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Egyptian ace Mido scored on his home debut
for Boro. The Egyptian helped his side to comeback after
being down by a goal. Vduka scored again for the guests
in the second half but Arca equalized again for the
homeside to end the game in a 2-2 draw. Mido played
the full match and showed some nice touches and flick
ons.
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First half:
1st min. Nice flick on by Mido to Alliadiare
but the defense cleared the situation.
3rd min. Milner crossed high into the
far post to find Martins who tried to lay the ball to
a teammate but the Boro defenders scrambled the ball
away.
5th min. Early substitution for Newcastle,
Carr out, Ramage in.
6th min. Alliadiare tried to find a way
through defense but he was blocked.
7th min. Mido crossed low from the left
into the box but the cross was intercepted.
8th min. Through pass to Mido but he was
in offside position.
10th min. Rochemback tried a shot from
way out but it went well wide.
11th min. Downing tried a cross from the
left wing but the ball was deflected off a defender
and the goalkeeper collected it with ease.
13th min. Through pass by Arca to Mido
but the latter was caught offside.
15th min. Through pass to Martins, he
faced the goal and fired a shot but it went just wide.
16th min. Danger in Boro's area after
a mistake from the goalkeeper Schwarzer but it came
to nothing.
17th min. Through pass to Mido in the
box, he controlled his ball well under pressure but
he passed it to a Newcastle player.
19th min. Rochembak tried a shot from
outside the box but it went wide.
21st min. GOAL FOR NEWCASTLE! N'Zogbia
powered a great shot from the edge of the box straight
into the top corner.
24th min. Freekick for a foul by Mido.
26th min. Rochemback got the ball in the
right wing, he was in acres of space and had all the
time to cross to Mido but he sent a poor low cross that
was intercepted before the Egyptian.
28th min. MIDO EQUALIZED FOR BORO! A through
pass was played high to the onside Egyptian hitman,
he controlled it well on his chest, rounded the goalkeeper
and placed it gently into the back of the net to make
the score 1-1.
30th min. Rochemback tried a low shot
from way out but the goalkeeper turned it behind for
a corner.
31st min. Arca fired a low shot from the
edge of the box at goal but the goalkeeper made an excellent
save and sent it behind for a corner once more.
39th min. Downing found Mido in the left
flank and passed the ball on the floor to him, the Egyptian
crossed high to Alliadiare inside the area but the goalkeeper
collected the ball before the former Arsenal man.
40th min. Mido headed the ball down to
Alliadiare but the defense intercepted it.
42nd min. Mido headed the ball down to
Alliadiare, this time he managed to receive Mido's pass
and sent it back to the Egyptian who laid it to Rochemback
and the latter tried a through pass to Downing but the
ball came off a defender and went behind for a corner.
45th min. Rochemback tried a shot with
his left after controlling the ball well just outside
the area but it went wide.
45+2 End of the first half.
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