middlesbrough: mark schwarzer (gk), anthony mcmahon, chris riggott, gareth southgate (c), colin cooper, james morrison (dk. 46 gaizka mendieta), ray parlour, doriva, boudewijn zenden (dk. 70 stewart downing), szilárd németh, mark viduka (dk. 70 jimmy floyd hasselbaink)
yedekler: carlo nash (gk), ugo ehiogu, george boateng, mark wilson
teknik direktör: steve mcclaren (eng)
goller: (0-1) dk. 78 stewart downing
sarı kartlar: dk. 90 georgios alexopoulos (egaleo) dk. 28 anthony mcmahon, dk. 43 james morrison (middlesbrough)
downing strike sinks egaleo published: thursday 21 october 2004, 22.00cet egaleo fc 0-1 middlesbrough fc a late goal from substitute stewart downing proves enough for the visitors.
by paris ayiomamatis at georgios kamaras stadium
a goal from substitute stewart downing 12 minutes from time earned middlesbrough fc a narrow win away to greek side egaleo fc in the opening match of uefa cup group e.
second-half substitute the england under-21 international, who had replaced boudewijn zenden only eight minutes earlier, collected a square pass from ray parlour - who had burst powerfully into the penalty area - and drilled a low shot beyond goalkeeper mahamadou sidibe and into the far corner of the net to give steve mcclaren's side a perfect start to the section against their fellow tournament debutants.
selection suprises egaleo coach stefan demol was without key strikers anastasios agritis and günter friesenbichler through injury, leaving nikolaos nikolopoulos up front. mcclaren, meanwhile, opted to leave jimmy floyd hasselbaink, gaizka mendieta, george boateng and ugo ehiogu on the bench, although mark viduka returned from a back injury.
early egaleo pressure both teams began positively, but the home side had much of the early initiative with georgios fotakis and georgios barkoglou both testing middlesbrough goalkeeper mark schwarzer with free-kicks and ioannis chloros a constant threat on the egaleo right.
doriva drive mendieta came on for james morrison at the interval and immediately helped the english club wrest the initiative. sidibe was forced to parry doriva's low drive within three minutes of the restart, and though chloros again threatened two minutes later, middlesbrough began to dominate.
key substitutions with his team in the ascendancy, mcclaren sent on hasselbaink and downing for viduka and zenden on 70 minutes, and was duly rewarded moments later with downing's winner. egaleo pressed for a late equaliser but middlesbrough resisted stoutly and will welcome s.s. lazio on 4 november with three points to their name. egaleo visit fk partizan the same night.
uefa kupası'nın yeni formatına göre 1. turu geçecek olan takımlar, bu sezon ilk kez grup maçları oynayacak. 40 takımın 5'erli 8 grupta mücadele edeceği bu turda her takım 2'si içerde, 2'si dışarıda olmak üzere 4 maç oynayacak. gruplarında ilk 3'e giren 24 ekip, avrupa şampiyonlar ligi'nde gruplarında 3. olarak gelecek 8 takımla birlikte üçüncü turda eşleşerek, 16 ve 24 şubat tarihlerinde eleme oynayacak. bundan sonraki turlarda da çift maçlı eleminasyon sisteminin uygulanacağı kupada final maçı, 18 mayıs'ta portekiz'in lizbon kentinde yapılacak.
