Match Report
| Brentford | Brentford |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Godber | R. Godber |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Paolo Youds | P. Youds | |||||||||
| Dietmar Borchard | D. Borchard |  | 55 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Ian Jobson | I. Jobson | ||||||||
| Sylvain Best | S. Best | | 46 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Benoit Ballotta | B. Ballotta | |||||||||
| Jody Finney | J. Finney | | 39 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Stan Sheringham | S. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Albrecht Schneider | A. Schneider | | 51 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Jonas Rohrschneider | J. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
| Enrico Mazzola | E. Mazzola | | 49 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Andy Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Darius Marr | D. Marr | | 47 | M | | 7 | | | M | 60 | | Vito Pegolo | V. Pegolo | ||||||||
| Peter Cutler | P. Cutler | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Simon Rufus | S. Rufus | |||||||||
| Omer Palmer | O. Palmer | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Chris Fox | C. Fox | |||||||||
| Elena Cano | E. Cano |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | David Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Gary Sinclair | G. Sinclair | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Dietmar Ziegler | D. Ziegler | |||||||||
| Eoin Hackworth | E. Hackworth | | 52 | A | | 12 | | M | 55 | | David Grondin | D. Grondin | |||||||||
| Pablo Roman | P. Roman | | 50 | A | | 13 | | A | 48 | | Adam Cole | A. Cole | |||||||||
| Hennie Moeliker | H. Moeliker |  | 42 | M | | 14 | | A | 48 | | Darius Jacobs | D. Jacobs | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Middlesbrough. A crowd of 4,427 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Cooke.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brentford are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jason Cooke.
0.00
0-0Middlesbrough kick off!
3.07
0-0Benoit Ballotta flicks a high pass forward. Vito Pegolo collects the pass. Vito Pegolo flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Fox. Chris Fox shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.08
Stan Sheringham flicks a high pass forward to Andy Strachan who brings the ball neatly under control. Andy Strachan brings the ball forward. Andy Strachan makes a defence splitting pass to Chris Fox. Chris Fox comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies wide!
8.26
Stan Sheringham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simon Rufus. Simon Rufus threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
10.51
Vito Pegolo flicks a high ball forward to Chris Fox who takes it down. Chris Fox shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Middlesbrough are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
14.00
0-0Andy Strachan comes in with a late challenge on Peter Cutler. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Peter Cutler runs off the knock.
18.44
0-0Albrecht Schneider barges into Simon Rufus. The referee calls over Albrecht Schneider and warns him to calm down! Simon Rufus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.51
1-0Sylvain Best flicks the ball to his team mate, Darius Marr. Darius Marr decides to run forward with the ball. Darius Marr lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Cano. Elena Cano beats his man to it with a header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.26
Peter Cutler surges forward with the ball. Peter Cutler hits a low pass to Gary Sinclair. Gary Sinclair comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
27.14
Enrico Mazzola flicks the ball to his team mate, Elena Cano. Elena Cano finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.54
2-0Vito Pegolo makes a probing pass to Chris Fox. Chris Fox sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Richard Godber smothers it!
33.24
Darius Marr hacks Vito Pegolo from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vito Pegolo stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.26
Peter Cutler barges into Andy Strachan. The referee calls over Peter Cutler and warns him to calm down! Andy Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.05
2-0Jonas Rohrschneider sees Simon Rufus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Rufus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Chris Fox. Chris Fox knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.27
Benoit Ballotta flicks a high pass forward to Vito Pegolo who brings the ball under control. Vito Pegolo threads the ball through to Chris Fox. Chris Fox shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Richard Godber manages to gather it.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Brentford appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Brentford start the second half!
49.31
Vito Pegolo threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.39
Stan Sheringham makes a simple pass to Simon Rufus. Simon Rufus flicks a high ball forward to David Grondin who takes it down. David Grondin shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Richard Godber smothers it!
55.04
Simon Rufus hits a low pass to Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard Godber who gathers it comfortably.
60.14
2-0Middlesbrough are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
69.12
Dietmar Borchard flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Schneider. Albrecht Schneider controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Omer Palmer. Omer Palmer shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
71.58
Andy Strachan hits a low pass to Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.43
Simon Rufus catches Albrecht Schneider on the ankles. The referee calls over Simon Rufus and shows him a yellow card! Albrecht Schneider runs off the knock.
75.31
Stan Sheringham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vito Pegolo. Vito Pegolo flicks a high pass forward to Chris Fox who brings the ball under control. Chris Fox shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
77.47
Vito Pegolo sees Chris Fox in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Fox controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
78.14
2-0Simon Rufus makes a probing pass to David Grondin. David Grondin threads a neat ball through to Chris Fox. Chris Fox shoots from just inside the box. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Dietmar Borchard.
81.01
Vito Pegolo hits a low pass to David Grondin. David Grondin shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
83.29
Andy Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
84.34
Vito Pegolo darts forward. Vito Pegolo finds some space and shoots from distance. Richard Godber is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
87.25
Andy Strachan knocks the ball forward to Dietmar Ziegler. Dietmar Ziegler shoots from 20 yards but Richard Godber reads it well. Nice keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
33.3%
66.7%
Play Area
32.1%
42.9%
25%
Scorers
| Elena Cano 22 Gary Sinclair 24 | Vito Pegolo 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vito Pegolo of Middlesbrough |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Richard Godber (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Dietmar Borchard (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sylvain Best (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jody Finney (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Albrecht Schneider (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Enrico Mazzola (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Darius Marr (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Peter Cutler (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Omer Palmer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Elena Cano (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Gary Sinclair (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Eoin Hackworth (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pablo Roman (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hennie Moeliker (MID) | 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) | | 9 |
| 8. | Simon Rufus (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Chris Fox (ATT) | 6 | |
| 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 | |