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Match report
English Footie
Championship: Round 35 (setup 4, season 27)
Middlesbrough
v.
Cardiff City
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
Overall form:
Home form:
Andreas ISAKSSON17Loris KARIUS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
10
Overall form:
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Calum CHAMBERS27Greg HALFORD
George FRIEND3Joe BENNETT
Adam FORSHAW747Ibrahim AFELLAY
Daniel Sánchez AYALA57Rafael MARQUEZ Álvarez
Cristian ZACCARDO666Mathieu BODMER
Héctor FONT Romero777GIOVANI dos Santos Ramírez
José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena88Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Seydou DOUMBIA79Victor ANICHEBE
Adam CLAYTON6106Peter CROUCH
Britt ASSOMBALONGA711Milan BAROS
Manager
Lewis BAKER12Dimitar BERBATOV
Adam REACH13Jonas LÖSSL
Patrick BAMFORD14Armand TRAORÉ
Rudy GESTEDE15Craig NOONE
Rey VOLPATO16Kenneth ZOHORE

Middlesbrough 0 Cardiff City 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 39,956, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Lee PROBERT 6)
Scorers29 Gervinho, 72 Anichebe
47 Font <=> VolpatoSubstitutions
Sendings off
38 ForshawBookings
2Corners1
7Fouls9
5Offsides5
9Shots on6
6Shots off8
15Total shots14
9Shots saved4
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: José Heriberto IZQUIERDO Mena
2BODMER drove a right foot shot wide from long range.
6ISAKSSON dived to his left to block a fierce shot from Cardiff City's ANICHEBE.
11The 'keeper managed to block an amazing shot.
18GIOVANI shot wide.
20BAROS worked the ball to GIOVANI, AFELLAY gathered his pass and headed the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
21FORSHAW knocked the ball to FONT who flicked it over.
29GOAL!! A BAROS run down the middle resulted in a lovely cross for GERVINHO to drill in. (1-0 Cardiff City)
30A header from DOUMBIA was hoofed off the line by BODMER.
36A header by IZQUIERDO at the near post was comfortably collected by the Cardiff City 'keeper.
38FORSHAW booked by the referee for a late foul.
41A tame shot from ASSOMBALONGA bounced agonisingly wide.
45+3GERVINHO touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
 
59FORSHAW beat HALFORD and hit the ball to CHAMBERS who hit his shot wide.
60A drive from AYALA seemed a certain goal but the Cardiff City 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
67A useful ball from ASSOMBALONGA on the left was collected by VOLPATO who sliced his shot over the bar.
69A pin-point pass found IZQUIERDO and his right foot shot floated narrowly wide.
72GOAL!! After being forced wide ANICHEBE managed to ram the ball in from the tightest of angles. (2-0 Cardiff City)
75A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing KARIUS.
81IZQUIERDO charged through the Cardiff City defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
85ASSOMBALONGA snapped at an easy chance.
87The motionless 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from IZQUIERDO fell just wide.
88ANICHEBE headed inches wide.