FFO Champ, Norwich City vs. Brighton (Fri May 16)


                         Norwich City  |  Brighton
                              5-1-4 P  |  4-4-2 N
                            Jon Banks  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                        K_Tzolakis GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                        F_Balbuena DF  |  DF A_Ramalho
                          K_Fisher DF  |  DF O_Kossounou
                      D_Caleta_Car DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                        Joao_Neves DF  |  MF I_Bennacer
                            A_Rais FW  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                           K_Jakic MF  |  MF N_Seiwald
                           P_Aimar FW  |  MF Q_Timber
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW T_Dago
                           J_Carew FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                         B_Howedes SUB |  SUB Yeray
                         B_Cheyrou SUB |  SUB J_W_Prowse
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB M_Acimovic
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB T_Conway




Min. 4  :(nor) P_Aimar moves forward 
          ...  A great volley from P_Aimar! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 9  :(nor) A_Rais looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Aimar 
          ...  J_Bednarek is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 11 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a long pass to T_Dago 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 13 :(nor) A_Rais flicks the ball on to P_Aimar 
          ...  A heafty challenge by N_Seiwald 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Carew swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  R_Sanchez comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 16 :(nor) A_Rais finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  A_Rais goes for goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 17 :(nor) P_Aimar runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  Brilliant save from R_Sanchez 
Min. 20 :(nor) K_Jakic with a slide rule pass to A_Forson 
          ...  A_Forson blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 22 :(nor) K_Fisher is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Forson 
          ...  A_Forson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  R_Sanchez grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 24 :(bri) Y_Bissouma plays the early ball across the box to find T_Dago in space 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car tackles cleanly 
Min. 29 :(nor) J_Carew finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Ramalho 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 30 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ramalho 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 32 :(bri) R_Sanchez is clutching his leg! 
          ...  The Brighton physio rushes on 
          ...  He isn't able to carry on! 
Min. 32 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Gomis 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Sanchez 
Min. 33 :(nor) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  P_Aimar gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A_Ramalho bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 35 :(bri) Y_Bissouma bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Q_Timber 
          ...  A_Rais slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 40 :(nor) J_Carew steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  J_Carew sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) J_Carew cuts in on R_Dunne's blind side 
          ...  J_Carew hits a great shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  And Norwich City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 43 :(bri) O_Kossounou is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber has broken clear! Just K_Tzolakis to beat! 
          ...  He tries to flick it past K_Tzolakis 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The game's up for grabs now! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Brighton ...
Min. 44 :(nor) J_Carew runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Carew must beat A_Gomis! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 45 :(nor) D_Caleta_Car with the first time flick to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew with a stunning strike! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He nutmegged A_Gomis 
          ...  Norwich City take the lead! 
          ...  Norwich City 2-1 Brighton ...
Min. 45 :(bri) A_Ramalho lays the ball back to I_Bennacer 
          ...  A_Forson with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 46 :(nor) A_Forson turns past A_Ramalho 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  A_Forson with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into A_Gomis's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 48 :(nor) J_Carew runs into space 
          ...  J_Carew sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  It floats over A_Gomis 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Norwich City 2-1 Brighton

Min. 50 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Laidlaw hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  A_Gomis catches the ball 
Min. 51 :(nor) J_Carew has it now 
          ...  He takes on R_Dunne 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Forson! 
          ...  N_Seiwald tackles cleanly 
Min. 54 :(nor) K_Fisher fires over a low cross to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the shot! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 60 :(bri) A_Ramalho is on the ground motionless! 
          ...  He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there 
          ...  He's up to his feet now 
          ...  Looks like he will carry on after receiving some treatment 
Min. 61 :(nor) E_Laidlaw takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bednarek 
          ...  He puts in Joao_Neves! 
          ...  Joao_Neves with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 64 :(bri) Q_Timber plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Dago decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  T_Dago sees K_Tzolakis off his line! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 69 :(bri) I_Bennacer moves forward 
          ...  K_Fisher does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_W_Prowse 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 72 :(bri) E_Laidlaw beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  A_Gomis brings him down in the area! He had no choice! 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
          ...  Is The Referee going to give a penalty? 
          ...  He points to the spot! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is the man who takes it 
          ...  He sends A_Gomis the wrong way 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a clinical penalty 
          ...  Norwich City 3-1 Brighton...
Min. 76 :(nor) J_Carew is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  J_Carew hits a great shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Laidlaw plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Ramalho belts it clear 
Min. 76 :(bri) J_W_Prowse jinks past F_Balbuena 
          ...  K_Fisher with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 77 :(bri) T_Conway takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  A_Forson reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Seiwald! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car reads it well 
          ...  And he knocks it away 
Min. 79 :(bri) J_W_Prowse is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 81 :(nor) A_Rais brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  P_Aimar makes himself available 
          ...  O_Kossounou hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Joao_Neves swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 81 :(bri) N_Seiwald gets lucky and beats F_Balbuena 
          ...  Now with the centre to R_Dunne 
          ...  Joao_Neves pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  He'd better be careful now 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  They are lining up to take this one! 
          ...  Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! 
          ...  Q_Timber with the curler 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  D_Caleta_Car wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 81 :(bri) A_Ramalho moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller tries to chip the ball over K_Tzolakis! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 82 :(nor) K_Jakic spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Forson! 
          ...  A_Forson fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Gomis is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 83 :(bri) R_Dunne controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  T_Conway gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  T_Conway with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  But K_Tzolakis hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 84 :(bri) T_Conway beats A_Forson 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  T_Conway with the shot on net! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(nor) E_Laidlaw runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs O_Kossounou 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  But Y_Bissouma wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 90 :(bri) Q_Timber nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  Q_Timber keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  K_Tzolakis with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 92 :(nor) K_Fisher lays the ball back to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the strike! 
          ...  A_Gomis just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 93 :(nor) E_Laidlaw finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_W_Prowse 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 94 :(nor) E_Laidlaw slips past J_W_Prowse 
          ...  E_Laidlaw hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 95 :(nor) P_Aimar sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching 
          ...  E_Laidlaw takes advantage and races towards the goal! 
          ...  Just A_Gomis is between him and the goal 
          ...  A_Gomis charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  It goes over!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Carrow Road
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Carew (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Carew (43,45), E_Laidlaw (72 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : Q_Timber
Scorers              : Q_Timber (43)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Bednarek (9)
Injured              : R_Sanchez (32)
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       8
Off target           :          15        |       4
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Norwich City 3 - 1 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Norwich 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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K_Tzolakis     GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  99   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  17  13  24 |  99   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  34   0  52
F_Balbuena     DF   1  19  14   5  33 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  99   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  45   0
D_Caleta_Car   DF   1  18  15  13  26 |  99   0   4   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  72  32  13
Joao_Neves     DF   1  18  22  14  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Rais         FW   1   4  19  16  24 |  99   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  30  11
K_Jakic        MF   1  15  18   6  32 |  99   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
P_Aimar        FW   1   9  18  17  31 |  99   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22   9
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  16  19  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  13  58
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  19  22 |  99   0   0   1   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  16  80
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |   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 |  32   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  10  -4
A_Ramalho      DF   1  19  14   9  27 |  99   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  51  30   0
O_Kossounou    DF   1  21  19   3  25 |  99   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  15   7  31 |  99   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  21  12  31 |  99   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  16   0
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  12  19 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   8   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  15  29 |  99   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  53
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
S_Haller       FW   1   7  13  23  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |  67   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -19   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  23  13  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  25   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   8   0
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  13  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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