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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 22 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Joe LUMLEY1Dan BENTLEY
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee PELTIER727Tariq LAMPTEY
Enes MAHMUTOVIC37Marc BOLA
Matt CROOKS747Brice DJA DJEDJE
Dael FRY5Jake COOPER
Daniel Sánchez AYALA66Kenneth OMERUO
Jonny HOWSON777Marcus HARNESS
Martin BRAITHWAITE78Oliver BURKE
Lukas NMECHA796Dan TURNER
James LEA SILIKI10Glen REA
Britt ASSOMBALONGA711Valeri BOJINOV
Manager
Marcus TAVERNIER12Dennis ODOI
Andy LONERGAN13Scott BROWN
Nathan WOOD14Cody DRAMEH
Marvin JOHNSON15Idris KANU
Ashley FLETCHER16Theo VASSELL

Middlesbrough 0 Port Vale 1
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 39,876, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Martin ATKINSON 6)
Scorers49 Bojinov
53 Assombalonga <=> FletcherSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings57 Cooper
3Corners6
12Fouls7
4Offsides2
3Shots on8
10Shots off4
13Total shots12
2Shots saved7
55%Possession45%
Man of the match: Dael FRY
4BOLA clipped the ball through a crowd of players but LUMLEY was a match for it as he dived to his right.
8LAMPTEY's shot beat LUMLEY but rebounded off the Middlesbrough woodwork.
11A cross from HOWSON left CROOKS in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
15A header by BOJINOV at the near post was comfortably collected by the 'keeper.
17A strike from ASSOMBALONGA held no problem for the Port Vale 'keeper.
18A delightful save prevented BURKE from scoring an exceptional goal.
23A shot from ASSOMBALONGA was booted off the line by LAMPTEY.
24The Middlesbrough 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing strike from BOLA.
26A accurate pass bobbled toward ASSOMBALONGA and his deadly shot floated narrowly wide.
31BURKE ran onto a wonderful ball from REA but pulled his effort wide.
34The Middlesbrough 'keeper was able to block a fierce shot.
43A great effort from BRAITHWAITE scraped the outside of the righthand post.
45An outswinging corner was nodded into the arms of LUMLEY by BURKE.
 
49GOAL!! A quick-witted BOJINOV pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (1-0 Port Vale)
50NMECHA waltzed round BOLA and flicked a weak shot well wide.
54A penalty box scramble resulted in LEA SILIKI tapping a low shot wide.
55PELTIER blasted a deadly shot inches over from twenty yards out.
57COOPER given a yellow card by ATKINSON.
61BURKE rattled an easy chance past the near post.
69The motionless Port Vale 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from BOLA dropped just wide.
72BENTLEY blocked a lovely shot from BRAITHWAITE.
75DJA DJEDJE fluffed an easy chance.
76A free-kick from CROOKS raced wide.
84A fine ball from TURNER on the left bobbled toward BURKE who scuffed his shot wide.
88A mix up in the Port Vale defence enabled BRAITHWAITE to hammer the ball over the bar.
90+1NMECHA played the ball to LEA SILIKI who flicked it just wide.