Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers
Ben CouchBen Couch Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Dennis TudorD. Tudor77
G
1captain
G
81Mika BranderM. Brander
Orlando van den HeuvelO. van den Heuvel67
D
2
D
63Darren WoodgateD. Woodgate
Gianmatteo Da RoldG. Da Rold70
D
3
D
75Nunzio ScarpaN. Scarpa
Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah82
D
4
D
67Max LurlingM. Lurling
Bill GuppyB. Guppy73
D
5
M
78Roberto JesusR. Jesus
Nabil KechioucheN. Kechiouche77
M
6
M
71Marek BakM. Bak
Tryggvi GudmundssonT. Gudmundsson76
M
captain7
M
71Taras KasyanovT. Kasyanov
Anthony HumanA. Human80
M
8
M
83Jan ZiegenhagenJ. Ziegenhagen
Shota GroenendijkS. Groenendijk76
A
9
A
70Malte HankeM. Hanke
Taavi ArctopolitanusT. Arctopolitanus77
A
10
A
76Jurgen RedekerJ. Redeker
Lennart ScholzL. Scholz75
A
11
A
77Lucas YbarraL. Ybarra
 
Gary RaeG. Rae73
A
12
D
66James DeanJ. Dean
Carl MintoC. Minto72
D
13
M
69Julian MenendezJ. Menendez
Younes KossingouY. Kossingou73
D
14
A
66Emmanuel TsoukalasE. Tsoukalas

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Blackburn Rovers. A crowd of 20,226 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Blackburn Rovers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Harley.


0.00
Middlesbrough kick off and get the match underway!
6.11
Without breaking stride, Nabil Kechiouche plays the ball forward to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
8.48
Nabil Kechiouche makes a simple pass to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Mika Brander. What a great pair of hands!
9.47
Nabil Kechiouche runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nabil Kechiouche lofts in a cross ball towards Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
15.40
Orlando van den Heuvel sees Nabil Kechiouche in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nabil Kechiouche makes a probing pass to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
16.38
Taras Kasyanov sees Jurgen Redeker in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jurgen Redeker plays the ball forward to Malte Hanke who has made a great run into the box. Malte Hanke rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Dennis Tudor with no chance!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
21.58
Roberto Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Redeker collects the pass. Jurgen Redeker makes a defence splitting pass to Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.20
Orlando van den Heuvel hits it upfield. Shota Groenendijk plays a scrappy one-two with Taavi Arctopolitanus and stumbles forward towards the goal... Shota Groenendijk muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.52
Bill Guppy makes a simple pass to Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Tryggvi Gudmundsson plays the ball forward to Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz plays the ball forward to Shota Groenendijk who has made a great run into the box. Shota Groenendijk makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.34
Nunzio Scarpa decides to run forward with the ball. With imagination, Nunzio Scarpa laces a weighted ball forward to Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke knocks the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Redeker. Jurgen Redeker rockets a shot on goal. Good keeping from Dennis Tudor as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
34.29
It's a corner kick. Taras Kasyanov kicks a low ball out wide. Shota Groenendijk reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
36.02
Tryggvi Gudmundsson sees Taavi Arctopolitanus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Taavi Arctopolitanus finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Mika Brander manages to keep it out.
39.32
Roberto Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Jurgen Redeker collects the pass. Jurgen Redeker makes a pass forward but Lucas Ybarra makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.13
Gianmatteo Da Rold sees a break and surges forward. Gianmatteo Da Rold flicks a high pass forward. Shota Groenendijk collects the pass. Shota Groenendijk threads the ball through into the box. Lennart Scholz side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Mika Brander has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Taras Kasyanov plays the ball forward to Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jurgen Redeker is offside!
45.00
Roberto Jesus sees Malte Hanke in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Malte Hanke lofts in a cross ball towards Lucas Ybarra. Lucas Ybarra rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Blackburn Rovers!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Blackburn Rovers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Blackburn Rovers kicking off!
48.34
Anthony Human makes a simple pass to Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.48
Marek Bak makes a simple pass to Malte Hanke. Malte Hanke knocks the ball forward, putting Lucas Ybarra through on goal. Lucas Ybarra tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.16
Hakan Abdullah chips the ball to his team mate, Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Tryggvi Gudmundsson threads a neat ball through to Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz makes a probing pass between the defence to Taavi Arctopolitanus. Max Lurling clumsily knocks into Taavi Arctopolitanus. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
60.45
Blackburn Rovers have made a substitution with Julian Menendez replacing Jan Ziegenhagen .
61.45
Marek Bak takes it forward alone. Marek Bak controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.07
Anthony Human knocks the ball forward to Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Mika Brander smothers it!
77.38
Blackburn Rovers have made 2 substitutions with James Dean replacing Darren Woodgate and Emmanuel Tsoukalas replacing Malte Hanke .
78.40
Hakan Abdullah threads a neat ball through to Tryggvi Gudmundsson. Tryggvi Gudmundsson flicks a high pass forward. Taavi Arctopolitanus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Taavi Arctopolitanus shoots from 25 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
87.13
Hakan Abdullah threads a neat ball through to Nabil Kechiouche. Nabil Kechiouche advances with the ball. Nabil Kechiouche runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Nabil Kechiouche provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
89.30
Max Lurling kicks a strong pass forward to Marek Bak. Marek Bak knocks the ball forward to Emmanuel Tsoukalas. Emmanuel Tsoukalas makes a probing pass to Jurgen Redeker but he's offside!
90.00
Hakan Abdullah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nabil Kechiouche. Nabil Kechiouche plays the ball forward to Lennart Scholz. Lennart Scholz controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

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

Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
31.2%
43.8%
25%

Scorers
Lennart Scholz 9, 40
Shota Groenendijk 29
Malte Hanke 16
Lucas Ybarra 22, 45, 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Lucas Ybarra of Blackburn Rovers

Match Ratings
1.Dennis Tudor (GK)
6
2.Orlando van den Heuvel (DEF)
6
3.Gianmatteo Da Rold (DEF)
6
4.Hakan Abdullah (DEF)
6
5.Bill Guppy (DEF)
6
6.Nabil Kechiouche (MID)
7
7.Tryggvi Gudmundsson (MID)
6
8.Anthony Human (MID)
6
9.Shota Groenendijk (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Taavi Arctopolitanus (ATT)
6
11.Lennart Scholz (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
 
12.Gary Rae (ATT)
0
13.Carl Minto (DEF)
0
14.Younes Kossingou (DEF)
0

1.Mika Brander (GK)
7
2.Darren Woodgate (DEF)
6
3.Nunzio Scarpa (DEF)
6
4.Max Lurling (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Jesus (MID)
6
6.Marek Bak (MID)
7
7.Taras Kasyanov (MID)
6
8.Jan Ziegenhagen (MID)
6
9.Malte Hanke (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jurgen Redeker (ATT)
7
11.Lucas Ybarra (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.James Dean (DEF)
6
13.Julian Menendez (MID)
6
14.Emmanuel Tsoukalas (ATT)
6