FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Oct 24)


                             Brighton  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                         Mike Willett  |  David Hannah
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK A_Davies
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF D_Fry
                       O_Kossounou DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF P_McNair
                         N_Seiwald DM  |  AM M_Ihattaren
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                         G_Gattuso MF  |  MF M_Cuisance
                            O_Bobb AM  |  MF S_Traore
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW G_Agbonlahor
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB C_Klaus
                         C_Panucci SUB |  SUB S_Whittaker
                           M_Camus SUB |  SUB M_Fellaini
                          T_Cahill SUB |  SUB F_Onyeka
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB P_Cutrone




Min. 1  :(bri) I_Bennacer flights the ball to O_Bobb 
          ...  O_Bobb has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But A_Davies palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 2  :(bri) T_Dago with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  T_Dago sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault 
          ...  That puts Brighton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Brighton 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 2  :(mid) P_McNair runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor drives it towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 3  :(mid) M_Crooks pass splits open the defence and finds G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  But E_Konsa slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 4  :(mid) A_Dijksteel takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 7  :(bri) A_Davies with a terrible kick! 
          ...  S_Haller takes control of the ball! 
          ...  S_Haller looks to see where A_Davies is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Davies plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 10 :(mid) The ball rolls free! 
          ...  S_Traore takes control of it on the half way line 
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!! 
          ...  I_Bennacer is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
Min. 14 :(bri) I_Bennacer knocks it past A_Dijksteel and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  I_Bennacer has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  A_Davies won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 18 :(bri) D_Agger is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  E_Konsa latches onto the ball 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by D_Fry 
Min. 22 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 23 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor hoofs it upfield to find P_McNair 
          ...  N_Seiwald with a terrible tackle 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  David Hannah looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 27 :(mid) M_Cuisance beats D_Agger with absolute ease! 
          ...  O_Kossounou with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 28 :(bri) E_Konsa with a penetrating pass to O_Kossounou 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Dijksteel 
Min. 29 :(bri) O_Kossounou drives it across the face of the goal G_Gattuso 
          ...  G_Gattuso tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But A_Davies parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 33 :(bri) T_Dago gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to G_Gattuso 
          ...  D_Fry hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Dago curls it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Davies 
Min. 34 :(mid) M_Crooks cuts in on D_Agger's blind side 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Konsa 
Min. 35 :(mid) M_Ihattaren with the through ball to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  A great volley from A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  How did that find it's way in? 
          ...  That's the equaliser! 
          ...  Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 36 :(mid) M_Crooks spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to S_Traore! 
          ...  S_Traore is clean through, he is one on one with R_Sanchez 
          ...  He rounds R_Sanchez 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  Surely he can't score from that angle! 
          ...  It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! 
Min. 39 :(mid) A_Pinamonti flicks it over E_Konsa's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with the block 
Min. 39 :(bri) N_Seiwald breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Davies! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  I_Bennacer passes to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Davies claws it off the line 
          ...  The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! 
          ...  The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Brighton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Brighton 2-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 45 :(mid) R_Aguilar barges the defender off the ball 
          ...  R_Aguilar curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes himself big and wins the ball 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 2-1 Middlesbrough

Min. 47 :(bri) O_Kossounou looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to E_Konsa 
          ...  The defender plays it back to A_Davies 
          ...  But it's gone straight to E_Konsa! 
          ...  He just has A_Davies to beat! 
          ...  He tries to beat A_Davies 
          ...  A_Davies dives on the ball!! 
Min. 47 :(mid) M_Crooks spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to G_Agbonlahor! 
          ...  Fine tackle by O_Kossounou 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 48 :(bri) N_Seiwald has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  N_Seiwald tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Davies just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 50 :(bri) D_Luiz is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to O_Bobb 
          ...  D_Fry with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 52 :(bri) G_Gattuso spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds D_Agger with a lovely pass! 
          ...  D_Agger chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Davies 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 53 :(bri) O_Bobb hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  E_Konsa latches onto it! 
          ...  E_Konsa with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  YOU BEAUTY! 
          ...  Brighton 3-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 57 :(bri) S_Haller gains possession 
          ...  S_Haller leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 59 :(bri) O_Bobb runs forward 
          ...  O_Bobb with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Panucci 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Agger 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Gattuso 
Min. 60 :(mid) S_Traore crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Pinamonti in the box 
          ...  A_Pinamonti attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  R_Sanchez heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 63 :(mid) A_Dijksteel floats the ball in to find M_Ihattaren 
          ...  M_Ihattaren rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  R_Sanchez has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 65 :(bri) O_Kossounou spots S_Haller who is in acres of space 
          ...  S_Haller with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Davies watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 65 :(mid) The ball is passed in from R_Aguilar, he finds M_Cuisance 
          ...  M_Cuisance tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  Brighton 3-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 68 :(bri) O_Kossounou moves inside 
          ...  O_Kossounou attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Davies with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Haller 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Whittaker 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Dijksteel 
Min. 71 :(mid) M_Ihattaren sidesteps O_Kossounou 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Ihattaren looks to see where R_Sanchez is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 73 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs at E_Konsa 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Ihattaren rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fellaini 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Traore 
Min. 76 :(bri) M_Camus with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Luiz gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Aguilar and it had to be 
Min. 76 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor cuts inside T_Conway 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Konsa 
Min. 77 :(mid) P_McNair flicks the ball on to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  M_Camus rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 77 :(mid) M_Ihattaren races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Fellaini lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Fellaini attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 78 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Cutrone 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Agbonlahor 
Min. 79 :(bri) E_Konsa heads the ball back to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  What agility from A_Davies 
Min. 82 :(bri) O_Bobb is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  O_Bobb leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 83 :(mid) M_Fellaini pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti is clean through! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(mid) M_Ihattaren runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off D_Luiz back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Ihattaren tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 87 :(mid) M_Crooks slides the ball across to S_Whittaker 
          ...  S_Whittaker unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Fellaini 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Ihattaren 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bri) M_Camus plays in O_Kossounou with a beautiful ball 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Whittaker 
          ...  He timed it well 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : T_Dago (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Dago (2,39), E_Konsa (53)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : A_Pinamonti
Scorers              : A_Pinamonti (35), M_Cuisance (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Ihattaren (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Brighton 3 - 2 Middlesbrough
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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 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  21  16  11  23 |  93   0   3   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  45  30  59
D_Luiz         DF   1  20  15   6  23 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kossounou    DF   1  23  20   3  25 |  93   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  33  25
D_Agger        DF   1  19  14   5  25 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  21
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  22  13  19 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  15
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  23  17
G_Gattuso      MF   1  15  19  12  29 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
O_Bobb         AM   1   3  20  18  25 |  93   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  27  26
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  23  27 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
T_Dago         FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0  14  44
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   1  19  15   7  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camus        MF   1   4  20  16  29 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  19  14  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
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_Davies       GK  25   1   1   1  27 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  19  15  14  22 |  71   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  32   0
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   9  29 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  22  15   8  26 |  93   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  14  37  20
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  12  28 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
M_Ihattaren    AM   1   8  19  16  26 |  93   0   0   2   1   5   0   1   0   0  -2  39  50
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  20  14  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
S_Traore       MF   1  15  20  13  22 |  75   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  11  13
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1   9  15  19  29 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  16
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   8  15  22  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
C_Klaus        GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Whittaker    DF   1  19  16   4  27 |  22   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  22
M_Fellaini     MF   1  12  18  11  21 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  15
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  15   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  12  18  22 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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