FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Coventry City (Mon Jul 22) Brighton | Coventry City 4-4-2 N | 4-1-1-2-2 C Mike Willett | Will Schoolar | R_Sanchez GK | GK B_Wilson Yeray DF | DF M_van_Ewijk H_Bellerin DF | DF T_Sakamoto J_Angelino DF | DF P_Schulz J_Bednarek DF | DF L_Kitching M_Kovacic MF | DM B_Sheaf Y_Bissouma MF | MF K_Palmer I_Bennacer MF | AM C_OHare L_Sadilek MF | AM D_Malen S_Haller FW | FW E_Simms T_Conway FW | FW H_Wright | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB S_Moore J_Muller SUB | SUB B_Thomas A_Guler SUB | SUB K_McFadzean D_Sinani SUB | SUB J_Eccles T_Dago SUB | SUB J_Hornkamp Min. 1 :(bri) J_Bednarek slows the ball down 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! ... M_van_Ewijk takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 5 :(bri) I_Bennacer with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... Wonderful sliding challenge by B_Sheaf Min. 5 :(cov) C_OHare storms past his marker ... C_OHare with the strike! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 7 :(cov) L_Kitching slips past his marker J_Angelino ... The ball is whipped into C_OHare ... C_OHare plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 8 :(bri) Yeray feeds the ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered into the top corner! ... Right in the postage stamp! ... That's given Brighton the advantage! ... Brighton 1-0 Coventry City ... Min. 9 :(cov) C_OHare dribbles past Yeray ... I_Bennacer slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 10 :(bri) L_Sadilek dribbles past T_Sakamoto ... Launched towards the top corner by L_Sadilek! ... The ball moves through the air! ... B_Wilson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... B_Wilson catches it with style! Min. 11 :(cov) K_Palmer dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... S_Haller with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 20 :(bri) T_Conway cuts through the defence ... T_Conway chases it through, he must score! ... B_Wilson gathers it comfortably Min. 20 :(cov) H_Wright knocks it past J_Angelino and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... H_Wright fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 22 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a probing through ball I_Bennacer ... Another tackle close to the line by H_Wright ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... L_Sadilek swings it in! ... It comes to T_Conway ... He gets the shot away ... B_Wilson gathers it easily Min. 23 :(bri) L_Sadilek heads the ball back to H_Bellerin ... H_Bellerin blasts the ball towards goal! ... B_Wilson parries it Min. 32 :(bri) H_Bellerin flicks the ball on to T_Conway ... T_Conway tries to beat B_Wilson! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... L_Sadilek flights it in! ... L_Kitching with the clearance Min. 33 :(bri) M_Kovacic runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... M_Kovacic rifles it at the goal! ... B_Wilson drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Brighton 2-0 Coventry City ... Min. 33 :(bri) S_Haller with a deep cross to M_Kovacic ... B_Sheaf with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's not too happy about that Min. 36 :(bri) S_Haller breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat B_Wilson now! ... L_Kitching 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! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a good position! ... T_Conway bends it round the wall ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 42 :(cov) R_Sanchez with a terrible kick! ... D_Malen is through! ... But Yeray puts the ball out of play Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(bri) Y_Bissouma looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... B_Wilson blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 44 :(bri) L_Sadilek unselfishly lays the ball back to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... B_Wilson saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 44 :(cov) P_Schulz is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to C_OHare ... C_OHare goes for the top corner! ... But R_Sanchez just gets his fingers to that one Min. 45 :(cov) K_Palmer takes on Yeray ... He runs past him ... A delicate chip from K_Palmer! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms ... Unlucky Min. 46 :(bri) Y_Bissouma looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to T_Conway ... T_Conway carves a shot towards goal! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-0 Coventry City Min. 46 :(bri) M_Kovacic loses T_Sakamoto ... M_Kovacic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But B_Wilson punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 49 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... M_van_Ewijk with the chance! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 51 :(bri) M_Kovacic gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to T_Conway ... T_Conway blasts the ball towards goal! