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problems for the visitors’ defence all afternoon and it was Bournemouth’s leading scorer who won the first penalty when he was bundled over by Tomas Kalas.
Kermorgant stepped up and coolly drove the 12thminute spot- kick into the right corner of the net.
The first half was played at a frenetic pace and it could have been 2- 0 at the interval.
Matt Ritchie had a drilled effort blocked by the back of CHERRY ON THE CAKE: Pitman makes it 3- 0 George Friend in the 26th minute, before Kermorgant’s well- struck volley was saved by Konstantopoulos.
Ritchie forced the Boro keeper into action again in the 31st minute, but his leftfooted effort was fairly easily held.
Middlesbrough were unable to truly test Artur Boruc in the first 45 minutes.
Their best chance came on the half- hour when Adam Reach flicked on Patrick Bamford’s cross into the hands of the Polish keeper.
Bournemouth came out after the break with the same attacking intentions as the first, with Tommy Elphick having a close- range header saved almost immediately after the restart.
Arter doubled the Cherries’ lead in the 48th minute, with his fine curling left- footed effort going in off the inside of the post.
Bamford felt he should have had a penalty in the 58th minute after being pulled in the box by Steve Cook, but referee Anthony Taylor disagreed.
Middlesbrough thought they had got a goal back in the 68th minute, but Bamford’s header was ruled out as he was coming back from an offside position.
Bournemouth won their second penalty of the game in the 74th minute as the lively Arter surged forward into the Boro box before being pushed in the back by Albert Adomah.
Pitman made it 3- 0 as he fired past Konstantopoulos to seal a priceless win.
Bamford had the chance to grab a consolation goal for Boro with four minutes to go, but his free- kick flew just over the bar.