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Middlesbrough beats Stoke City in a game with many cards
Middlesbrough took the victory in an exciting match against Stoke City at the Riverside Stadium. The match was marked by the large number of yellow cards, with a total of 11 cautions.
The match started with an intense pace, and Stoke City was the first to receive a yellow card in the 11th minute, when William Burger was booked. The first goal came in the 34th minute, when B. Doak opened the scoring for Middlesbrough.
Stoke City tried to respond, but Middlesbrough’s defense remained solid. However, Stoke City accumulated yellow cards, receiving 7 in total in the first half. Middlesbrough also had its share of yellow cards, accumulating 4 in the first half.
In the second half, Middlesbrough continued to dominate the match and managed to increase the lead in the 73rd minute, when H. Hackney scored the second goal.
Stoke City tried to react, but they couldn’t find a way to score against Middlesbrough’s goal. The match ended with a convincing 2-0 victory for Middlesbrough, who took three important points in a match with a frantic pace and a lot of action.
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Substitutions stoke city: at minute 46 A. Moran came in and T. Cannon went out., at minute 55 S. Gallagher came in and M. Manhoef went out., at minute 63 M. Rose came in and J. Tchamadeu went out., at minute 63 S. Sidibe came in and W. Burger went out., at minute 79 A. Vidigal came in and L. Koumas went out.
Substitutions middlesbrough: at minute 70 I. Jones came in and B. Doak went out., at minute 70 R. van den Berg came in and A. Dijksteel went out., at minute 75 D. Burgzorg came in and E. Latte Lath went out., at minute 76 M. Hamilton came in and R. McGree went out., at minute 84 D. Barlaser came in and H. Hackney went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Middlesbrough
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