FFO Champ, Bristol City vs. Brighton (Fri Sep 19)


                         Bristol City  |  Brighton
                          4-2-0-2-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                     Mati Finkelstein  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                     M_Vandevoordt GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                        O_Boscagli DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                      L_Woolfenden DF  |  DF A_Ramalho
                       H_Pickering DF  |  DF D_Agger
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                            L_Cook DM  |  MF O_Bobb
                           S_Sahin DM  |  MF I_Bennacer
                           R_Koren AM  |  MF T_Frings
                      S_W_Phillips AM  |  MF G_Gattuso
                           D_Undav FW  |  FW T_Dago
                         C_Pozarro FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                           J_Krahl SUB |  SUB A_Palmer
                       G_Edmundson SUB |  SUB L_Jackson
                         L_Johanns SUB |  SUB Q_Timber
                         B_Soumare SUB |  SUB T_Cahill
                         N_Amoruso SUB |  SUB A_Voronin




Min. 2  :(brc) L_Wallace with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  E_Konsa looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 5  :(brc) C_Pozarro dribbles it into the box 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from C_Pozarro! 
          ...  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. 5  :(bri) O_Bobb hoists the ball across to G_Gattuso 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from H_Pickering and it had to be 
Min. 6  :(bri) G_Gattuso beats O_Boscagli 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  G_Gattuso fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt gathers it easily 
Min. 7  :(bri) I_Bennacer with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from O_Boscagli 
Min. 8  :(bri) G_Gattuso finds his way through 
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender 
          ...  G_Gattuso with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into M_Vandevoordt's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 9  :(bri) I_Bennacer looks around for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Bobb 
          ...  O_Bobb shoots towards goal! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  And puts it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Haller lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt thumps the ball away! 
Min. 10 :(brc) D_Undav has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Frings! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Ramalho reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 10 :(bri) G_Gattuso with a glorious long pass to O_Bobb 
          ...  O_Bobb with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 12 :(bri) E_Konsa passes the ball to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago drives the shot in! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt was lucky there 
Min. 16 :(brc) L_Wallace knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Agger 
          ...  A delightful ball in to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 19 :(brc) L_Woolfenden takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to C_Pozarro! 
          ...  A_Ramalho anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 19 :(bri) O_Bobb dribbles past C_Pozarro 
          ...  O_Bobb cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 21 :(brc) O_Boscagli takes T_Frings down UFC style 
          ...  The Brighton players are furious! 
          ...  They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Mati Finkelstein looks relieved 
Min. 21 :(bri) I_Bennacer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Konsa with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 22 :(brc) R_Koren turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to C_Pozarro 
          ...  C_Pozarro tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 23 :(brc) L_Cook retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  C_Pozarro latches onto the end of it 
          ...  What a shot from C_Pozarro! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 25 :(brc) O_Boscagli finds L_Woolfenden with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Woolfenden with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 29 :(bri) T_Frings plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  T_Frings drives the ball low! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt reacts well to save!! 
Min. 30 :(brc) S_W_Phillips takes advantage of a mistake by I_Bennacer 
          ...  S_W_Phillips attempts a low drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a finish! 
          ...  What a player! 
          ...  Bristol City take the lead! 
          ...  Bristol City 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 31 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  Bristol City have changed their playing style to L 
Min. 31 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City 
          ...  L_Cook will now play as a MF 
Min. 31 :(bri) D_Agger runs at the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Agger with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 31 :(brc) L_Cook drives it forward to S_Sahin 
          ...  A_Ramalho tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 32 :(bri) A_Ramalho with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past O_Boscagli 
          ...  O_Boscagli makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Frings plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Great catch from M_Vandevoordt! 
Min. 35 :(brc) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  D_Undav takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Luiz 
Min. 38 :(brc) S_Sahin could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  I_Bennacer fouls 
          ...  That was disgusting 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  Mike Willett looks relieved 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  O_Boscagli shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to S_Sahin instead 
          ...  S_Sahin with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Pozarro crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez thumps the ball away! 
Min. 39 :(bri) I_Bennacer fires over a low cross to A_Ramalho 
          ...  C_Pozarro with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  G_Gattuso swings it in 
          ...  T_Dago gets on the end of it 
          ...  A glorious effort by T_Dago! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 39 :(bri) O_Bobb hoists the ball across to A_Ramalho 
          ...  A_Ramalho chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Gattuso hits it into the box! 
          ...  O_Boscagli wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 40 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(bri) T_Dago has plenty of time and space 
          ...  S_W_Phillips intercepts the pass 
Min. 45 :(brc) R_Koren with a deep cross to D_Undav 
          ...  D_Undav hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 45 :(bri) D_Luiz sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Bennacer 
          ...  A delicate chip from I_Bennacer! 
          ...  But M_Vandevoordt punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick 
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Vandevoordt got a touch 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bristol City 1-0 Brighton

