FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Manchester City (Mon Mar 06)


                             Brighton  |  Manchester City
                          5-1-0-3-1 A  |  5-1-4 A
                        Peter Hayward  |  Nick Lovell
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK Ederson
                        A_Florenzi DF  |  DF Marquinhos
                             Yeray DF  |  DF Ruben_Dias
                        H_Bellerin DF  |  DF A_Laporte
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF J_Stones
                           D_Godin DF  |  DF N_Rovella
                        Y_Bissouma DM  |  MF B_Silva
                     Douglas_Costa AM  |  FW J_Grealish
                         M_Kovacic AM  |  FW H_Kane
                            M_Reus AM  |  FW D_Vlahovic
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW P_Foden
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB A_Nubel
                          B_Hubner SUB |  SUB J_Gimenez
                        L_Torreira SUB |  SUB E_Velazquez
                         D_Drexler SUB |  SUB K_Lasagna
                         L_Alberto SUB |  SUB J_Murphy




Min. 1  :(bri) M_Kovacic 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 A_Florenzi 
          ...  A_Florenzi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Ederson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Grealish dribbles past Yeray 
          ...  S_Haller rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 2  :(bri) Y_Bissouma sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 3  :(bri) M_Reus runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Douglas_Costa 
          ...  Marquinhos with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 17 :(mnc) H_Kane chests it down 
          ...  Y_Bissouma body checks his opponent!! 
          ...  That's a careless challenge!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Ruben_Dias 
          ...  S_Haller must beat Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson was lucky there 
Min. 22 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Marquinhos 
          ...  Marquinhos must beat R_Sanchez! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 23 :(mnc) P_Foden gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Grealish 
          ...  J_Grealish with a little chip! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was caught out there 
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 24 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Grealish will now play as a MF 
Min. 24 :(mnc) J_Stones hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  H_Kane latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Kane with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 26 :(mnc) P_Foden finds Marquinhos with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Marquinhos tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Kane! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Silva with the header 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 27 :(bri) Douglas_Costa sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Douglas_Costa drives it towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 27 :(mnc) Marquinhos knocks the ball past Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Marquinhos hits a great drive! 
          ...  R_Sanchez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 31 :(bri) M_Kovacic looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Reus 
          ...  M_Reus tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way Ederson was going to catch that! 
          ...  Brighton have pulled level! 
          ...  Brighton 1-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 31 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(mnc) B_Silva with the diagonal pass to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden must beat R_Sanchez! 
          ...  R_Sanchez collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 33 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks it past N_Rovella and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  What a shot from M_Kovacic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  Ederson gathers it comfortably 
Min. 33 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias gets to the byline and finds D_Vlahovic with a beautiful cross 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Yeray hits it out for a throw 
Min. 33 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Vlahovic takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 34 :(bri) S_Haller has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Laporte! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Ruben_Dias reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 39 :(bri) Y_Bissouma smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto the ball 
          ...  S_Haller with a thundering shot! 
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reus lofts the ball in! 
          ...  S_Haller gets a shot in 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Godin swings it in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Ederson 
Min. 40 :(bri) M_Kovacic leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to M_Reus 
          ...  Marquinhos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 42 :(bri) J_Bednarek over hits his pass 
          ...  He finds M_Kovacic though 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  But Ruben_Dias will cut out the threat 
Min. 42 :(mnc) N_Rovella with a 30-yard pass to P_Foden 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Bednarek 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bri) Y_Bissouma plays in S_Haller with a beautiful ball 
          ...  S_Haller tries to beat Ederson! 
          ...  Ederson watches it sail wide! 
Min. 46 :(bri) M_Reus runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  D_Godin latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  From long range D_Godin bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Ederson acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  H_Bellerin flights it in! 
          ...  Ederson thumps the ball away! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Grealish squares it to N_Rovella 
          ...  But M_Reus puts the ball out of play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 1-1 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(mnc) A_Laporte looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  A_Laporte with the drive! 
          ...  R_Sanchez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 50 :(bri) H_Bellerin looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Godin 
          ...  D_Godin with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 50 :(mnc) P_Foden cuts in on H_Bellerin's blind side 
          ...  P_Foden hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 52 :(mnc) Marquinhos hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  N_Rovella latches onto it! 
          ...  N_Rovella with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Torreira 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Reus 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Hubner 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Godin 
Min. 66 :(bri) S_Haller finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Haller! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  Ederson plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 68 :(bri) M_Kovacic sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 69 :(mnc) The ball is passed in from B_Silva, he finds D_Vlahovic 
          ...  A cracking drive from D_Vlahovic! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  The Manchester City fans sing his praises! 
          ...  Let's see if Manchester City can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Drexler 
          ...  COMING OFF: Douglas_Costa 
Min. 72 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Stones 
          ...  M_Kovacic tries the shot! 
          ...  Ederson with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  Manchester City have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 76 :(bri) D_Drexler holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Bellerin 
          ...  J_Stones wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Grealish brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Stones gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Bednarek takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 77 :(bri) S_Haller jinks past A_Laporte 
          ...  A_Laporte reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Grealish moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden attempts the shot! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 84 :(bri) M_Kovacic looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  D_Drexler receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  D_Drexler with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 84 :(mnc) J_Grealish with a glorious long pass to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  B_Hubner reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 85 :(bri) L_Torreira kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Kovacic fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Torreira curls it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 89 :(bri) M_Kovacic 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 D_Drexler 
          ...  Ruben_Dias is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
Min. 91 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Haller is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  S_Haller with the overhead! 
          ...  Ederson parries it 

*************  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_Reus (31)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Bissouma (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Grealish
Scorers              : J_Grealish (23), D_Vlahovic (69)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Vlahovic (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       13
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Final Score          : Brighton 1 - 2 Manchester City
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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  20   1   1   1  22 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
A_Florenzi     DF   1  18  13   8  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Yeray          DF   1  18  11   7  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  18  13   8  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  17  13  10  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46  19   0
D_Godin        DF   1  18  11   9  24 |  63   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  13  18   9  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  26  17
Douglas_Costa  AM   1   4  17  13  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  19  12  22 |  94   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  73  44
M_Reus         AM   1   4  18  15  24 |  63   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  36  28  34
S_Haller       FW   1   6  10  19  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
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 |  31   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  23   0   0
L_Torreira     MF   1  13  17   6  33 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
D_Drexler      AM   1   3  15  12  28 |  21   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  12
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   8  16  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  62   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  20  16  14  25 |  94   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  16  34
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  19  15  12  27 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  34   0
A_Laporte      DF   1  19  15  12  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  16
J_Stones       DF   1  19  17  13  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  15   0
N_Rovella      DF   1  15  18   6  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
B_Silva        MF   1   4  21  16  24 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  41   8
J_Grealish     MF   1   8  20  16  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  48  32
H_Kane         FW   1   6  16  21  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  15  20  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  22
P_Foden        FW   1   5  18  17  28 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  50  29
A_Nubel        GK  17   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gimenez      DF   1  18  14  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Velazquez    DF   1  13   9   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Lasagna      FW   1   4   8  13  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Murphy       MF   1   2  10   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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