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Commentary
A drive from CUBERO seemed a certain goal but SCHWARZER managed to force the ball clear.
VERMAELEN beat four Independiente players and thundered a golden opportunity inches over.
KELLY waltzed away from SILVESTRE and rattled a poor shot over the bar.
12¹SAVIOLA's shot was well held by SCHWARZER.
15¹A refined pass from ROSALES was tapped goalbound by SAVIOLA only for the Middlesbrough 'keeper to claw away.
18¹ADEBAYOR worked the ball to JONATHAN, BEN ARFA latched onto his pass and kicked the ball within easy reach of SAJA.
22¹A corner fell to ETO'O who headed an effort just beyond the far post.
28¹GOAL!! A tackle from ÓBOLO gave Middlesbrough a free-kick just outside the area which ETO'O thundered past the 'keeper. (1-0 Middlesbrough)
32¹The referee cautions SCHWARZER for a late tackle.
34¹An exceptional shot from ETO'O was dealt with by a fine parry from SAJA.
39¹A free-kick from COSTA flew just wide.
40¹A accurate pass was collected by KELLY and his deadly shot went narrowly wide.
46¹ADEBAYOR made space on the left and pulled the ball to RENAN who rasped the ball over.
14²YOUNG rushed through the Independiente defence but shot straight at SAJA.
15²A penalty box meleé resulted in YOUNG driving a low shot over.
23²GOAL!! Middlesbrough's KELLY beat two defenders before firing just inside the Independiente 'keeper's near post. (2-0 Middlesbrough)
28²A thirty yard drive from ADEBAYOR caused the Independiente 'keeper no problem.
32²A poor shot from BEN ARFA trickled agonisingly wide.
35²SAVIOLA scuffed an easy chance.
36²ADEBAYOR ran onto a delightful ball from BEN ARFA but toe-poked his shot wide.
43²BEN ARFA drilled a left foot shot over the bar from twenty-five yards out.
43²KELLY was put clear by RENAN and he dummied the Independiente 'keeper but drilled his shot just beyond the far post.

 
Independiente
 
League position: 17
Home league form: XWXX
Overall league form: WXLWXLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Diego SAJA1Mark SCHWARZER(c)
Matías SILVESTRE2Martin KELLY
Luciano MONZÓN3Ashley YOUNG
Facundo COSTA4RENAN Fernandes
Fabián CUBERO5Andrea BARZAGLI
Hugo CAMPAGNARO6Thomas VERMAELEN
Mauro ROSALES7MARCELO de MATTOS Terra
Leonel RÍOS8Hatem BEN ARFA
(p)Mauro ÓBOLO9Emmanuel ADEBAYOR(p)
(f)Diego MILITO10JONATHAN Jackson(f)
Javier SAVIOLA11Samuel ETO'O
Manager
Andrea DOSSENA  12  Wes BROWN
Eduardo DOMÍNGUEZ  13  Scott CARSON
Yussif CHIBSAH  14  Emiliano INSÚA
Muamer SVRAKA15 
Henk DIJKHUIZEN  16  JORDI QUINTILLA Guasch
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 20
Away league form: WLLL
Overall league form: LWWWWLLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Independiente 0 Middlesbrough 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 38,026, Stadium: Libertadores de América, Referee: Gianni Beschin 6)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Eto'o 28¹, Kelly 23²
SilvestreóSvraka 13² 
  
 Schwarzer 32¹
34
410
42
36
210
516
34
47%53%
Man of the match: Facundo Costa