English:
Middlesbrough Mount Comeback Victory Against Derby at Riverside Stadium
Middlesbrough, England – In a match played at the Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough secured an important victory over Derby County despite conceding an early goal. P. Agyemang put Derby ahead in the 2nd minute with an assist from L. Salvesen, surprising the home side.
Middlesbrough dominated possession with an impressive 75%, but struggled to turn that possession into goals. Derby, with just 25% possession, sat back and looked to exploit counter-attacks.
The match became tougher in the second half, with Derby receiving two yellow cards. Finally, in the 75th minute, M. Targett equalized for Middlesbrough with an assist from H. Hackney. Buoyed by the equalizer, the home team continued to press. In the 85th minute, M. Whittaker completed the comeback with another goal, also assisted by H. Hackney, sealing the victory for Middlesbrough.
Despite Middlesbrough’s dominance in possession and shots (21 against 6), Derby posed a difficult match and came close to taking a valuable point. Middlesbrough generated 9 corners to Derby’s 8, showing that both teams looked for goals through different strategies. In the end, Middlesbrough’s effectiveness in the final minutes was the key to victory.
Substitutions middlesbrough: at minute 53 A. Browne came in and R. McGree went out., at minute 53 S. Hansen came in and D. Strelec went out., at minute 71 T. Conway came in and M. K. Sene went out., at minute 71 D. Burgzorg came in and S. Nypan went out., at minute 89 M. Whittaker came in and A. Baptiste went out.
Substitutions derby: at minute 79 L. Salvesen came in and K. Jackson went out., at minute 80 J. Ward came in and R. Nyambe went out., at minute 87 B. Brereton Diaz came in and A. Weimann went out., at minute 88 B. Clark came in and L. Thompson went out., at minute 88 S. Langas came in and C. Blackett-Taylor went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Middlesbrough
Derby
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