almeida72
D
2captain
D
75Damien DuberryD. Duberry
Camel BourmaudC. Bourmaud70
D
3
D
69Malcolm ToddM. Todd
Brian JohnsonB. Johnson69
D
captain4
D
60George PlowrightG. Plowright
Nwankwo MiddletonN. Middleton75
M
5
M
84Francis DefoeF. Defoe
Jason StandingJ. Standing70
M
6
M
76Shaun BurbageS. Burbage
Jean Francois BarulJ. Barul70
M
7
M
69Damien CotteeD. Cottee
Abel ValenteA. Valente68
M
8
M
65Winston LarosW. Laros
Paulo BarbosaP. Barbosa75
A
9
A
65Eddie WilliamsE. Williams
Richard Van VeenR. Van Veen72
A
10
A
63Nicola Carlo StelloneN. Stellone
Samuel TavaresS. Tavares69
A
11
A
62Robbie BoatengR. Boateng
 
Aldo BotticellaA. Botticella69
D
12
G
63Sol RodgersS. Rodgers
Darren MatthewsD. Matthews69
D
13
D
59Harvey GoldbergH. Goldberg
Jermaine MasonJ. Mason69
D
14
A
56Oliver KirschnerO. Kirschner

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 18,792 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Middlesbrough are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Thomson.


0.00
Middlesbrough get the match underway!
2.14
George Plowright plays the ball forward to Shaun Burbage. Shaun Burbage kicks a strong pass forward to Robbie Boateng. Robbie Boateng plays a quick one-two with Eddie Williams and rushes in on goal... Robbie Boateng makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
3.36
Abel Valente knocks the ball forward to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.40
Samuel Tavares barges into Malcolm Todd. The referee brings Samuel Tavares to one side and gives him a warning! Malcolm Todd runs off the knock.
9.12
Jason Standing hits a low pass to Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
10.38
Brian Johnson makes a simple pass to Jean Francois Barul. Jean Francois Barul flicks a high pass forward. Richard Van Veen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franck Michel who gathers it comfortably.
15.50
Camel Bourmaud makes a probing pass to Jason Standing. Jason Standing passes the ball forward to Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen tries a spectacular long range effort. Franck Michel gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
18.52
Seeing a gap ahead, Damien Cottee plays the ball forward to Nicola Carlo Stellone. Nicola Carlo Stellone whips in a cross ball towards Robbie Boateng. With a superhuman jump, Robbie Boateng connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.57
Seeing a gap ahead, Jean Francois Barul plays the ball forward to Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
24.15
Alexandre Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Middleton. Nwankwo Middleton kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Franck Michel!
27.02
Robbie Boateng hacks Alexandre Almeida from behind! The referee calls over Robbie Boateng and warns him to calm down! Alexandre Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
30.53
Alexandre Almeida chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Standing. Jason Standing flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Tavares who takes it down. Samuel Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franck Michel who gathers it comfortably.
32.11
Damien Cottee plays the ball forward to Robbie Boateng. Robbie Boateng finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
33.06
Jean Francois Barul flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Tavares controls it well on his chest. Samuel Tavares passes the ball forward but Richard Van Veen is offside!
34.39
Showing composure, Jean Francois Barul plays the ball forward to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa threads the ball through to Samuel Tavares but he's offside!
36.26
Jean Francois Barul threads the ball through to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.18
Alexandre Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Middleton. Nwankwo Middleton threads a neat ball through to Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.36
Nwankwo Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen puts a great ball through but Paulo Barbosa is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
44.51
Jean Francois Barul threads a neat ball through to Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Franck Michel who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Camel Bourmaud controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Valente. Abel Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
47.14
Brian Johnson chips the ball to his team mate, Jean Francois Barul. Jean Francois Barul threads a neat ball through to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
48.36
Camel Bourmaud flicks a high pass forward. Jean Francois Barul holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jean Francois Barul sees Richard Van Veen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.09
Alexandre Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abel Valente. Abel Valente flicks a high pass forward. Richard Van Veen collects the pass. Richard Van Veen tries a spectacular long range effort. Franck Michel gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
51.50
Jason Standing threads a neat ball through to Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa makes a deft header. Franck Michel gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
53.18
Jason Standing knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Franck Michel!
54.03
Jason Standing flicks a high pass forward. Richard Van Veen controls it well on his chest. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.24
George Plowright barges into Richard Van Veen. George Plowright is given a warning by the referee! Richard Van Veen stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.01
Jean Francois Barul flicks a high ball forward to Richard Van Veen who takes it down. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's miles wide!
59.42
Damien Cottee hits a low pass to Robbie Boateng. Robbie Boateng flicks a high pass forward. Nicola Carlo Stellone controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Nicola Carlo Stellone shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
67.57
Jean Francois Barul passes the ball forward to Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Franck Michel!
69.12
Damien Cottee threads a neat ball through to Nicola Carlo Stellone. Nicola Carlo Stellone finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Demetrio Ferro manages to gather it.
72.34
Camel Bourmaud chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Middleton. Nwankwo Middleton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Barbosa. Paulo Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Samuel Tavares but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
78.40
Jason Standing chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by George Plowright.
79.13
Winston Laros flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Boateng collects the pass. Robbie Boateng shoots from 25 yards. Wonderful reactions from Demetrio Ferro keeps it out!
81.22
Shaun Burbage advances with the ball. Shaun Burbage threads the ball through into the box. Eddie Williams comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
84.51
Francis Defoe makes a simple pass to Nicola Carlo Stellone. Nicola Carlo Stellone knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Demetrio Ferro who gathers it comfortably.
85.46
Camel Bourmaud chips the ball to his team mate, Jean Francois Barul. Jean Francois Barul threads a neat ball through to Richard Van Veen. Richard Van Veen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Todd.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Middlesbrough
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.9%
28.1%
Play Area
24%
42.7%
33.3%

Scorers
Nicola Carlo Stellone 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Franck Michel of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings