FFO Champ, Middlesbrough vs. Brighton (Fri Sep 20)


                        Middlesbrough  |  Brighton
                            4-1-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                         Cliff Coates  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                          A_Davies GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                           I_Jones DF  |  DF Yeray
                             D_Fry DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                          P_McNair DF  |  DF J_Angelino
                         R_Aguilar DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                        N_Chalobah DM  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                          M_Crooks MF  |  MF A_Guler
                        M_Cuisance MF  |  MF I_Bennacer
                       M_Ihattaren MF  |  MF M_Kovacic
                         P_Cutrone FW  |  FW L_Alberto
                       A_Pinamonti FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                           M_Oxley SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                       A_Dijksteel SUB |  SUB J_Muller
                     F_Bernadeschi SUB |  SUB D_Sinani
                       S_Armstrong SUB |  SUB B_Sainz
                       I_Jeraldino SUB |  SUB T_Dago




Min. 1  :(bri) Y_Bissouma finds the space intelligently 
          ...  But P_Cutrone wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 2  :(mid) M_Cuisance looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  H_Bellerin is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 3  :(bri) H_Bellerin leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto with the chance! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 3  :(mid) A_Pinamonti breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Sanchez! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 7  :(mid) M_Cuisance gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  A_Pinamonti is unmarked 
          ...  H_Bellerin reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 8  :(mid) M_Cuisance finds P_Cutrone with a ball over the defence 
          ...  P_Cutrone fires the shot in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind 
Min. 10 :(bri) L_Alberto retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Kovacic gets on the end of it 
          ...  M_Kovacic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Davies's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 12 :(bri) I_Bennacer sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Bednarek 
          ...  P_McNair with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Brighton fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 14 :(mid) A_Pinamonti with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from Yeray 
          ...  J_Angelino slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 16 :(bri) Y_Bissouma knocks the ball past D_Fry 
          ...  I_Jones fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 16 :(bri) Y_Bissouma is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to Yeray 
          ...  A vicious shot by Yeray! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 18 :(bri) S_Haller with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Fry 
          ...  P_McNair wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 21 :(mid) N_Chalobah with an incisive pass to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
Min. 23 :(bri) S_Haller moves forward 
          ...  I_Jones makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 26 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with a long pass to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 36 :(mid) M_Cuisance unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Crooks 
          ...  J_Bednarek with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 37 :(mid) M_Ihattaren beats J_Angelino 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A_Guler wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 41 :(bri) Y_Bissouma whips the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  I_Jones gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(mid) R_Aguilar with the diagonal pass to M_Crooks 
          ...  M_Crooks hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 45 :(bri) M_Kovacic flicks the ball on to L_Alberto 
          ...  L_Alberto tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Davies moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Davies catches it with style! 
Min. 45 :(mid) M_Cuisance picks up the pass 
          ...  L_Alberto with a bad challenge 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Middlesbrough 0-0 Brighton

