FFO Premier League, Brighton vs. Blackburn Rovers (Fri Mar 15)


                             Brighton  |  Blackburn Rovers
                          4-1-0-3-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Peter Hayward  |  Ryan Field
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK R_Majecki
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF C_Starfelt
                        H_Bellerin DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF D_Upamecano
                        A_Florenzi DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                        Y_Bissouma DM  |  MF Y_Tielemans
                         M_Kovacic AM  |  AM B_Fernandes
                            M_Reus AM  |  MF N_Barella
                       J_Henderson AM  |  MF P_Fornals
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW K_Mitoma
                         S_De_Jong FW  |  FW T_Abraham
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB R_Descamps
                          J_Muller SUB |  SUB L_Woudenberg
                         L_Jackson SUB |  SUB Pedraza
                           J_Henry SUB |  SUB J_Jeno
                          L_Tomlin SUB |  SUB A_Oroz




Min. 2  :(bri) S_De_Jong with the dribble 
          ...  He uses his pace to get free 
          ...  S_De_Jong with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 4  :(bri) M_Reus flicks it past D_Upamecano 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  M_Reus attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Henderson flights it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to A_Florenzi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 7  :(bla) B_Fernandes finds his way through 
          ...  B_Fernandes belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
Min. 8  :(bla) C_Starfelt with a 50-yard pass to P_Fornals 
          ...  A great volley from P_Fornals! 
          ...  R_Sanchez falls over 
          ...  But R_Sanchez is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 9  :(bla) P_Fornals runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 11 :(bri) M_Reus feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  S_De_Jong runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  S_De_Jong with a stunning strike! 
          ...  R_Majecki gathers it comfortably 
Min. 11 :(bla) K_Mitoma pushes it past A_Florenzi 
          ...  K_Mitoma hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Mitoma floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to N_Barella 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  R_Sanchez dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Barella drives it into the box! 
          ...  J_Angelino belts it clear 
Min. 15 :(bri) A_Florenzi is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Reus 
          ...  M_Reus rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  R_Majecki parries it 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Reus crosses it in! 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets something on it! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 15 :(bla) K_Mitoma barges J_Bednarek off the ball 
          ...  K_Mitoma keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 16 :(bla) Y_Tielemans is first to the ball 
          ...  A delicate chip from Y_Tielemans! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Ryan Field spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 18 :(bla) C_Starfelt with a 40-yard pass to B_Fernandes 
          ...  B_Fernandes with a thundering drive! 
          ...  R_Sanchez falls over 
          ...  But R_Sanchez is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 20 :(bri) M_Kovacic dribbles past J_Kounde 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Kovacic curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 20 :(bla) P_Fornals knocks it forward 
          ...  J_Bednarek slips 
          ...  K_Mitoma gets to it! 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was lucky there 
Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to H_Bellerin 
          ...  H_Bellerin with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Majecki's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 21 :(bla) P_Fornals sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Barella 
          ...  R_Sanchez had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind! 
          ...  K_Mitoma takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a powerful strike right down the middle! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers...
Min. 22 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 22 :(bri) H_Bellerin sprints past J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 22 :(bla) The ball is passed in from D_Dumfries, he finds T_Abraham 
          ...  A_Florenzi brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 24 :(bri) A_Florenzi takes advantage of a mistake by T_Abraham 
          ...  He knocks the ball to S_Haller! 
          ...  S_Haller attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 29 :(bla) K_Mitoma with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  K_Mitoma controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 33 :(bri) J_Bednarek takes advantage of a mistake by N_Barella 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(bri) Y_Bissouma runs at C_Starfelt 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  K_Mitoma with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 45 :(bri) S_Haller controls the ball with ease 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Haller! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Majecki's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

