FFO Premier League, Brighton vs. Tottenham Hotspur (Fri Mar 22) Brighton | Tottenham Hotspur 4-1-0-3-2 A | 5-1-1-2-1 P Peter Hayward | Thomas Edvardsen | R_Sanchez GK | GK E_Green J_Bednarek DF | DF D_Calabria H_Bellerin DF | DF R_Bensebaini J_Angelino DF | DF N_Sule Yeray DF | DF N_Aguerd Rodri DM | DF R_Pereira M_Kovacic AM | AM I_Perisic M_Reus AM | MF D_Szoboszlai J_Henderson AM | FW M_Boadu S_Haller FW | AM S_Bergwijn L_Alberto FW | DM O_Kokcu | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB S_Ortega A_Florenzi SUB | SUB D_Bernard L_Jackson SUB | SUB Gerson Y_Bissouma SUB | SUB M_Kiilerich S_De_Jong SUB | SUB A_Gabrielloni Min. 5 :(bri) M_Reus finds L_Alberto in the box ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Pereira ... He timed it well Min. 10 :(tot) R_Bensebaini picks out R_Pereira with the cross ... A delicate header from R_Pereira! ... Brilliant save from R_Sanchez Min. 14 :(tot) M_Boadu with a probing through ball N_Sule ... H_Bellerin takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 15 :(tot) D_Calabria 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! ... D_Calabria must beat R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... It's pushed behind! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... O_Kokcu flights it in! ... M_Boadu gets something on it! ... Brilliant save from R_Sanchez Min. 17 :(tot) O_Kokcu backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... S_Bergwijn latches onto the end of it ... A skilful effort from S_Bergwijn! ... Brilliant save from R_Sanchez Min. 18 :(tot) D_Szoboszlai holds the ball up and waits 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! ... What a fantastic interception by Yeray Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic with a low drive through the rain! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Reus swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... R_Bensebaini cleans up with a great clearance Min. 23 :(bri) S_Haller makes a run into space ... S_Haller with the goal bound shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Yeray swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... E_Green comes out and claims it! Min. 24 :(tot) N_Aguerd with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to S_Bergwijn ... A thundering drive by S_Bergwijn! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 25 :(bri) Rodri with a short pass to find S_Haller ... S_Haller with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 25 :(tot) S_Bergwijn plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... R_Pereira decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... J_Angelino tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Pereira flights it in! ... Yeray cleans up with a great clearance Min. 26 :(bri) L_Alberto takes possession ... L_Alberto with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 26 :(tot) R_Pereira controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... J_Henderson with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 27 :(tot) M_Boadu pushes it past Rodri ... L_Alberto with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 27 :(bri) S_Haller has plenty of time and space ... I_Perisic wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee lectures him Min. 29 :(tot) M_Boadu runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off J_Bednarek back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... Driven towards goal by M_Boadu! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Tottenham Hotspur go in front now with that goal! ... Brighton 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 32 :(tot) O_Kokcu holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to I_Perisic ... I_Perisic with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 34 :(tot) I_Perisic gets to the byline and finds N_Sule with a beautiful cross ... J_Angelino wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 36 :(bri) M_Reus kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Kovacic gets on the end of the pass ... M_Kovacic hits the ball first time! ... E_Green won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 39 :(tot) N_Aguerd controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... M_Boadu gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Boadu tries the shot! ... R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 41 :(bri) S_Haller beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... S_Haller uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... E_Green gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(tot) S_Bergwijn spots his team mate making a run ... He finds M_Boadu with a lovely pass! ... M_Boadu with the shot! ... R_Sanchez can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... Brighton 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 45 :(bri) S_Haller with a smart turn ... A wicked drive by S_Haller! ... Looks like it should be E_Green's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson with an outswinging corner into the box ... S_Haller rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Brighton 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur ... Min. 46 :(bri) H_Bellerin slips past D_Calabria ... H_Bellerin tries to catch the keeper out! ... E_Green tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... N_Aguerd clears the danger Min. 48 :(tot) N_Sule with a one-touch layoff to N_Aguerd ... N_Aguerd hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... R_Sanchez makes a difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur Min. 50 :(tot) D_Szoboszlai beats Yeray ... He showed great skill there ... But H_Bellerin slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 52 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... S_Bergwijn will now play as a MF Min. 56 :(tot) I_Perisic holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn ... J_Angelino with an over the top challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 56 :(tot) M_Boadu takes advantage of a mistake by J_Angelino ... Excellent sliding challenge from H_Bellerin Min. 58 :(tot) M_Boadu dribbles past Yeray ... J_Bednarek cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 60 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... I_Perisic will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(tot) R_Pereira is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... O_Kokcu latches onto the end of it ... L_Alberto with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! Min. 