FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Stoke City (Fri Aug 30)


                             Brighton  |  Stoke City
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 T
                         Mike Willett  |  Derek Purvis
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                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK D_Ward
                             Yeray DF  |  DF F_Medina
                        H_Bellerin DF  |  DF B_Wilmot
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF E_Stevens
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF M_Rose
                        Y_Bissouma MF  |  MF W_Burger
                           A_Guler MF  |  MF T_Berenbruch
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF B_Pearson
                         M_Kovacic MF  |  MF M_Leris
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW Wesley
                         L_Alberto FW  |  FW T_Campbell
                                       |
                        S_Mignolet SUB |  SUB F_Fielding
                          J_Muller SUB |  SUB D_Batth
                           B_Sainz SUB |  SUB J_Tchamadeu
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB A_Vidigal
                            T_Dago SUB |  SUB D_Gayle




Min. 1  :(bri) J_Angelino finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  J_Angelino with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 1  :(sto) T_Campbell pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  T_Campbell with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 2  :(bri) S_Haller takes advantage of a mistake by E_Stevens 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  M_Rose wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 2  :(sto) B_Pearson sprints past Y_Bissouma 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  A_Guler with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  Wesley curls it towards the top corner 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 4  :(bri) Yeray holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_Ward gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 7  :(bri) I_Bennacer holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees S_Haller in space! 
          ...  But E_Stevens with the fine tackle 
Min. 8  :(bri) Yeray changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_Ward saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 10 :(bri) J_Bednarek flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Kovacic runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Kovacic attempts to nutmeg D_Ward! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton have the advantage! 
          ...  Brighton 1-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 11 :(bri) Curled in dangerously from J_Bednarek to H_Bellerin 
          ...  H_Bellerin could have let it bounce! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Ward dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The deflection beat D_Ward! 
          ...  Brighton 2-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 12 :(bri) A_Guler brushes B_Pearson aside and breaks free 
          ...  A_Guler with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  But D_Ward reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 13 :(bri) H_Bellerin plays it long to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Ward palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 16 :(bri) M_Kovacic with the through ball to A_Guler 
          ...  A_Guler attempts the shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Alberto with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets his head on it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Ward looks dejected 
          ...  Brighton 3-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 18 :(sto) Wesley sidesteps his marker 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  Wesley with a blistering shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 19 :(bri) A_Guler backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets on the end of it 
          ...  But B_Pearson wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 20 :(bri) S_Haller runs at the defence 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  D_Ward won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 21 :(bri) S_Haller beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Haller has a dig at goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma floats the ball in! 
          ...  I_Bennacer with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 22 :(bri) S_Haller takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  A cheeky lob from S_Haller! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 22 :(sto) W_Burger sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Stevens 
          ...  Yeray wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Berenbruch chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Sanchez thumps the ball away! 
Min. 25 :(bri) L_Alberto finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  L_Alberto has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  D_Ward is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Haller swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Ward easily claims the ball! 
Min. 28 :(bri) J_Bednarek is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Bellerin latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Pearson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 30 :(bri) L_Alberto flicks it over B_Pearson's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  E_Stevens brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 38 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes advantage of a mistake by W_Burger 
          ...  He knocks the ball to L_Alberto! 
          ...  L_Alberto sees D_Ward off his line! 
          ...  D_Ward saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 39 :(bri) I_Bennacer beats T_Berenbruch 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  GOOOOOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered home! 
          ...  The Brighton fans chant his name! 
          ...  Brighton 4-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 39 :(sto) F_Medina runs at Yeray 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Yeray does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bri) J_Angelino dribbles past B_Pearson 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  M_Rose wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 44 :(bri) L_Alberto jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  B_Pearson dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 45 :(bri) L_Alberto with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows B_Pearson a clean set of heals 
          ...  L_Alberto fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 4-0 Stoke City

