Match Report


Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers     MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough
Nicholas BroadNicholas Broad Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Guillermo CabreraG. Cabrera66
G
1
G
80Vasyl LevchenkoV. Levchenko
Alberto MartinA. Martin64
D
2
D
75Ali ComisettiA. Comisetti
Kelvin BallK. Ball76
D
captain3
D
76Scott BattyS. Batty
Damien EloiD. Eloi70
D
4
D
82James DiazJ. Diaz
Jose SabléJ. Sablé67
M
5
D
77João LugoJ. Lugo
Romano Van DinterenR. Van Dinteren67
M
6
M
90Facundo RiveroF. Rivero
Aimo De SanctisA. De Sanctis65
M
7
M
77Edward ThatcherE. Thatcher
Mervin WoodcockM. Woodcock79
M
8
A
77Roman RebrovR. Rebrov
Teddy BridgesT. Bridges67
A
9
A
76Leon FloresL. Flores
Martín RuizM. Ruiz70
A
10
A
78Walter TisciW. Tisci
Harvey ChadwickH. Chadwick73
A
11captain
A
88Vesa SalminenV. Salminen
 
Duccio PellizzoliD. Pellizzoli59
D
12
D
83Vincent CollinsV. Collins
Benjamin GuillouB. Guillou59
M
13
M
82Alfred CrooksA. Crooks
Frederic EggimannF. Eggimann68
A
14
A
89Oscar SilvaO. Silva

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Reebok Stadium where Bolton Wanderers play host to Middlesbrough. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Bolton Wanderers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Middlesbrough appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Robbie Bridges.


0.00
The whistle blows and Middlesbrough kick off!
6.41
Edward Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Vesa Salminen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vesa Salminen plays a scrappy one-two with Leon Flores and stumbles forward towards the goal... Vesa Salminen makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.10
Edward Thatcher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
10.55
João Lugo receives the ball from a throw-in from Ali Comisetti. João Lugo knocks the ball to his team mate, Edward Thatcher. Edward Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Vesa Salminen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vesa Salminen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.20
Facundo Rivero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Damien Eloi.
16.34
Edward Thatcher kicks a strong pass forward to Roman Rebrov. Roman Rebrov makes a simple pass, allowing Vesa Salminen to run into the box. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Vesa Salminen provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Guillermo Cabrera with no chance!! Goal for Middlesbrough!
20.53
Scott Batty knocks the ball forward to Edward Thatcher. Edward Thatcher passes the ball forward to Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Martin.
24.36
Facundo Rivero flicks a high pass forward. Vesa Salminen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vesa Salminen knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Alberto Martin clumsily knocks into Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
28.14
Alberto Martin flicks a high ball forward to Mervin Woodcock who takes it down. Mervin Woodcock makes a simple pass to Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges lofts in a cross ball towards Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Vasyl Levchenko.
30.40
João Lugo kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Thatcher. Edward Thatcher plays the ball forward to Leon Flores. Leon Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Cabrera who gathers it comfortably.
36.51
Edward Thatcher decides to run forward with the ball. Edward Thatcher whips in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Guillermo Cabrera is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Edward Thatcher makes a simple pass to Roman Rebrov. Roman Rebrov lofts in a cross ball towards Leon Flores. Leon Flores powers a header at goal. Wonderful reactions from Guillermo Cabrera keeps it out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Bolton Wanderers appear unchanged since the first half. Middlesbrough also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Bolton Wanderers kick off!
47.02
James Diaz runs forward with the ball. James Diaz chips the ball to his team mate, Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Walter Tisci scores for Middlesbrough!!
53.22
Without breaking stride, Edward Thatcher plays the ball forward to Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen plays a quick one-two with Leon Flores and rushes in on goal... Vesa Salminen looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
54.07
Romano Van Dinteren flicks a high pass forward to Martín Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Martín Ruiz lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges whips the ball goalwards with his head but Vasyl Levchenko is on top of it.
57.09
Alberto Martin makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Martin kicks a strong pass forward to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Teddy Bridges. Teddy Bridges directs the ball goalwards with his head. Teddy Bridges scores for Bolton Wanderers!!
60.29
Bolton Wanderers have made a substitution with Frederic Eggimann replacing Teddy Bridges .
61.37
Edward Thatcher plays the ball forward to Walter Tisci. Walter Tisci shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.22
Aimo De Sanctis chips the ball to his team mate, Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
66.20
Aimo De Sanctis threads the ball through to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz plays a scrappy one-two with Frederic Eggimann and stumbles forward towards the goal... James Diaz clumsily knocks into Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz appeals for a penalty! Given!!
66.20
The referee points to the spot..
67.32
Harvey Chadwick takes a long run up. He curls the ball into the top right corner - goal!!
71.56
Aimo De Sanctis sees Harvey Chadwick in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harvey Chadwick shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Vasyl Levchenko.
73.01
Jose Sablé takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Kelvin Ball. Kelvin Ball heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Scott Batty reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
75.40
Romano Van Dinteren hits a low pass to Harvey Chadwick. Harvey Chadwick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vasyl Levchenko who gathers it comfortably.
78.34
Edward Thatcher knocks the ball forward to Leon Flores. Leon Flores knocks in a cross ball towards Vesa Salminen. Vesa Salminen finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Guillermo Cabrera. What a great pair of hands!
83.01
Scott Batty flicks a high pass forward. Edward Thatcher holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edward Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Roman Rebrov collects the pass. Roman Rebrov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.41
Aimo De Sanctis decides to run forward with the ball. Aimo De Sanctis shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.15
Kelvin Ball darts forward. Kelvin Ball makes a simple pass to Martín Ruiz. Martín Ruiz shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Bolton Wanderers

Middlesbrough
Goals
2
4
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
29.3%
45.3%
25.3%

Scorers
Teddy Bridges 57
Harvey Chadwick 67 (p)
Vesa Salminen 6, 16
Walter Tisci 37, 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vesa Salminen of Middlesbrough

Match Ratings
1.Guillermo Cabrera (GK)
6
2.Alberto Martin (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Ball (DEF)
6
4.Damien Eloi (DEF)
6
5.Jose Sablé (MID)
6
6.Romano Van Dinteren (MID)
6
7.Aimo De Sanctis (MID)
6
8.Mervin Woodcock (MID)
6
9.Teddy Bridges (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Martín Ruiz (ATT)
7
11.Harvey Chadwick (ATT)goal scored
6
 
12.Duccio Pellizzoli (DEF)
0
13.Benjamin Guillou (MID)
0
14.Frederic Eggimann (ATT)
6

1.Vasyl Levchenko (GK)
7
2.Ali Comisetti (DEF)
6
3.Scott Batty (DEF)
6
4.James Diaz (DEF)
6
5.João Lugo (DEF)
6
6.Facundo Rivero (MID)
6
7.Edward Thatcher (MID)
8
8.Roman Rebrov (ATT)
6
9.Leon Flores (ATT)
6
10.Walter Tisci (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Vesa Salminen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Vincent Collins (DEF)
0
13.Alfred Crooks (MID)
0
14.Oscar Silva (ATT)
0