FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Feb 13) Brighton | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-0-3-1 L | 4-3-1-2 A Peter Hayward | Ryan Field | R_Sanchez GK | GK R_Majecki A_Florenzi DF | DF N_Aguerd Yeray DF | DF K_Tierney H_Bellerin DF | DF D_Dumfries J_Bednarek DF | DF J_Angelino B_Hubner DF | MF B_Fernandes Y_Bissouma DM | MF K_Demirbay Douglas_Costa AM | MF B_Kamara M_Kovacic AM | AM G_Ramirez M_Reus AM | FW R_Navarro S_Haller FW | FW Joao_Pedro | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB G_Gallon F_Medina SUB | SUB Kim_Min_Jae L_Torreira SUB | SUB J_W_Prowse D_Drexler SUB | SUB M_Elneny L_Alberto SUB | SUB J_Marquis Min. 1 :(bri) B_Hubner runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to S_Haller ... B_Kamara brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 6 :(bla) B_Kamara flights the ball to B_Fernandes ... B_Fernandes has broken clear! Just R_Sanchez to beat! ... He tries to slide it past R_Sanchez ... R_Sanchez smothers the ball!! ... CORNER! ... D_Dumfries swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Sanchez fists it away! Min. 7 :(bla) B_Fernandes takes possession ... He has his back towards goal ... He turns well ... A_Florenzi with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He gets away with that one ... It's just a warning Min. 8 :(bri) Y_Bissouma is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to S_Haller ... S_Haller attempts a lob! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 8 :(bla) G_Ramirez is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 8 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: J_W_Prowse ... COMING OFF: G_Ramirez Min. 10 :(bri) Yeray gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds S_Haller ... S_Haller rifles it to the far post! ... But he somehow misses ... The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him Min. 12 :(bri) The ball runs loose! ... A_Florenzi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... A_Florenzi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... R_Majecki parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Majecki recovers to save!! Min. 15 :(bla) J_Angelino brings the ball into the opposing area ... D_Dumfries makes himself available ... D_Dumfries with a graceful, looping effort! ... R_Sanchez makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 17 :(bla) D_Dumfries flicks the ball on to K_Demirbay ... K_Demirbay with a graceful, looping effort! ... 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. 23 :(bri) S_Haller storms past his marker ... S_Haller attempts to drive it home! ... But R_Majecki is equal to it Min. 25 :(bri) Yeray off the woodwork! ... S_Haller picks up the deflection ... S_Haller strikes a wicked curler! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 28 :(bri) M_Reus chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Haller ... S_Haller tries the shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Ryan Field is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Brighton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 29 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(bla) J_W_Prowse finds R_Navarro in the box ... Driven towards goal by R_Navarro! ... R_Sanchez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 31 :(bri) M_Kovacic runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... S_Haller latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... S_Haller drives it towards goal! ... R_Majecki watches it sail wide! Min. 32 :(bri) A_Florenzi gets possession in his own half ... N_Aguerd steals the ball of off him Min. 33 :(bri) B_Hubner breaks free from K_Tierney ... But D_Dumfries clears the danger Min. 34 :(bla) K_Demirbay holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_W_Prowse ... J_W_Prowse with the strike! ... Over the bar! Min. 35 :(bri) Yeray spots his team mate making a run ... He finds S_Haller with a lovely pass! ... S_Haller looks to see where R_Majecki is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 35 :(bri) Y_Bissouma reads the run of Douglas_Costa ... K_Tierney fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 41 :(bla) J_W_Prowse takes advantage of a mistake by H_Bellerin ... J_W_Prowse looks to see where R_Sanchez is! ... He shoots! ... R_Sanchez saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 42 :(bri) Douglas_Costa sprints past the defender ... Douglas_Costa blasts it at the goal! ... R_Majecki won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bla) R_Navarro finds the run of K_Tierney ... K_Tierney with the goal bound shot! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at his face! ... He can't believe it himself! ... Peter Hayward is furious! ... Blackburn Rovers are back level! ... Brighton 1-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 45 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to L Min. 46 :(bri) M_Kovacic has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past K_Tierney ... He puts in B_Hubner! ... B_Hubner has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 1-1 Blackburn Rovers Min. 46 :(bla) B_Fernandes has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Y_Bissouma ... He puts in J_W_Prowse! ... Yeray gathers up the loose ball Min. 53 :(bla) R_Navarro retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... B_Kamara gets on the end of it ... M_Reus pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 58 :(bri) M_Reus retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Kovacic latches onto the end of it ... B_Fernandes hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... H_Bellerin flights it in! ... R_Majecki easily catches it! Min. 58 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes advantage of a mistake by J_Angelino ... He knocks the ball to