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Middlesbrough 1 Barnsley 1: Boro and Tykes having a brawl
MIDDLESBROUGH 1 -- BARNSLEY 1
BARNSLEY centre-back Paul McShane was sent off after a mass brawl at the Riverside Stadium. McShane, on loan from Hull, was shown a straight red card on 69 minutes after lashing out at Boro midfielder Kevin Thomson and tangling with left-back Joe Bennett. As more players became involved, Bennett went crashing through the advertising hoardings. Referee Chris Sarginson booked Thomson after banishing McShane. Scott McDonald rescued a point when he headed in Tarmo Kink’s cross on 84 minutes.
Slack defending cost Boro when they went behind on 22 minutes. Marlon Harewood was allowed a free header after Kieran Trippier’s cross. Keeper Paul Smith saved it, but Harewood bundled home the follow-up off Andrew Davies.