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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 1 (setup 4, season 34)
Middlesbrough
v.
Tranmere Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
11
Andy LONERGAN717Diego Alonso Roberto PENNY Váldez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
23
Lee PELTIER62Dedryck BOYATA
George FRIEND3MARCOS ALONSO Mendoza
Matt CROOKS748Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
Patrick McNAIR5Derrick WILLIAMS
Dael FRY66George RAY
Jonny HOWSON77Jonny SMITH
Lukas NMECHA8Bersant CELINA
Ashley FLETCHER797Jari OOSTERWIJK
Marcus TAVERNIER610Rostyn GRIFFITHS
Britt ASSOMBALONGA6116Alexis ALLART
Manager
James LEA SILIKI12Matthew BRIGGS
Tom KING13Luke PILLING
Marvin JOHNSON14Calum WOODS
Daniel Sánchez AYALA15Alex HENSHALL
Enes MAHMUTOVIC16Alan TATE

Middlesbrough 2 Tranmere Rovers 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 24,566, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Rob STYLES 7)
7og Javi García, 74 HowsonScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners3
14Fouls2
8Offsides10
6Shots on5
7Shots off4
13Total shots9
4Shots saved5
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Francisco Javier García Fernández, JAVI GARCÍA
2TAVERNIER beat three Tranmere Rovers players and drove a shot just wide.
7GOAL!! A long drive from FRY deflected off the legs of JAVI GARCÍA and into his own net.
8OOSTERWIJK headed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
20A cross from NMECHA left FLETCHER in lots of space but he scuffed his shot.
23A neatly crafted pass from TAVERNIER, was tapped goalbound by HOWSON only for PENNY to block.
32A penalty box meleé resulted in NMECHA driving the ball wide.
34NMECHA shot over.
38CELINA touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Middlesbrough 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
42MARCOS ALONSO's shot beat the Middlesbrough 'keeper but rebounded off the Middlesbrough post.
45The 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from NMECHA.
 
46A twenty-five yard shot from OOSTERWIJK caused the 'keeper little difficulty.
47NMECHA rattled a simple chance past the righthand post.
50FRIEND's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
52The Middlesbrough 'keeper dived to his left to save a fierce drive from Tranmere Rovers's MARCOS ALONSO.
53GRIFFITHS fired a left foot shot over from long range.
60Uncertainty in the Middlesbrough defence enabled GRIFFITHS to fire an effort over.
61GRIFFITHS headed over the bar.
62A good ball from NMECHA on the left fell to CROOKS who mishit his effort wide.
64The 'keeper saved a swerving shot from CROOKS.
74GOAL!! A tackle from RAY gave Middlesbrough a free-kick thirty yards out which HOWSON drove past PENNY. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
79A fine dribble was ended by a good save by the advancing LONERGAN.
88A pin-point pass was collected by FLETCHER and his deadly shot flew narrowly over.