M_Kovacic! ... R_Navarro with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Torreira ... COMING OFF: M_Reus Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: F_Medina ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 60 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C Min. 63 :(bri) J_Bednarek unselfishly lays the ball back to Yeray ... Yeray aims for the top right corner! ... GOAL!! ... He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! ... Brighton go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 2-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 64 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 64 :(bla) A defence splitting pass from K_Demirbay to J_W_Prowse ... S_Haller reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 65 :(bla) B_Fernandes takes possession on the edge of the box ... B_Fernandes attempts the shot! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 67 :(bla) R_Navarro with a smart pass to Joao_Pedro ... A_Florenzi takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 69 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks it past K_Demirbay and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... K_Tierney rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 72 :(bri) Douglas_Costa takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... Douglas_Costa lobs R_Majecki! ... But R_Majecki parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 72 :(bla) Joao_Pedro runs at the defender ... He takes it past him ... Well executed sliding challenge from Y_Bissouma Min. 74 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks the ball past N_Aguerd ... Now he crosses to Y_Bissouma! ... B_Kamara slices it ... R_Majecki moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... Douglas_Costa crosses it in! ... D_Dumfries reads it well and clears the danger Min. 74 :(bla) B_Kamara hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... R_Navarro latches onto it! ... Yeray with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Blackburn Rovers players Min. 75 :(bla) B_Fernandes finds K_Demirbay with a ball over the defence ... Y_Bissouma with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 78 :(bla) J_W_Prowse is too quick for J_Bednarek ... H_Bellerin gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 86 :(bri) L_Torreira is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 86 :(bla) K_Demirbay barges Yeray off the ball ... K_Demirbay hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Blackburn Rovers fans! ... Amazing comeback!! ... Blackburn Rovers are all square and not long to go ... Brighton 2-2 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 87 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 87 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to L Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) Douglas_Costa with the diagonal pass to L_Alberto ... L_Alberto belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But it goes wide Min. 89 :(bla) J_W_Prowse looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to K_Demirbay ... A delicate chip from K_Demirbay! ... R_Sanchez beats the ball away Min. 91 :(bri) Douglas_Costa turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... Douglas_Costa hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Haller (28), Yeray (63) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Demirbay Scorers : K_Tierney (44), K_Demirbay (86) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : G_Ramirez (8) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 15 | 10 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 14 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 36 Yeray DF 1 18 11 7 33 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 22 63 50 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 12 7 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 B_Hubner DF 1 17 12 7 20 | 63 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 17 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 14 0 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 37 M_Kovacic AM 1 4 19 12 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 14 24 | 63 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 90 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 34 0 60 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 14 10 3 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 D_Drexler MF 1 3 14 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 8 16 31 | 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Majecki GK 20 1 1 1 24 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 18 11 10 21 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 K_Tierney DF 1 17 14 6 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 0 52 D_Dumfries DF 1 18 13 5 22 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 44 19 23 J_Angelino DF 1 18 13 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 4 19 15 24 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 36 26 22 K_Demirbay MF 1 7 18 15 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 28 56 B_Kamara MF 1 15 17 11 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 15 0 G_Ramirez AM 1 4 18 14 28 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Navarro FW 1 7 13 16 27 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 12 Joao_Pedro FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Gallon GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kim_Min_Jae DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_W_Prowse AM 1 12 17 12 22 | 87 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 28 M_Elneny MF 1 7 12 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Marquis FW 1 1 6 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1676286699 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40