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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 27 (setup 1, season 31)
Middlesbrough
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Overall form:
Home form:
Bill HAMID18Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Michael ESSIEN2JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Elderson Uwa ECHIEJILE37Dennis AOGO
Artur YUSUPOV47Wesley SNEIJDER
FELIPE Dias da Silva dal Belo5Vurnon ANITA
Adam REACH6ADRIANO Correia Claro
Leon OSMAN77Rafael VAN DER VAART
Stewart DOWNING78Darko LAZOVIC
Vágner Silva de Souza, VÁGNER LOVE79Samuel ETO'O Fils
David NUGENT10Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Fraizer CAMPBELL611Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, ALEXANDRE PATO
Manager
Remie STREETE12Clément GRENIER
Tomas MEJÍAS Osorio13Josh LILLIS
Kieran RICHARDSON14Moritz LEITNER
Bryn MORRIS15Jan KIRCHHOFF
Paul DIGBY16Danny GUTHRIE

Middlesbrough 1 Rochdale 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 22,386, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Christian BEECK 6)
54 Vágner LoveScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings74 Eto'o
5Corners5
7Fouls6
1Offsides6
6Shots on3
7Shots off11
13Total shots14
5Shots saved3
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
3LAZOVIC's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
7ESSIEN shot wide.
8A good effort from LAZOVIC scraped the woodwork.
12LAZOVIC drilled a right foot shot over the bar from long range.
15ALEXANDRE PATO knocked the ball to AOGO who turned it wide.
15ALEXANDRE PATO beat ECHIEJILE and blasted the ball to AOGO who dragged his effort wide.
19A cross from VAN DER VAART left SNEIJDER in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
22A accurate pass was collected by DOWNING and his right foot shot flew narrowly wide.
29DOWNING rushed through the Rochdale defence but shot straight at the Rochdale 'keeper.
30A free-kick from REACH raced just beyond the near post.
36LAZOVIC was put clear by AOGO and he nutmegged HAMID but struck his shot wide.
38A header by LAZOVIC at the near post was easily collected by the Middlesbrough 'keeper.
39The 'keeper saved a curling shot from GERVINHO.
40CAMPBELL's shot beat the Rochdale 'keeper but rebounded off the Rochdale upright.
41FELIPE's shot was well held by the Rochdale 'keeper.
 
46ETO'O hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
54GOAL!! A patient Middlesbrough side were rewarded with a lovely strike from VÁGNER LOVE. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
60CAMPBELL made space on the right and pulled the ball to DOWNING who clipped the ball wide.
65A penalty box meleé resulted in LAZOVIC knocking the ball wide.
67A fine ball from NUGENT on the right was collected by VÁGNER LOVE who mishit his effort just beyond the near post.
74The ref cautions ETO'O for dangerous play against CAMPBELL.
86ECHIEJILE ran onto a delightful ball from OSMAN but fumbled his shot wide.