Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Swansea City | Swansea City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antonio Vila | A. Vila |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 69 | | Oscar Santos | O. Santos | ||||||||
| Arturo Hernandez | A. Hernandez | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Juan Pardo | J. Pardo | |||||||||
| Duncan Barry | D. Barry |  | 38 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Paulo Semedo | P. Semedo | |||||||||
| Marvin Jess | M. Jess | | 38 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Azziz Casanova | A. Casanova | |||||||||
| Alberto Shields | A. Shields | | 32 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 |  | Raul Dicara | R. Dicara | |||||||||
| Mark Oshadogan | M. Oshadogan | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Adolfo Crespo | A. Crespo | |||||||||
| Nicky Smith | N. Smith | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Scott Joseph | S. Joseph | |||||||||
| Gianluca De Palma | G. De Palma | | 52 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Tony Lacombe | T. Lacombe | |||||||||
| Khalid Elkhatabi | K. Elkhatabi |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 69 | | Fernando Del Sol | F. Del Sol | |||||||||
| Ruuben Rajalin | R. Rajalin |  | 74 | A | | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Fernando Mario Brocard | F. Brocard | ||||||||
| Alberto Dean | A. Dean | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Alfredo Saez | A. Saez | |||||||||
| Mathieu Paviot | M. Paviot | | 67 | A | | 12 | | A | 74 |  | David Godoy | D. Godoy | |||||||||
| Patrick Godber | P. Godber | | 50 | G | | 13 | | A | 70 |  | Nicolas Böhm | N. Böhm | |||||||||
| Shaun Mercer | S. Mercer | | 44 | A | | 14 | | M | 68 | | Antonio Rego | A. Rego | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Hanami |
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 8,450 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Swansea City appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Mervin Forbes.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off!
4.11
0-0Azziz Casanova flicks a high pass forward to Scott Joseph who brings the ball under control. Scott Joseph flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Saez who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Saez shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
14.14
0-0Marvin Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mark Oshadogan. Mark Oshadogan threads a neat ball through to Gianluca De Palma. Gianluca De Palma makes a probing pass between the defence to Alberto Dean. Some silky footwork from Alberto Dean provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
15.56
Fernando Mario Brocard knocks the ball forward to Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.05
0-1Fernando Del Sol makes an attacking run forward. Fernando Del Sol plays a one-two with Alfredo Saez and advances towards the goal... Fernando Del Sol cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.18
0-1Ruuben Rajalin hacks Paulo Semedo from behind! The referee brings Ruuben Rajalin to one side and gives him a warning! Paulo Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.26
0-1Mark Oshadogan flicks a high pass forward. Khalid Elkhatabi collects the pass. Khalid Elkhatabi knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oscar Santos who gathers it comfortably.
27.04
Scott Joseph flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Crespo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adolfo Crespo knocks in a cross ball towards Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
28.15
0-1Raul Dicara makes a simple pass to Tony Lacombe. Tony Lacombe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Tony Lacombe knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Joseph. Scott Joseph powers a header at goal but it is deflected wide by Gianluca De Palma.
29.00
0-1It's a corner kick. Adolfo Crespo kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Nicky Smith gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
33.30
0-1Swansea City are dictating the run of play here today.
36.41
Fernando Del Sol threads a neat ball through to Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mark Oshadogan.
40.39
Adolfo Crespo barges into Gianluca De Palma. The referee brings Adolfo Crespo to one side and gives him a warning! Gianluca De Palma stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.19
Mark Oshadogan sees Ruuben Rajalin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruuben Rajalin skips past Azziz Casanova! Ruuben Rajalin rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Oscar Santos!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough have changed their lineup with Patrick Godber replacing Alberto Shields. Swansea City appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off the second half!
47.42
Fernando Mario Brocard hacks Gianluca De Palma from behind! Fernando Mario Brocard is given a warning by the referee! Gianluca De Palma runs off the knock.
48.54
0-1Duncan Barry surges forward with the ball. Duncan Barry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gianluca De Palma. Gianluca De Palma knocks in a cross ball towards Alberto Dean. Paulo Semedo catches Alberto Dean on the ankles. Alberto Dean appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
53.30
Tony Lacombe flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mario Brocard collects the pass. Fernando Mario Brocard shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.54
Azziz Casanova decides to run forward with the ball. Azziz Casanova deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.08
Gianluca De Palma passes the ball forward to Ruuben Rajalin. Ruuben Rajalin shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
63.06
0-1Khalid Elkhatabi catches Raul Dicara on the ankles. Khalid Elkhatabi is shown the yellow card! Raul Dicara runs off the knock.
66.58
Nicky Smith runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Nicky Smith flicks the ball to his team mate, Khalid Elkhatabi. Khalid Elkhatabi rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
73.19
Fernando Mario Brocard clumsily knocks into Duncan Barry. Fernando Mario Brocard is shown the yellow card! Duncan Barry stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.28
Alfredo Saez hacks Gianluca De Palma from behind! Alfredo Saez is shown the yellow card! Gianluca De Palma stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.56
1-1Middlesbrough have made 2 substitutions with Mathieu Paviot replacing Arturo Hernandez and Shaun Mercer replacing Ruuben Rajalin .Swansea City have made a substitution with Antonio Rego replacing Tony Lacombe .
79.08
Azziz Casanova passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Adolfo Crespo. Adolfo Crespo passes the ball forward to Alfredo Saez. Alfredo Saez whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Mario Brocard. Fernando Mario Brocard fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
83.06
Gianluca De Palma comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Semedo. The referee calls over Gianluca De Palma and shows him a yellow card! Paulo Semedo runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
29.2%
47.7%
23.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Del Sol of Swansea City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Antonio Vila (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Arturo Hernandez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Duncan Barry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marvin Jess (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alberto Shields (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mark Oshadogan (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nicky Smith (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Gianluca De Palma (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Khalid Elkhatabi (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Ruuben Rajalin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alberto Dean (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mathieu Paviot (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Patrick Godber (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Shaun Mercer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Oscar Santos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Juan Pardo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paulo Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Azziz Casanova (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Raul Dicara (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Adolfo Crespo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Joseph (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Tony Lacombe (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Fernando Del Sol (MID) | | 9 |
| 10. | Fernando Mario Brocard (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Alfredo Saez (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | David Godoy (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nicolas Böhm (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Antonio Rego (MID) | 6 | |