Match Report


MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough     Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town
Computer Player Computer Player Gary Downs Gary Downs
Andy CampbellA. Campbell70
G
1
G
61Marcel VerhoevenM. Verhoeven
Albert IbanezA. Ibanez61
D
2
D
76JŸrgen PiketJ. Piket
Max RiggottM. Riggott60
D
3
D
69Arno WieczorekA. Wieczorek
Juan-Carlos SantosJ. Santos58
D
4
D
62John Van Der MeydeJ. Van Der Meyde
Gavin SwiftG. Swift65
M
5
M
72Morris CooperM. Cooper
Kelvin OliverK. Oliver65
M
6
M
72Richard GemmellR. Gemmell
Yannick BrouardY. Brouard59
M
7captain
M
61Cesare SusicC. Susic
Liam MillsL. Mills53
M
captain8
M
66Linus VöllerL. Völler
Jimmy AlbieriJ. Albieri63
A
9
A
69Fausto CircatiF. Circati
Brian SinclairB. Sinclair62
A
10
A
69Jan-Willem OpschoorJ. Opschoor
Alfred MowbrayA. Mowbray59
A
11
A
63Spencer SinclairS. Sinclair
 
Brendan MaddisonB. Maddison62
G
12
A
45Ivan CarterI. Carter
Reginald RascleR. Rascle57
A
13
M
37Anthony BridgeA. Bridge
Rodolfo SovieroR. Soviero53
A
14
D
42Joe LisbieJ. Lisbie

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Shrewsbury Town. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Middlesbrough and Shrewsbury Town are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Phil Brighton.


0.00
Shrewsbury Town kick off and get the first half underway!
6.28
Yannick Brouard flicks a high pass forward. Jimmy Albieri comfortably collects the pass. Jimmy Albieri lofts in a cross ball towards Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. John Van Der Meyde clears it off the line with his head!
9.05
Kelvin Oliver knocks the ball forward to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri whips in a cross ball towards Yannick Brouard. Yannick Brouard connects with a diving header but slams it into the crowd!
12.49
Morris Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fausto Circati. Fausto Circati whips in a cross ball towards Linus Völler. Linus Völler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Andy Campbell manages to gather it effortlessly.
15.24
JŸrgen Piket controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell decides to run forward with the ball. Richard Gemmell shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.47
Kelvin Oliver hacks Cesare Susic from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesare Susic runs off the knock.
20.54
Cesare Susic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor makes a probing pass to Cesare Susic but he's offside!
27.04
John Van Der Meyde pushes mid-way up the pitch. John Van Der Meyde decides to run forward with the ball. John Van Der Meyde lofts in a cross ball towards Linus Völler. Linus Völler makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Andy Campbell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
30.39
JŸrgen Piket flicks a high ball forward to Cesare Susic who takes it down. Cesare Susic surges forward with the ball. Cesare Susic knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
38.56
John Van Der Meyde makes a probing pass to Linus Völler. Linus Völler makes a beautiful solo run. Linus Völler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.42
Morris Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic plays a scrappy one-two with Fausto Circati and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Cesare Susic provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball strikes Gavin Swift's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
40.46
Corner kick to Shrewsbury Town. Richard Gemmell chips it out wide. Brian Sinclair reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
44.27
Alfred Mowbray flicks a high pass forward. Brian Sinclair collects the pass. Brian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Marcel Verhoeven.
45.00
Liam Mills takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Jan-Willem Opschoor reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Middlesbrough appear unchanged since the first half. Shrewsbury Town also appear unchanged since the first half. The Middlesbrough players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Middlesbrough kick off and get the second half underway!
49.21
Arno Wieczorek breaks forward. Arno Wieczorek sees Fausto Circati in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fausto Circati lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.11
Kelvin Oliver passes the ball forward to Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.29
Liam Mills takes it forward alone. Liam Mills finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
57.45
Arno Wieczorek hits a low pass to Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Spencer Sinclair. Spencer Sinclair knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
60.26
Showing composure, Liam Mills laces a through ball forward to Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
61.54
From the throw-in, Richard Gemmell picks out Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic flicks a high ball forward to Jan-Willem Opschoor who takes it down. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Gemmell. Richard Gemmell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Shrewsbury Town!
65.20
Yannick Brouard flicks the ball to his team mate, Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.23
JŸrgen Piket makes a beautiful solo run. JŸrgen Piket sees Morris Cooper in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Morris Cooper knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Juan-Carlos Santos.
69.58
Max Riggott threads the ball through to Yannick Brouard. Yannick Brouard flicks a high pass forward. Brian Sinclair holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Brian Sinclair shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
72.03
Albert Ibanez threads a neat ball through to Juan-Carlos Santos. Juan-Carlos Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair knocks in a cross ball towards Alfred Mowbray. Alfred Mowbray outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
73.15
Gavin Swift kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Sinclair. Brian Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Jimmy Albieri. Jimmy Albieri knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.12
Arno Wieczorek deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Van Der Meyde. John Van Der Meyde flicks the ball to his team mate, Linus Völler. Linus Völler knocks in a cross ball towards Cesare Susic. Cesare Susic jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Superb reactions from Andy Campbell. What a save!
78.26
With great vision, Arno Wieczorek laces a weighted ball forward to John Van Der Meyde. John Van Der Meyde makes a probing pass to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.23
JŸrgen Piket pushes up the pitch. JŸrgen Piket knocks the ball forward to Jan-Willem Opschoor. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Cooper. Morris Cooper powers a header at goal but somehow Albert Ibanez happens to be in the right place to block it.
84.33
Liam Mills sees a break and surges forward. Liam Mills knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Verhoeven who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Cesare Susic flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Opschoor controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Opschoor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Middlesbrough

Shrewsbury Town
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
37.9%
62.1%
Play Area
25.3%
44.8%
29.9%

Scorers
Jimmy Albieri 73
Linus Völler 27
Richard Gemmell 62

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Richard Gemmell of Shrewsbury Town

Match Ratings
1.Andy Campbell (GK)
6
2.Albert Ibanez (DEF)
6
3.Max Riggott (DEF)
6
4.Juan-Carlos Santos (DEF)
6
5.Gavin Swift (MID)
6
6.Kelvin Oliver (MID)yellow card
6
7.Yannick Brouard (MID)
6
8.Liam Mills (MID)
7
9.Jimmy Albieri (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Brian Sinclair (ATT)
7
11.Alfred Mowbray (ATT)
6
 
12.Brendan Maddison (GK)
0
13.Reginald Rascle (ATT)
0
14.Rodolfo Soviero (ATT)
0

1.Marcel Verhoeven (GK)
6
2.JŸrgen Piket (DEF)
8
3.Arno Wieczorek (DEF)
7
4.John Van Der Meyde (DEF)
8
5.Morris Cooper (MID)
6
6.Richard Gemmell (MID)goal scored
9
7.Cesare Susic (MID)
7
8.Linus Völler (MID)goal scored
9
9.Fausto Circati (ATT)
6
10.Jan-Willem Opschoor (ATT)
7
11.Spencer Sinclair (ATT)
6
 
12.Ivan Carter (ATT)
0
13.Anthony Bridge (MID)
0
14.Joe Lisbie (DEF)
0