- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- The Riverside Stadium
- Attendance: 14,967
M'brough | v | Doncaster |
| 0 | 0 |
live commentary
Match ends, Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 0.
90+6 mins:Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 0.
90+6 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
90+5 mins:Attempt saved. Curtis Main (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
90+5 mins:Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box is saved. Assisted by Justin Hoyte with a cross.
90+4 mins:Attempt missed. Curtis Main (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90+3 mins:Attempt blocked. Adam Hammill (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90 mins:Foul by James O'Connor (Doncaster Rovers).
90 mins:Adam Hammill (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick.
89 mins:Offside, Middlesbrough. Curtis Main tries a through ball, but Curtis Main is caught offside.
89 mins:Adam Hammill (Middlesbrough) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
88 mins:Attempt missed. Nicky Bailey (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Hammill with a cross.
86 mins:Foul by Curtis Main (Middlesbrough).
86 mins:James Husband (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
85 mins:Attempt missed. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
83 mins:Kyle Bennett (Doncaster Rovers) is shown the yellow card for dissent.
82 mins:Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
81 mins:Attempt blocked. Adam Hammill (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78 mins:Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
76 mins:Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Chris Brown tries a through ball, but Chris Brown is caught offside.
74 mins:Substitution, Middlesbrough. Kevin Thomson replaces Julio Arca.
72 mins:Attempt missed. James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
72 mins:Foul by Nicky Bailey (Middlesbrough).
72 mins:James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
68 mins:Attempt saved. Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved. Assisted by Adam Hammill.
67 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
63 mins:Substitution, Middlesbrough. Curtis Main replaces Barry Robson.
62 mins:Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Hammill replaces Marvin Emnes.
60 mins:Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Chris Brown tries a through ball, but Chris Brown is caught offside.
60 mins:Foul by Stephen McManus (Middlesbrough).
60 mins:Chris Brown (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
57 mins:Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. Kyle Bennett replaces Fabien Robert.
57 mins:Attempt missed. Sebastian Hines (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Julio Arca with a cross.
56 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
55 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
51 mins:Attempt missed. Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
50 mins:Substitution, Doncaster Rovers. James Husband replaces Shelton Martis.
49 mins:Attempt missed. Barry Robson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Second Half begins Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 0.
45+2 mins:First Half ends, Middlesbrough 0, Doncaster Rovers 0.
45+1 mins:Foul by Simon Gillett (Doncaster Rovers).
45+1 mins:Barry Robson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick.
44 mins:Foul by Stephen McManus (Middlesbrough).
44 mins:Chris Brown (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
44 mins:Offside, Middlesbrough. Scott McDonald tries a through ball, but Scott McDonald is caught offside.
41 mins:Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
40 mins:Attempt saved. Simon Gillett (Doncaster Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
39 mins:Foul by Barry Robson (Middlesbrough).
39 mins:Simon Gillett (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
38 mins:Foul by Sebastian Hines (Middlesbrough).
38 mins:Gary Woods (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
37 mins:Foul by James O'Connor (Doncaster Rovers).
37 mins:Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick.
36 mins:Attempt missed. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Barry Robson with a cross.
36 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
26 mins:Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Fabien Robert tries a through ball, but Fabien Robert is caught offside.
23 mins:Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
22 mins:Attempt missed. John Oster (Doncaster Rovers) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James O'Connor with a cross.
21 mins:Attempt blocked. Julio Arca (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony McMahon.
21 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
20 mins:Attempt saved. Lukas Jutkiewicz (Middlesbrough) header from the left side of the box is saved. Assisted by Barry Robson.
20 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
20 mins:Attempt missed. Barry Robson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
16 mins:Attempt missed. Stephen McManus (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the box is too high.
16 mins:Foul by Shelton Martis (Doncaster Rovers).
16 mins:Scott McDonald (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick.
15 mins:Foul by James Coppinger (Doncaster Rovers).
15 mins:Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick.
15 mins:Foul by Anthony McMahon (Middlesbrough).
