FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Norwich City (Thu Feb 02) Brighton | Norwich City 5-2-0-2-1 L | 4-1-3-2 L Peter Hayward | Steve Knights | R_Sanchez GK | GK A_Meret A_Florenzi DF | DF J_Tah D_Godin DF | DF H_Augustinson Yeray DF | DF D_Rugani H_Bellerin DF | DF D_Amartey J_Bednarek DF | DM E_Palacios L_Torreira DM | MF Saul_Niguez Y_Bissouma DM | MF A_Chamberlain M_Kovacic AM | MF G_Kondogbia M_Reus AM | FW M_Gomez S_Haller FW | FW D_Calv_Lewin | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB C_Trueman B_Hubner SUB | SUB D_Furlong Douglas_Costa SUB | SUB L_ONien D_Drexler SUB | SUB J_Dasilva L_Alberto SUB | SUB F_Borini Min. 1 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to C Min. 5 :(nor) M_Gomez brings the ball into the opposing area ... Y_Bissouma had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 10 :(bri) Y_Bissouma knocks the ball on and sprints past E_Palacios ... A delightful ball in to S_Haller ... But H_Augustinson wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 12 :(bri) J_Bednarek back heels to find S_Haller in space ... H_Augustinson reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 32 :(bri) M_Kovacic has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Meret! ... A_Chamberlain hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 36 :(bri) L_Torreira lobs the ball over the defence ... Y_Bissouma latches on to it ... But J_Tah clears the ball to safety Min. 37 :(nor) M_Gomez knocks it past H_Bellerin and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... H_Bellerin does well to get the tackle in Min. 41 :(nor) M_Gomez has time and space on the edge of the box ... A glorious effort by M_Gomez! ... But it goes just over Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(nor) M_Gomez lays the ball back to D_Calv_Lewin ... What a fantastic interception by Yeray ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Norwich City Min. 55 :(bri) M_Kovacic looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to M_Reus ... D_Amartey takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: Douglas_Costa ... COMING OFF: M_Reus Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: B_Hubner ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 60 :(bri) D_Godin has broken clear! Just A_Meret to beat! ... D_Rugani brings him down! ... 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. 63 :(bri) L_Torreira gets to the byline and finds Y_Bissouma with a beautiful cross ... D_Amartey wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: F_Borini ... COMING OFF: D_Calv_Lewin Min. 66 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City ... COMING ON: L_ONien ... COMING OFF: G_Kondogbia Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 70 :(nor) Saul_Niguez has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... E_Palacios gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... L_Alberto knobbles the attacking player. ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee warned him Min. 71 :(bri) H_Bellerin plays a long ball to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic fires a shot at goal! ... It's beaten A_Meret ... GOAL!! ... Brighton have snatched the lead! ... Brighton 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 72 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 72 :(nor) Tactical Change by Norwich City ... Norwich City have changed their playing style to A Min. 73 :(nor) Saul_Niguez lays the ball back to F_Borini ... But B_Hubner wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 74 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes on 3 men ... E_Palacios takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 75 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks it past H_Augustinson and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Kovacic with the attempt at goal! ... But A_Meret hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 76 :(bri) The defender slips and falls over! ... H_Bellerin is through! ... What a fantastic interception by H_Augustinson Min. 77 :(bri) Douglas_Costa pulls it back to L_Alberto ... E_Palacios takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 82 :(nor) F_Borini flicks it past H_Bellerin ... He runs forward ... Yeray tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 82 :(nor) L_ONien with the dribble ... L_Torreira is easily beaten ... L_ONien hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It's beaten R_Sanchez ... It goes wide!! Min. 84 :(bri) L_Torreira takes advantage of a mistake by H_Augustinson ... He puts in Y_Bissouma! ... Y_Bissouma curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Meret makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 85 :(bri) Douglas_Costa passes the ball to L_Alberto ... Intercepted by J_Tah Min. 87 :(bri) L_Torreira takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... A_Meret blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(bri) L_Torreira with an incisive pass to L_Alberto ... L_Alberto with a little chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... A_Meret dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had A_Meret beaten! ... CORNER! ... Douglas_Costa with an inswinging corner into the box ... Y_Bissouma loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 90 :(nor) L_ONien 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! ... F_Borini receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Y_Bissouma rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 91 :(bri) Y_Bissouma finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled D_Amartey ... Y_Bissouma with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Brighton 2-0 Norwich City ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Bellerin (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Kovacic (71), Y_Bissouma (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Y_Bissouma (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Palacios Scorers : N/A Sent Off : D_Rugani (60) Booked : A_Chamberlain (32) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 7 | 2 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 5 | 0 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 3 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 0 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 11 9 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 12 7 21 | 94 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 48 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 12 10 23 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Torreira DM 1 13 16 6 33 | 94 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 12 78 M_Kovacic AM 1 4 19 12 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 13 72 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 14 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 Douglas_Costa MF 1 4 17 13 23 | 31 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 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 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 20 1 1 1 27 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 J_Tah DF 1 19 11 10 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 H_Augustinson DF 1 17 12 8 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 0 0 D_Rugani DF 1 18 11 9 31 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10 D_Amartey DF 1 17 10 8 32 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 E_Palacios DM 1 13 16 2 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 0 Saul_Niguez MF 1 6 17 10 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 A_Chamberlain MF 1 7 18 12 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 G_Kondogbia MF 1 5 17 12 23 | 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gomez FW 1 2 11 18 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 6 D_Calv_Lewin FW 1 2 14 17 25 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Trueman GK 13 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Furlong DF 1 14 9 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_ONien MF 1 7 16 12 18 | 25 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 J_Dasilva MF 1 5 13 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Borini FW 1 3 10 16 25 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1675373336 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40