Min. 47 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Edmundson 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Pickering 
Min. 48 :(bri) A_Ramalho puts in S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  But M_Vandevoordt parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 48 :(brc) S_W_Phillips flicks it past the defender 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  O_Bobb is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 49 :(brc) S_W_Phillips takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  S_W_Phillips with the shot on net! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 50 :(bri) T_Frings takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  T_Frings has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt makes a good save 
Min. 50 :(brc) D_Undav beats T_Frings 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  I_Bennacer takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 54 :(brc) L_Woolfenden feeds the ball to D_Undav 
          ...  D_Undav attempts a lob! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 55 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Soumare 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Sahin 
Min. 55 :(brc) R_Koren takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A_Ramalho tackles cleanly 
Min. 56 :(bri) T_Dago lobs it over L_Wallace 
          ...  T_Dago carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 58 :(brc) R_Koren looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_W_Phillips 
          ...  S_W_Phillips looks to see where R_Sanchez is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was beaten there! 
Min. 59 :(bri) R_Sanchez is clutching his leg! 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Frings 
Min. 65 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Amoruso 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Pozarro 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Voronin 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: Q_Timber 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Gattuso 
Min. 73 :(brc) D_Undav controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  S_W_Phillips with the crafty shot! 
          ...  Saved by R_Sanchez 
Min. 75 :(bri) Q_Timber has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Voronin collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Amoruso pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 76 :(brc) D_Undav smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  N_Amoruso latches onto the ball 
          ...  E_Konsa read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 78 :(brc) O_Boscagli holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Soumare 
          ...  B_Soumare belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 83 :(bri) A_Voronin beats L_Wallace 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  That's a controversial decision! 
          ...  S_Haller takes it 
          ...  That's been blazed over! 
          ...  Get him some training from Matt-Le-Tiss 
Min. 85 :(brc) B_Soumare pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  D_Undav is clean through! 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(brc) B_Soumare searches out N_Amoruso 
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Luiz 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 90 :(bri) D_Luiz get's past B_Soumare 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  D_Luiz launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  M_Vandevoordt with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 91 :(brc) L_Woolfenden knocks the ball past E_Konsa 
          ...  Now he crosses to N_Amoruso! 
          ...  N_Amoruso with the chance! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 91 :(bri) A_Voronin nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  B_Soumare cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ashton Gate
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Bristol City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Vandevoordt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_W_Phillips (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : O_Bobb
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : I_Bennacer (85)
Booked               : A_Ramalho (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Bristol City  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           6        |       13
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Bristol City 1 - 0 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Bristol 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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M_Vandevoordt  GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  96  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
O_Boscagli     DF   1  21  14   3  22 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  34   0
L_Woolfenden   DF   1  19  14   4  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  51  24
H_Pickering    DF   1  16  12   3  31 |  48   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  19  16   7  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_Cook         MF   1  19  22   5  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
S_Sahin        DM   1  14  18   6  23 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Koren        AM   1   8  18  17  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
S_W_Phillips   AM   1   8  16  20  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  28   0  52
D_Undav        FW   1   3  14  22  24 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  34  10
C_Pozarro      FW   1   7  13  19  27 |  66   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
J_Krahl        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Edmundson    DF   1  14  13   9  23 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Johanns      MF   1  13  18  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Soumare      DM   1  16  21   5  26 |  40   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
N_Amoruso      FW   1   4  14  18  25 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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  26   1   1   1  22 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  21  16  11  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  15  17
A_Ramalho      DF   1  18  13   9  27 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  52  16  17
D_Agger        DF   1  19  13   5  25 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23
D_Luiz         DF   1  20  15   6  23 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  16  22
O_Bobb         MF   1   3  20  18  25 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  22  28
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  86   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   1   0 -12  15   7
T_Frings       MF   1  11  19  14  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
G_Gattuso      MF   1  15  19  12  29 |  71   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  30
T_Dago         FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  23  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jackson      DF   1  14  10   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  16  29 |  25   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  19  14  30 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Voronin      FW   1   9  12  18  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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