FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Cardiff City (Fri Apr 17)


                             Brighton  |  Cardiff City
                          4-1-1-3-1 A  |  4-1-3-2 P
                         Mike Willett  |  Matt Rose
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK A_Kinsky
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF A_Traore
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF P_Comuzzo
                         M_Dagasan DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF N_Osborne
                         N_Seiwald DM  |  DM R_Gomis
                         G_Gattuso MF  |  MF J_Slory
                           A_Baena AM  |  MF R_Esse
                            O_Bobb AM  |  MF A_Johnson
                            T_Dago AM  |  FW I_Thiago
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW J_Baptista
                                       |
                     E_van_der_Sar SUB |  SUB A_Stejskal
                         A_Ramalho SUB |  SUB R_Nelsen
                          T_Cahill SUB |  SUB C_Brocchi
                          S_Dumont SUB |  SUB Terrats
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB A_Kone




Min. 1  :(car) R_Esse latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  R_Esse with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  That's put Cardiff City in front! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Cardiff City ...
Min. 5  :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A_Traore slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 7  :(car) R_Gomis gains possession 
          ...  M_Dagasan with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 8  :(bri) O_Bobb with a slide rule pass to S_Haller 
          ...  But N_Osborne slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 9  :(car) R_Gomis crosses into the box, finding I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 11 :(car) N_Osborne looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to I_Thiago 
          ...  The defender plays it back to R_Sanchez 
          ...  But it's gone straight to I_Thiago! 
          ...  He just has R_Sanchez to beat! 
          ...  He rounds R_Sanchez 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton 0-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 11 :(bri) G_Gattuso takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Slory leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 12 :(bri) D_Luiz is too quick for A_Traore 
          ...  N_Osborne reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 13 :(bri) N_Seiwald spots S_Haller who is in acres of space 
          ...  From long range S_Haller bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 15 :(car) I_Thiago finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  I_Thiago uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 19 :(bri) A_Baena plays a first time ball through the defence to N_Seiwald 
          ...  H_Westermann with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 19 :(bri) S_Haller jinks past the defender 
          ...  R_Gomis with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just inside their own half 
          ...  O_Bobb passes to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with a blistering shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Cardiff City ...
Min. 20 :(bri) C_Panucci with a 50-yard pass to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Baena swings in the shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Bobb hits it into the box! 
          ...  A_Kinsky comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with the header 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 22 :(bri) Curled in dangerously from E_Konsa to S_Haller 
          ...  Well intercepted by A_Traore 
Min. 22 :(car) R_Esse barges D_Luiz off the ball 
          ...  A delicate header from R_Esse! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was caught out there 
          ...  Brighton 1-3 Cardiff City ...
Min. 23 :(bri) G_Gattuso beats P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  G_Gattuso with the crafty shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one 
          ...  Brighton 2-3 Cardiff City ...
Min. 23 :(car) N_Osborne hits in a wicked shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  H_Westermann latches onto it! 
          ...  H_Westermann with the strike! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 25 :(car) H_Westermann cuts inside E_Konsa 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in J_Baptista! 
          ...  J_Baptista chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Esse hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 29 :(car) J_Slory jinks past E_Konsa 
          ...  J_Slory runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 34 :(bri) O_Bobb gains possession 
          ...  A_Traore slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Panucci swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
          ...  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. 34 :(car) A_Johnson plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  But T_Dago wins the ball 
Min. 35 :(car) P_Comuzzo makes the tackle 
          ...  But M_Dagasan clears the ball to safety 
Min. 38 :(bri) A_Baena plays it long to G_Gattuso 
          ...  But R_Esse wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 40 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 40 :(bri) A_Baena plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  A left-footer by A_Baena! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 40 :(car) R_Esse with the cross-field pass to H_Westermann 
          ...  H_Westermann drifts clear! 
          ...  He is clean through! 
          ...  He is one on one with R_Sanchez 
          ...  He rounds R_Sanchez 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 40 :(bri) G_Gattuso spots O_Bobb who is in acres of space 
          ...  R_Esse knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(car) I_Thiago crosses to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 44 :(car) J_Slory takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Seiwald goes in with high feet!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 46 :(car) A_Traore hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  R_Esse collects the loose ball! 
          ...  R_Esse strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 47 :(car) P_Comuzzo gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to A_Johnson 
          ...  A_Johnson with the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez just watches it fly safely wide! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 2-3 Cardiff City

