Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Rotherham UnitedRotherham United
Computer Player Computer Player Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Ledley ButtL. Butt62
G
1
G
77Christopher EnglerC. Engler
David JacobsD. Jacobs72
D
2captain
D
76Chris ScowcroftC. Scowcroft
Dennis PearsonD. Pearson58
D
3
D
73Marshall ThompsonM. Thompson
Nwankwo HenryN. Henry55
D
4
D
73Juan Cruz VásquezJ. Vásquez
Datti Mohamed Del PieroD. Del Piero67
M
5
D
73Nicolas MonteroN. Montero
Edward MikeE. Mike64
M
6
M
73Cesar AlmeidaC. Almeida
Joao RegoJ. Rego56
M
captain7
M
69Graeme MillsG. Mills
Lee MortensenL. Mortensen46
M
8
A
78Guido PiovaniG. Piovani
Dave SmithD. Smith65
A
9
M
64Lautaro ArdilesL. Ardiles
John KeeganJ. Keegan54
A
10
M
68James RobertsJ. Roberts
Brendan PlowrightB. Plowright53
A
11
A
82David BurleyD. Burley
 
Ross RobsonR. Robson58
G
12
A
51Oleg CroftO. Croft
Eoin WardE. Ward50
D
13
A
73Eusebio NataliE. Natali
Alistair ShearerA. Shearer49
A
14
M
69Robert JacksonR. Jackson

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Rotherham United. A crowd of 9,861 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rotherham United appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Jacobs.


0.00
The first half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
2.32
Joao Rego passes the ball forward to Datti Mohamed Del Piero. Datti Mohamed Del Piero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
3.00
David Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Smith. Dave Smith hits a low pass to John Keegan. John Keegan edges inside the box! John Keegan makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
6.44
Graeme Mills threads a neat ball through to David Burley. David Burley whips in a cross ball towards Graeme Mills. Graeme Mills outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
16.12
Cesar Almeida threads a neat ball through to James Roberts. James Roberts lofts in a cross ball towards David Burley. David Burley connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Rotherham United are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
20.43
Marshall Thompson surges forward with the ball. Marshall Thompson makes a probing pass to Graeme Mills. Graeme Mills finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.26
David Jacobs barges into Cesar Almeida. David Jacobs is warned by the referee! Cesar Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.51
Graeme Mills clumsily knocks into Dave Smith. The referee brings Graeme Mills to one side and gives him a warning! Dave Smith runs off the knock.
40.59
David Jacobs flicks a high pass forward to John Keegan who brings the ball under control. With some swift thinking, John Keegan plays the ball forward to Dave Smith who has made a great run into the box. Dave Smith rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Christopher Engler has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
44.27
Nwankwo Henry makes a simple pass to Edward Mike. Edward Mike flicks a high ball forward to Brendan Plowright who takes it down. Brendan Plowright plays a scrappy one-two with Joao Rego and advances towards the goal... Brendan Plowright tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rotherham United players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rotherham United start the second half!
47.36
Graeme Mills hacks Dennis Pearson from behind! Graeme Mills is shown the yellow card! Dennis Pearson stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.12
Nwankwo Henry flicks a high ball forward to Datti Mohamed Del Piero who takes it down. Datti Mohamed Del Piero sees Joao Rego in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Rego shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.30
Graeme Mills threads a neat ball through to Guido Piovani. Guido Piovani threads a neat, attacking ball through to Cesar Almeida. Cesar Almeida takes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
51.55
Graeme Mills hacks David Jacobs from behind! The referee calls over Graeme Mills again and warns him to calm down! David Jacobs runs off the knock.
66.37
Joao Rego threads a neat ball through to Edward Mike. Edward Mike knocks the ball forward to Brendan Plowright but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
73.33
Joao Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Dave Smith. Dave Smith shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
77.32
Rotherham United have made 2 substitutions with Eusebio Natali replacing Lautaro Ardiles and Robert Jackson replacing Cesar Almeida .
81.22
Robert Jackson passes the ball forward to James Roberts. James Roberts whips in a cross ball towards Guido Piovani. Guido Piovani whips the ball goalwards with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Nwankwo Henry. That should have been a goal!
84.16
Robert Jackson catches Lee Mortensen on the ankles. The referee calls over Robert Jackson and shows him a yellow card! Lee Mortensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Marshall Thompson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eusebio Natali. Eusebio Natali threads a neat ball through to Guido Piovani. Guido Piovani knocks in a cross ball towards David Burley. David Burley is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

Rotherham United
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.3%
34.7%
Play Area
22.7%
46.7%
30.7%

Scorers
John Keegan 3
Dave Smith 41
Graeme Mills 6
David Burley 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Keegan of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Ledley Butt (GK)
6
2.David Jacobs (DEF)
6
3.Dennis Pearson (DEF)
6
4.Nwankwo Henry (DEF)
7
5.Datti Mohamed Del Piero (MID)
6
6.Edward Mike (MID)
6
7.Joao Rego (MID)
8
8.Lee Mortensen (MID)
6
9.Dave Smith (ATT)goal scored
8
10.John Keegan (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Brendan Plowright (ATT)
6
 
12.Ross Robson (GK)
0
13.Eoin Ward (DEF)
0
14.Alistair Shearer (ATT)
0

1.Christopher Engler (GK)
6
2.Chris Scowcroft (DEF)
6
3.Marshall Thompson (DEF)
7
4.Juan Cruz Vásquez (DEF)
6
5.Nicolas Montero (DEF)
6
6.Cesar Almeida (MID)
6
7.Graeme Mills (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
8.Guido Piovani (ATT)
7
9.Lautaro Ardiles (MID)
6
10.James Roberts (MID)
6
11.David Burley (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Oleg Croft (ATT)
0
13.Eusebio Natali (ATT)
6
14.Robert Jackson (MID)yellow card
5