FFO2 Premiership, Crystal Palace vs. Brighton (Fri Mar 17) Crystal Palace | Brighton 5-3-2 C | 5-1-0-3-1 A Lee Clark | Peter Hayward | D_Livakovic GK | GK R_Sanchez K_Vogt DF | DF A_Florenzi W_Anton DF | DF Yeray K_Tsimikas DF | DF H_Bellerin M_Alonso DF | DF J_Bednarek F_Balbuena DF | DF D_Godin Parejo MF | DM Y_Bissouma M_Pasalic MF | AM Douglas_Costa E_Eze MF | AM M_Kovacic D_Dike FW | AM M_Reus Adama_Traore FW | FW S_Haller | W_Morris SUB | SUB S_Mignolet M_Nastasic SUB | SUB B_Hubner A_Diawara SUB | SUB L_Torreira J_Ralls SUB | SUB D_Drexler S_Banza SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 2 :(bri) A_Florenzi cuts the ball back to M_Reus ... M_Reus fires a shot at goal! ... But D_Livakovic punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 3 :(bri) A_Florenzi plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Godin decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Godin tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 5 :(bri) M_Kovacic looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... And Brighton are leading in the game now ... Crystal Palace 0-1 Brighton ... Min. 6 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 6 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to C Min. 6 :(cry) D_Dike picks up the pass ... Yeray read the danger and stops the pass Min. 13 :(cry) D_Dike lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Alonso latches on to it ... M_Alonso tries the shot! ... R_Sanchez saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 19 :(cry) Adama_Traore eases past A_Florenzi ... Adama_Traore with the overhead! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... R_Sanchez was left standing ... Peter Hayward is furious! ... Crystal Palace are back level! ... Crystal Palace 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 19 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to C Min. 19 :(bri) M_Kovacic hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... M_Reus latches onto it! ... M_Reus with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 25 :(bri) Douglas_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by K_Tsimikas ... Can he make them pay? ... Douglas_Costa with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... But he puts it wide Min. 27 :(cry) D_Dike sidesteps D_Godin ... He was too quick for his marker ... Douglas_Costa with a deliberate foul ... 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! Min. 28 :(cry) W_Anton finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... W_Anton with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 31 :(cry) Adama_Traore knocks it past Y_Bissouma and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Adama_Traore hits a great drive! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 10 goals for this season! ... Crystal Palace go ahead in this match now! ... Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton ... Min. 32 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Parejo will now play as a DM Min. 32 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to A Min. 32 :(bri) Douglas_Costa barges M_Alonso off the ball ... Well executed sliding challenge from Parejo Min. 35 :(cry) M_Pasalic looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Adama_Traore ... Adama_Traore hits the ball on the bounce! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 35 :(bri) Douglas_Costa sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Yeray gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... K_Tsimikas with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 35 :(cry) D_Dike with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... M_Reus is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... F_Balbuena hoists it forward ... D_Dike gets on the end of it ... D_Dike sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 40 :(bri) A_Florenzi gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds M_Reus ... M_Reus tries the shot! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 41 :(cry) E_Eze hits a hard pass to D_Dike ... D_Godin slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 41 :(bri) M_Kovacic controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... Douglas_Costa gets onto the end of the pass! ... Douglas_Costa with a thundering volley! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 42 :(bri) M_Reus slips past K_Tsimikas ... K_Vogt with an ugly foul ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Lee Clark looks relieved ... Peter Hayward is far from happy with that decision Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 46 :(bri) Yeray plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... Yeray tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... D_Livakovic gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... M_Reus dinks the ball into the area! ... The ball comes to H_Bellerin ... He knocks it goalward ... D_Livakovic with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Crystal Palace 2-1 Brighton Min. 48 :(bri) M_Kovacic plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... D_Godin keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... D_Godin strikes a wicked curler! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He kisses the badge! ... He shows his love for the club!! ... The fans cheer him and chant his name!! ... That could be a game changer! ... Brighton have pulled level! ... Crystal Palace 2-2 Brighton ... Min. 48 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Parejo will now play as a MF Min. 48 :(cry) K_Vogt searches out Adama_Traore ... H_Bellerin is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He got away with just a warning Min. 49 :(bri) Y_Bissouma flights the ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But D_Livakovic with the difficult save Min. 52 :(cry) Adama_Traore with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... H_Bellerin forces him off the ball Min. 56 :(cry) D_Dike beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... D_Godin makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 57 :(cry) E_Eze beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... Douglas_Costa fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 60 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: M_Nastasic ... COMING OFF: K_Tsimikas 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. 60 :(cry) Adama_Traore with a real burst of pace ... A scorcher of a shot from Adama_Traore! ... But R_Sanchez stops that one easily Min. 61 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: S_Banza ... COMING OFF: D_Dike Min. 66 :(cry) Tactical Change by Crystal Palace ... Crystal Palace have changed their playing style to P Min. 66 :(bri) M_Kovacic puts in H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 67 :(cry) Substitution by Crystal Palace ... COMING ON: A_Diawara ... COMING OFF: M_Pasalic Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 70 :(bri) H_Bellerin with a probing pass to L_Alberto ... L_Alberto has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... D_Livakovic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 72 :(cry) A_Diawara 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! ... W_Anton receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... W_Anton blasts the ball towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez is equal to it Min. 72 :(cry) F_Balbuena spits at L_Alberto ... Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 75 :(cry) Parejo knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Parejo with the shot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 76 :(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! ... L_Alberto receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... K_Vogt cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 79 :(bri) Yeray has the ball ... He knocks the ball past M_Alonso ... He puts in M_Kovacic! ... M_Kovacic drives the shot in! ... Looks like it should be D_Livakovic's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... L_Alberto plays it towards the near post! ... D_Livakovic catches it! Min. 86 :(cry) W_Anton with an incisive pass to E_Eze ... E_Eze sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 87 :(bri) Y_Bissouma brings the ball into the opposing area ... L_Alberto makes himself available ... Cleaned up by K_Vogt Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Selhurst Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Adama_Traore Scorers : Adama_Traore (19,31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : K_Tsimikas (35), F_Balbuena (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kovacic (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Bissouma (5), D_Godin (48) Sent Off : Douglas_Costa (57) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 10 | 14 Off target : 5 | 7 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 9 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 6 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Crystal Palace 2 - 2 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Livakovic GK 21 1 1 1 27 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 K_Vogt DF 1 16 13 7 27 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 19 0 W_Anton DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 36 K_Tsimikas DF 1 18 13 8 31 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 M_Alonso DF 1 17 13 4 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F_Balbuena DF 1 16 12 5 33 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Parejo MF 1 11 18 9 29 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 29 0 15 M_Pasalic MF 1 6 18 15 29 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 E_Eze MF 1 7 17 15 28 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 9 D_Dike FW 1 4 14 17 21 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 7 Adama_Traore FW 1 5 9 18 28 | 93 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 W_Morris GK 12 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Nastasic DF 1 16 10 6 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Diawara MF 1 13 17 5 27 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Ralls MF 1 8 16 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Banza FW 1 3 11 17 28 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 18 13 8 27 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 Yeray DF 1 18 11 7 33 | 93 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 21 21 H_Bellerin DF 1 18 13 8 21 | 93 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 19 36 J_Bednarek DF 1 17 13 10 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Godin DF 1 18 12 9 24 | 61 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 44 0 61 Y_Bissouma DM 1 13 18 9 31 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 46 Douglas_Costa AM 1 4 17 13 23 | 58 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 -10 5 12 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 19 12 22 | 93 0 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 120 12 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 S_Haller FW 1 6 10 19 27 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 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 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Torreira MF 1 13 17 6 33 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler MF 1 3 15 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 8 16 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1679039339 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40