Min. 47 :(bri) S_Haller jinks through the defence 
          ...  W_Burger read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 47 :(bri) L_Alberto headbutts M_Rose! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 48 :(bri) Y_Bissouma off the woodwork! 
          ...  J_Angelino picks up the deflection 
          ...  W_Burger slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Yeray with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Ward comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  L_Alberto swings a leg at it! 
          ...  D_Ward is stranded! 
          ...  He can't get there in time! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Great strike! 
          ...  Brighton 5-0 Stoke City ...
Min. 49 :(bri) Y_Bissouma runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of L_Alberto 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  A delicate header from L_Alberto! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for D_Ward 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  D_Ward looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 49 :(sto) M_Leris has broken through the defence! 
          ...  I_Bennacer brings him down in the area! There was clear contact there! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The referee waves the players away 
          ...  Wesley with the spot kick 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A nerveless penalty! 
          ...  Brighton 5-1 Stoke City...
Min. 50 :(bri) M_Kovacic takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto attempts to nutmeg D_Ward! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 53 :(bri) H_Bellerin 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_Guler receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Guler with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma curls it into the box! 
          ...  W_Burger wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 55 :(bri) A_Guler curls the ball out wide to J_Bednarek 
          ...  A powerful shot by J_Bednarek! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 56 :(bri) J_Bednarek turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to H_Bellerin 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by B_Wilmot 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Dago 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Alberto 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Sainz 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Guler 
Min. 60 :(bri) T_Dago with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  T_Dago with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  D_Ward manages to turn it behind 
Min. 61 :(sto) M_Rose loses his marker! 
          ...  H_Bellerin anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 63 :(bri) Y_Bissouma searches out M_Kovacic 
          ...  M_Kovacic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But D_Ward punches it away 
Min. 66 :(bri) D_Ward miskicks! 
          ...  J_Bednarek is through! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Bednarek! 
          ...  D_Ward makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 66 :(sto) B_Wilmot has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Kovacic with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
Min. 66 :(sto) M_Leris finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Sainz!! 
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes 
Min. 70 :(bri) B_Sainz loses F_Medina 
          ...  F_Medina goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 71 :(sto) Wesley cuts the ball back to F_Medina 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 73 :(bri) T_Dago floats the ball in to find B_Sainz 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Burger 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  H_Bellerin gets something on it! 
          ...  D_Ward with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Angelino! 
          ...  It comes to J_Bednarek 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  D_Ward with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Haller 
Min. 76 :(bri) T_Conway with a burst of pace 
          ...  T_Conway flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But D_Ward parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 78 :(sto) B_Pearson takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bednarek 
          ...  He knocks the ball to T_Campbell! 
          ...  T_Campbell drives it low! 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 79 :(bri) T_Conway moves forward 
          ...  E_Stevens with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  M_Kovacic swings it in 
          ...  T_Dago gets on the end of it 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Dago! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Bellerin hits it into the box! 
          ...  Headed away by M_Rose 
Min. 80 :(bri) J_Bednarek runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to B_Sainz 
          ...  B_Sainz with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 81 :(sto) T_Berenbruch with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past H_Bellerin 
          ...  T_Berenbruch with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez beats the ball away 
Min. 82 :(bri) B_Sainz plays the early ball across the box to find J_Angelino in space 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Rose 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kovacic hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Ward comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  J_Bednarek swings a leg at it! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 84 :(bri) J_Angelino finds Yeray with a ball over the defence 
          ...  A great volley from Yeray! 
          ...  D_Ward has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  D_Ward reacts well to save!! 
Min. 85 :(bri) M_Kovacic unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 87 :(sto) T_Campbell with a perfectly timed run 
          ...  J_Bednarek gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bri) B_Sainz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Dago 
          ...  M_Rose reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 89 :(bri) T_Dago with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But B_Wilmot clears the ball to safety 
Min. 92 :(sto) B_Wilmot drives it across the face of the goal M_Rose 
          ...  M_Rose with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bednarek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kovacic (10,16), H_Bellerin (11), I_Bennacer (39), L_Alberto (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Bennacer (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Stoke City Match Info
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Best player          : Wesley
Scorers              : Wesley (49 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Stoke City
Attempts on Goal     :          33        |       7
Off target           :          16        |       2
On target            :          17        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           9        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       3
Key Tackles          :           6        |       17
Key Passes           :          23        |       4
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Final Score          : Brighton 5 - 1 Stoke City
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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 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13   9  33 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  26  49  17
H_Bellerin     DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  14  26  57
J_Angelino     DF   1  20  15   8  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  17
J_Bednarek     DF   1  20  14  11  23 |  96   0   1   5   2   5   0   0   0   0  15 106  73
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  24  15
A_Guler        MF   1  10  18  17  27 |  63   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  25
I_Bennacer     MF   1  14  21   7  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -4   3  58
M_Kovacic      MF   1   5  22  16  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  24  62
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  22  27 |  78   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   9  18  31 |  63   0   0   0   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  23  58
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
B_Sainz        MF   1   6  18  14  25 |  33   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  29  20  11
T_Conway       FW   1   7  11  18  24 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
T_Dago         FW   1   6  15  18  24 |  33   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  13  22

Player Statistics - Stoke City
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_Ward         GK  22   1   1   1  21 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
F_Medina       DF   1  20  15  11  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Wilmot       DF   1  20  13   5  21 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  15   0
E_Stevens      DF   1  19  15   6  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Rose         DF   1  18  12   9  30 |  96   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  85   0  16
W_Burger       MF   1  13  20   7  22 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  88   8   0
T_Berenbruch   MF   1   8  18  16  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
B_Pearson      MF   1  14  18  12  31 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  63  10   0
M_Leris        MF   1   8  18  14  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wesley         FW   1   8  13  20  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  29
T_Campbell     FW   1   2  13  19  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
F_Fielding     GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Batth        DF   1  17  11   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tchamadeu    DF   1  17  10   7  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Vidigal      MF   1   5  18  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gayle        FW   1   3  13  17  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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