FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Leicester City (Fri Apr 10) Brighton | Leicester City 4-2-2-2 P | 4-1-3-2 L Mike Willett | Darren Lear | R_Sanchez GK | GK A_Areola C_Panucci DF | DF Y_Berchiche D_Luiz DF | DF J_Angelino M_Dagasan DF | DM B_Pearson E_Konsa DF | DF N_Aguerd I_Bennacer MF | DF A_Sorensen G_Gattuso MF | MF E_Eze O_Bobb AM | MF N_Kante M_Camus AM | FW K_Dolberg T_Dago FW | FW Ronaldinho S_Haller FW | MF A_Djalo | E_van_der_Sar SUB | SUB M_Muller A_Ramalho SUB | SUB G_Montiel T_Cahill SUB | SUB C_Sanchez S_Dumont SUB | SUB R_De_Paul T_Conway SUB | SUB S_Doumbia Min. 1 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 1 :(lei) J_Angelino cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Dolberg ... K_Dolberg hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... R_Sanchez gathers it easily Min. 3 :(lei) K_Dolberg knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... K_Dolberg with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... R_Sanchez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 5 :(lei) N_Aguerd takes advantage of a mistake by D_Luiz ... It's a lucky break ... N_Aguerd hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... R_Sanchez grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 7 :(lei) Ronaldinho drives the ball across field ... It comes to N_Aguerd ... But C_Panucci slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 9 :(lei) N_Aguerd takes advantage of a mistake by I_Bennacer ... He crosses to E_Eze ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Panucci Min. 10 :(lei) K_Dolberg finds a hole in the defence ... K_Dolberg sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... R_Sanchez dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had R_Sanchez beaten! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante dinks the ball into the area! ... E_Eze rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... R_Sanchez is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... E_Eze with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Sanchez thumps the ball away! Min. 11 :(bri) I_Bennacer with a real burst of pace ... He shows Y_Berchiche a clean set of heals ... I_Bennacer with a bomb of a shot! ... But A_Areola reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on A_Areola anyway Min. 11 :(lei) N_Aguerd runs forward ... N_Aguerd with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it goes just over Min. 13 :(bri) T_Dago plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Bobb keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... O_Bobb tries to lob the keeper! ... It floats over A_Areola ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 14 :(bri) O_Bobb takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... O_Bobb attempts a lob! ... A_Areola tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... S_Haller chips the ball in towards the far post! ... A_Areola catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 14 :(lei) E_Eze is unmarked! ... E_Eze bears down on goal! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... That's put Leicester City ahead! ... Brighton 0-1 Leicester City ... Min. 15 :(lei) N_Kante takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Another tackle close to the line by D_Luiz ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... E_Eze with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Sanchez reads it well, and claims it! Min. 17 :(bri) O_Bobb takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the goal bound shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 18 :(bri) O_Bobb with a long pass to T_Dago ... T_Dago unleashes a pile driver! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Gattuso hits it into the box! ... J_Angelino gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 21 :(bri) M_Camus with the mazy run ... J_Angelino reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 22 :(lei) E_Eze with the dribble ... E_Eze blasts the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez guesses right Min. 24 :(lei) Ronaldinho with the Cruyff turn ... E_Konsa seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 24 :(bri) S_Haller pass splits open the defence and finds T_Dago ... Y_Berchiche fouls badly ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 25 :(bri) C_Panucci retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... E_Konsa gets on the end of it ... E_Konsa with the side footed shot! ... A_Areola collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 26 :(lei) The defender underhits the back pass! ... Ronaldinho is through! ... What a mistake by C_Panucci! ... D_Luiz with a bad challenge Min. 28 :(lei) B_Pearson off the woodwork! ... Ronaldinho picks up the deflection ... Ronaldinho with a thundering volley! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... R_Sanchez tips it wide !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... N_Kante swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... Ronaldinho with the shot! ... But R_Sanchez makes a fine save Min. 29 :(bri) D_Luiz controls it with ease ... D_Luiz swings in the shot! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 29 :(lei) J_Angelino spots his team mate making a run ... He finds K_Dolberg with a lovely pass! ... K_Dolberg cracks a laser towards goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 33 :(lei) B_Pearson with a neat pass into E_Eze ... E_Eze has broken clear! Just R_Sanchez to beat! ... Takes the shot early, R_Sanchez cant get there!! ... Gooooool! ... Goooooooool! ... Goooooooooooooooool!! ... Brighton 0-2 Leicester City ... Min. 34 :(lei) Tactical Change by Leicester City ... Leicester City have changed their playing style to N Min. 34 :(bri) O_Bobb runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to S_Haller ... E_Eze takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 40 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to A Min. 41 :(lei) K_Dolberg saunters past M_Dagasan ... Launched towards the top corner by K_Dolberg! