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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 27 (setup 1, season 29)
Middlesbrough
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
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Bill HAMID1Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
7
Overall form:
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Michael ESSIEN2JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Kieran RICHARDSON3Dennis AOGO
Adam CLAYTON47Jérémy TOULALAN
FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo65DAVID COSTAS Cordal
Matthew LOWTON6ADRIANO Correia Claro
Cristhian Ricardo STUANI Curbelo77Wesley SNEIJDER
Leon OSMAN78Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Vágner Silva de Souza, VÁGNER LOVE97Aleksandr KERZHAKOV
David NUGENT106Jan KIRCHHOFF
Fraizer CAMPBELL117Samuel ETO'O Fils
Manager
Adam REACH12Clément GRENIER
Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio13Josh LILLIS
Remie STREETE14Moritz LEITNER
Bradley FEWSTER15Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, ALEXANDRE PATO
Yanic WILDSCHUT16Darko LAZOVIC

Middlesbrough 3 Rochdale 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 29,417, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Paul TAYLOR 6½)
8 Osman, 36 Vágner Love, 55og AdrianoScorers12 Kerzhakov, 81 Sneijder
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings44 Aogo, 47 Kirchhoff, 69 Gervinho
4Corners4
15Fouls9
2Offsides5
6Shots on6
12Shots off6
18Total shots12
3Shots saved4
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: Kieran RICHARDSON
4RICHARDSON was put clear by OSMAN and he stepped inside the 'keeper but drilled his shot inches over.
8GOAL!! A two-fisted punch from MUSLERA enabled OSMAN to head the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
12GOAL!! A KIRCHHOFF run down the left resulted in an exceptional cross for KERZHAKOV to volley in. (1-1)
20A header by OSMAN at the near post was easily collected by MUSLERA.
31SNEIJDER floated the ball to GERVINHO who forced it wide.
36GOAL!! A brilliant ball from CLAYTON left CAMPBELL in the clear, he made MUSLERA commit himself before knocking the ball to VÁGNER LOVE to score. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
44The ref books AOGO for a late challenge.
45+1The hapless Middlesbrough 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from STUANI dropped just wide.
 
46A great save prevented KERZHAKOV from scoring an exceptional goal.
47The ref books KIRCHHOFF for violent conduct against NUGENT.
55GOAL!! A corner flew into the goalmouth and ADRIANO fumbled the ball into his own net.
57GERVINHO shot over.
59HAMID dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Rochdale's KERZHAKOV.
64A corner fell to NUGENT who nodded an effort wide.
67OSMAN whacked a right foot shot wide from close range.
69A poor challenge on RICHARDSON by GERVINHO results in a booking.
73The 'keeper was able to claw away a weak header from ETO'O.
74A lovely effort from OSMAN scraped the outside of the righthand post.
76OSMAN snapped at a simple chance.
81GOAL!! . (3-2 Middlesbrough)
84A fine ball from ADRIANO on the right was collected by GERVINHO who scuffed his shot over the bar.
87VÁGNER LOVE ran onto a great ball from STUANI but blasted his shot wide.