Min. 46 :(bri) The ball is passed in from M_Reus, he finds J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 49 :(bri) M_Reus with a probing pass to A_Florenzi 
          ...  A_Florenzi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 50 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: L_Woudenberg 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Abraham 
Min. 50 :(bla) K_Mitoma takes advantage of a mistake by H_Bellerin 
          ...  He crosses to N_Barella 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by J_Angelino 
Min. 57 :(bri) M_Reus is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Kovacic swings in the shot! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 57 :(bri) M_Reus with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past N_Barella 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Kovacic! 
          ...  L_Woudenberg takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  S_Haller with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 58 :(bri) M_Kovacic runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Reus 
          ...  B_Fernandes with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee tries to calm him down 
Min. 59 :(bri) Y_Bissouma feeds the ball to M_Reus 
          ...  J_Kounde is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  R_Majecki misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Henderson drives it into the box! 
          ...  N_Barella with the clearance 
Min. 61 :(bla) D_Upamecano controls it with ease 
          ...  D_Upamecano goes for goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 63 :(bri) M_Kovacic spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to S_Haller! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  S_Haller curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  R_Majecki with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 67 :(bri) J_Henderson with a deep cross to M_Kovacic 
          ...  D_Upamecano wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 69 :(bri) S_Haller has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A great volley from S_Haller! 
          ...  But R_Majecki reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on R_Majecki anyway 
Min. 70 :(bri) H_Bellerin cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Haller 
          ...  But C_Starfelt wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 71 :(bla) N_Barella retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  K_Mitoma gets on the end of it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Bellerin 
Min. 74 :(bla) B_Fernandes lobs it over A_Florenzi 
          ...  B_Fernandes tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 79 :(bla) C_Starfelt knocks the ball past Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Now he crosses to K_Mitoma! 
          ...  Blocked by J_Bednarek 
Min. 80 :(bla) P_Fornals cuts inside J_Bednarek 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Florenzi with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 82 :(bri) Y_Bissouma gets lucky and beats J_Kounde 
          ...  Now with the centre to M_Reus 
          ...  Y_Tielemans tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 83 :(bla) K_Mitoma storms past his marker 
          ...  K_Mitoma with the overhead! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 86 :(bri) J_Bednarek beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  But Y_Tielemans slides in 
Min. 87 :(bri) M_Reus kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  A_Florenzi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  A_Florenzi has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bri) M_Reus kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Upamecano 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 88 :(bla) C_Starfelt jumps over A_Florenzi's challenge 
          ...  But H_Bellerin wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 90 :(bri) J_Bednarek jinks past D_Upamecano 
          ...  D_Upamecano reacts well to win the ball back 
Min. 92 :(bri) J_Henderson runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Kovacic 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Starfelt 
Min. 94 :(bri) J_Henderson could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  J_Henderson swings in the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Majecki dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Majecki beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_De_Jong lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Majecki 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 97 :(bri) M_Reus 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! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  M_Reus hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kovacic floats the ball in! 
          ...  R_Majecki comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  S_Haller swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Majecki with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : M_Reus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mitoma (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mitoma (21 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Y_Tielemans (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Blackburn Rovers
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       13
Off target           :          16        |       3
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          16        |       8
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Final Score          : Brighton 0 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
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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 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  19  14  11  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  17   0  26
H_Bellerin     DF   1  21  14   9  21 |  98   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   4   5
J_Angelino     DF   1  20  14   7  22 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
A_Florenzi     DF   1  21  15   9  27 |  98   0   2   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  16  35
Y_Bissouma     DM   1  15  20  10  31 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
M_Kovacic      AM   1   5  21  15  22 |  98   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  14  27
M_Reus         AM   1   4  20  16  24 |  98   0   0   6   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  48  26
J_Henderson    AM   1   6  20  14  30 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  10
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  21  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  16  24
S_De_Jong      FW   1   1   7  10  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
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
J_Henry        AM   1   3  14  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Tomlin       FW   1   2   7  10  32 |   0   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
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R_Majecki      GK  24   1   1   1  24 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
C_Starfelt     DF   1  22  16  11  28 |  98   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  36   0
J_Kounde       DF   1  21  15  12  27 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
D_Upamecano    DF   1  21  17   7  27 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0  19
D_Dumfries     DF   1  20  15   6  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   6  20  16  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  25  -5   3
B_Fernandes    AM   1   5  21  17  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
N_Barella      MF   1   9  21  16  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  27   7  10
P_Fornals      MF   1   2  20  17  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   9
K_Mitoma       FW   1   5  18  22  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0  10  20  40
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  14  21  24 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Descamps     GK  19   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Woudenberg   DF   1  11   7   4  22 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedraza        DF   1  18  14  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jeno         MF   1   7  15  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Oroz         FW   1   7  12  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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