Min. 46 :(mid) M_Ihattaren takes on the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Cutrone 
          ...  A left-footer by P_Cutrone! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 47 :(mid) M_Crooks knocks the ball past the defender 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  H_Bellerin looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 47 :(bri) M_Kovacic beats R_Aguilar 
          ...  M_Kovacic cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kovacic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  H_Bellerin makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 51 :(mid) M_Ihattaren flights the ball to M_Cuisance 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  M_Cuisance beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has R_Sanchez to beat 
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Sanchez 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 51 :(bri) L_Alberto is unmarked! 
          ...  P_McNair knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  That's his second yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  So long! And goodbye! 
          ...  Au revoir! 
          ...  Auf Wiedersehen! 
Min. 51 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 54 :(mid) M_Ihattaren pulls it back to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 54 :(bri) H_Bellerin smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Kovacic latches onto the ball 
          ...  M_Kovacic runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 56 :(bri) Y_Bissouma 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! 
          ...  S_Haller receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  S_Haller hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Davies guesses right 
Min. 57 :(mid) R_Aguilar with a simple pass to I_Jones 
          ...  But S_Haller wins the tackle 
Min. 59 :(bri) Yeray with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  Yeray fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Davies with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Angelino swings it in! 
          ...  A_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
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: M_Kovacic 
Min. 62 :(bri) J_Bednarek hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Haller sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  Brighton have the advantage! 
          ...  Middlesbrough 0-1 Brighton ...
Min. 64 :(bri) B_Sainz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  B_Sainz with the drive! 
          ...  A_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 65 :(bri) S_Haller finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Haller! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  A_Davies is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Davies looks very relieved! 
Min. 66 :(mid) N_Chalobah looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Yeray belts it clear 
Min. 67 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with a probing pass to A_Dijksteel 
          ...  A_Dijksteel sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 68 :(bri) Y_Bissouma turns past D_Fry 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 69 :(bri) T_Dago loses his marker! 
          ...  I_Jones with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  T_Dago fires it towards the goal 
          ...  But A_Davies makes a fine save 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Armstrong 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Crooks 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Jeraldino 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Cutrone 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Sinani 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 73 :(bri) D_Sinani lays the ball back to Yeray 
          ...  Yeray with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Dago swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to S_Haller 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  But A_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 76 :(bri) D_Sinani with a pinpoint pass to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  A_Davies is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Dago with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Davies catches it with ease 
Min. 78 :(mid) S_Armstrong is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Dijksteel 
          ...  A_Dijksteel flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a fine save 
Min. 78 :(bri) J_Angelino has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  S_Haller hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 82 :(bri) S_Haller dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A_Dijksteel stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(mid) R_Aguilar is first to the ball 
          ...  R_Aguilar with the side footed shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 91 :(bri) T_Dago sidesteps R_Aguilar 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  T_Dago rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air 
          ...  The defenders out leap the attackers 
          ...  The ball is away and clear from the danger area 
Min. 93 :(bri) I_Bennacer hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto it! 
          ...  S_Haller looks to see where A_Davies is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Mike Willett spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 94 :(mid) N_Chalobah brushes T_Dago aside and breaks free 
          ...  Yeray tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren flights it in! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 95 :(bri) A_Guler is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It's beaten A_Davies 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 96 :(bri) S_Haller cuts inside his opponent 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  R_Aguilar belts it clear 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Riverside Stadium
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : M_Ihattaren
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_McNair (51)
Booked               : I_Jones (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Haller (62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Bellerin (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Middlesbrough  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       21
Off target           :           2        |       13
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Davies       GK  23   1   1   1  27 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  21  15  10  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  24  -4  27
D_Fry          DF   1  21  13   7  29 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  20  12  11  28 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -15 -15
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  28  19
N_Chalobah     DM   1  12  17   8  22 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  11  19  10  24 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Cuisance     MF   1   3  19  13  21 |  99   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  12
M_Ihattaren    MF   1   7  18  14  26 |  99   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50  12
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  17  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  33   0  18
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   7  14  20  28 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Oxley        GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  14  13  22 |  46   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  16   0  26
F_Bernadeschi  MF   1   5  17  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Armstrong    MF   1  13  18   6  35 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Jeraldino    FW   1   5  10  15  30 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  99   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13   9  33 |  99   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  26   0  49
H_Bellerin     DF   1  21  15   9  21 |  99   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  24  22  12
J_Angelino     DF   1  21  15   8  22 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  13   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  20  15  11  23 |  99   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  30   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  72   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  14
A_Guler        MF   1  10  18  17  27 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  10   0
I_Bennacer     MF   1  14  21   8  31 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Kovacic      MF   1   5  22  16  22 |  62   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   6  27
L_Alberto      FW   1   1   9  18  31 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  19  16
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  22  27 |  99   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  29   0  31
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   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
D_Sinani       MF   1   8  15   4  22 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
B_Sainz        MF   1   6  18  14  25 |  37   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
T_Dago         FW   1   6  15  18  24 |  37   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  29
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