PAUL Robinson completed 90 minutes as Blackburn Rovers under 21s were beaten 2-0 by Middlesbrough at Leigh Sports Village.

Robinson featured as an over-age player as he continues his comeback from a long lay-off, but could not prevent Andre Bennett and Emmanuel Ledesma from finding the net.

Markus Olsson and Yann Songo'o also played the full 90 minutes, while new boy Connor Mahoney appeared as a 62nd-minute substitute after signing from Accrington Stanley.

Rovers: Robinson, Daly, Olsson, Lenihan, Songo'o, Tumwa (Mahoney 62), Fernandez, O'Sullivan, Slew, Payne, Fabio Nunes (Rittenberg 82). Subs not used: Urwin, Preston, Bauress.