English League Championship

FT Friday, May 15, 2015
Brentford LDWWL 0
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Middlesbrough WWLDW 3
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2nd Leg - Middlesbrough advance 5-1 on aggregate · Riverside Stadium · 33,266 att.

Match Report

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Middlesbrough see off Brentford to reach Championship playoff final

Aitor Karanka guided Middlesbrough into the Championship playoff final with a resounding victory over Brentford.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
2
63
Possession
37
6
SHOTS
9
2
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
22
Crosses
11
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
1
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
27
Clearances
23

Head to Head

MID leads series 4-0

Lineups

MID

  1. 13Dimitrios KonstantopoulosG
  2. 18Dean WhiteheadD
  3. 4Daniel AyalaD
  4. 6Ben GibsonD
  5. 3George FriendD
  6. 8Adam ClaytonM
  7. 7Grant LeadbitterM
  8. 27Albert AdomahM
  9. 10Lee TomlinM
  10. 21Jelle VossenF
  11. 9Garcia KikeF

Substitutes

  1. 12Connor RipleyG
  2. 29Fernando AmorebietaD
  3. 39Jonathan WoodgateD
  4. 20Adam ReachM
  5. 34Adam ForshawM
  6. 24Emilio NsueF
  7. 23Patrick BamfordF

BRE

  1. 27David ButtonG
  2. 10Moses OdubajoD
  3. 6Harlee DeanD
  4. 26James TarkowskiD
  5. 3Jake BidwellD
  6. 20Toumani DiagouragaM
  7. 8Jonathan DouglasM
  8. 23JotaM
  9. 18Alan JudgeM
  10. 21Alex PritchardM
  11. 19Andre GrayF

Substitutes

  1. 16Jack BonhamG
  2. 5Tony CraigD
  3. 12Alan McCormackM
  4. 15Stuart DallasM
  5. 17Jon ToralM
  6. 24Tommy SmithF
  7. 31Chris LongF

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal!! Lee Tomlin hits a right footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre and scores!! Middlesbrough now leads 1 - 0
  2. 35' Adam Clayton is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  3. 39' Dean Whitehead is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  4. 55' Goal!! Garcia Kike hits a right footed shot to the upper right corner from the centre penalty area and scores!! Middlesbrough now leads 2 - 0
  5. 56' Garcia Kike is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  6. 60' Brentford makes a sub: Stuart Dallas enters for Jake Bidwell. Reason: Tactical
  7. 60' Brentford makes a sub: Jon Toral enters for Jota. Reason: Tactical
  8. 68' Middlesbrough makes a sub: Adam Reach enters for Garcia Kike. Reason: Tactical
  9. 71' Brentford makes a sub: Chris Long enters for Toumani Diagouraga. Reason: Tactical
  10. 78' Goal!! Albert Adomah hits a left footed shot high through the middle from the centre penalty area and scores!! Middlesbrough now leads 3 - 0
  11. 82' Middlesbrough makes a sub: Adam Forshaw enters for Lee Tomlin. Reason: Tactical
  12. 84' Harlee Dean is awarded a yellow card. Reason: unsporting behaviour
  13. 90' End of the game
  14. 90'+3' Middlesbrough makes a sub: Jonathan Woodgate enters for Grant Leadbitter. Reason: Tactical

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