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Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:14 PM

The striker failed to force a save from Robert Green but the Hammers remained well behind the pace.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:14 PM

Parker started to drag his team into the match as the half progressed, dictating play well from the centre, but there was little flair in the final third.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:14 PM

Downing, trying hard to make things happen, dragged the ball back onto his left and lined up a shot midway through the first half but his shot ballooned high and wide.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

lofted high

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

After 26 minutes both sides nearly found an opening. First Tuncay was denied by a clinical last-ditch tackle from Jonathan Spector before a swift counter-attack caught the home defence cold.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Henri Camara hunted down the ball with a turn of pace but goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer dashed from his line to clear.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

It was the unlikely figure of centre-half Jonathan Woodgate who lent proceedings a rare hint of finesse when he delicately lobbed a pass to Aliadiere, but Green was first to the ball.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Woodgate's defensive partner Wheater then opened the scoring, turning the ball into an empty net after Aliadiere nodded the ball cleverly across goal from a curling free-kick.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Ashton, virtually anonymous for the rest of the half, then produced a fine equaliser. The ball was lofted high and hopefully towards the Middlesbrough area when Camara stood firm to lay the ball into Ashton's path.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

With several red shirts in attendance, Ashton surged through to drive powerfully past Schwarzer and into the bottom-left corner.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Despite the flurry of activity which ended the first period, normal service was restored after the restart with both sides losing possession carelessly.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:15 PM

Julio Arca, finding his feet slowly in his return to the senior side, made his first threatening run in the 50th minute, losing his marker to link up well with the advancing Luke Young.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Only a well-timed slide from Ljungberg prevented the attack going further.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

foregoing brawn

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Arca was then penalised for a foul 30 yards from goal and Schwarzer was forced to make a wonderful save as Solano looked to dip the ball under the crossbar with a trademark free-kick.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Johnson showed some nice footwork as he broke down the right 10 minutes into the second half but, after he left his marker for dead with a precise turn, Spector recovered to dispatch his cross.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Ashton then showed another side to his match, foregoing brawn to dummy the Boro defence with some trickery of his own. But when the ball broke to Solano he fired low and wide.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Pogatetz was presented with a fine chance to secure the lead for Boro when Tuncay hooked a cross over from the right-hand side of the penalty box but his scuffed finish could not match the approach.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

Robert Huth, on for Woodgate - who did not appear in any discomfort - gave the hosts another option and was soon trying his luck from distance.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:16 PM

"When you're not at your best you have to try and take something from the game. I think they'd settled for a draw too, they took off a striker. We need to see things through, and we got done by a sucker punch - we didn't defend well enough in the last couple of minutes of each half."
- Gareth Southgate

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:17 PM

"If anything pops down in the box and Dean Ashton's coming on to it, you expect it to hit the target and hit the target hard - if he connects you know you've got a chance. And I've seen Scott do that before, hopefully we'll see a bit more of that from him now he's regained full fitness."
- Alan Curbishley

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 10:17 PM

Scott Parker
Midfield ace snatched late winning goal for the Hammers.

Freddy Adu · 12-23-2007, 12:00 AM

Middlesbrough 1-2 West Ham United

Freddy Adu · 12-23-2007, 12:00 AM

Scott Parker scored an 89th-minute winner to give West Ham United all three points against Middlesbrough. David Wheater's second goal of the season had given Boro the lead, but Dean Ashton's controlled half-volley from 25 yards drew the Hammers level before Parker popped up at the death.

Freddy Adu · 12-23-2007, 12:00 AM

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12-22-2007, 10:14 PM	#542 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Parker started to drag his team into the match as the half progressed, dictating play well from the centre, but there was little flair in the final third.

12-22-2007, 10:14 PM	#543 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Downing, trying hard to make things happen, dragged the ball back onto his left and lined up a shot midway through the first half but his shot ballooned high and wide.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#544 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	lofted high

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#545 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	After 26 minutes both sides nearly found an opening. First Tuncay was denied by a clinical last-ditch tackle from Jonathan Spector before a swift counter-attack caught the home defence cold.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#546 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Henri Camara hunted down the ball with a turn of pace but goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer dashed from his line to clear.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#547 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	It was the unlikely figure of centre-half Jonathan Woodgate who lent proceedings a rare hint of finesse when he delicately lobbed a pass to Aliadiere, but Green was first to the ball.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#548 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Woodgate's defensive partner Wheater then opened the scoring, turning the ball into an empty net after Aliadiere nodded the ball cleverly across goal from a curling free-kick.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#549 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Ashton, virtually anonymous for the rest of the half, then produced a fine equaliser. The ball was lofted high and hopefully towards the Middlesbrough area when Camara stood firm to lay the ball into Ashton's path.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#550 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	With several red shirts in attendance, Ashton surged through to drive powerfully past Schwarzer and into the bottom-left corner.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#551 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Despite the flurry of activity which ended the first period, normal service was restored after the restart with both sides losing possession carelessly.

12-22-2007, 10:15 PM	#552 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Julio Arca, finding his feet slowly in his return to the senior side, made his first threatening run in the 50th minute, losing his marker to link up well with the advancing Luke Young.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#553 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Only a well-timed slide from Ljungberg prevented the attack going further.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#554 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	foregoing brawn

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#555 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Arca was then penalised for a foul 30 yards from goal and Schwarzer was forced to make a wonderful save as Solano looked to dip the ball under the crossbar with a trademark free-kick.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#556 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Johnson showed some nice footwork as he broke down the right 10 minutes into the second half but, after he left his marker for dead with a precise turn, Spector recovered to dispatch his cross.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#557 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Ashton then showed another side to his match, foregoing brawn to dummy the Boro defence with some trickery of his own. But when the ball broke to Solano he fired low and wide.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#558 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Pogatetz was presented with a fine chance to secure the lead for Boro when Tuncay hooked a cross over from the right-hand side of the penalty box but his scuffed finish could not match the approach.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#559 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Robert Huth, on for Woodgate - who did not appear in any discomfort - gave the hosts another option and was soon trying his luck from distance.

12-22-2007, 10:16 PM	#560 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	"When you're not at your best you have to try and take something from the game. I think they'd settled for a draw too, they took off a striker. We need to see things through, and we got done by a sucker punch - we didn't defend well enough in the last couple of minutes of each half." - Gareth Southgate

12-22-2007, 10:17 PM	#561 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	"If anything pops down in the box and Dean Ashton's coming on to it, you expect it to hit the target and hit the target hard - if he connects you know you've got a chance. And I've seen Scott do that before, hopefully we'll see a bit more of that from him now he's regained full fitness." - Alan Curbishley

12-22-2007, 10:17 PM	#562 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Scott Parker Midfield ace snatched late winning goal for the Hammers.

12-23-2007, 12:00 AM	#563 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Middlesbrough 1-2 West Ham United

12-23-2007, 12:00 AM	#564 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Scott Parker scored an 89th-minute winner to give West Ham United all three points against Middlesbrough. David Wheater's second goal of the season had given Boro the lead, but Dean Ashton's controlled half-volley from 25 yards drew the Hammers level before Parker popped up at the death.

12-23-2007, 12:00 AM	#565 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	For full match report, click here