15 mins:Simon Gillett (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
14 mins:Offside, Middlesbrough. Lukas Jutkiewicz tries a through ball, but Lukas Jutkiewicz is caught offside.
11 mins:Foul by Barry Robson (Middlesbrough).
11 mins:Chris Brown (Doncaster Rovers) wins a free kick.
10 mins:Corner, Doncaster Rovers.
8 mins:Offside, Doncaster Rovers. Fabien Robert tries a through ball, but Fabien Robert is caught offside.
5 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Brown (Doncaster Rovers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James O'Connor with a cross.
3 mins:Corner, Middlesbrough.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- English Npower Championship
- 17 April 2012, 7:45pm
- The Riverside Stadium
- Attendance: 14,967
| M'brough | v | Doncaster |
| 0 | 0 |
match report
Relegated Doncaster put the brakes on Middlesbrough's play-off push as they stood firm to earn a 0-0 draw at the Riverside Stadium on Tuesday.
With the pressure off for the South Yorkshire side as relegation to League One was confirmed by a home defeat to Portsmouth on Saturday, Rovers showed sparks of the one-touch football that had guided them to the second tier four years ago.
Wins for Cardiff and Blackpool had denied Middlesbrough any possible return to the Championship's top six, and their profligacy may come back to haunt them with just two more matches remaining this term.
Doncaster might even have snatched all three points if they had been afforded the chance to score from the spot when Chris Brown was felled in the area by Seb Hines in the first half, but no penalty was given.
The Teessiders laid siege to the Gary Woods in the visiting goal in a frantic final minute, but it was not to be for Tony Mowbray's men, who are now four points away from the play-offs.
The tricky Simon Gillett soon began to push and probe from the first minute, his clever interplay allowing James O'Connor to feed Brown, who fudged the header.
Marvin Emnes' cut-back then freed Lukas Jutkiewicz to pick out Julio Arca lingering unmarked at the far post, the Argentinian slamming forcefully against a post.
Rovers' high line then saved them as Jutkiewicz converted Barry Robson's lob only to be declared offside. But Middlesbrough threatened again, O'Connor heading a Robson strike clear of danger.
Woods tipped over Jutkiewicz's bullet header before tidying up a tamer effort from the Polish hitman as Boro continued to press.
Rovers' early verve had long since been neutralised when referee Darren Drysdale invoked the ire of the travelling fans.
As Brown used his strong frame to break into the box, Hines' clumsy trip sent him tumbling in front of Jason Steele, only for Drysdale to wave play on.
The rain started to fall as Doncaster looked for some consolation, Gillett giving Steele a rare feel of the ball with a snapshot from 12 yards.
Boro poured forward before the break but Jutkiewicz slipped on the wet grass when presented with a clear chance to slot past Woods.
With Shelton Martis showing signs of discomfort following the restart, Saunders handed James Husband his senior debut.
The home fans were off their feet as McDonald's close-range header rippled the side netting when it had been easier to score.
Mowbray introduced his recent match-winner at Derby, teenage striker Curtis Main, at the expense of Robson in the 61st minute.
Adam Hammill also emerged to replace the fast-tiring Emnes and the former Barnsley winger might have hoped for a team-mate to do better with his well-worked centre.
James Coppinger blasted his free-kick over the crossbar after being impeded by Nicky Bailey but Boro were determined to score as the final 15 minutes approached.
The intention was there but the cutting edge was sorely lacking as Jutkiewicz waltzed into the box, only to smash harmlessly into the north stand, his trudge back to the centre circle echoing the Boro faithful's frustration.
Husband displayed some attacking nous as he forced a late clearance from Justin Hoyte, but Coppinger could only clip into Steele's gloves from the resulting corner.
Substitute Kevin Thomson flicked a header over Woods' far post as Boro prepared for one final assault.
Hammill rattled the crossbar with a chip, Main saw his quick drive smothered and Thomson dragged across the goalmouth, but Doncaster weathered the storm to earn a first point on Teesside since 1957.
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