65 :(bri) S_Haller smashes the ball upfield ... J_Henderson latches onto the ball ... J_Henderson tries to beat E_Green! ... But E_Green palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 65 :(tot) M_Boadu sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Rodri takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 66 :(tot) D_Szoboszlai takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... L_Alberto is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 67 :(bri) M_Kovacic with an incisive pass to J_Henderson ... J_Henderson is through on goal! ... The flag stays down ... He just has E_Green to beat ... He rounds E_Green ... He taps it towards the goal! ... R_Bensebaini rushes back to get to it Min. 68 :(tot) Tactical Change by Tottenham Hotspur ... Tottenham Hotspur have changed their playing style to D Min. 68 :(tot) O_Kokcu heads the ball back to I_Perisic ... But H_Bellerin spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 70 :(bri) J_Henderson is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Kovacic ... An audacious effort from M_Kovacic! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 71 :(tot) D_Szoboszlai is too quick for H_Bellerin ... D_Szoboszlai shapes up for a shot! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 74 :(bri) S_Haller chests it down ... S_Haller with a blistering shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 75 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: M_Kiilerich ... COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini Min. 75 :(tot) Substitution by Tottenham Hotspur ... COMING ON: Gerson ... COMING OFF: I_Perisic Min. 80 :(bri) L_Alberto curls the ball out wide to H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin fires off a right-footed shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... H_Bellerin with an outswinging corner into the box ... It goes straight into the arms of E_Green ... Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... NO PENALTY Min. 82 :(bri) H_Bellerin with the diagonal pass to S_Haller ... Gerson with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 83 :(bri) M_Reus with a first time pass ... M_Kovacic runs onto it! ... M_Kovacic aims for the top right corner! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 86 :(tot) O_Kokcu takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_Sule ... J_Angelino with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 87 :(bri) J_Henderson with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Alberto gets on the end of the pass ... D_Szoboszlai stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) M_Reus dribbles past R_Pereira ... M_Reus hits a great shot! ... E_Green won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 95 :(tot) Gerson is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to O_Kokcu ... O_Kokcu has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... R_Sanchez charges out of his area ... He's lobbed him!! ... It's hit the bar and gone over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Haller Scorers : S_Haller (45) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Alberto (27), J_Angelino (86) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tottenham Hotspur Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Boadu (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Boadu (29,43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Szoboszlai (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Tottenham Hotspur Attempts on Goal : 16 | 12 Off target : 11 | 2 On target : 5 | 10 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 5 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 11 Key Tackles : 10 | 4 Key Passes : 11 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 100 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 19 14 11 23 | 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 21 14 9 21 | 100 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 60 14 32 J_Angelino DF 1 20 14 7 22 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 27 -5 -5 Yeray DF 1 21 12 9 33 | 100 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 Rodri DM 1 15 21 6 21 | 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -3 -10 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 21 15 22 | 100 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -10 -3 26 M_Reus AM 1 4 20 16 24 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 8 J_Henderson AM 1 6 20 14 30 | 100 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 26 24 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 32 31 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 100 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 14 2 S_Mignolet GK 16 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 21 15 10 27 | 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 Y_Bissouma DM 1 15 20 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_De_Jong FW 1 1 7 10 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Tottenham Hotspur Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Green GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 100 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 D_Calabria DF 1 20 15 11 23 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 R_Bensebaini DF 1 20 15 3 24 | 78 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 0 N_Sule DF 1 20 15 11 29 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 N_Aguerd DF 1 21 13 11 21 | 100 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 40 25 R_Pereira DF 1 19 17 8 28 | 100 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 18 I_Perisic MF 1 3 20 15 28 | 78 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 D_Szoboszlai MF 1 3 21 17 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 4 M_Boadu FW 1 4 16 21 26 | 100 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 12 38 S_Bergwijn MF 1 4 21 18 25 | 100 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 16 O_Kokcu DM 1 15 22 8 25 | 100 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 16 S_Ortega GK 19 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Bernard DF 1 16 10 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerson DM 1 13 16 7 28 | 22 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 12 0 M_Kiilerich DF 1 14 13 6 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gabrielloni FW 1 8 12 15 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1711134027 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40