Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Burnley | Burnley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | George Bryant | George Bryant | ||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Grondin | J. Grondin |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Tomasz Malkowski | T. Malkowski | |||||||||
| Mark Dugbatey | M. Dugbatey |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Roberto Vega | R. Vega | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Dudek | Z. Dudek | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Jesper Simonsen | J. Simonsen | |||||||||
| Paul Gascoigne | P. Gascoigne | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 |  | Micha‘l Pédros | M. Pédros | |||||||||
| Saul Musacco | S. Musacco |  | 70 | D | | 5 | | M | 78 |  | Fadel Diallo | F. Diallo | |||||||||
| Rafael Reyes | R. Reyes |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Giovanni M. Toni | G. Toni | |||||||||
| Nicky Adams | N. Adams | | 72 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Antonio Caminero | A. Caminero | |||||||||
| Daniel Costa | D. Costa |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Nigel Galli | N. Galli | |||||||||
| Tarik Elhamdaoui | T. Elhamdaoui |  | 78 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Pablo Iglesias | P. Iglesias | |||||||||
| Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Ger Luijpers | G. Luijpers | |||||||||
| Mark Edusei | M. Edusei | | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Dale Barmby | D. Barmby | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Burnley. A crowd of 18,910 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Middlesbrough are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Burnley appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Burnley start the match!
3.37
0-0Micha‘l Pédros threads the ball through to Antonio Caminero. Antonio Caminero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby whips in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
4.16
0-0Zbigniew Dudek sweeps the ball long. Tarik Elhamdaoui shoots from outside the area. Tomasz Malkowski easily smothers it.
6.36
0-0Middlesbrough are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
8.47
0-0Jesper Simonsen makes a probing pass to Antonio Caminero. Antonio Caminero knocks the ball forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias threads the ball through to Dale Barmby but he's offside!
9.42
0-0Paul Gascoigne controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Adams. Nicky Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.12
Saul Musacco makes a probing pass to Rafael Reyes. Rafael Reyes kicks a strong pass forward to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Tomasz Malkowski is on top of it.
15.35
Jesper Simonsen makes a probing pass to Nigel Galli. Nigel Galli flicks the ball to his team mate, Dale Barmby. Dale Barmby shoots from distance but Joe Grondin is on top of it.
16.43
0-1Antonio Caminero flicks the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers lofts in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.22
0-1Rafael Reyes catches Nigel Galli on the ankles. The referee calls over Rafael Reyes and shows him a yellow card! Nigel Galli runs off the knock.
21.42
Nicky Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui whips in a cross ball towards Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.07
Burnley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
34.30
Fadel Diallo makes a simple pass to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.09
Nigel Galli makes a simple pass to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias whips in a cross ball towards Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
40.24
Daniel Costa knocks the ball forward to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jesper Simonsen.
42.38
Zbigniew Dudek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Adams. Nicky Adams knocks the ball forward to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Tomasz Malkowski.
44.53
Zbigniew Dudek controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Adams. Nicky Adams decides to run forward with the ball. Nicky Adams makes a probing pass to Mark Edusei. Mark Edusei shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough get the second half underway!
47.06
Daniel Costa makes a simple pass to Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomasz Malkowski who gathers it comfortably.
53.01
Micha‘l Pédros chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni M. Toni. Giovanni M. Toni passes the ball forward to Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias shoots from distance. Joe Grondin easily smothers it.
57.37
Rafael Reyes makes a probing pass to Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Tomasz Malkowski!
63.20
Mark Dugbatey catches Nigel Galli on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Galli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.18
Rafael Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
71.15
Nicky Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
73.53
Giovanni M. Toni flicks the ball to his team mate, Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.13
Saul Musacco knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Adams. Nicky Adams makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tarik Elhamdaoui. Tarik Elhamdaoui knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.40
Burnley are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Middlesbrough's defence.
79.56
Antonio Caminero makes a simple pass to Ger Luijpers. Ger Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias directs the ball goalwards with his head. Pablo Iglesias scores for Burnley!!
85.19
Antonio Caminero chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Iglesias. Pablo Iglesias makes a probing pass to Dale Barmby but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
30%
42.5%
27.5%
Scorers
| Mark Edusei 21 | Pablo Iglesias 16, 80 |