FFO FACUP, Norwich City vs. Brighton (Thu Jan 16)


                         Norwich City  |  Brighton
                              4-3-3 P  |  4-4-2 N
                            Jon Banks  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                          A_Forson DF  |  DF Yeray
                            A_Cole DF  |  DF J_Angelino
                          K_Fisher DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                         B_Howedes DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                        Joao_Neves MF  |  MF I_Bennacer
                           P_Aimar MF  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                         B_Cheyrou MF  |  MF J_W_Prowse
                            A_Rais FW  |  MF N_Seiwald
                           J_Carew FW  |  FW S_Haller
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW T_Dago
                                       |
                       L_Wahlstedt SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                          J_Bedeau SUB |  SUB R_Dunne
                          H_Losada SUB |  SUB Q_Timber
                            G_Sara SUB |  SUB M_Acimovic
                            J_Lens SUB |  SUB T_Conway




Min. 1  :(bri) Y_Bissouma gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Y_Bissouma hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  N_Pope grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 9  :(nor) B_Cheyrou crosses to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  It floats over R_Sanchez 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 9  :(bri) T_Dago knocks the ball on and sprints past A_Forson 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope reacts well to save!! 
Min. 13 :(nor) P_Aimar is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  B_Howedes latches onto the end of it 
          ...  S_Haller tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by K_Fisher 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 14 :(nor) E_Laidlaw lobs it over the defender 
          ...  T_Dago bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  E_Laidlaw bends it in 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  That's put Norwich City in front! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 18 :(nor) B_Howedes with a first time pass 
          ...  E_Laidlaw runs onto it! 
          ...  But Yeray comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 18 :(bri) J_W_Prowse is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Konsa with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Gooooooooooooool! 
          ...  It flew past N_Pope and the Carrow Road comes alive! 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-1 Brighton ...
Min. 24 :(nor) A_Cole races into the box 
          ...  He sees E_Laidlaw lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Cole swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 25 :(nor) E_Laidlaw bursts forward 
          ...  E_Laidlaw has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  R_Sanchez just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 25 :(bri) I_Bennacer plays it long to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 26 :(bri) Yeray jinks past A_Forson 
          ...  But B_Cheyrou will cut out the threat 
Min. 30 :(nor) A_Forson with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Yeray goes in with the block tackle 
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball 
          ...  Great tackle! 
Min. 30 :(bri) J_W_Prowse takes advantage of a mistake by A_Forson 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Y_Bissouma! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Wonderful strike! 
          ...  Who says keepers are too good these days!! 
          ...  Brighton have the advantage! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-2 Brighton ...
Min. 31 :(nor) E_Laidlaw slips past S_Haller 
          ...  N_Seiwald anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 34 :(bri) S_Haller holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Konsa 
          ...  Intercepted by B_Howedes 
Min. 36 :(bri) Yeray with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_W_Prowse 
          ...  J_W_Prowse beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He rounds N_Pope 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He looks to slot it in ...He's missed it, it goes past the wrong side of the post!! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 38 :(bri) N_Seiwald sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Haller 
          ...  Cleared by A_Forson 
Min. 39 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  S_Haller is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by B_Howedes! 
          ...  S_Haller tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  N_Pope grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 41 :(bri) N_Seiwald with a long pass to Yeray 
          ...  K_Fisher is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) A_Rais with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Forson 
          ...  A_Forson with a thundering shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 44 :(nor) E_Laidlaw steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs J_Angelino 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 47 :(bri) T_Dago with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past B_Howedes 
          ...  B_Cheyrou wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 47 :(bri) J_W_Prowse rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 

