Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Rochdale | Rochdale | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kwami Jager | K. Jager |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Scott Heskey | S. Heskey | |||||||||
| Alun Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Aaron Charlton | A. Charlton | |||||||||
| Titus Pearce | T. Pearce | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Eddie Drake | E. Drake | |||||||||
| Thierry James | T. James | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Robbie Beckham | R. Beckham | |||||||||
| Max Charlton | M. Charlton | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Mervin Barrett | M. Barrett | |||||||||
| Jose Rey | J. Rey |  | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Ugo Tiler | U. Tiler | |||||||||
| Warren Hughes | W. Hughes | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Angelo Pédros | A. Pédros | |||||||||
| Warren Harrison | W. Harrison | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | Torsten Buchwald | T. Buchwald | |||||||||
| Paul Prior | P. Prior | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Gavin Tolley | G. Tolley | |||||||||
| Martin Adams | M. Adams | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Spencer Wright-Phillips | S. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Tim Fletcher | T. Fletcher | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 |  | Mario Wijnen | M. Wijnen | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Rochdale. A crowd of 9,544 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Middlesbrough and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Rochdale are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.58
0-0Titus Pearce deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Harrison. Warren Harrison makes a simple pass to Martin Adams. Martin Adams knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Heskey who gathers it comfortably.
9.52
Robbie Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Tiler. Ugo Tiler kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kwami Jager who gathers it comfortably.
10.11
0-0Warren Hughes threads the ball through to Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher makes a probing pass to Martin Adams but he's offside!
16.12
Ugo Tiler makes a simple pass to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kwami Jager who gathers it comfortably.
21.30
0-0Titus Pearce knocks the ball forward to Paul Prior. Paul Prior makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Prior knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Scott Heskey!
32.13
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
34.40
0-0Warren Hughes threads the ball through to Martin Adams. Martin Adams lofts in a cross ball towards Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.37
Angelo Pédros makes a simple pass to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
44.43
Warren Harrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Adams. Martin Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rochdale get the second half underway!
47.37
Middlesbrough are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rochdale's defence.
48.29
Warren Hughes advances with the ball. Warren Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Martin Adams. Martin Adams heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
51.07
Max Charlton sees a break and surges forward. Max Charlton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.19
Robbie Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Torsten Buchwald. Torsten Buchwald passes the ball forward to Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
73.44
Angelo Pédros chips the ball to his team mate, Spencer Wright-Phillips. Spencer Wright-Phillips shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.02
Angelo Pédros chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Wijnen. Mario Wijnen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Max Charlton.
84.40
Warren Hughes chips the ball to his team mate, Tim Fletcher. Tim Fletcher knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Adams. Martin Adams powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
24.6%
49.2%
26.2%