FFO2 Premiership, Arsenal vs. Brighton (Fri Mar 10)


                              Arsenal  |  Brighton
                          4-1-1-2-2 C  |  5-1-0-3-1 A
                      Darren Humphris  |  Peter Hayward
                                       |
                           J_Oblak GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                            Bremer DF  |  DF A_Florenzi
                         T_Malacia DF  |  DF Yeray
                           J_Gomez DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                            S_Dest DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                          F_Kessie DM  |  DF D_Godin
                            Thiago MF  |  DM Y_Bissouma
                          A_Correa AM  |  AM Douglas_Costa
                            N_Pepe AM  |  AM M_Kovacic
                          P_Dybala FW  |  AM M_Reus
                          F_Chiesa FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                          E_Audero SUB |  SUB S_Mignolet
                          J_Kounde SUB |  SUB B_Hubner
                           O_Kokcu SUB |  SUB L_Torreira
                        R_Morrison SUB |  SUB D_Drexler
                          R_Sallai SUB |  SUB L_Alberto




Min. 1  :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to E 
Min. 1  :(ars) N_Pepe sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  N_Pepe with a thundering volley! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Bednarek clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 3  :(ars) S_Dest knocks it past J_Bednarek and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Florenzi 
Min. 4  :(bri) M_Reus runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Florenzi 
          ...  A_Florenzi swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 5  :(bri) D_Godin drives it across the face of the goal H_Bellerin 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Malacia 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 7  :(ars) Thiago can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to F_Chiesa 
          ...  H_Bellerin clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 11 :(bri) Douglas_Costa runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs F_Kessie 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Bremer cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 15 :(bri) J_Bednarek finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  From long range J_Bednarek bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Oblak was lucky there 
Min. 16 :(bri) M_Reus gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Kovacic is unmarked 
          ...  M_Kovacic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 21 :(ars) S_Dest controls it with ease 
          ...  M_Kovacic with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 23 :(ars) N_Pepe turns past Yeray 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Bednarek hits it out for a throw 
Min. 24 :(ars) Thiago gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Bednarek! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Thiago attempts a chip! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
          ...  Arsenal have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 25 :(ars) T_Malacia finds P_Dybala with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Yeray hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Chiesa swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches it with ease 
Min. 27 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a simple pass to J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek attempts a chip! 
          ...  Looks like it should be J_Oblak's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Haller chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Oblak thumps the ball away! 
Min. 27 :(ars) F_Kessie slips past D_Godin 
          ...  H_Bellerin with a nasty foul 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 28 :(ars) S_Dest backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  F_Chiesa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A left-footer by F_Chiesa! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans go wild! 
          ...  Arsenal 2-0 Brighton ...
Min. 28 :(bri) H_Bellerin takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  Bremer dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 30 :(ars) The ball runs loose! 
          ...  P_Dybala seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  M_Kovacic goes in studs first 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee marches over with gusto! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  He's had too many warnings 
Min. 33 :(bri) Douglas_Costa holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Kovacic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Arsenal 2-1 Brighton ...
Min. 34 :(bri) Douglas_Costa looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Haller 
          ...  Bremer gets to the ball first 
Min. 35 :(ars) Thiago finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  M_Kovacic with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 41 :(bri) M_Reus finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  J_Gomez stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  J_Bednarek hoists it forward 
          ...  Douglas_Costa gets on the end of it 
          ...  A wicked drive by Douglas_Costa! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Douglas_Costa 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  T_Malacia clears the danger 
Min. 42 :(bri) A_Florenzi chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Arsenal fans laugh at him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) A_Correa plays the early ball across the box to find P_Dybala in space 
          ...  P_Dybala tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  Arsenal 3-1 Brighton ...
Min. 44 :(ars) N_Pepe with a precise pass to P_Dybala 
          ...  P_Dybala with a little chip! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 45 :(bri) Y_Bissouma nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma tries to chip the ball over J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 49 :(bri) Y_Bissouma lobs it over T_Malacia 
          ...  Y_Bissouma smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 3-1 Brighton

Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller beats T_Malacia 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  F_Kessie picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 47 :(ars) J_Gomez hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Correa latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Bellerin takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 49 :(bri) D_Godin with a pinpoint pass to Douglas_Costa 
          ...  Douglas_Costa looks to see where J_Oblak is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOOOOAAAAAAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Arsenal 3-2 Brighton ...
Min. 55 :(bri) S_Haller jumps over J_Gomez's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Bremer with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
Min. 57 :(ars) Thiago drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to F_Chiesa 
          ...  A cracking drive from F_Chiesa! 
          ...  R_Sanchez falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The Arsenal fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  Arsenal 4-2 Brighton ...
Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Kounde 
          ...  COMING OFF: Bremer 
Min. 58 :(bri) S_Haller plays it forward to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 59 :(ars) J_Gomez with a precise ball to P_Dybala 
          ...  H_Bellerin with an ugly foul 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alberto 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Godin 
Min. 61 :(bri) L_Alberto works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Reus 
          ...  M_Reus has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Arsenal 4-3 Brighton ...
Min. 64 :(bri) Douglas_Costa with a neat pass into L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto with a blistering shot! 
          ...  J_Oblak gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by J_Oblak to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Bednarek makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 67 :(ars) N_Pepe takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A great volley from N_Pepe! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 69 :(ars) F_Kessie barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  F_Kessie drives the ball low! 
          ...  R_Sanchez watches it sail wide! 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Drexler 
          ...  COMING OFF: Douglas_Costa 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Torreira 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 71 :(ars) F_Kessie flights the ball to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa attempts the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  R_Sanchez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Thiago gets to it! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 72 :(bri) D_Drexler with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  D_Drexler with the strike! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  J_Oblak plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 77 :(bri) L_Torreira plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Peter Hayward spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 77 :(ars) N_Pepe sidesteps L_Torreira 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Yeray is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 81 :(ars) S_Dest retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Thiago latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Thiago bears down on goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Arsenal 5-3 Brighton ...
Min. 81 :(ars) J_Kounde gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past S_Haller! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's within shooting distance! 
          ...  N_Pepe shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to R_Sallai instead 
          ...  R_Sallai has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Looks like it should be R_Sanchez's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Kessie swings it in! 
          ...  F_Chiesa gets to it! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 83 :(ars) F_Kessie is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Arsenal physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 83 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Kokcu 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Kessie 
Min. 83 :(bri) L_Alberto slips past T_Malacia 
          ...  T_Malacia moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(ars) F_Chiesa pushes it past A_Florenzi 
          ...  Yeray does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 89 :(ars) O_Kokcu is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  I don't think he's going to continue 
          ...  They have no substitutions left. Will play a man down 
Min. 90 :(bri) S_Haller turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by S_Haller 
          ...  J_Oblak comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Thiago (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Thiago (24,81), F_Chiesa (28,57), P_Dybala (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : F_Kessie (83), O_Kokcu (89)
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas_Costa
Scorers              : M_Kovacic (33), Douglas_Costa (49), M_Reus (61)
Sent Off             : M_Kovacic (35)
Booked               : Yeray (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Arsenal  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           8        |       10
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       14
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Final Score          : Arsenal 5 - 3 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Oblak        GK  21   1   1   1  19 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0   0   0
Bremer         DF   1  19  14   6  20 |  62   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  63   0   0
T_Malacia      DF   1  19  16   6  28 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  16   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  19  16   6  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
S_Dest         DF   1  18  15  12  26 |  95   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  84   0
F_Kessie       DM   1  12  19   8  27 |  87   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  28  13  16
Thiago         MF   1   8  19  15  25 |  95   0   0   2   1   3   2   0   0   0   0  47  77
A_Correa       AM   1   4  18  18  26 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
N_Pepe         AM   1   1  17  16  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  20
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  12  20  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
F_Chiesa       FW   1   4  16  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  66
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  19  13  10  27 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kokcu        DM   1  13  19   7  25 |   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Morrison     MF   1   6  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  15  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Brighton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Sanchez      GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -18   0   0   0
A_Florenzi     DF   1  18  13   8  27 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  19  20
Yeray          DF   1  18  11   7  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  42  -2  -2
H_Bellerin     DF   1  18  13   8  21 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  19   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  17  13  10  23 |  74   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  46   0  46
D_Godin        DF   1  18  11   9  24 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  71   0
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  13  18   9  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  14  68
Douglas_Costa  AM   1   4  17  13  23 |  74   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  68  49
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  19  12  22 |  35   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  46
M_Reus         AM   1   4  18  15  24 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  34
S_Haller       FW   1   6  10  19  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  10
S_Mignolet     GK  15   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hubner       DF   1  17  12   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Torreira     MF   1  13  17   6  33 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Drexler      AM   1   3  15  12  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   8  16  31 |  31   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  56  12
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