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DEFEAT IS MIXED FEELING FOR KIM

FRUSTRATED: Hellberg

DESPITE FALLING to defeat, Middlesbrough boss Kim Hellberg described his side’s display as a ‘big step forward,’ but still bemoaned ‘weak defending.’
Boro took a deserved early lead as Jeremy Sarmiento marked his first league start since signing permanently with a well-taken goal.
But after enduring a frustrating first-half, which saw Ryoya Morishita’s effort cleared off the line, hosts Blackburn turned the game on its head early in the second half. Both of Rovers’ two quick-fire goals were a product of forced m...

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