Middlesbrough 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 August 2009

Result

Middlesbrough 2-0 Doncaster Rovers

Championship · Saturday 22 August 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Middlesbrough · Doncaster Rovers · Championship predictions

Middlesbrough 2-0 Doncaster Rovers: match report

Middlesbrough won against Doncaster Rovers 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 22 August 2009. The half-time score was 1-0.

Sanli Tuncay opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Middlesbrough's goals came from Sanli Tuncay (17') and L. Lita (71'). Doncaster Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards; Doncaster Rovers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Middlesbrough were 2nd on 7 points from 3 and Doncaster Rovers 14th on 3 points from 3. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Doncaster Rovers 12th with 60.

Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read W-W-D and Doncaster Rovers's D-D-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Neil SullivanDoncaster Rovers
  • 17'Goal · Sanli TuncayMiddlesbrough · 1-0
  • 61'Yellow card · Julio ArcaMiddlesbrough
  • 71'Goal · L. LitaMiddlesbrough · 2-0
  • 71'Yellow card · L. LitaMiddlesbrough

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates