Match Report


DarlingtonDarlington     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Chris BrooksChris Brooks Computer Player Computer Player
Brian WatsonB. Watson50
G
1
G
67Paolo YoudsP. Youds
Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo52
D
2
D
64Ian JobsonI. Jobson
Gennaro BressanG. Bressan53
D
3
D
55Benoit BallottaB. Ballotta
Arturo SerranoA. Serrano49
D
captain4
D
53Stan SheringhamS. Sheringham
Ugo DaviesU. Davies49
D
5
D
51Jonas RohrschneiderJ. Rohrschneider
Tomas JesusT. Jesus41
D
6
M
61Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Gary ClemenceG. Clemence58
M
7captain
M
60Vito PegoloV. Pegolo
Samuel FerreiraS. Ferreira51
M
8
M
57Simon RufusS. Rufus
Craig ScowcroftC. Scowcroft43
A
9
A
64Chris FoxC. Fox
Mario SchaapM. Schaap46
A
10
A
56David GrondinD. Grondin
Luis OliveiraL. Oliveira49
A
11
A
52Dietmar ZieglerD. Ziegler
 
Sebastiao RibeiroS. Ribeiro41
D
12
M
55David GrondinD. Grondin
Tommy WoodgateT. Woodgate40
M
13
A
48Adam ColeA. Cole
Alfonso CampolonghiA. Campolonghi41
A
14
A
48Darius JacobsD. Jacobs

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Northern Echo Darlington Arena where Darlington play host to Middlesbrough. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Darlington are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sol Mike.


0.00
Darlington get the match underway!
2.38
Samuel Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Craig Scowcroft controls it well on his chest. Craig Scowcroft shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
6.38
Gary Clemence controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Youds who gathers it comfortably.
14.56
Vincenzo Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Schaap. Mario Schaap knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it's well over the bar!
16.39
Vito Pegolo threads a neat ball through to Chris Fox. Chris Fox sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
21.39
Ugo Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Ugo Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft skips past Jonas Rohrschneider! Craig Scowcroft shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.30
With a delightful solo run, Gary Clemence stretches the opposition's defence. Gary Clemence plays a scrappy one-two with Mario Schaap and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gary Clemence makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
27.38
Andy Strachan makes an attacking run forward. Andy Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.35
Vincenzo Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira makes a probing pass to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft puts a great ball through. Luis Oliveira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
40.25
Vito Pegolo runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Vito Pegolo shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Simon Rufus surges forward with the ball. Simon Rufus shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
48.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Samuel Ferreira plays the ball forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Mario Schaap is offside!
54.22
Gennaro Bressan makes a strong solo run forward. Gennaro Bressan picks a pass forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
55.32
Vito Pegolo takes the throw-in. Simon Rufus changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Simon Rufus edges inside the box! Simon Rufus looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Brian Watson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
57.53
Samuel Ferreira threads the ball through to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Youds who gathers it comfortably.
59.01
Ian Jobson threads a neat ball through to Simon Rufus. Simon Rufus sees Dietmar Ziegler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dietmar Ziegler shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
60.03
Luis Oliveira clumsily knocks into Stan Sheringham. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stan Sheringham stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.43
Vito Pegolo makes an attacking run forward. Vito Pegolo puts a great ball through. Chris Fox runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
63.13
Gary Clemence makes an attacking run forward. Gary Clemence knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira takes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Stan Sheringham's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
73.48
Stan Sheringham makes a probing pass to Vito Pegolo. Vito Pegolo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Grondin. David Grondin knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler makes a looping header on goal but it rises well off target!
85.49
Chris Fox catches Ugo Davies on the ankles. The referee brings Chris Fox to one side and gives him a warning! Ugo Davies carries on, but is struggling a bit.
87.12
Jonas Rohrschneider flicks a high pass forward to Simon Rufus who brings the ball under control. Simon Rufus threads a neat ball through to Chris Fox. Chris Fox knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Jesus.
89.27
With great imagination, Gary Clemence laces a weighted ball forward to Craig Scowcroft. Craig Scowcroft tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Darlington

Middlesbrough
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.5%
53.5%
Play Area
29.6%
45.1%
25.4%

Scorers
Craig Scowcroft 21
Chris Fox 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Scowcroft of Darlington

Match Ratings
1.Brian Watson (GK)
7
2.Vincenzo Palumbo (DEF)
6
3.Gennaro Bressan (DEF)
6
4.Arturo Serrano (DEF)
6
5.Ugo Davies (DEF)
7
6.Tomas Jesus (DEF)
6
7.Gary Clemence (MID)
8
8.Samuel Ferreira (MID)
7
9.Craig Scowcroft (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Mario Schaap (ATT)
6
11.Luis Oliveira (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Sebastiao Ribeiro (DEF)
0
13.Tommy Woodgate (MID)
0
14.Alfonso Campolonghi (ATT)
0

1.Paolo Youds (GK)
6
2.Ian Jobson (DEF)
6
3.Benoit Ballotta (DEF)
6
4.Stan Sheringham (DEF)
7
5.Jonas Rohrschneider (DEF)
6
6.Andy Strachan (MID)
6
7.Vito Pegolo (MID)
8
8.Simon Rufus (MID)
8
9.Chris Fox (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David Grondin (ATT)
6
11.Dietmar Ziegler (ATT)
6
 
12.David Grondin (MID)
0
13.Adam Cole (ATT)
0
14.Darius Jacobs (ATT)
0