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Kovacic curls it into the box! ... L_Kitching clears the danger Min. 53 :(bri) L_Sadilek is too quick for K_Palmer ... L_Sadilek rifles it at the goal! ... But B_Wilson punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that B_Wilson got a touch Min. 53 :(bri) S_Haller with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... T_Sakamoto stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 54 :(bri) T_Conway sidesteps M_van_Ewijk ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... T_Conway swings in the shot! ... GOAL!! ... B_Wilson had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! ... Brighton 3-0 Coventry City ... Min. 54 :(cov) D_Malen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... H_Wright gets onto the end of the pass! ... But J_Bednarek wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 55 :(bri) Yeray flicks the ball through ... S_Haller runs onto it! ... M_van_Ewijk reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Dago ... COMING OFF: T_Conway Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Guler ... COMING OFF: L_Sadilek Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: B_Thomas ... COMING OFF: T_Sakamoto Min. 62 :(bri) I_Bennacer takes advantage of a mistake by B_Thomas ... He knocks the ball to M_Kovacic! ... M_Kovacic tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 63 :(cov) B_Thomas takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to C_OHare ... C_OHare tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But R_Sanchez makes an easy save Min. 65 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Eccles ... COMING OFF: K_Palmer Min. 70 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Hornkamp ... COMING OFF: E_Simms Min. 71 :(cov) B_Sheaf spots L_Kitching who is in acres of space ... J_Angelino cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 74 :(bri) T_Dago flicks it over B_Thomas and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... B_Thomas reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 76 :(cov) D_Malen brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... I_Bennacer with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... C_OHare drives it under the wall ... R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 76 :(cov) J_Hornkamp knocks it past J_Angelino and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... J_Hornkamp has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 79 :(cov) C_OHare with a burst of pace ... C_OHare pounds a rocket on goal! ... R_Sanchez watches it sail wide! Min. 84 :(bri) M_Kovacic with an early cross to A_Guler ... A_Guler attempts a chip! ... B_Wilson won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Brighton 4-0 Coventry City ... Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 90 :(bri) T_Dago knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... A left-footer by T_Dago! ... B_Wilson collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 91 :(bri) S_Haller beats M_van_Ewijk ... He showed great skill there ... S_Haller with a bomb of a shot! ... It floats over B_Wilson ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Kovacic (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Haller (8), M_Kovacic (33), T_Conway (54), A_Guler (84) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_OHare Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Sheaf (33), L_Kitching (36) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 19 | 10 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 13 | 5 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 3 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 12 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 4 - 0 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 21 12 9 33 | 92 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 52 0 H_Bellerin DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 92 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 17 J_Angelino DF 1 20 15 8 22 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 20 14 11 23 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 22 15 22 | 92 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 22 49 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 20 11 31 | 92 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 15 I_Bennacer MF 1 14 20 7 31 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 0 L_Sadilek MF 1 8 18 12 22 | 61 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 28 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 92 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 25 T_Conway FW 1 7 11 18 24 | 61 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 66 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 A_Guler MF 1 10 18 17 27 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Dago FW 1 5 15 18 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_Wilson GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 92 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 19 15 6 31 | 92 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 19 T_Sakamoto DF 1 19 14 9 29 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Schulz DF 1 18 13 4 26 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 L_Kitching DF 1 18 14 11 25 | 92 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 10 -4 B_Sheaf DM 1 14 19 6 23 | 92 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 5 -4 K_Palmer MF 1 8 18 14 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 C_OHare AM 1 5 19 16 23 | 92 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 D_Malen AM 1 4 16 19 25 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 E_Simms FW 1 2 12 18 25 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Wright FW 1 4 14 20 31 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 31 0 6 S_Moore GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Thomas DF 1 18 13 11 24 | 31 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 15 0 K_McFadzean DF 1 18 13 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Eccles MF 1 10 16 11 29 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hornkamp FW 1 1 10 15 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1721675197 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40