Min. 46 :(car) J_Baptista kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  G_Gattuso stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 47 :(bri) G_Gattuso breaks free from N_Osborne 
          ...  A_Traore forces him off the ball 
Min. 48 :(bri) T_Dago gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to E_Konsa 
          ...  H_Westermann clears with a diving header 
Min. 50 :(bri) A_Baena looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Bobb 
          ...  O_Bobb with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 54 :(bri) A_Baena with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  What a shot from A_Baena! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 56 :(car) N_Osborne spots J_Baptista who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Dagasan hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Gomis chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Dagasan wins the ball 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 59 :(car) R_Esse unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Baptista 
          ...  J_Baptista with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 60 :(bri) A_Baena dribbles past H_Westermann 
          ...  A_Baena keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky with the difficult save 
Min. 61 :(bri) D_Luiz nutmegs the defender 
          ...  R_Esse with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 63 :(bri) N_Seiwald skips the challenge from H_Westermann 
          ...  N_Seiwald tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  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. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ramalho 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Konsa 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Gattuso 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Haller 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Brocchi 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 65 :(bri) C_Panucci plays the early ball across the box to find T_Conway in space 
          ...  T_Conway with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  A_Kinsky tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ramalho with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Kinsky 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 69 :(bri) A_Baena runs at P_Comuzzo 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A_Baena attempts the shot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 70 :(car) J_Baptista takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Baptista rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 71 :(car) J_Baptista pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  J_Slory is clean through! 
          ...  J_Slory blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 72 :(bri) O_Bobb picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  A_Kinsky had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  N_Seiwald bends it round the wall 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 73 :(bri) N_Seiwald hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  T_Conway collects the loose ball! 
          ...  P_Comuzzo with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 78 :(bri) A_Ramalho gets to the byline and finds A_Baena with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Baptista with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 79 :(bri) N_Seiwald plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  O_Bobb keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  But N_Osborne slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 83 :(bri) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  T_Dago seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  A left-footer by T_Dago! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Kinsky recovers to save!! 
Min. 85 :(car) P_Comuzzo beats C_Panucci 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  D_Luiz robs him of the ball 
Min. 86 :(bri) D_Luiz has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past N_Osborne 
          ...  He knocks it to T_Cahill! 
          ...  T_Cahill hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky tips it over the bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by A_Baena 
          ...  A_Traore with a great clearance! 
Min. 87 :(car) C_Brocchi hits a hard pass to J_Slory 
          ...  J_Slory chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(bri) T_Cahill breaks free from his marker 
          ...  T_Cahill with the header! 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 92 :(bri) O_Bobb with the through ball to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Baena goes for the top corner! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : A_Baena
Scorers              : T_Dago (19), G_Gattuso (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : R_Esse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Esse (1,22), I_Thiago (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Esse (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Cardiff City
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       16
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :          10        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Brighton 2 - 3 Cardiff City
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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  28   1   1   1  22 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   1  20  16   8  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  16   7  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
M_Dagasan      DF   1  22  18   4  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  23  17  12  23 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
N_Seiwald      DM   1  19  23  13  19 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  33  45
G_Gattuso      MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  68   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  22  14  42
A_Baena        AM   1   4  23  20  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  33  56
O_Bobb         AM   1   3  22  20  25 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
T_Dago         AM   1   7  18  23  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  31  16  29
S_Haller       FW   1   6  14  24  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
E_van_der_Sar  GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramalho      MF   1  18  13   9  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  20  15  30 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
S_Dumont       AM   1  13  18   8  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  20  24 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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A_Kinsky       GK  29   1   1   1  27 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
A_Traore       DF   1  20  18   7  25 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  90  16   0
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  20  16  15  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  21  16  11  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  34  18  36
N_Osborne      DF   1  22  18  11  20 |  95   0   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  48  68   0
R_Gomis        DM   1  15  20   7  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Slory        MF   1   7  21  20  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  30
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  17  25 |  68   0   1   2   0   3   2   1   0   0  27  24  79
A_Johnson      MF   1   3  18  21  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  18  24  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  16  28
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  15  21  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  19  23
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
Terrats        MF   1  12  16   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kone         FW   1   5  16  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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