FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Blackburn Rovers (Mon Sep 25) Brighton | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-3-1 C | 4-3-3 C Peter Hayward | Ryan Field | R_Sanchez GK | GK R_Majecki Yeray DF | DF C_Starfelt A_Florenzi DF | DF D_Upamecano H_Bellerin DF | DF V_Lindelof J_Bednarek DF | DF H_Maguire B_Hubner DF | MF B_Fernandes Rodri DM | MF N_Barella M_Kovacic MF | MF P_Fornals J_Henderson MF | FW G_Simeone M_Reus MF | FW T_Abraham S_Haller FW | FW K_Mitoma | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB R_Descamps J_Bryan SUB | SUB D_Potts Y_Bissouma SUB | SUB F_Kessie D_Drexler SUB | SUB M_Elneny L_Alberto SUB | SUB L_Diony Min. 9 :(bri) M_Reus with a penetrating pass to B_Hubner ... D_Upamecano gets to the ball first Min. 10 :(bri) Yeray looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Florenzi ... Excellent sliding challenge from C_Starfelt Min. 10 :(bla) G_Simeone with a measured pass to T_Abraham ... Excellent sliding challenge from B_Hubner ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 17 :(bri) Rodri knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Upamecano ... A delightful ball in to A_Florenzi ... A_Florenzi fires a shot at goal! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 23 :(bla) P_Fornals hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... K_Mitoma latches onto it! ... A_Florenzi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Upamecano swings it in! ... A_Florenzi wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 26 :(bri) J_Henderson runs at goal ... He spots the run of S_Haller ... He's played him in ... S_Haller could have let it bounce! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Blackburn Rovers fans taunt him! Min. 29 :(bri) H_Bellerin takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Haller ... K_Mitoma with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 30 :(bla) N_Barella lobs it over A_Florenzi ... Yeray reads the play well Min. 34 :(bla) K_Mitoma get's past B_Hubner ... He's gonna worry them again ... K_Mitoma leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... The Brighton fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Blackburn Rovers take the lead! ... Brighton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 35 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D Min. 36 :(bri) M_Reus with an excellent first touch ... 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! ... C_Starfelt intercepts the pass Min. 37 :(bla) K_Mitoma hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... N_Barella latches onto it! ... Yeray rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(bla) P_Fornals runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... T_Abraham latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Bednarek intercepts the pass ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers Min. 48 :(bri) A_Florenzi crosses in from the wing, he finds M_Reus in the box ... H_Maguire slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 50 :(bla) N_Barella rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to K_Mitoma ... Yeray is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly Min. 52 :(bri) S_Haller pushes it past the defender ... S_Haller hits a great shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The Blackburn Rovers fans laugh at him Min. 53 :(bri) S_Haller knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Starfelt ... C_Starfelt fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 55 :(bri) M_Kovacic is in some pain ... It looks like he'll carry on though Min. 55 :(bri) A_Florenzi runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... G_Simeone with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... Yeray hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... R_Majecki blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 57 :(bri) A_Florenzi barges the defender off the ball ... A_Florenzi tries to beat R_Majecki from outside the area! ... R_Majecki won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 58 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to S_Haller ... S_Haller with a blistering shot! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 62 :(bri) S_Haller brushes H_Maguire aside and breaks free ... C_Starfelt wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 65 :(bri) H_Bellerin breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat R_Majecki now! ... K_Mitoma trips him up from behind! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now ... RED CARD!! Min. 66 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: F_Kessie ... COMING OFF: G_Simeone Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: M_Kovacic Min. 70 :(bri) Yeray with an amazing show of skill to get past P_Fornals ... He crosses to H_Bellerin ... B_Fernandes with an awful challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 71 :(bri) Yeray flicks it over V_Lindelof and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Yeray fires off a right-footed shot! ... But he puts it wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(bri) D_Drexler breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Majecki! ... V_Lindelof brings him down! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... Yeray hoists it forward ... J_Henderson gets on the end of it ... J_Henderson with a thundering drive! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Majecki is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Rodri chips the ball in towards the far post! ... S_Haller tries to place the shot! ... R_Majecki gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Florenzi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Starfelt (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Mitoma (34) Sent Off : K_Mitoma (65) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 9 | 1 Off target : 8 | 0 On target : 1 | 1 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 1 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 22 1 1 1 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 8 33 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 40 36 A_Florenzi DF 1 20 14 9 27 | 96 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 36 30 H_Bellerin DF 1 20 14 8 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 7 20 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Rodri DM 1 15 20 6 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 21 14 22 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Henderson MF 1 6 19 13 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 M_Reus MF 1 4 19 16 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 21 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 12 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 22 1 1 1 24 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 C_Starfelt DF 1 20 15 10 28 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 20 16 6 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 V_Lindelof DF 1 20 15 8 19 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 H_Maguire DF 1 20 15 11 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 B_Fernandes MF 1 5 21 17 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Barella MF 1 9 20 16 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Fornals MF 1 2 19 16 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 T_Abraham FW 1 4 13 20 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mitoma FW 1 5 18 20 27 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -10 -10 14 R_Descamps GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Potts DF 1 12 10 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Kessie DM 1 13 20 8 27 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Elneny MF 1 7 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Diony FW 1 3 4 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1695630392 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40