FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Sunderland (Fri Aug 08)


                             Brighton  |  Sunderland
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                         Mike Willett  |  Chris W
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                       O_Kossounou DF  |  DF W_Omari
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF F_Sierralta
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF T_Hume
                         N_Seiwald MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                         G_Gattuso MF  |  MF D_Neil
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  MF J_Toulalan
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW M_Harris
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW E_Mayenda
                                       |
                          A_Palmer SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                           E_Konsa SUB |  SUB G_Cahill
                          Q_Timber SUB |  SUB R_Mundle
                          T_Frings SUB |  SUB I_Sangare
                         A_Voronin SUB |  SUB W_Isidor




Min. 1  :(bri) S_Haller with a penetrating pass to J_Bednarek 
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Bednarek! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 2  :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it over !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Omari 
Min. 2  :(sun) W_Omari works the ball inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Mayenda 
          ...  E_Mayenda attempts a lob! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 3  :(sun) A_Rabiot with a reverse pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris shoots towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the bench 
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Chris W 
          ...  Sunderland have the advantage! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 3  :(bri) G_Gattuso with a smart turn 
          ...  J_Toulalan with an ugly foul 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup 
          ...  I_Bennacer hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of it 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  D_Neil belts it clear 
Min. 4  :(bri) N_Seiwald volleys it forward. He finds S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with the drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 5  :(bri) N_Seiwald spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to S_Haller! 
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Haller! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 5  :(sun) M_Nunes flicks it over T_Dago's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  M_Nunes with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was beaten there! 
Min. 9  :(bri) T_Dago gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past F_Sierralta! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Nunes with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 12 :(sun) D_Neil eases past J_W_Prowse 
          ...  D_Neil has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 15 :(sun) E_Mayenda has broken clear! Just R_Sanchez to beat! 
          ...  I_Bennacer brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 15 :(sun) J_Toulalan could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  J_Toulalan looks to see where R_Sanchez is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Sanchez collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 16 :(sun) T_Hume with the cross-field pass to A_Rabiot 
          ...  T_Dago with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  E_Mayenda smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 18 :(sun) W_Omari curls the ball out wide to M_Harris 
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Harris! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Brighton fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 19 :(bri) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  T_Dago seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Dago swings in the shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 20 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(bri) N_Seiwald stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Seiwald! 
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Pickford was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 20 :(sun) F_Sierralta changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Toulalan curls it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches it! 
Min. 21 :(bri) T_Dago runs at the defence 
          ...  T_Dago tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  J_Pickford dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had J_Pickford beaten! 
Min. 22 :(bri) T_Dago gets lucky and beats F_Sierralta 
          ...  Now with the centre to G_Gattuso 
          ...  A vicious shot by G_Gattuso! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 23 :(bri) J_W_Prowse finds T_Dago with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  T_Dago with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a good save 
Min. 24 :(bri) S_Haller unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Luiz 
          ...  D_Luiz drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with J_Pickford 
          ...  He slips it underneath J_Pickford 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Brighton 1-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 24 :(sun) W_Omari has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past O_Kossounou 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Hume! 
          ...  T_Hume attempts a lob! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(bri) J_Bednarek smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto the ball 
          ...  W_Omari tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald crosses it in! 
          ...  J_W_Prowse swings a leg at it! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Sunderland fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 29 :(bri) N_Seiwald kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Haller with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(bri) J_W_Prowse with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past P_Zabaleta 
          ...  He knocks it to S_Haller! 
          ...  S_Haller hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  J_Pickford saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 31 :(sun) W_Omari pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  T_Hume is clean through! 
          ...  D_Luiz reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 34 :(bri) N_Seiwald gets to the byline and finds D_Agger with a beautiful cross 
          ...  D_Agger hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 35 :(sun) J_Toulalan has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Agger! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  J_Toulalan could have let it bounce! 
          ...  R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind 
Min. 36 :(sun) D_Neil had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  D_Neil tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 38 :(sun) J_Toulalan with a reverse pass to E_Mayenda 
          ...  E_Mayenda rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 39 :(bri) G_Gattuso is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to J_W_Prowse 
          ...  M_Nunes with an ugly foul 
Min. 40 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 41 :(sun) W_Omari runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  W_Omari swings in the shot! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(bri) S_Haller takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  S_Haller has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 43 :(sun) M_Nunes is spitting at S_Haller 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Sangare 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Toulalan 
Min. 45 :(sun) E_Mayenda with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  E_Mayenda controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Mike Willett is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Sunderland ...

