FFO Champ, Watford vs. Brighton (Mon Aug 04)


                              Watford  |  Brighton
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                  GS Wilson Caretaker  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                           M_Okoye GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                         D_Collins DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                       G_Zambrotta DF  |  DF O_Kossounou
                           S_Papac DF  |  DF D_Agger
                          A_Ooijer DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                            L_Hall DM  |  DM N_Seiwald
                         D_Kwakman DM  |  MF I_Bennacer
                          J_Koumas AM  |  MF G_Gattuso
                            I_Sarr AM  |  MF J_W_Prowse
                          G_Pandev FW  |  FW T_Dago
                          S_Aguero FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB A_Palmer
                         M_Pollock SUB |  SUB E_Konsa
                            M_Fink SUB |  SUB T_Cahill
                            Angelo SUB |  SUB T_Frings
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB A_Voronin




Min. 1  :(bri) I_Bennacer flights the ball to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Papac takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 3  :(wat) A_Ooijer with a probing through ball I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Sarr hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 6  :(wat) S_Papac with a great first touch 
          ...  J_Bednarek stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 8  :(bri) S_Haller has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  A_Ooijer takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 9  :(bri) I_Bennacer knocks it forward 
          ...  G_Pandev slips 
          ...  S_Haller gets to it! 
          ...  S_Haller with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Saved by M_Okoye 
Min. 17 :(bri) D_Agger kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Hall hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Will the quality of the ball be good? 
          ...  It has to beat the first defender! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by N_Seiwald! 
          ...  G_Pandev deals with the danger and clears 
Min. 18 :(wat) D_Kwakman knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Seiwald 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 18 :(wat) J_Koumas looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Aguero 
          ...  D_Agger with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  This is very far out 
          ...  G_Pandev plays it short to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero attempts a chip! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 29 :(bri) J_W_Prowse plays it forward to S_Haller 
          ...  The ball hits L_Hall in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 33 :(wat) G_Pandev crosses into the box, finding S_Aguero 
          ...  But G_Gattuso slides in 
Min. 36 :(wat) S_Aguero runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Aguero with the side footed shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez manages to turn it behind 
Min. 36 :(bri) O_Kossounou with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Kwakman 
          ...  O_Kossounou sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  M_Okoye with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 38 :(wat) S_Papac takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bednarek 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Bednarek redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 40 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  Watford have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 40 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  J_Koumas will now play as a MF 
Min. 40 :(wat) Tactical Change by Watford 
          ...  L_Hall will now play as a DF 
Min. 42 :(wat) G_Zambrotta spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to I_Sarr! 
          ...  I_Sarr hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 42 :(bri) I_Bennacer puts in N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald drives the ball low! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Gattuso lofts the ball in! 
          ...  S_Papac heads it away 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Watford 0-0 Brighton

Min. 46 :(bri) J_Bednarek brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  J_Bednarek carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Brighton go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Watford 0-1 Brighton ...
Min. 47 :(wat) I_Sarr 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! 
          ...  I_Sarr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 51 :(wat) S_Papac with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Bednarek 
          ...  But O_Kossounou wins the ball 
Min. 54 :(bri) I_Bennacer slides it through the middle to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Okoye moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Watford 0-2 Brighton ...
Min. 58 :(bri) J_Bednarek turns past L_Hall 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Bednarek! 
          ...  But M_Okoye palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 60 :(bri) T_Dago nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Papac makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 63 :(wat) G_Pandev has it now 
          ...  He takes on O_Kossounou 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in I_Sarr! 
          ...  I_Sarr shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 63 :(wat) S_Aguero breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat R_Sanchez now! 
          ...  O_Kossounou trips him up from behind! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That would have been a penalty just a yard closer to the goal! 
          ...  S_Papac with the delicate chip over the wall 
          ...  But R_Sanchez parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 65 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Fink 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_Hall 
Min. 66 :(bri) J_W_Prowse pushes it past G_Zambrotta 
          ...  J_W_Prowse swings in the shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 67 :(wat) D_Collins drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Pandev 
          ...  J_Bednarek dives in with both feet!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 68 :(wat) M_Fink chips the ball forward to I_Sarr 
          ...  I_Bennacer gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 69 :(bri) T_Dago fires over a low cross to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  M_Okoye dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Bednarek hits it into the box! 
          ...  M_Okoye easily catches it! 
Min. 70 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Pollock 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Collins 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Frings 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Gattuso 
Min. 71 :(bri) T_Cahill is injured. He's unable to continue 
Min. 71 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Konsa 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cahill 
Min. 72 :(wat) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Koumas seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Koumas plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  R_Sanchez parries it 
Min. 73 :(bri) J_Bednarek barges J_Koumas off the ball 
          ...  S_Aguero fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  GS Wilson Caretaker looks relieved 
Min. 75 :(wat) Substitution by Watford 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Berbatov 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pandev 
Min. 78 :(bri) T_Frings is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to D_Luiz 
          ...  D_Luiz with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  What agility from M_Okoye 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(wat) D_Berbatov with the dribble 
          ...  N_Seiwald is easily beaten 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  O_Kossounou takes possession 
Min. 94 :(bri) T_Frings with the diagonal pass to S_Haller 
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Haller! 
          ...  M_Okoye fists it away 
Min. 95 :(wat) J_Koumas with a first time pass 
          ...  S_Papac runs onto it! 
          ...  S_Papac with a thundering volley! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 96 :(bri) S_Haller holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_W_Prowse 
          ...  D_Kwakman with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Vicarage Road
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Watford Match Info
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Best player          : G_Pandev
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bednarek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Bednarek (46), T_Dago (54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Kossounou (63)
Injured              : T_Cahill (71)
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Match Statistics
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                                 Watford  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Watford 0 - 2 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Watford
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_Okoye        GK  25   1   1   1  29 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Collins      DF   1  18  12   8  30 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0
G_Zambrotta    DF   1  19  14  10  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
S_Papac        DF   1  18  16  11  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  36   0  32
A_Ooijer       DF   1  19  16   5  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  15   0
L_Hall         DF   1  18  18   9  20 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0
D_Kwakman      DM   1  15  18  11  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_Koumas       MF   1  10  19  17  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12  11
I_Sarr         AM   1   4  21  18  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
G_Pandev       FW   1   8  16  19  24 |  76   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  30   0
S_Aguero       FW   1   8  15  20  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
S_Ruffier      GK  22   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pollock      DF   1  17  14   5  26 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Fink         MF   1  14  18   7  20 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
Angelo         MF   1   9  18  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   1   5  13  18  22 |  21   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  26   1   1   1  22 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  97   0   4   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  75   0  56
O_Kossounou    DF   1  22  20   3  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  26  -2  23
D_Agger        DF   1  19  13   4  25 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  19  15   6  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  22  12  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  71   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  50   0
G_Gattuso      MF   1  15  19  12  29 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  24
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  23  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  15
A_Palmer       GK  20   1   1   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Konsa        MF   1  21  15  11  23 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  19  14  30 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Frings       MF   1  11  19  14  24 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Voronin      FW   1   9  12  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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