FFO FACUP, Brighton vs. Rotherham United (Wed Jan 08) Brighton | Rotherham United 4-4-2 P | 4-2-4 D Mike Willett | - | R_Sanchez GK | GK V_Johansson Yeray DF | DF S_Morrison A_Ramalho DF | DF C_Humphreys E_Konsa DF | DF T_Blackett R_Dunne DF | DF L_Peltier I_Bennacer MF | MF Cafu M_Acimovic MF | MF O_Rathbone Q_Timber MF | FW S_Nombe N_Seiwald MF | FW J_Hugill S_Haller FW | FW T_Eaves A_Voronin FW | FW G_Kelly | A_Gomis SUB | SUB D_Phillips J_Angelino SUB | SUB T_Bola J_W_Prowse SUB | SUB S_Ferguson Y_Bissouma SUB | SUB C_McGuckin T_Dago SUB | SUB F_Onyedinma Min. 5 :(bri) I_Bennacer flights the ball to N_Seiwald ... T_Blackett wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 7 :(bri) S_Haller runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for goal in mind! ... S_Haller cracks a laser towards goal! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 10 :(bri) Q_Timber with a real burst of pace ... T_Eaves can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... Q_Timber belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But V_Johansson with the difficult save Min. 14 :(bri) A_Voronin finds I_Bennacer in acres of space ... I_Bennacer with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 22 :(bri) R_Dunne is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to M_Acimovic ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_Morrison looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 23 :(bri) S_Haller with a penetrating pass to Q_Timber ... Wonderful sliding challenge by S_Morrison ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 24 :(bri) Yeray knocks it forward ... C_Humphreys slips ... S_Haller gets to it! ... Intercepted by O_Rathbone Min. 29 :(bri) I_Bennacer volleys it forward. He finds Q_Timber ... Q_Timber is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat V_Johansson ... He tries to flick it past V_Johansson ... But crashes into the keeper ... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!! Min. 35 :(rot) O_Rathbone holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to T_Eaves ... R_Dunne reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 36 :(bri) S_Haller loses G_Kelly ... S_Morrison with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 40 :(bri) Q_Timber crosses into the box, finding R_Dunne ... R_Dunne drives it towards goal! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 41 :(rot) L_Peltier 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! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Yeray ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 42 :(bri) S_Haller sprints past C_Humphreys ... Cafu with the block Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 43 :(rot) G_Kelly is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to J_Hugill ... But E_Konsa wins the tackle Min. 45 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: C_McGuckin ... COMING OFF: O_Rathbone Min. 45 :(rot) Substitution by Rotherham United ... COMING ON: T_Bola ... COMING OFF: L_Peltier Min. 46 :(rot) S_Nombe jumps over Yeray's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... Good sliding challenge from A_Ramalho ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Cafu drives it into the box! ... J_Hugill swings a leg at it! ... R_Sanchez makes a difficult save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Rotherham United Min. 47 :(bri) Yeray is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Haller ... S_Haller attempts to drive it home! ... V_Johansson makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 47 :(bri) A_Ramalho squares up to his marker ... He spits at C_McGuckin ... Right in his face! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 49 :(rot) Cafu takes advantage of a bad back pass from N_Seiwald ... A_Voronin fouls badly ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 53 :(bri) N_Seiwald with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Yeray ... Yeray with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Dago ... COMING OFF: A_Voronin Min. 61 :(rot) C_Humphreys shoves E_Konsa in the chest!! ... The Brighton players are furious! ... They're baying for blood! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 62 :(bri) T_Dago beats T_Bola ... He showed great skill there ... T_Blackett fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: J_Angelino ... COMING OFF: R_Dunne Min. 66 :(rot) C_McGuckin spits at Q_Timber ... He should be ashamed! ... The Referee warned him Min. 67 :(bri) Q_Timber races into the box ... He sees J_Angelino lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Angelino with the overhead! ... V_Johansson with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: Y_Bissouma ... COMING OFF: N_Seiwald Min. 70 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with an incisive pass to S_Haller ... Cafu reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... Y_Bissouma chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... T_Blackett clears the danger Min. 71 :(bri) E_Konsa spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to T_Dago! ... T_Dago with the strike! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 72 :(rot) G_Kelly with the dribble ... Y_Bissouma with an ugly foul ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 77 :(bri) I_Bennacer has a go! ... It hits the defender ... T_Dago collects the loose ball! ... T_Bola hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... M_Acimovic drives it into the box! ... Headed away by T_Bola Min. 81 :(bri) A_Ramalho wins possession ... He plays the ball across to S_Haller ... T_Blackett slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 81 :(rot) T_Blackett takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to Cafu ... M_Acimovic with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 87 :(bri) I_Bennacer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... S_Haller gets onto the end of the pass! ... S_Haller swings in the shot! ... V_Johansson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) S_Haller beats S_Nombe ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... S_Haller looks to see where V_Johansson is! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it wide Min. 90 :(bri) E_Konsa with a probing pass to M_Acimovic ... M_Acimovic goes for the top corner! ... The shot slips through V_Johansson's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Mike Willett races up the touchline and slides onto his knees on the pitch! ... Brighton have surely won this game now! ... Brighton 1-0 Rotherham United ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Konsa (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Acimovic (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Acimovic (81) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rotherham United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Blackett Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Rotherham United Attempts on Goal : 12 | 1 Off target : 7 | 0 On target : 5 | 1 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 8 | 4 Key Tackles : 4 | 11 Key Passes : 16 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 0 Rotherham United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 22 13 10 33 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 34 17 A_Ramalho DF 1 18 14 9 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 0 E_Konsa DF 1 20 15 10 23 | 96 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 49 0 R_Dunne DF 1 18 14 6 31 | 66 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 16 21 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 21 8 31 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 19 M_Acimovic MF 1 5 17 12 21 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -4 -4 34 Q_Timber MF 1 9 18 15 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 25 N_Seiwald MF 1 18 21 11 19 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 22 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 22 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 17 21 | 61 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Angelino DF 1 21 15 8 22 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 20 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 20 11 31 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 T_Dago FW 1 6 15 19 24 | 35 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Rotherham United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_Johansson GK 21 1 1 1 10 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 S_Morrison DF 1 18 14 8 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 0 C_Humphreys DF 1 18 15 8 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Blackett DF 1 17 15 8 26 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 15 0 L_Peltier DF 1 16 13 5 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cafu MF 1 8 18 15 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 O_Rathbone MF 1 14 17 7 28 | 45 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 13 0 S_Nombe FW 1 8 12 18 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hugill FW 1 10 13 16 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 T_Eaves FW 1 8 12 15 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Kelly FW 1 8 12 15 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 D_Phillips GK 19 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bola DF 1 16 14 6 20 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 S_Ferguson DF 1 16 14 7 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_McGuckin MF 1 4 17 14 24 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Onyedinma FW 1 5 15 14 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1736366871 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40