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19/08/2028, Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England
Championship, English Football League

Middlesbrough Vs Portsmouth

Middlesbrough play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: V Davies (GK) , R Dougan (CB) , B Mone (CB) , J Bengondo (CB) , E Murphy (RB) , G Burns (LB) , J Duffy (CDM) , G Jares (CAM) , E McBay (RM) , F Space (LM) , A McGowan (ST) And the subs are: D Bozimo (CB) , J McGowan (CB) , S Secombe (CM) , C McCombe (CM) , P Grobbelaar (ST)

Portsmouth play in a 4-3-3 Def formation, and line up with: K Flynn (GK) , D Hyland (CB) , R Butler (CB) , D Zaragoza (RB) , R Mellish (LB) , G Delon (CM) , R Mohamad (CDM) , E Rhydderch (CDM) , N Jeans (RW) , C Buckley (LW) , A Cooper (ST) And the subs are: B Cavanaugh (CB) , D Hanmer (CB) , J Duffy (CM) , C Zaluski (CM) , R Cranston (ST)

Welcome to Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England where Middlesbrough will face Portsmouth.  This is a league fixture taking place in the Championship, English Football League.  The attendance is 34000.

1' - Middlesbrough kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

4' - Gavin Burns plays a short pass to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy passes the ball to Rob Dougan.  Rob Dougan passes to Gabriel Jares.  Gabriel Jares tries to use ball skills to beat Rashid Mohamad and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

5' - Gabriel Jares sees a run from Andy McGowan.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Andy McGowan is able to take the ball.  Andy McGowan looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and Andy McGowan scores!  That's a fine goal from the Middlesbrough player!  The ball went in off the upright!

6' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

8' - Rashid Mohamad passes to Guy Delon.  Guy Delon plays a short pass to Robert Mellish.  Robert Mellish speeds past Josh Duffy.  

16' - Rashid Mohamad slides the ball to Robert Mellish.  Robert Mellish finds Dave Hyland with a long ball.  Josh Duffy successfully tackles Dave Hyland and the ball goes loose.  Eric McBay takes the ball past Guy Delon with a turn of pace.  

17' - Eric McBay sees Andy McGowan making a run.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Andy McGowan is able to control the ball.  Andy McGowan attempts the cutback, but Dave Hyland gets back and intercepts the ball!  

19' - Fraser Space dispossesses Dave Hyland and takes the ball.  Middlesbrough attempt a quick counter attack.  Fraser Space takes a shot from outside the area...but Kyle Flynn performs a diving save, to stop the shot!  

25' - Rashid Mohamad tackles Fraser Space and takes the ball.  Rashid Mohamad passes a long ball to Desiderio Zaragoza.  Desiderio Zaragoza passes to Rashid Mohamad.  Rashid Mohamad slides the ball to Guy Delon.  Guy Delon looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the shot is tipped over the crossbar by Victor Davies!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Portsmouth.  Ashley Cooper will take the corner.  He hits the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Rob Dougan.  

27' - Rob Dougan sees a run from Andy McGowan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Andy McGowan is able to control the ball.  Andy McGowan shoots towards goal...but its wide!

30' - Kyle Flynn finds Guy Delon with a long pass.  Guy Delon sees a run from Callum Buckley.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Callum Buckley is able to control the ball.  Callum Buckley reaches the byline and attempts a cutback, but Rashid Mohamad is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Justin Bengondo sees Eric McBay making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Eric McBay is caught offside!  

32' - Rashid Mohamad finds Dave Hyland with a long pass.  Dave Hyland spots a run from Nicholas Jeans.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Nicholas Jeans runs on to the ball.  Nicholas Jeans looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

36' - Victor Davies finds Gavin Burns with a long ball.  With a turn of pace, Gavin Burns beats Ewan Rhydderch, but is then fouled.    The referee shows Ewan Rhydderch the yellow card! That will be a freekick for Middlesbrough.  

37' - Gabriel Jares places the ball to take the freekick.  He sends the ball into the box, but Kyle Flynn gets to the ball and makes a clearance.  

41' - Guy Delon chips a long ball to Robert Mellish.  Robert Mellish sees a run from Callum Buckley.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Callum Buckley runs on to the ball.  Callum Buckley tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Richard Butler plays a short pass to Rashid Mohamad.  Rashid Mohamad passes to Robert Mellish.  Robert Mellish hits the ball long to Richard Butler.  Richard Butler passes the ball to Nicholas Jeans.  Eric McBay dispossesses Nicholas Jeans and takes the ball.  With a turn of pace, Eric McBay beats Guy Delon.  

50' - Eric McBay spots a run from Gabriel Jares.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but Gabriel Jares has strayed offside!  

55' - Rob Dougan passes a long ball to Gavin Burns.  Gavin Burns crosses the ball and finds Fraser Space.  Fraser Space gets his head to the ball hoping to beat the keeper...and its in! It's an excellent goal from Fraser Space for Middlesbrough!  The ball bounced off the post and into the net!

55' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Billy Mone is going to be taken off.  Dan Bozimo joins the game from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Ewan Rhydderch will come off.  David Hanmer joins the game from the bench.  

59' - Josh Duffy attempts to beat Dave Hyland using his skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

61' - Rashid Mohamad successfully tackles Josh Duffy and the ball goes loose.  Desiderio Zaragoza spots a run from Callum Buckley.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

64' - Andy McGowan finds Dan Bozimo with a long ball.  Dan Bozimo slides the ball to Josh Duffy.  Josh Duffy spots a run from Gabriel Jares.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Gabriel Jares runs on to the ball.  Gabriel Jares shoots towards goal...but the ball flies wide of the post!

67' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Justin Bengondo is going to be taken off.  Joey McGowan joins the game from the bench.  

73' - Josh Duffy passes a long ball to Joey McGowan.  Joey McGowan passes the ball to Eric McBay.  Guy Delon tackles Eric McBay and the ball goes loose.  Gabriel Jares spots a run from Fraser Space.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Fraser Space runs on to the ball.  Fraser Space looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from Fraser Space for Middlesbrough!  The ball flew past the helpless goalkeeper!

74' - Portsmouth kick the ball off for the restart.  

75' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Eric McBay is going to be taken off.  Chris McCombe is brought on from the bench.  

76' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Guy Delon is going to be taken off.  Colin Zaluski joins the game from the bench.  

78' - Gabriel Jares sees a run from Josh Duffy.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Josh Duffy runs on to the ball.  Josh Duffy looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Kyle Flynn!  Desiderio Zaragoza is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Richard Butler is going to be taken off.  Ben Cavanaugh is going to be brought on.  

86' - Gabriel Jares dispossesses David Hanmer and gains possession for his team.  Middlesbrough attempt a quick counter attack.  Gabriel Jares tries to hit a long range shot...but the ball flies wide of the post!

89' - Kyle Flynn finds Rashid Mohamad with a long pass.  Rashid Mohamad finds Ashley Cooper with a short pass.  Ashley Cooper crosses the ball, and manages to find Nicholas Jeans.  Nicholas Jeans jumps up and gets his head to the ball towards the top corner...and its in! It's a nice goal from Nicholas Jeans for Portsmouth!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but it wasn't enough!

90' - Middlesbrough kick the ball off for the restart.  



The match has ended Middlesbrough 3 - 1 Portsmouth.