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

Min. 49 :(bri) O_Kossounou chips the ball over the defence and finds S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  It floats over J_Pickford 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 50 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 51 :(bri) D_Luiz unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Agger 
          ...  D_Agger sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  J_Pickford watches it sail wide! 
Min. 52 :(bri) D_Agger hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  N_Seiwald collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with the header! 
          ...  That shot never looked like going in 
Min. 57 :(bri) N_Seiwald lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  J_W_Prowse latches on to it 
          ...  J_W_Prowse with the drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 58 :(bri) J_W_Prowse knocks it past P_Zabaleta and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  J_W_Prowse could have let it bounce! 
          ...  J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 58 :(sun) F_Sierralta sprints past N_Seiwald 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  F_Sierralta pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 61 :(bri) D_Luiz chips the ball over the defence and finds T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 69 :(bri) G_Gattuso pulls it back to S_Haller 
          ...  A_Rabiot takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: Q_Timber 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Frings 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Gattuso 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Zabaleta 
Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Isidor 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mayenda 
Min. 70 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 71 :(bri) Q_Timber finds the space intelligently 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by W_Omari 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 72 :(bri) O_Kossounou is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to T_Frings 
          ...  T_Frings breaks clear! 
          ...  He just has J_Pickford to beat! 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Pickford 
          ...  J_Pickford dives bravely at his feet!! 
Min. 72 :(sun) I_Sangare moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Neil 
          ...  D_Neil sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  R_Sanchez watches it sail wide! 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Voronin 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Haller 
Min. 75 :(sun) M_Harris leaves his marker standing 
          ...  M_Harris rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 76 :(sun) A_Rabiot finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  A_Rabiot blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 77 :(bri) D_Agger looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 78 :(bri) O_Kossounou brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  T_Frings gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from W_Omari 
Min. 80 :(sun) D_Neil finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  D_Neil fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez watches it sail wide! 
Min. 83 :(sun) I_Sangare sidesteps Q_Timber 
          ...  I_Sangare tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 86 :(sun) A_Rabiot hits a hard pass to M_Harris 
          ...  M_Harris rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(sun) A_Rabiot is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  I_Sangare latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A thundering drive by I_Sangare! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  Brighton 1-3 Sunderland ...
Min. 89 :(sun) M_Harris jumps over D_Agger's challenge 
          ...  But Q_Timber sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 90 :(sun) G_Cahill with the nod to F_Sierralta 
          ...  Q_Timber rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  What's The Referee going to give? 
          ...  Play on! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Luiz (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Bennacer (15), T_Dago (16)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rabiot
Scorers              : M_Harris (3), E_Mayenda (45), I_Sangare (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Nunes (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       22
Off target           :          10        |       12
On target            :          12        |       10
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Brighton 1 - 3 Sunderland
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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 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
O_Kossounou    DF   1  22  20   3  25 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  33   0
D_Agger        DF   1  19  13   4  25 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  18  46
D_Luiz         DF   1  19  15   6  23 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  17  32  52
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  22  12  19 |  92   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  45  28
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Gattuso      MF   1  15  19  12  29 |  71   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  14
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  40
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  13  24
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  23  27 |  76   0   0   2   1   7   0   0   0   0   0  59  33
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  16  29 |  21   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  54   0   0
T_Frings       MF   1  11  19  14  24 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
A_Voronin      FW   1   9  12  18  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  26   1   1   1  19 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   1  19  16   9  26 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Omari        DF   1  20  15   5  22 |  92   0   4   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  64  64  23
F_Sierralta    DF   1  22  14   8  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  18
T_Hume         DF   1  19  15   9  21 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  17
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  21  14  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  10
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  21  16  22 |  92   0   1   3   2   1   0   0   0   0  31  60  10
D_Neil         MF   1   8  19  15  26 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  28   0  46
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  45   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  26
M_Harris       FW   1   4  14  22  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
E_Mayenda      FW   1   6  13  19  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  53
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cahill       DF   1  18  13   7  21 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
R_Mundle       MF   1   5  18  16  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sangare      MF   1  16  21   9  20 |  47   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  63
W_Isidor       FW   1   4  12  18  31 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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