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Season 2007-08
Middlesbrough (a) Premier Reserve League (North)
 

Date: Tuesday 22nd January 2008, 7pm

Venue:
 Central Avenue, Billingham

Conditions:
prolific

Admission: £2

 
 

  

Middlesbrough

Newcastle Reserves

 

0 - 5

 

Teams

Goals

22mins Carroll header 1-0

42mins Godsmark shot 2-0

Half time: Smogs 0 Newcastle 2

69mins Carroll shot 3-0

77mins Carroll shot 4-0

90mins Neary shot 5-0

Full time: Smogs 0 Newcastle 5

We Said

Hat trick hero Andy Carroll commented:

“It was fantastic to get a hat-trick and the penalty miss only made me more determined to get it. 

"I blame James Troisi for that one because he was giving me stick and he wanted to take it. But I stepped up to take it, and I don’t know what happened, but I missed.

“After that I knew I had to get on with the game and I went on to score two more goals.

“I was happy with that. I had to get the penalty miss out of my mind.

“I got a chance soon after that and scored and then completed the hat-trick.

“You have to get misses out of your head and get on with it.

“It’s so important to get goals for any striker and with a new manager coming in, I want to impress.

“Goals can only help you do that.

“The manager wasn’t there last night, but hopefully he will hear about it.

“Last year when I played against Middlesbrough I got a hat-trick in the same fixture and a few people said before the game I would do it again. Thankfully that happened. And coming in a derby game makes it even more special.”

Debutant Tamas Kadar told the official site:

"I am very happy because I didn't think it would be possible to play because of the international clearance.

"I didn't think I had a chance because I only arrived on Sunday but I trained with the first team in the morning then played last night.

"I came off at the end because I felt a little twinge in my knee. I've been training in Hungary on a tough surface but I got caught unluckily by a foul.

"I felt I was OK after that but I came off just as a precaution - it is nothing serious.

"Carroll is very big and strong. He uses his body well and I was very impressed with him. His goals were good and I'm happy to get a win in my first game.

"I enjoyed the game very much and hopefully now I will continue to get plenty of football and learn about the English game and start to pick up the English language.

"It was a fantastic feeling to meet the manager.I was a bit shocked because I have never been face to face with such a famous person. 

He made a big impression on me. He has been very kind and is a very funny guy.

"It has been great to be in Newcastle so far."

They Said

Boro coach Steve Agnew commented:

"It's difficult to find words to describe that," said Agnew. "Disappointed is an understatement and the way the players sort of accepted the defeat towards the end is really disappointing.

"They have to know how important it is, what their careers mean to them, what it means playing for Middlesbrough Football Club, what it means playing against Newcastle United in a local derby.

"Watching that I'm not so sure that it meant enough to individuals and to the team, in fact I'm certain it didn't.

"What disappointed me more than anything was the lack of leadership. I look at players for reaction during the game when they're in difficult circumstances one, two and three down, and I just thought it was bitterly disappointing performance.

"We have good players and I expect them to compete better than they did. I'm disappointed and I'm sure the players are.

"It's a plus to get Mido back on the field. There's always a shining light in all the disappointment and that was Mido tonight. There's 45 under his belt and he'll be wanting to get back into the first team picture as quickly as possible."

Waffle

Having scored five at the Riverside last year, United's second string repeated the feat at Billingham on Tuesday to avenge their defeat at SJP earlier in the season.

And leading the charge with another hat trick in this fixture was Andy Carroll - who could also afford the luxury of a missed penalty against the smoggies.

The early exchanges on a blustery but dry night at Central Avenue were even, with James Troisi first to try his luck from distance on 21 minutes.

That shot was deflected and from the resultant corner taken by Mark Doninger, Andy Carroll rose at the far post to head powerfully home.

There was almost an instant response from a Boro side whose attack was spearheaded by a tubby-looking Mido, but Fraser Forster dealt with two shots comfortably.

The same Doninger/Carroll corner combo came close to adding a second on 36 minutes only for the effort to be blocked by Jonathan Grounds in the six yard box.

Three minutes before the interval however we doubled our advantage, as Troisi threaded a precise pass through for Jonny Godsmark to notch his sixth goal of the season. 

Mido failed to appear after the interval and the home side applied some pressure, having been geed up at half time.

However the closest they came was an Owen corner that Forster watched on to his crossbar. 

The next meaningful goalmouth action came at the other end on 62 minutes, Kazenga LuaLua crumpling under a heavy lunge from Rhys Williams and referee Matadar pointing to the spot.

With LuaLua departing on a stretcher, Carroll won the argument with Troisi to take the penalty, only to step up and whack his effort off the crossbar, Boro 'keeper Turnbull looking to have got a vital touch on the shot.

It took just seven minutes for the striker to atone for that miss however, finishing well with a low angled volley that eluded 'keeper Ross Turnbull - Troisi again the provider.

And Boro's increasingly bad night worsened on 71 minutes when Graeme Owens left Doninger in a heap and was shown a straight red for his troubles.

A fourth goal arrived with 13 minutes of the game remaining, as Godsmark raced down the right and centered for Carroll to stroke the ball home and complete his hat trick.

And late substitute Dan Neary rounded off the scoring in the last minute as he converted with a deflected shot from twelve yards to cap our best performance - and result - of the season. 

A thoroughly deserved first success for Academy coach Adam Sadler then and an impressive debut for Hungarian teenager Tamas Kadar, who looked confident and assured alongside David Edgar in central defence.

It's also worth mentioning that the decent surface at Central Avenue lent itself to our passing game, in stark contrast to the increasingly rutted and worn pitch at Kingston Park.  

Reserves on Smogside - Premier years:

1999/00 won 4-1 Kerr 2, Hamilton, Robinson
2000/01 won 3-0 Coppinger, Gavilan, McMenamin
2001/02 won 2-1 G.Caldwell, Offiong
2002/03 lost 2-4 LuaLua, Gardner
2003/04 won 2-1 Guy, Pattison
2004/05 won 2-0 Bates 2
2005/06 lost 3-4 Chopra 2, Edgar
2006/07 won 5-1 Carroll 3, Ameobi, Godsmark
2007/08 won 5-0 Carroll 3, Godsmark, Neary.

Biffa

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