Match Report
| Notts County | Notts County |  |  | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | ||||||||||||||||
| Ian Mortimer | Ian Mortimer | Craig Thornburrow | Craig Thornburrow | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filipe Vieira | F. Vieira |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 80 |  | Vasyl Levchenko | V. Levchenko | |||||||||
| Eddie Walsh | E. Walsh |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 84 |  | Martins Dedé | M. Dedé | |||||||||
| Djibrill Heurlié | D. Heurlié |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 83 |  | Vincent Collins | V. Collins | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | A. Mason |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 82 | | James Diaz | J. Diaz | |||||||||
| Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | | 68 | D | | 5 | | D | 77 |  | João Lugo | J. Lugo | |||||||||
| Steve Beckham | S. Beckham | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 90 |  | Facundo Rivero | F. Rivero | |||||||||
| Claudio Mendez | C. Mendez |  | 48 | M | | 7 | | M | 82 | | Alfred Crooks | A. Crooks | |||||||||
| Thierry Beagrie | T. Beagrie | | 68 | M | | 8 | | A | 89 | | Oscar Silva | O. Silva | |||||||||
| Duncan Forbes | D. Forbes | | 69 | M |  | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Leon Flores | L. Flores | ||||||||
| Mattia Dal Canto | M. Dal Canto |  | 68 | M | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Walter Tisci | W. Tisci | |||||||||
| Marek Pol | M. Pol |  | 74 | A | | 11 | | | A | 88 |  | Vesa Salminen | V. Salminen | ||||||||
| Stephen Niven | S. Niven | | 56 | D | | 12 | | D | 76 | | Scott Batty | S. Batty | |||||||||
| Paolo Clemence | P. Clemence | | 59 | D | | 13 | | M | 77 | | Edward Thatcher | E. Thatcher | |||||||||
| Stanley Fox | S. Fox | | 61 | A | | 14 | | A | 77 | | Roman Rebrov | R. Rebrov | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Meadow Lane where Notts County play host to Middlesbrough. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by John Grant.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Notts County are playing in a 4-5-1 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by John Grant.
0.00
0-0Notts County kick off and get the first half underway!
2.32
0-0Martins Dedé threads a neat ball through to Facundo Rivero. Facundo Rivero knocks the ball forward to Oscar Silva. Oscar Silva knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Djibrill Heurlié.
6.16
Alfred Crooks deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Mason.
15.21
0-0Claudio Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Marek Pol controls it well on his chest. Marek Pol tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Vasyl Levchenko. Excellent save.
18.23
Claudio Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Marek Pol controls it well on his chest. Marek Pol sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
21.11
0-0Marek Pol comes in with a late challenge on James Diaz. Marek Pol is shown the yellow card! James Diaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.19
0-1Vincent Collins pushes up the pitch. Vincent Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen lofts in a cross ball towards Oscar Silva. Oscar Silva gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Filipe Vieira is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
28.41
Alfred Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Flores. Leon Flores lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci makes a deft header. Filipe Vieira gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
34.23
0-1Duncan Forbes barges into Facundo Rivero. The referee warns Duncan Forbes to calm down! Facundo Rivero stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.37
0-1Without breaking stride, Martins Dedé plays the ball forward to Facundo Rivero. Facundo Rivero knocks the ball to his team mate, Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci passes the ball forward but Vesa Salminen is offside!
40.53
Alfred Crooks brings the ball forward. Alfred Crooks knocks in a cross ball towards Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen makes a convincing header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
44.17
Vincent Collins punts the ball hopefully upfield. Leon Flores knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Walsh.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Notts County appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half. The Notts County players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Middlesbrough kick off!
49.33
Mattia Dal Canto sees a break and surges forward. Mattia Dal Canto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vasyl Levchenko who gathers it comfortably.
57.26
0-1Alfred Crooks kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci lofts in a cross ball towards Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
60.46
0-1Notts County have made 3 substitutions with Stephen Niven replacing Claudio Mendez, Paolo Clemence replacing Eddie Walsh and Stanley Fox replacing Marek Pol .
63.40
Alfred Crooks barges into Stephen Niven. The referee calls over Alfred Crooks and warns him to calm down! Stephen Niven runs off the knock.
67.47
Stephen Niven flicks a high pass forward. Stanley Fox holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stanley Fox finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
69.39
Alfred Crooks makes a probing pass to Oscar Silva. Oscar Silva makes a defence splitting pass to Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
71.53
Alfred Crooks runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alfred Crooks lofts in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
85.24
Stanley Fox comes in with a late challenge on James Diaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! James Diaz stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.05
João Lugo receives the ball from a throw-in from James Diaz. João Lugo threads a neat ball through to Facundo Rivero. Facundo Rivero flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Silva who takes it down. Oscar Silva whips in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci whips the ball goalwards with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Filipe Vieira!
89.17
Thierry Beagrie makes a beautiful solo run. Thierry Beagrie finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.7%
56.3%
Play Area
25.4%
46.5%
28.2%
Scorers
| Oscar Silva 22 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Oscar Silva of Middlesbrough |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Filipe Vieira (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Eddie Walsh (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Djibrill Heurlié (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Mason (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paul McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Steve Beckham (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Claudio Mendez (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Thierry Beagrie (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Duncan Forbes (MID) | 5 | |
| 10. | Mattia Dal Canto (MID) | 6 | |
| 11. | Marek Pol (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 12. | Stephen Niven (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Paolo Clemence (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stanley Fox (ATT) | | 5 |
| 1. | Vasyl Levchenko (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Martins Dedé (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Vincent Collins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | James Diaz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | João Lugo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Facundo Rivero (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alfred Crooks (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Oscar Silva (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Leon Flores (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Walter Tisci (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Vesa Salminen (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Scott Batty (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Edward Thatcher (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Roman Rebrov (ATT) | 0 | |