Match Report
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |  |  | Southend United | Southend United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glynn Robson | G. Robson |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler | |||||||||
| Les Mendonca | L. Mendonca | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | |||||||||
| Joao Fonseca | J. Fonseca |  | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | |||||||||
| Stan King | S. King | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 |  | Danny Emerton | D. Emerton | |||||||||
| Clive Lua-Lua | C. Lua-Lua | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | |||||||||
| Alfred Huckerby | A. Huckerby | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edward Merson | E. Merson | |||||||||
| Max Adams | M. Adams | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Kemal Beckham | K. Beckham | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | |||||||||
| Jakob Degn | J. Degn |  | 65 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 | | Titus Wise | T. Wise | |||||||||
| Anthony Gower | A. Gower | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 45 | | Sol Charles | S. Charles | |||||||||
| Eddie Summerbell | E. Summerbell | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 43 | | Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Riverside Stadium where Middlesbrough play host to Southend United. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Middlesbrough and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Middlesbrough and Southend United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Southend United kick off!
6.46
0-0Stan King comes in with a late challenge on Edward Merson. Stan King is warned by the referee! Edward Merson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
8.01
0-0Edward Merson comes in with a late challenge on Kemal Beckham. The referee calls over Edward Merson and shows him a yellow card! Kemal Beckham runs off the knock.
10.44
0-0Max Adams surges forward with the ball. Max Adams threads the ball through to Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower takes a shot at goal. Marcus Fowler easily smothers it.
28.21
Stanley Nicholls barges into Max Adams. The referee calls over Stanley Nicholls and shows him a yellow card! Max Adams grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.17
0-0Stan King flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Adams. Max Adams kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Summerbell. Eddie Summerbell plays a perfect one-two with Anthony Gower and rushes in on goal... Eddie Summerbell tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.15
0-0Graham Bishop comes in with a late challenge on Alfred Huckerby. The referee calls over Graham Bishop and warns him to calm down! Alfred Huckerby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.14
Andy Lloyd chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles knocks in a cross ball towards Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.52
1-0Max Adams chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Jakob Degn scores for Middlesbrough!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Middlesbrough kicking off!
47.18
Oleg Defoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop kicks a strong pass forward to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.33
Stanley Nicholls clumsily knocks into Max Adams. Stanley Nicholls is given a warning by the referee! Max Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.43
Kemal Beckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower goes all the way! Anthony Gower shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.09
Kemal Beckham knocks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn shoots from long range. Marcus Fowler easily smothers it.
67.46
Alfred Huckerby flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Gower. Anthony Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.50
Danny Emerton clumsily knocks into Jakob Degn. The referee calls over Danny Emerton and shows him a yellow card! Jakob Degn stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.58
Kemal Beckham makes a simple pass to Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn goes all the way! Jakob Degn shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.01
Edward Merson barges into Kemal Beckham. Edward Merson is given a warning by the referee! Kemal Beckham carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.01
Stanley Nicholls comes in with a late challenge on Max Adams. The referee calls over Stanley Nicholls again and warns him to calm down! Max Adams hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.32
Alfred Huckerby makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jakob Degn. Jakob Degn plays a perfect one-two with Eddie Summerbell and rushes in on goal... Jakob Degn tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Marcus Fowler.
83.56
Edward Merson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles knocks in a cross ball towards Titus Wise. Titus Wise heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
84.43
Andy Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise goes all the way! Titus Wise takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
87.25
2-0Graham Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise makes a probing pass to Sol Charles but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
7
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
24.1%
48.1%
27.8%
Scorers
| Jakob Degn 45 Anthony Gower 55 |