Middlesbrough vs West Ham United
Match pulse
MIDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: West Ham 1-0
West Ham United beat Middlesbrough 1-0 on Sunday, April 23, 2006. Goals for West Ham: Marlon Harewood (78').
Play by play
- 95'
FULL-TIME: West Ham make it through to play Liverpool in the FA Cup final in Cardiff. The Hammers deserve it; they were excellent in the second half.
- 94'
WHAT A CHANCE! The ball drops to Riggot inside a crowded penalty area, but the defender drags his shot wide of the far post with just Hislop to beat.
- 93'
These are edgy times for West Ham; they have a couple of minutes to hang on and guarantee European football next season.
- 91'
OVER! Downing goes for the top corner but his effort is poor and flies high and wide.
- 90'
Boro win a free-kick in a very dangerous spot; Downing stands over it...
- 89'
Two long Queudrue throws are hurled in to the penalty area, causing panic in the West Ham defence, though they eventually recover to clear their lines.
- 88'
OVER! Yakubu completely mis-kicks, eight yards out; the ball finds its way to Maccarone, but he blasts his shot over the crossbar. Good chance for Boro to level.
- 87'
Hislop is making his 450th appearance in English football this evening; he has had a good game, though Boro haven't really worked him too much.
- 86'
Hislop comes a long way to try and deal with a long ball in to the area; he doesn't get much of the ball, but the referee rules that Hasselbaink has jumped in to him and awards a free-kick.
- 85'
McClaren looks a bit lost on the touchline; he has used up all his substitutions, and is now reliant on the players out on the pitch.
- 84'
WEST HAM SUB: Ashton is replaced by Zamora; Harewood will be asked to drop a bit deeper and give Benayoun some support on the West Ham right.
- 83'
SAVE! Queudrue fires in a left-foot shot, but Hislop makes a strong save away to his left, and Maccarone mis-kicks as he tries to turn the rebound goalwards.
- 83'
Queudrue lines-up the free-kick...
- 82'
Hasselbaink is brought down right on the edge of the penalty area by Collins. The referee could easily have pointed to the penalty spot, but he got that decision correct. Free-kick.
- 81'
Maccarone is booked for a little kick at Etherington as the winger tried to clear the ball.
- 81'
Boro have got three strikers on the field now, and West Ham can expect a tough final ten minutes.
- 80'
SHOT! Boateng fires a low volley four yards wide from the edge of the penalty area. Time is running out for Boro.
- 79'
BORO SUB: Maccarone replaces Taylor as Boro try to press for an equaliser in the final ten minutes.
- 79'
West Ham have been much the better side in the second half, and probably deserve to take the lead; what have Boro got left in the tank?
- 78'
The referee ludicrously decides to book Harewood for over-celebrating; ridiculous decision.
- 77'
GOAL! Harewood smashes an unstoppable shot in to the top corner as he gets on the end of Ashton's knock-down. Brilliant finish.
- 76'
Ferdinand wins a soft free-kick decision as the referee rules he is fouled by Yakubu, trying to hold off the defender on the edge of the area.
- 76'
There has been a lot of endeavour from both sides in this game, but not a great deal of quality in the final third.
- 75'
We're set for a nervous final quarter-hour here in Birmingham as both sides press for the winner that will guarantee them a UEFA Cup place next season.
- 74'
Hasselbaink is caught off-side as he tries to get on the end of Yakubu's little through-ball on the edge of the penalty area.
