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Commentary
GOAL!! A long range effort was deflected into the path of ZACCARDO who drove the ball past the helpless GOMES. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
16¹TYMOSCHUK flicked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
16¹GÜIZA rushed through the Middlesbrough defence but shot straight at ISAKSSON.
19¹The 'keeper was able to claw away a weak header from TYMOSCHUK.
19¹A pin-point pass bobbled toward TYMOSCHUK and his looping shot went narrowly wide.
22¹A mix up in the Coventry City defence enabled BOUMA to hit the ball inches wide.
23¹A poor strike from FAVALLI trickled agonisingly wide.
24¹PIZARRO ran onto a delightful ball from TYMOSCHUK but pulled his shot wide.
27¹ISAKSSON saved a glorious effort from GÜIZA.
27¹BEN ARFA made space on the right and touched the ball to GÜIZA who clipped the ball over.
31¹GÜIZA booked.
34¹GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed DE LA RED to nudge the ball to DE JONG who hit a deadly shot into the back of the net. (1-1)
39¹SAVIOLA chipped the ball to PIZARRO who turned it wide.
17²BOUMA dribbled round AMAURI and rifled a weak shot into the crowd.
22²BOUMA shot over.
23²AMAURI's shot was well held by ISAKSSON.
26²A twenty yard drive from SAVIOLA caused the 'keeper no problem.
28²GOAL!! A cross from the left was flicked down by GRØNKJÆR for PIZARRO to score. (2-1 Middlesbrough)
30²The stunned Middlesbrough 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from LEGROTTAGLIE fell just wide.
33²FONT beat CLERC and whacked the ball to PIZARRO who fired his effort wide.
37²FAVALLI beat three Coventry City players and blasted a golden opportunity inches wide.
40²A cross from DE JONG left BEN ARFA in lots of space but he snapped at his shot.
42²BEN ARFA headed just wide.
43²FAVALLI was put clear by LEGROTTAGLIE and he pulled away from the Coventry City 'keeper but rammed his shot just wide.
44²FAVALLI snapped at an easy chance.
46²GOAL!! A cross from SAVIOLA was touched away by MIGUEL VELOSO only for FONT to tap the ball back into the box for BOUMA to force over the line. (3-1 Middlesbrough)

 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 20
Home league form: LLLX
Overall league form: LLLLLLLX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Andreas ISAKSSON1Heurelho GOMES
Cristian ZACCARDO2José BOSINGWA
Wilfred BOUMA3François CLERC
Pablo AIMAR4Rubén DE LA RED
Nicola LEGROTTAGLIE5MIGUEL Luís VELOSO
(c)Giuseppe FAVALLI6MIKI ROQUE
Héctor FONT7Siem DE JONG
Anatoliy TYMOSCHUK8Hatem BEN ARFA
(p)Claudio PIZARRO9Daniel GÜIZA(c,p)
(f)Jesper GRØNKJÆR10Carvalha AMAURI(f)
Javier SAVIOLA11Freddy ADU
Manager
Jack HOBBS  12  Gabriele PUCCIO
Morgan DE SANCTIS  13  Craig GORDON
Francisco RUFETE  14  Matt TAYLOR
Rey VOLPATO  15  Damien PLESSIS
Steve FINNAN  16  Lewis McGUGAN
 
Coventry City
 
League position: 12
Away league form: LLLW
Overall league form: WLLLXLLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Middlesbrough 3 Coventry City 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 26,998, Stadium: Riverside, Referee: Chris Foy 6)

Zaccardo 8¹, Pizarro 28², Bouma 46²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
de Jong 34¹
  
  
 Güiza 31¹
11
58
14
54
124
178
22
62%38%
Man of the match: Cristian Zaccardo