FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Coventry City (Fri Apr 24) Brighton | Coventry City 4-1-1-2-2 C | 4-1-2-2-1 C Mike Willett | Will Schoolar | R_Sanchez GK | GK L_Gunter C_Panucci DF | DF C_Soyuncu D_Luiz DF | DF M_van_Ewijk M_Dagasan DF | DF T_Sakamoto E_Konsa DF | DF P_Schulz N_Seiwald DM | MF F_Neuhaus I_Bennacer MF | DM B_Sheaf O_Bobb AM | MF E_Smith_Rowe A_Baena AM | AM D_Beckham T_Dago FW | AM C_OHare S_Haller FW | FW D_Malen | E_van_der_Sar SUB | SUB B_Collins D_Agger SUB | SUB J_Yobo T_Cahill SUB | SUB L_Kitching G_Gattuso SUB | SUB J_Jones T_Conway SUB | SUB L_Donovan Min. 3 :(cov) D_Beckham chips the ball forward to T_Sakamoto ... S_Haller wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 7 :(bri) T_Dago beats T_Sakamoto ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... M_van_Ewijk takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 10 :(cov) C_OHare looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to D_Beckham ... D_Beckham tries to lob the keeper! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Sanchez moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... R_Sanchez catches it with style! Min. 15 :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps C_Soyuncu ... P_Schulz robs him of the ball Min. 20 :(bri) That's it for R_Sanchez ... He's picked up a knock and can't continue... ... AWW BOO-HOOOO! ... SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! ... Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! ... Players are such faries these days! Min. 20 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: E_van_der_Sar ... COMING OFF: R_Sanchez Min. 20 :(cov) T_Sakamoto brings the ball into the opposing area ... D_Malen makes himself available ... E_Konsa wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 21 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe runs into space ... A_Baena is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 21 :(cov) D_Malen moves forward ... D_Malen strikes a wicked curler! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 22 :(bri) A_Baena has the ball ... He knocks the ball past B_Sheaf ... He puts in E_Konsa! ... E_Konsa bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 26 :(cov) E_Smith_Rowe runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... E_Konsa knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 30 :(cov) C_OHare makes himself available ... D_Luiz reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 33 :(cov) C_Soyuncu with the dribble ... D_Luiz is easily beaten ... C_Soyuncu with a bicycle kick! ... But E_van_der_Sar reaches the ball. Good save Min. 35 :(cov) B_Sheaf unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Malen ... But O_Bobb wins the ball Min. 37 :(cov) D_Beckham drives it forward to D_Malen ... M_Dagasan cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 40 :(cov) D_Malen gains possession ... D_Malen with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... E_van_der_Sar watches it sail safely wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(cov) D_Beckham watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... But S_Haller slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 47 :(cov) M_van_Ewijk has it now ... He takes on C_Panucci ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Malen! ... D_Malen with the 40 yard drive! ... E_van_der_Sar beats the ball away ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Coventry City Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller finds A_Baena with a perfectly weighted pass ... Driven towards goal by A_Baena! ... He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! ... That will be a viral clip! ... Brighton go in front now with that goal! ... Brighton 1-0 Coventry City ... Min. 48 :(bri) T_Dago steps over the ball ... He nutmegs C_Soyuncu ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... T_Dago with a scorcher of a shot! ... L_Gunter is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... L_Gunter looks very relieved! Min. 54 :(cov) D_Beckham sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to D_Malen ... D_Malen with a thundering volley! ... E_van_der_Sar catches the ball Min. 55 :(cov) P_Schulz dribbles past C_Panucci ... P_Schulz must beat E_van_der_Sar! ... E_van_der_Sar with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 60 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Yobo ... COMING OFF: C_Soyuncu Min. 62 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: J_Jones ... COMING OFF: F_Neuhaus Min. 64 :(cov) Substitution by Coventry City ... COMING ON: L_Donovan ... COMING OFF: D_Beckham Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Agger ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: O_Bobb Min. 65 :(cov) B_Sheaf has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past A_Baena! ... He has some space now! ... B_Sheaf has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But E_van_der_Sar stops that one easily Min. 70 :(cov) C_OHare slips past his marker D_Agger ... The ball is whipped into E_Smith_Rowe ... D_Agger recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 74 :(bri) T_Dago with a smart turn ... T_Dago keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But L_Gunter reaches the ball. Good save Min. 77 :(bri) A_Baena finds S_Haller with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Haller lobs L_Gunter! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... L_Gunter grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 78 :(cov) L_Donovan sprints past N_Seiwald ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... T_Dago with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Mike Willett looks relieved Min. 83 :(bri) N_Seiwald pass splits open the defence and finds S_Haller ... S_Haller beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... L_Gunter comes towards him ... He rounds L_Gunter ... He taps it towards the goal! ... It goes wide!! Min. 83 :(cov) L_Donovan sprints past the defender ... L_Donovan looks to see where E_van_der_Sar is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... E_van_der_Sar saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 84 :(bri) A_Baena is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... N_Seiwald latches onto the ball ... N_Seiwald pounds a rocket on goal! ... L_Gunter gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... T_Cahill plays it into the danger area! ... L_Gunter comes out and claims it! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(cov) B_Sheaf with a pinpoint pass to D_Malen ... D_Malen runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... E_van_der_Sar looks relieved there! Min. 95 :(bri) I_Bennacer plays it forward to A_Baena ... A_Baena beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He dinks it over L_Gunter ... L_Gunter reacts well to save!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Baena (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Baena (46) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : R_Sanchez (20) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coventry City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Beckham Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Coventry City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 10 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 4 | 7 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 4 Key Tackles : 8 | 2 Key Passes : 6 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 0 Coventry City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 28 1 1 1 22 | 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 20 16 8 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Luiz DF 1 21 16 7 23 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Dagasan DF 1 23 18 4 29 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 23 17 12 23 | 69 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 16 N_Seiwald DM 1 19 23 13 19 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 23 9 31 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 O_Bobb AM 1 3 22 20 25 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 A_Baena AM 1 4 23 20 27 | 99 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 33 38 T_Dago FW 1 7 18 23 24 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 S_Haller FW 1 6 14 24 27 | 99 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 64 44 8 E_van_der_Sar GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 79 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 81 0 0 0 D_Agger MF 1 20 15 5 25 | 30 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 T_Cahill MF 1 5 20 15 30 | 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Gattuso MF 1 16 20 13 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 20 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Coventry City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Gunter GK 26 1 1 1 25 | 99 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0 C_Soyuncu DF 1 23 15 10 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 M_van_Ewijk DF 1 22 17 8 31 | 99 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 T_Sakamoto DF 1 21 16 11 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 P_Schulz DF 1 21 16 6 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 24 F_Neuhaus MF 1 15 22 12 28 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sheaf DM 1 16 21 7 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 23 E_Smith_Rowe MF 1 14 21 14 26 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Beckham AM 1 10 21 17 25 | 68 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 13 C_OHare AM 1 5 21 18 23 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Malen FW 1 5 17 21 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 B_Collins GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Yobo DF 1 20 15 12 21 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Kitching DF 1 20 15 12 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Jones MF 1 14 19 16 30 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Donovan AM 1 10 19 22 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1777056465 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40