FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Arsenal (Mon May 15)


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




Min. 1  :(ars) S_Dest with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Chiesa gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Chiesa sees R_Sanchez off his line! 
          ...  R_Sanchez fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 2  :(bri) M_Reus with a neat pass into J_Henderson 
          ...  J_Henderson hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Oblak with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 3  :(bri) J_Henderson takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past J_Kounde 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  J_Henderson could have let it bounce! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 4  :(bri) A_Florenzi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Bednarek 
          ...  S_Dest forces him off the ball 
Min. 8  :(bri) M_Kovacic is too quick for J_Gomez 
          ...  M_Kovacic must beat J_Oblak! 
          ...  J_Oblak with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 9  :(ars) P_Dybala eases past Yeray 
          ...  P_Dybala with the shot on net! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
Min. 10 :(bri) M_Kovacic flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Kovacic attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bednarek hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Oblak catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 13 :(bri) Yeray hoists the ball across to M_Kovacic 
          ...  J_Gomez pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 15 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into J_Oblak's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 17 :(ars) A_Correa crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Gomez in the box 
          ...  J_Gomez drives it low! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The Brighton fans laugh at him 
Min. 19 :(bri) M_Kovacic times his run well 
          ...  M_Kovacic hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Brighton have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 20 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 20 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  A_Correa will now play as a FW 
Min. 23 :(ars) O_Kokcu controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs H_Bellerin 
          ...  He puts in P_Dybala! 
          ...  B_Hubner gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 24 :(ars) F_Chiesa finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Bednarek 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 30 :(ars) P_Dybala with a flashy move 
          ...  A_Florenzi with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Peter Hayward looks relieved 
Min. 32 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Henderson 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Gomez 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 33 :(bri) J_Henderson with a reverse pass to M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Kovacic curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 34 :(ars) F_Chiesa beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  H_Bellerin with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Arsenal players 
Min. 40 :(ars) Thiago looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Bellerin 
Min. 41 :(ars) N_Pepe chips the ball forward to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bri) S_Haller cuts through the defence 
          ...  O_Kokcu with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  M_Kovacic hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Haller hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  J_Oblak goes down well to save 
Min. 45 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a long pass to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  J_Oblak parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 45 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Gomez 
          ...  S_Dest is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 47 :(ars) N_Pepe has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  N_Pepe keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Dest curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  O_Kokcu with the header 
          ...  R_Sanchez has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by F_Chiesa 
          ...  B_Hubner with the clearance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Reus 
          ...  S_Dest with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 49 :(bri) M_Kovacic kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Hubner gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Gomez hits it out for a throw 
Min. 50 :(bri) M_Kovacic feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  J_Henderson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  P_Dybala dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 51 :(ars) A_Correa gains possession 
          ...  J_Bednarek catches his opponent late!! 
          ...  That's an awful tackle! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  A second opinion is needed for that challenge 
          ...  VAR is being checked 
          ...  The ref is checking his ear-piece 
          ...  RED CARD! 
          ...  Maybe harsh, but he had to go - simple as that!! 
Min. 52 :(ars) T_Malacia lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  P_Dybala latches on to it 
          ...  H_Bellerin wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 54 :(ars) A_Correa beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  A_Correa with a little chip! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 56 :(ars) S_Dest plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Correa decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  Yeray with the tackle 
Min. 56 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past J_Kounde 
          ...  F_Chiesa fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  An expectant silence takes the crowd 
          ...  M_Reus with the thundering drive 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  J_Oblak grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 58 :(ars) P_Dybala watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  J_Henderson wins the ball 
Min. 59 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: Bremer 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Kounde 
Min. 59 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Thiago will now play as a FW 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bryan 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Hubner 
Min. 65 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Kessie 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Kokcu 
Min. 65 :(bri) M_Reus with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  M_Reus shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 65 :(ars) F_Kessie drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Thiago 
          ...  Thiago shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 66 :(ars) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Gomez is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  J_Gomez goes for the top corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Brighton 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 67 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Brozovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Reus 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alberto 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Haller 
Min. 71 :(ars) The ball is passed in from F_Kessie, he finds A_Correa 
          ...  Yeray beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 74 :(bri) L_Alberto has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Bremer 
          ...  He puts in M_Brozovic! 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Malacia 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Dybala 
Min. 77 :(bri) L_Alberto sprints past J_Gomez 
          ...  Bremer gets to the ball first 
Min. 78 :(bri) L_Alberto pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Bremer 
Min. 78 :(ars) T_Malacia with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  T_Malacia with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 79 :(bri) J_Bryan brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  A_Florenzi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Florenzi attempts a lob! 
          ...  J_Oblak takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 80 :(ars) Bremer finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  Bremer shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 83 :(ars) A_Correa with a neat pass into F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the header! 
          ...  He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  A brilliant goal! 
          ...  Remember the name! 
          ...  What a moment to score! 
          ...  That must surely be the winner!! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 87 :(ars) R_Sallai hoists the ball across to S_Dest 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Y_Bissouma 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Dest floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ars) F_Chiesa knocks it past M_Brozovic and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  H_Bellerin reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 89 :(ars) Thiago spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to J_Gomez! 
          ...  Yeray gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 90 :(bri) Yeray finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  Yeray with the shot on net! 
          ...  J_Oblak with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 92 :(ars) Thiago runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  H_Bellerin with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 92 :(ars) F_Chiesa rushes through the defence 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a thundering shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Thiago curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  F_Chiesa swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Correa flights it in! 
          ...  Bremer swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that R_Sanchez got a touch 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Amex Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kovacic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kovacic (19)
Sent Off             : J_Bednarek (51)
Booked               : H_Bellerin (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : F_Chiesa
Scorers              : J_Gomez (66), F_Chiesa (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Kokcu (44), S_Dest (45), F_Chiesa (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       11
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Final Score          : Brighton 1 - 2 Arsenal
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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  21   1   1   1  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
A_Florenzi     DF   1  19  14   8  27 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  20
Yeray          DF   1  19  11   8  33 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  63  21  20
H_Bellerin     DF   1  19  13   8  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  61  -2  -2
J_Bednarek     DF   1  17  13  10  23 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  13   9 -10
B_Hubner       DF   1  17  12   7  20 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  14  18  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
J_Henderson    AM   1   6  19  12  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  13  28
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  20  13  22 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  48  75
M_Reus         AM   1   4  18  15  24 |  70   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
S_Haller       FW   1   6  11  20  27 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
S_Mignolet     GK  15   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bryan        DF   1  15  12   7  26 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Brozovic     MF   1  14  18   8  29 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Drexler      AM   1   3  15  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   9  16  31 |  22   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0

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  22   1   1   1  19 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  19  14  11  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Dest         DF   1  19  15  12  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  40  32  -2
J_Gomez        DF   1  19  17   7  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  63   0  67
T_Malacia      DF   1  19  16   7  28 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  21  16  17
O_Kokcu        MF   1  13  20   7  25 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  10  19
Thiago         FW   1   8  19  16  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
A_Correa       FW   1   4  19  18  26 |  95   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  47  16
N_Pepe         AM   1   1  18  16  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   8
P_Dybala       FW   1   4  12  20  23 |  78   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0   4
F_Chiesa       FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  47
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bremer         DF   1  19  14   6  20 |  33   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  42   0  40
F_Kessie       MF   1  12  19   8  27 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   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 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
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