FFO2 Premiership, Brighton vs. Newcastle United (Mon Jul 10) Brighton | Newcastle United 5-1-0-3-1 A | 5-3-2 A Peter Hayward | Chris Banks | R_Sanchez GK | GK T_Strakosha Yeray DF | DF M_Acuna A_Florenzi DF | DF J_Clauss H_Bellerin DF | DF R_Burke J_Bednarek DF | DF J_Tarkowski J_Bryan DF | DF A_Grimaldo Y_Bissouma DM | MF M_Llorente J_Henderson AM | MF D_Klaassen M_Kovacic AM | MF M_Svanberg M_Reus AM | FW R_De_Tomas S_Haller FW | FW J_David | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB S_Herrera F_Medina SUB | SUB C_Nelson K_Stewart SUB | SUB J_Evans D_Drexler SUB | SUB M_Trigueros L_Alberto SUB | SUB D_Newton Min. 3 :(new) J_David with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... J_David hits the ball first time! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 5 :(new) M_Llorente has the ball ... He knocks the ball past J_Bryan ... He puts in R_Burke! ... R_Burke has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... R_Sanchez makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 9 :(bri) Y_Bissouma can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to S_Haller ... R_Burke with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning ... FREE KICK ... This is very far out ... M_Kovacic swings it in ... S_Haller takes control of it! ... A great volley from S_Haller! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! Min. 12 :(bri) J_Bednarek nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Bednarek sees T_Strakosha off his line! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 13 :(bri) Yeray 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! ... M_Kovacic receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But J_Clauss comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 15 :(new) J_David knocks the ball past H_Bellerin ... A cracking drive from J_David! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... Newcastle United have taken the lead! ... Brighton 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 17 :(bri) Yeray retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball upfield ... J_Bryan latches onto the end of it ... J_Bryan aims for the top right corner! ... T_Strakosha was lucky there Min. 19 :(new) M_Svanberg beats J_Bryan ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Svanberg with the 40 yard drive! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 25 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the mazy run ... But J_Clauss reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 27 :(bri) S_Haller looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 30 :(bri) M_Kovacic picks out J_Henderson with the cross ... J_Henderson breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat T_Strakosha now! ... He tries to beat T_Strakosha ... T_Strakosha pulls off a save!! Min. 31 :(bri) M_Reus with the heel pass to Y_Bissouma ... A scorcher of a shot from Y_Bissouma! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 32 :(bri) H_Bellerin 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 M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic pounds a rocket on goal! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! Min. 32 :(bri) S_Haller takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into J_Henderson ... J_David fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 33 :(bri) M_Reus hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... H_Bellerin latches onto it! ... But M_Acuna puts the ball out of play Min. 33 :(new) M_Svanberg threads the through ball to J_Clauss ... H_Bellerin cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 34 :(bri) J_Bryan has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Strakosha! ... J_Tarkowski hacks him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 41 :(bri) J_Bryan with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... J_Bryan has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! ... CORNER! ... Yeray chips the ball in towards the far post! ... T_Strakosha easily catches it! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) R_De_Tomas sprints past H_Bellerin ... R_De_Tomas fires the shot in! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 46 :(bri) Yeray takes possession ... Knocks it past J_Tarkowski ... He's through on goal ... A well-placed shot from Yeray! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 48 :(bri) J_Henderson runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... J_Henderson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(bri) M_Kovacic knocks it past A_Grimaldo and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... M_Kovacic fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... T_Strakosha heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 50 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Haller ... S_Haller hits a crisp volley! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... T_Strakosha never had a chance! Min. 51 :(new) D_Klaassen sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to M_Svanberg ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Bellerin ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 54 :(bri) M_Reus is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... Y_Bissouma latches onto the ball ... Y_Bissouma hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He's pulled it wide! Min. 57 :(new) J_Clauss finds R_De_Tomas with a perfectly weighted pass ... Y_Bissouma brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 59 :(bri) H_Bellerin with a slick pass to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic hits a crisp volley! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: J_Bryan Min. 64 :(bri) J_Bednarek jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Bednarek with the header! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 64 :(new) M_Llorente lays the ball back to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... R_Sanchez acrobatically tips it over!! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... J_Clauss lofts the ball in! ... J_Tarkowski loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 65 :(bri) M_Reus gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds L_Alberto ... But he loses control of it ... R_Burke takes possession Min. 66 :(bri) M_Kovacic jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... J_Clauss with the tackle Min. 69 :(new) M_Acuna with the diagonal pass to M_Svanberg ... But J_Bednarek puts it in row Z! Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: J_Henderson Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: K_Stewart ... COMING OFF: J_Bednarek Min. 71 :(new) R_De_Tomas with the dribble ... R_De_Tomas with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It's beaten R_Sanchez ... It goes wide!! Min. 72 :(bri) M_Reus spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to H_Bellerin! ... H_Bellerin with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... T_Strakosha makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 72 :(new) R_De_Tomas leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to J_David ... J_David with the drive! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 73 :(bri) L_Alberto shoves A_Grimaldo in the chest!! ... He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 75 :(bri) Y_Bissouma controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Reus gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Reus attempts a low drive! ... T_Strakosha gets up well to catch that one Min. 76 :(bri) Y_Bissouma cuts in on J_Clauss's blind side ... Y_Bissouma aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But T_Strakosha pulls out a save of the game Min. 76 :(new) J_Tarkowski runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A delicate header from J_Tarkowski! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 78 :(new) M_Svanberg is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_David ... J_David with the cheeky shot! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 80 :(new) Tactical Change by Newcastle United ... Newcastle United have changed their playing style to D Min. 82 :(new) A_Grimaldo breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat R_Sanchez now! ... L_Alberto trips him up from behind! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 82 :(new) D_Klaassen steps over the ball ... He nutmegs S_Haller ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Yeray gets to the ball first Min. 85 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: C_Nelson ... COMING OFF: R_Burke Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bri) Y_Bissouma holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat T_Strakosha ... He tries to flick it past T_Strakosha ... He's pushed it too far ... He can't stop it going out!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Bissouma Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Alberto (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Clauss (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_David (15) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_David (32), J_Tarkowski (34) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 19 | 11 Off target : 12 | 7 On target : 7 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 5 Key Passes : 16 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 19 11 8 33 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 42 16 A_Florenzi DF 1 19 14 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 19 13 8 21 | 95 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 38 36 J_Bednarek DF 1 18 13 10 23 | 73 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 22 0 28 J_Bryan DF 1 15 12 7 26 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 95 0 1 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 26 39 60 J_Henderson AM 1 6 19 13 30 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 20 13 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 41 M_Reus AM 1 4 18 15 24 | 95 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 13 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 19 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 42 10 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Stewart MF 1 12 8 2 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 14 12 28 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 16 31 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 22 1 1 1 24 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 20 14 13 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 18 15 J_Clauss DF 1 19 16 13 26 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 16 0 R_Burke DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 88 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 J_Tarkowski DF 1 19 12 10 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 26 A_Grimaldo DF 1 18 14 9 31 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 M_Llorente MF 1 12 19 13 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Klaassen MF 1 3 18 15 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 M_Svanberg MF 1 10 17 12 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 15 20 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 J_David FW 1 6 15 18 29 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 -2 48 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Nelson DF 1 13 9 8 25 | 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Evans DF 1 17 14 9 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 16 11 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Newton FW 1 3 7 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1688969817 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40