IWC Group 2, Kaizer Chiefs vs. Middlesbrough (Sun Feb 24) Kaizer Chiefs | Middlesbrough 4-4-2 L | 4-3-1-2 C Roger Gibbons | Matt Peacock | R_Fernandez GK | GK B_Friedel P_Mabedi DF | DF S_Low C_Gyan DF | DF F_Dominguez A_Carabali DF | DF J_Paintsil A_Webster DF | DF A_Hughes L_Maxwell MF | MF Luka_Modric Z_Thompson MF | MF J_Cole Travis_x12 MF | AM Benny G_Phoenix_x13 MF | MF J_Henderson B_Cub FW | FW D_Phillips S_Parkin FW | FW Liedson | Jonny_Walker SUB | SUB Basil A_Misiu SUB | SUB Matt_Clarke T_Krasse SUB | SUB C_Wondolowski P_Nica SUB | SUB J_Cook N_Tyson SUB | SUB J_Botero Referee: U_Aquina (Argentina) Min. 2 :(kai) A_Carabali miskicks! ... He finds B_Cub though ... That was fortunate ... B_Cub tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... B_Friedel can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... B_Friedel makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 15 :(mid) J_Cole kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Benny gets on the end of the pass ... Benny belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But R_Fernandez parries the ball ... It’s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 16 :(mid) Benny with an inch perfect pass to D_Phillips ... C_Gyan muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... FREE KICK ... J_Henderson floats it forward ... Liedson latches onto the end of it ... Liedson drives it low ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Fernandez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Fernandez catches it with style! Min. 19 :(kai) S_Parkin has space to run with the ball ... S_Parkin leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But B_Friedel palms it behind ... U_Aquina has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 22 :(mid) J_Cole drives it across the face of the goal D_Phillips ... D_Phillips with a powerful header ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 32 :(kai) Travis_x12 runs at F_Dominguez ... He takes it past him ... D_Phillips with an ugly foul Min. 33 :(kai) A_Carabali lays the ball back to G_Phoenix_x13 ... Excellent sliding challenge from Benny Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(mid) Luka_Modric with the diagonal pass S_Low ... A_Webster hits it out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Cole chips the ball into the area! ... C_Gyan clears the danger Min. 45 :(mid) F_Dominguez with the towering header to Liedson ... Travis_x12 body checks his opponent!! ... That’s a careless challenge!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Kaizer Chiefs 0-0 Middlesbrough Min. 47 :(kai) P_Mabedi holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Carabali ... A_Carabali with the goal bound shot! ... B_Friedel with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 53 :(mid) J_Cole with a one-touch layoff to D_Phillips ... D_Phillips with the goal bound shot! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 60 :(mid) D_Phillips picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... P_Mabedi fouls badly ... U_Aquina will want to speak to him Min. 65 :(kai) Travis_x12 comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue Min. 65 :(kai) T_Krasse is going to be brought on ... Travis_x12 is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 67 :(mid) J_Cole with a real burst of pace ... He shows C_Gyan a clean set of heals ... C_Gyan with an awful challenge ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... U_Aquina calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 67 :(mid) Luka_Modric whips the ball across to D_Phillips ... A_Carabali wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 70 :(mid) Middlesbrough made the switch to a A strategy Min. 71 :(kai) Z_Thompson is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... B_Cub latches onto the ball ... B_Cub with a thundering drive! ... The shot slips through B_Friedel's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 72 :(mid) D_Phillips cuts inside A_Webster ... He worked that well ... D_Phillips with a low drive through the rain! ... R_Fernandez with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 73 :(kai) A_Carabali loses his marker ... J_Cole with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 75 :(mid) Benny is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Luka_Modric ... Good sliding challenge from T_Krasse Min. 76 :(mid) Luka_Modric with a short pass to find J_Henderson ... J_Henderson aims for the top right corner ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 76 :(kai) Z_Thompson with a neat pass into G_Phoenix_x13 ... F_Dominguez muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... U_Aquina ignores the protests for a card ... Matt Peacock looks relieved Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(kai) S_Parkin with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Henderson ... He timed it well Min. 93 :(mid) Luka_Modric runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Benny ... Benny hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... R_Fernandez makes the save ... He hits the ball up field! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Soccer City Attendance : 23,678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaizer Chiefs Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Carabali (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_Gyan (67) Injured : Travis_x12 (65) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Benny Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Cole (73) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kaizer Chiefs | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 4 | 7 Off target : 2 | 3 On target : 2 | 4 Possession : 36 | 64 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 15 Key Tackles : 3 | 2 Key Passes : 5 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Kaizer Chiefs 0 - 0 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Kaizer Chiefs Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Fernandez GK 25 1 1 1 19 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70 0 0 0 P_Mabedi DF 1 21 9 6 30 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Gyan DF 1 21 12 5 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -4 -4 A_Carabali DF 1 20 14 11 38 | 94 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 30 5 A_Webster DF 1 20 9 7 11 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 0 0 L_Maxwell MF 1 12 22 7 28 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Thompson MF 2 8 20 13 18 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Travis_x12 MF 1 11 11 9 26 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Phoenix_x13 MF 1 8 11 10 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Cub FW 1 10 9 21 20 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 S_Parkin FW 1 9 10 21 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jonny_Walker GK 22 1 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Misiu DF 1 15 10 7 36 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Krasse MF 1 9 20 8 22 | 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 P_Nica MF 1 9 20 6 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Tyson FW 1 7 7 19 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Friedel GK 17 1 1 1 19 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 S_Low DF 2 24 10 8 19 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dominguez DF 1 22 17 11 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 J_Paintsil DF 1 24 11 8 35 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Hughes DF 2 22 14 6 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luka_Modric MF 1 12 25 9 38 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 J_Cole MF 1 3 29 14 29 | 94 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 41 -4 Benny AM 1 11 24 14 20 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 24 15 10 J_Henderson MF 1 7 25 9 21 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 0 2 D_Phillips FW 1 7 7 24 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Liedson FW 1 2 8 23 34 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Basil GK 1 19 8 6 33 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt_Clarke DF 1 22 11 9 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wondolowski MF 1 10 22 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Cook MF 2 9 16 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Botero FW 1 6 10 20 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1203887235 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08