FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Middlesbrough (Mon Jul 15) Brighton | Middlesbrough 4-4-2 N | 5-3-2 C Mike Willett | Cliff Coates | R_Sanchez GK | GK A_Davies Yeray DF | DF I_Jones H_Bellerin DF | DF D_Fry J_Angelino DF | DF P_McNair J_Bednarek DF | DF R_Aguilar M_Kovacic MF | DF A_Dijksteel Y_Bissouma MF | MF M_Crooks I_Bennacer MF | MF M_Cuisance A_Guler MF | MF M_Ihattaren S_Haller FW | FW R_Muniz T_Dago FW | FW A_Pinamonti | S_Mignolet SUB | SUB M_Oxley J_Muller SUB | SUB A_Meroni L_Sadilek SUB | SUB N_Chalobah D_Sinani SUB | SUB S_Armstrong T_Conway SUB | SUB P_Cutrone Min. 4 :(bri) H_Bellerin beats P_McNair ... He showed great skill there ... R_Aguilar forces him off the ball Min. 5 :(bri) A_Guler knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Fry ... A delightful ball in to T_Dago ... P_McNair rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 6 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to A_Guler ... A_Guler with the side footed shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 6 :(bri) T_Dago beats P_McNair with absolute ease! ... A_Dijksteel wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 7 :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps P_McNair ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... S_Haller with the strike! ... A_Davies watches it sail wide! Min. 10 :(bri) S_Haller with a slick pass to M_Kovacic ... P_McNair rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 10 :(mid) R_Muniz crosses into the box, finding A_Dijksteel ... A_Dijksteel controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... Looks like it should be easy for R_Sanchez ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... R_Sanchez looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 13 :(mid) I_Jones with a glorious long pass to M_Cuisance ... M_Cuisance with the punt towards goal! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 14 :(bri) J_Angelino floats the ball in to find M_Kovacic ... A_Dijksteel reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 25 :(bri) Y_Bissouma over hits his pass ... He finds J_Angelino though ... That was fortunate ... D_Fry wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 25 :(mid) M_Cuisance 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! ... A_Pinamonti receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A glorious effort by A_Pinamonti! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 27 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a real burst of pace ... J_Angelino can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... J_Bednarek with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 28 :(mid) M_Ihattaren gets to the byline and finds M_Cuisance with a beautiful cross ... J_Angelino with the tackle Min. 30 :(bri) I_Bennacer gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... S_Haller is unmarked ... Intercepted by M_Crooks Min. 33 :(mid) I_Jones finds M_Cuisance with a perfectly weighted pass ... M_Cuisance blasts it at the goal! ... R_Sanchez makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 35 :(mid) M_Crooks has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A vicious shot by A_Pinamonti! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Middlesbrough fans! ... That's given Middlesbrough the advantage! ... Brighton 0-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 37 :(bri) T_Dago with a long pass to S_Haller ... P_McNair takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 38 :(bri) J_Angelino runs at the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to T_Dago ... M_Ihattaren wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) Y_Bissouma 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 S_Haller ... An audacious effort from S_Haller! ... A_Davies won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... It's a level game! ... Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough ... Min. 45 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a precise ball to Yeray ... Yeray with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... A_Davies collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 45 :(bri) J_Angelino has a go! ... It hits the defender ... S_Haller collects the loose ball! ... R_Muniz takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 48 :(mid) M_Ihattaren rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Pinamonti ... J_Bednarek hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... M_Crooks with an outswinging corner into the box ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Pinamonti swings a leg at it! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... R_Sanchez palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... M_Crooks with an outswinging corner into the box ... P_McNair swings a leg at it! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough Min. 53 :(mid) A_Pinamonti jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... S_Haller with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 54 :(mid) R_Muniz with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... Y_Bissouma cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 58 :(mid) D_Fry brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Ihattaren gets on the end of the pass ... M_Ihattaren blasts the ball towards goal! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... R_Sanchez looks relieved there! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Conway ... COMING OFF: T_Dago Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Sadilek ... COMING OFF: A_Guler Min. 60 :(mid) A_Dijksteel bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Pinamonti ... S_Haller hits it out for a corner ... The pressure is mounting! ... CORNER! ... A_Dijksteel plays it towards the near post! ... R_Sanchez comes out and claims it! Min. 63 :(bri) Y_Bissouma hoists the ball across to T_Conway ... T_Conway tries to catch the keeper out! ... But A_Davies palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 66 :(bri) J_Angelino knocks the ball past I_Jones ... I_Jones with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 69 :(mid) R_Aguilar latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Fine tackle by I_Bennacer ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: A_Meroni ... COMING OFF: I_Jones Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: S_Armstrong ... COMING OFF: M_Cuisance Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough ... COMING ON: P_Cutrone ... COMING OFF: R_Muniz Min. 70 :(bri) I_Bennacer puts in S_Haller ... S_Haller tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Davies gets up well to catch that one Min. 74 :(bri) L_Sadilek controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Y_Bissouma gets onto the end of the pass! ... Y_Bissouma goes for the top corner! ... A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 76 :(bri) M_Kovacic looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to T_Conway ... T_Conway with the crafty shot! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 76 :(mid) M_Crooks moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Pinamonti ... A_Pinamonti belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! ... That looked like a corner to me Min. 79 :(bri) M_Kovacic turns on a sixpence ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Kovacic! ... It looks good ... But it goes wide Min. 83 :(mid) M_Ihattaren plays in A_Pinamonti with a beautiful ball ... Y_Bissouma tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 86 :(mid) M_Ihattaren is too quick for S_Haller ... Y_Bissouma with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Mike Willett looks relieved Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Bissouma (Man of the Match) Scorers : S_Haller (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Bednarek (27), Y_Bissouma (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Middlesbrough Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Crooks Scorers : A_Pinamonti (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_McNair (5), A_Dijksteel (6), R_Muniz (45) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Middlesbrough Attempts on Goal : 9 | 9 Off target : 4 | 6 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 63 | 37 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 14 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 1 Middlesbrough ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 21 12 9 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 H_Bellerin DF 1 21 15 9 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 20 15 8 22 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 39 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 20 14 11 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 -4 -4 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 22 15 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 20 11 31 | 95 0 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 16 40 11 I_Bennacer MF 1 14 20 7 31 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0 A_Guler MF 1 10 18 17 27 | 64 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 21 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 29 16 25 T_Dago FW 1 5 15 18 24 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 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_Sadilek MF 1 8 18 12 22 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 11 18 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Player Statistics - Middlesbrough Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Davies GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 I_Jones DF 1 21 15 10 24 | 74 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Fry DF 1 20 12 7 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 16 0 P_McNair DF 1 19 12 11 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -4 10 R_Aguilar DF 1 19 14 7 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 A_Dijksteel DF 1 18 14 13 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 10 8 M_Crooks MF 1 11 19 10 24 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 31 0 M_Cuisance MF 1 3 18 12 21 | 74 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 M_Ihattaren MF 1 7 17 13 26 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 28 33 12 R_Muniz FW 1 8 16 21 22 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 8 -4 A_Pinamonti FW 1 7 14 19 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 M_Oxley GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Meroni DF 1 16 11 7 30 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Chalobah MF 1 12 17 8 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Armstrong MF 1 13 17 5 35 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 2 11 17 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1721067064 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40