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

Min. 46 :(bri) T_Dago loses his marker! 
          ...  B_Howedes with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 46 :(bri) N_Seiwald takes advantage of a mistake by K_Fisher 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to T_Dago! 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from T_Dago! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 48 :(bri) J_W_Prowse with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  J_W_Prowse blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 50 :(nor) A_Cole takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into E_Laidlaw 
          ...  Y_Bissouma rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 50 :(bri) J_Bednarek cuts the ball back to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  N_Pope gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out! 
          ...  Norwich City 1-3 Brighton ...
Min. 51 :(nor) E_Laidlaw sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Cheyrou 
          ...  Yeray with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 52 :(bri) T_Dago times his run well 
          ...  B_Howedes slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: Q_Timber 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Seiwald 
Min. 64 :(bri) T_Dago sidesteps K_Fisher 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  K_Fisher recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Losada 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 66 :(bri) E_Konsa nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  A_Cole with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
Min. 67 :(bri) I_Bennacer runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with the chance! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 69 :(nor) E_Laidlaw bursts forward 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the chance! 
          ...  R_Sanchez just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 69 :(bri) I_Bennacer backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of it 
          ...  P_Aimar with a deliberate foul 
          ...  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. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Dunne 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 71 :(nor) P_Aimar brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  J_Carew gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Carew drives the shot in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez looks very relieved! 
Min. 73 :(bri) Yeray pushes it past K_Fisher 
          ...  A_Forson is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  N_Pope misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Bennacer hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  E_Konsa with the header 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 77 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bedeau 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Forson 
Min. 77 :(nor) E_Laidlaw slips past his marker 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  H_Losada flights it in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez easily claims the ball! 
Min. 79 :(bri) Q_Timber has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Q_Timber flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  N_Pope was lucky there 
Min. 80 :(bri) Q_Timber looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Bennacer 
          ...  J_Bedeau with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 83 :(nor) P_Aimar with the diagonal pass to K_Fisher 
          ...  The defender plays it back to R_Sanchez 
          ...  K_Fisher intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy R_Sanchez 
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Sanchez 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
Min. 85 :(bri) R_Dunne wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  Another tackle close to the line by J_Carew 
          ...  But he cant prevent the corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Dunne with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Pope easily catches it! 
Min. 86 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 86 :(bri) S_Haller with a probing through ball T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He is clean through 
          ...  He just has to beat the keeper 
          ...  He rounds N_Pope 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  N_Pope somehow manages to get to it!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(nor) Joao_Neves is first to the ball 
          ...  Joao_Neves with a terrific drive! 
          ...  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! 
Min. 94 :(nor) A_Cole with a smart pass to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw tries the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by H_Losada! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Bedeau 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  R_Sanchez plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 

*************  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          : E_Laidlaw
Scorers              : E_Laidlaw (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Cheyrou (47), A_Cole (66), P_Aimar (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : J_W_Prowse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Konsa (18), Y_Bissouma (30), T_Dago (50)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Norwich City  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       15
Off target           :          11        |       9
On target            :           3        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       15
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Final Score          : Norwich City 1 - 3 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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N_Pope         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  99   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  80   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  36   0  16
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  38  -4
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  99   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  25
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  99   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  17   0
Joao_Neves     MF   1  18  21  14  27 |  99   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
P_Aimar        MF   1   8  18  16  31 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -4  32  -4
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |  99   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  21   8  -4
A_Rais         FW   1   4  18  16  24 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  29   0  18
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  18  20 |  99   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  15  89
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bedeau       DF   1  16  12   4  30 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  24
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Sara         MF   1  11  15  10  21 |   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  24   1   1   1  22 |  99   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13  10  33 |  99   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  17   0
J_Angelino     DF   1  21  15   8  22 |  99   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  20  15  10  23 |  99   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
J_Bednarek     DF   1  20  15  12  23 |  73   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  99   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  27   0
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  20  11  31 |  99   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  22   0  56
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  20  14  22 |  99   0   0   3   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  58  26
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  11  19 |  63   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  18   0
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  22  27 |  99   0   1   2   0   4   0   0   0   0  31  36  21
T_Dago         FW   1   6  15  19  24 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  15  40
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  14   6  31 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  18  15  29 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  13
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  18  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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