FFO Champ, Fulham vs. Brighton (Wed May 21)


                               Fulham  |  Brighton
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 T
                            Joe Brown  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                           A_Lunin GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                            M_Cash DF  |  DF Yeray
                           W_Orban DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                           J_Matip DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                           L_Kelly DF  |  DF O_Kossounou
                         P_Barrios DM  |  MF I_Bennacer
                         J_Wallace MF  |  MF N_Seiwald
                          M_Pjanic MF  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                        Y_Gourcuff AM  |  MF J_W_Prowse
                         S_Downing FW  |  FW S_Haller
                        E_Ferguson FW  |  FW T_Dago
                                       |
                       L_Vigouroux SUB |  SUB A_Palmer
                          R_Oxford SUB |  SUB A_Ramalho
                        J_Veretout SUB |  SUB R_Dunne
                          H_Wilson SUB |  SUB Q_Timber
                          N_Fraser SUB |  SUB T_Conway




Min. 1  :(bri) O_Kossounou finds Y_Bissouma with a ball over the defence 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from L_Kelly 
Min. 3  :(ful) J_Wallace barges Y_Bissouma off the ball 
          ...  J_Wallace tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a difficult save 
Min. 3  :(bri) N_Seiwald has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  T_Dago gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  J_Matip wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 4  :(ful) E_Ferguson pass splits open the defence and finds W_Orban 
          ...  W_Orban attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  He salutes the Fulham fans!! 
          ...  That's given Fulham the lead! 
          ...  Fulham 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 7  :(ful) M_Pjanic brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Downing gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Bednarek with a clumsy challenge 
Min. 9  :(ful) M_Pjanic with a smart turn 
          ...  M_Pjanic shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 10 :(ful) E_Ferguson with a one-touch layoff to S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 11 :(bri) J_Bednarek breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Lunin! 
          ...  S_Downing brings him down! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 15 :(ful) M_Pjanic steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs E_Konsa 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  M_Pjanic hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  R_Sanchez fists it away 
Min. 18 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Sanchez! 
          ...  S_Haller hacks him down! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  Joe Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 21 :(bri) Y_Bissouma runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Dago 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with a reckless challenge 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 25 :(ful) M_Pjanic looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Orban 
          ...  W_Orban with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 26 :(ful) J_Wallace controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  R_Sanchez grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 26 :(bri) Y_Bissouma moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Konsa 
          ...  W_Orban forces him off the ball 
Min. 27 :(ful) P_Barrios cuts the ball back to L_Kelly 
          ...  L_Kelly with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  R_Sanchez dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had R_Sanchez beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Cash hits it into the box! 
          ...  L_Kelly gets a shot in 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  E_Ferguson flights it in! 
          ...  J_Bednarek reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 28 :(ful) J_Matip finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by N_Seiwald 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  W_Orban with the header 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez pushes it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  It comes to J_Wallace 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 35 :(ful) J_Matip flights the ball to E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 35 :(bri) O_Kossounou takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  M_Pjanic is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
Min. 36 :(ful) P_Barrios smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Pjanic latches onto the ball 
          ...  What a shot from M_Pjanic! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Kelly floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to P_Barrios 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 40 :(ful) W_Orban with a deep cross to S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Sanchez 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(ful) M_Pjanic with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  O_Kossounou brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 46 :(ful) S_Downing plays in J_Matip with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Matip uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 48 :(bri) J_W_Prowse off the woodwork! 
          ...  T_Dago picks up the deflection 
          ...  But M_Cash slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Fulham 1-0 Brighton

Min. 48 :(ful) E_Ferguson kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Cash gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Dago knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 49 :(ful) M_Cash finds the space intelligently 
          ...  M_Cash blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Fulham 2-0 Brighton ...
Min. 50 :(ful) P_Barrios takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  P_Barrios hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 50 :(ful) M_Cash knocks the ball past the lunge of I_Bennacer 
          ...  S_Haller with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 55 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 57 :(ful) E_Ferguson finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Ferguson! 
          ...  R_Sanchez blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 59 :(ful) J_Wallace brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  J_Wallace has a dig at goal! 
          ...  The Fulham fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fulham 3-0 Brighton ...
Min. 59 :(bri) J_Bednarek is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Konsa latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Konsa with the strike! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Fulham fans taunt him! 
Min. 60 :(bri) J_Bednarek plays in N_Seiwald with a beautiful ball 
          ...  P_Barrios reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 61 :(ful) E_Ferguson jinks infield 
          ...  E_Ferguson hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: Q_Timber 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_W_Prowse 
Min. 68 :(ful) E_Ferguson jumps over J_Bednarek's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Q_Timber with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  L_Kelly drives it under the wall 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Pjanic drives it into the box! 
          ...  P_Barrios swings a leg at it! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Fulham 4-0 Brighton ...
Min. 72 :(ful) M_Pjanic finds the run of S_Downing 
          ...  S_Downing with the shot on net! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps into the Fulham crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  Fulham 5-0 Brighton ...
Min. 74 :(ful) L_Kelly takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Ferguson 
          ...  I_Bennacer takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 75 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff slips past S_Haller 
          ...  A delicate chip from Y_Gourcuff! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 78 :(ful) M_Pjanic lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Downing latches on to it 
          ...  S_Downing keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 79 :(ful) M_Pjanic gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds E_Ferguson 
          ...  E_Ferguson looks to see where R_Sanchez is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into R_Sanchez's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 83 :(ful) M_Pjanic with a 50-yard pass to E_Ferguson 
          ...  Yeray seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 84 :(bri) N_Seiwald controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  S_Haller gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_Haller sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lunin saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 85 :(ful) M_Pjanic with a measured pass to P_Barrios 
          ...  P_Barrios sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  R_Sanchez watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 86 :(bri) O_Kossounou spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds I_Bennacer with a lovely pass! 
          ...  But J_Wallace comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ful) E_Ferguson finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Ferguson! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 89 :(ful) S_Downing with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  S_Downing with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 90 :(ful) J_Matip sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Y_Gourcuff 
          ...  Y_Gourcuff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 92 :(ful) M_Pjanic is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to J_Wallace 
          ...  J_Wallace with the side footed shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 95 :(ful) Y_Gourcuff beats Y_Bissouma 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from O_Kossounou 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Craven Cottage
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Fulham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Pjanic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Orban (4), M_Cash (49), J_Wallace (59), P_Barrios (68), S_Downing (72)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Downing (11), Y_Gourcuff (21)
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : N_Seiwald
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Haller (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Fulham  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          32        |       2
Off target           :          12        |       1
On target            :          20        |       1
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           6        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          19        |       9
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Final Score          : Fulham 5 - 0 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Fulham
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_Lunin        GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  99   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0   0
M_Cash         DF   1  21  16  13  28 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  15   0  34
W_Orban        DF   1  21  16  11  24 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  15  13  70
J_Matip        DF   1  22  17  13  29 |  99   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  24  14
L_Kelly        DF   1  22  15  12  23 |  99   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  14  14  43
P_Barrios      DM   1  19  21  15  26 |  99   0   1   2   0   4   1   0   0   0  17  16  64
J_Wallace      MF   1  11  19  12  22 |  99   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  25  10  80
M_Pjanic       MF   1  11  21  12  26 |  99   0   0   8   2   3   0   0   0   0   0  88  44
Y_Gourcuff     AM   1   2  18  14  26 |  99   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -4  -4  33
S_Downing      FW   1   5  15  18  23 |  99   0   0   1   0   5   1   1   0   0  -4  10  54
E_Ferguson     FW   1   2  19  22  26 |  99   0   0   3   1   5   0   0   0   0   0  44  23
L_Vigouroux    GK  19   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Oxford       DF   1  18  13   4  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Veretout     MF   1  13  19  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Wilson       AM   1   3  16  14  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Fraser       FW   1   7  15  19  29 |   0   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  25   1   1   1  22 |  99  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  23  13  10  33 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  28   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
O_Kossounou    DF   1  21  19   3  25 |  99   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  20   0
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  12  19 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  16   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  21  12  31 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0
S_Haller       FW   1   7  13  23  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   0
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  58   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramalho      DF   1  19  14   9  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  15   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  15  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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