FFO Premier League, Brighton vs. Arsenal (Mon Jan 29)


                             Brighton  |  Arsenal
                          5-2-0-2-1 A  |  4-1-1-2-2 C
                        Peter Hayward  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                             Yeray DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF S_Botman
                        H_Bellerin DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF D_Raum
                        A_Florenzi DF  |  DM M_Locatelli
                             Rodri DM  |  MF K_Thuram
                        Y_Bissouma DM  |  AM Pedri
                         M_Kovacic AM  |  AM A_Correa
                       J_Henderson AM  |  FW A_Isak
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW F_Chiesa
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                          J_Muller SUB |  SUB L_Hernandez
                         L_Jackson SUB |  SUB N_Pepe
                            M_Reus SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                         L_Alberto SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 8  :(bri) S_Haller takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Locatelli 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  D_Raum stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a rash challenge!! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 13 :(bri) J_Henderson looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller tries to beat D_Henderson from outside the area! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 13 :(ars) A_Correa with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  Rodri with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 14 :(ars) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Pedri gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  S_Haller wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  S_Botman plays it short to M_Locatelli 
          ...  M_Locatelli with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 15 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 15 :(bri) J_Angelino with the nod to Yeray 
          ...  D_Raum clears with a diving header 
Min. 15 :(ars) S_Botman with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Raum gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Sanchez fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  A_Correa floats it forward 
          ...  N_Schlotrbeck latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Bednarek slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 19 :(ars) K_Thuram boots it towards A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 21 :(bri) J_Angelino plays it long to H_Bellerin 
          ...  A_Correa reads the play well 
Min. 22 :(bri) J_Henderson pushes it past N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  J_Henderson hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  D_Henderson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 23 :(bri) J_Henderson puts in J_Bednarek 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Bednarek! 
          ...  D_Henderson gathers it easily 
Min. 28 :(bri) Y_Bissouma hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Haller collects the loose ball! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Botman and it had to be 
Min. 32 :(bri) S_Haller takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  S_Botman anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 33 :(bri) Rodri pass splits open the defence and finds Y_Bissouma 
          ...  K_Thuram knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 34 :(bri) H_Bellerin with a pinpoint pass to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 41 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a short pass to find Rodri 
          ...  But S_Botman barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bri) M_Kovacic saunters past his marker 
          ...  M_Kovacic with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But D_Henderson makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 46 :(ars) A_Correa races into the box 
          ...  He sees Pedri lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Pedri with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(ars) K_Thuram with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Bednarek 
          ...  He crosses to A_Correa 
          ...  Yeray with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 47 :(ars) A_Correa looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Botman 
          ...  S_Botman with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 48 :(ars) D_Raum slips past his marker J_Henderson 
          ...  The ball is whipped into Pedri 
          ...  A vicious shot by Pedri! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 49 :(ars) N_Schlotrbeck looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Correa 
          ...  A_Correa hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 50 :(bri) A_Florenzi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to S_Haller! 
          ...  J_Gomez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 52 :(ars) F_Chiesa cuts inside J_Angelino 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Yeray with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 53 :(bri) J_Henderson knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Chiesa with an ugly foul 
Min. 56 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Haller! 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma flights it in! 
          ...  D_Henderson reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 58 :(bri) M_Kovacic runs into space 
          ...  But J_Gomez wins the tackle 
Min. 59 :(bri) Y_Bissouma plays in J_Henderson with a beautiful ball 
          ...  M_Locatelli is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  J_Bednarek curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Reus 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Henderson 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Alberto 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Florenzi 
Min. 61 :(ars) F_Chiesa plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  What a shot from F_Chiesa! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a fine save 
Min. 62 :(bri) M_Reus flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Reus tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  D_Henderson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Henderson is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 64 :(ars) D_Raum with a penetrating pass to F_Chiesa 
          ...  J_Bednarek reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Raum drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Pepe makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 65 :(ars) F_Chiesa finds A_Isak in the box 
          ...  A_Isak with the drive! 
          ...  R_Sanchez narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 67 :(bri) Y_Bissouma is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to Rodri 
          ...  Rodri with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But D_Henderson parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 69 :(ars) Pedri is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  A_Isak latches onto the ball 
          ...  J_Bednarek dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 70 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Hernandez 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Botman 
Min. 70 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  K_Thuram will now play as a DM 
Min. 71 :(ars) Pedri with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  N_Pepe with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool 
          ...  I want to cry! 
          ...  Dear God! 
          ...  Long live football! 
          ...  Gooooooooooal! 
          ...  Brighton 0-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 73 :(bri) Y_Bissouma volleys it forward. He finds L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a great effort! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 74 :(bri) Rodri backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Alberto gets on the end of it 
          ...  L_Alberto cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: F_Chiesa 
Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 75 :(ars) N_Pepe controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  K_Thuram gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  K_Thuram with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 77 :(ars) K_Thuram nutmegs the defender 
          ...  K_Thuram with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 78 :(ars) N_Pepe cuts in on J_Angelino's blind side 
          ...  N_Pepe has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 83 :(ars) K_Thuram is spitting at H_Bellerin 
          ...  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. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ars) K_Thuram runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to R_Sallai 
          ...  R_Sallai with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
Min. 89 :(ars) M_Locatelli with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Yeray can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  M_Locatelli has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 90 :(ars) Pedri leaves J_Bednarek standing 
          ...  Pedri with a terrific drive! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 91 :(ars) L_Hernandez with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Angelino 
          ...  He crosses to A_Isak 
          ...  A_Isak has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  K_Thuram gets to it! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 92 :(ars) A_Isak beats J_Bednarek with absolute ease! 
          ...  A_Isak flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 93 :(bri) S_Haller cuts inside J_Gomez 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  S_Haller with the crafty shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Bissouma
Scorers              : L_Alberto (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Rodri (13)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : Pedri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pedri (48), N_Pepe (71)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Locatelli (59), K_Thuram (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       19
Off target           :           6        |       9
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Brighton 1 - 2 Arsenal
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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  24   1   1   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  21  12   9  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  19  14  11  23 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  51   0  28
H_Bellerin     DF   1  20  14   8  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Angelino     DF   1  20  14   7  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
A_Florenzi     DF   1  20  15   9  27 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
Rodri          DM   1  15  20   6  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0 -15   1   5
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  14  19  10  31 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   0
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  21  15  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   7  11
J_Henderson    AM   1   6  20  14  30 |  61   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  12
S_Haller       FW   1   6  11  21  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Mignolet     GK  16   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Muller       DF   1  16  12   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jackson      DF   1  14  10   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reus         AM   1   4  19  16  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   9  17  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Henderson    GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  21  18   8  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
S_Botman       DF   1  20  16   6  26 |  71   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  48   0  20
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  20  16   5  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Raum         DF   1  20  17   5  26 |  94   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  35   0
M_Locatelli    DM   1  18  21  14  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5  -5  17
K_Thuram       DM   1  16  22   7  27 |  94   0   1   3   0   3   0   1   0   0  15  13  48
Pedri          AM   1  11  20  17  25 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  26  36
A_Correa       AM   1   5  20  20  26 |  59   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  16  10
A_Isak         FW   1   3  16  23  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  18  21  22 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  20  15
E_Audero       GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Hernandez    DF   1  20  17   5  24 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
N_Pepe         AM   1   2  19  18  22 |  35   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   9  34
R_Morrison     MF   1   6  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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