Middlesbrough vs Birmingham City

Championship

Boro

1-0-0

2-0

Final

Birmingham

0-0-1

The Riverside Stadium

Match pulse

MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

52%Possession48%

20Shots4

8On target0

0Corners0

0Saves6

9Fouls13

55'Neal EardleyBIR62'Daniel AyalaMID

Team	1H	2H	T
MID	1	1	2
BIR	0	0	0

Who won: Boro 2-0

Middlesbrough beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at The Riverside Stadium. Goals for Boro: Daniel Ayala (33') and Garcia Kike (66').

Play by play

90'+3'
Clear
Jonathan Grounds clears the ball from danger.
90'+3'
Cross
Emilio Nsue crosses the ball.
90'+3'
Clear
Mark Duffy clears the ball from danger.
90'+2'
Save
Darren Randolph makes the save (Parry)
90'+2'
Shot on target
Luke Williams hits a good right footed shot. Outcome: save
90'+1'
Block
Paul Robinson blocks the shot
90'+1'
Shot off target
Emilio Nsue hits a good right footed shot, but it is off target. Outcome: blocked
90'+1'
Clear
George Friend clears the ball from danger.
90'+1'
Cross
Jonathan Grounds crosses the ball.
End of the game
The referee has signaled the end of the second half
90'
Clear
Emilio Nsue clears the ball from danger.
90'
Cross
Demarai Gray crosses the ball.
89'
Clear
Daniel Ayala clears the ball from danger.
89'
Throw in
Throw-in: George Friend takes it (Attacking)
GOAL88'
Tomas Mejias takes a long goal kick
Tomas Mejias
MID 7 - 10 BIR
87'
Sub
Substitution
Middlesbrough makes a sub: Luke Williams enters for Lee Tomlin. Reason: Tactical
L. Williams
86'
Clear
Grant Hall clears the ball from danger.
86'
Free kick
Tomas Mejias (Middlesbrough) Free Kick at 86'
85'
Foul
Lee Novak commits a nasty foul on Daniel Ayala resulting on a free kick for Middlesbrough
85'
Clear
Daniel Ayala clears the ball from danger.
85'
Cross
Neal Eardley crosses the ball.
85'
Clear
Kenneth Omeruo clears the ball from danger.
GOAL85'
Tomas Mejias takes a long goal kick
Tomas Mejias
MID 6 - 10 BIR
84'
Throw in
Throw-in: Neal Eardley takes it (Attacking)