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! Min. 41 :(bri) D_Luiz looks up ... He swings the ball right towards C_Panucci ... E_Eze takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... M_Dagasan floats it forward ... S_Haller latches onto the end of it ... S_Haller with a thundering drive! ... A_Areola was lucky there Min. 42 :(lei) Ronaldinho with the dribble ... This is a great chance ... A skilful effort from Ronaldinho! ... R_Sanchez won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bri) G_Gattuso flicks it over J_Angelino and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... N_Kante reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-2 Leicester City Min. 46 :(bri) E_Konsa takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Dago ... A_Sorensen with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 47 :(bri) M_Camus unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Gattuso ... G_Gattuso must beat A_Areola! ... A_Areola parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 49 :(lei) Ronaldinho plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... M_Dagasan slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 51 :(bri) I_Bennacer with a smart pass to S_Haller ... Fine tackle by N_Aguerd ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 53 :(lei) J_Angelino controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... K_Dolberg gets onto the end of the pass! ... K_Dolberg with the punt towards goal! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 54 :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps J_Angelino ... He was too quick for his marker ... S_Haller must beat A_Areola! ... A_Areola makes a difficult save Min. 54 :(lei) E_Eze slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... O_Bobb pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... N_Aguerd swings it in ... Ronaldinho gets on the end of it ... Ronaldinho strikes a wicked curler! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 55 :(bri) D_Luiz is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to S_Haller ... S_Haller tries the shot! ... But A_Areola punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 55 :(lei) K_Dolberg breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Sanchez! ... E_Konsa brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 58 :(lei) Ronaldinho beats G_Gattuso ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... What a fantastic interception by M_Dagasan Min. 59 :(lei) The ball is passed in from A_Djalo, he finds J_Angelino ... J_Angelino with the side footed shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 61 :(lei) N_Kante beats his marker ... He muscled him off the ball ... N_Kante drives it towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 64 :(lei) A_Djalo lobs the ball over the defence ... B_Pearson latches on to it ... B_Pearson hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! 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 :(lei) Substitution by Leicester City ... COMING ON: S_Doumbia ... COMING OFF: K_Dolberg Min. 70 :(lei) A defence splitting pass from Ronaldinho to B_Pearson ... B_Pearson rifles it to the far post! ... But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 72 :(bri) T_Conway has it now ... He takes on J_Angelino ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Bobb! ... O_Bobb has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... A_Areola gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... C_Panucci swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Great catch from A_Areola! Min. 72 :(lei) N_Kante makes the tackle ... Cleaned up by M_Dagasan Min. 74 :(bri) T_Conway flicks it over Y_Berchiche's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Conway with the overhead! ... A_Areola tips it onto the post! ... But it deflects wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... O_Bobb floats the ball in! ... J_Angelino deals with the danger and clears Min. 74 :(lei) A_Sorensen is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to S_Doumbia ... S_Doumbia with a stunning strike! ... R_Sanchez makes a good save Min. 75 :(lei) E_Eze knocks it forward ... T_Dago slips ... S_Doumbia gets to it! ... S_Doumbia with a bicycle kick! ... R_Sanchez heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 76 :(bri) A_Ramalho cuts in on N_Aguerd's blind side ... A_Ramalho fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... A_Areola with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 81 :(bri) O_Bobb looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Dago ... J_Angelino wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 81 :(lei) Ronaldinho slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... Ronaldinho with the cheeky shot! ... R_Sanchez guesses right Min. 82 :(bri) T_Dago sidesteps his marker ... But he loses control of it ... J_Angelino belts it clear Min. 84 :(lei) Y_Berchiche flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Y_Berchiche curls the ball in on goal! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 87 :(lei) N_Kante smashes the ball upfield ... A_Djalo latches onto the ball ... A_Djalo hits the ball first time! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that R_Sanchez got a touch Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) M_Camus gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds I_Bennacer ... I_Bennacer with a blistering shot! ... A_Areola makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 91 :(bri) T_Conway sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Ramalho gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_Ramalho curls it towards the top corner! ... A_Areola can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... A_Areola was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 91 :(lei) E_Eze is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho tries to beat R_Sanchez from outside the area! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Brighton fans taunt him! Min. 92 :(bri) T_Dago is first to the ball ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Angelino ... He made it look easy Min. 92 :(lei) N_Kante reads the run of Ronaldinho ... Ronaldinho has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 92 :(bri) M_Camus plays it long to T_Conway ... A_Djalo with a clumsy challenge Min. 93 :(bri) T_Cahill has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past N_Kante ... He puts in M_Camus! ... But J_Angelino wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 93 :(lei) Y_Berchiche with a smart pass to N_Aguerd ... N_Aguerd flicks the header toward the far post! ... R_Sanchez catches the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Bobb Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Konsa (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Leicester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Angelino (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Eze (14,33) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , Y_Berchiche (24)A_Sorensen (46) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Leicester City Attempts on Goal : 16 | 28 Off target : 5 | 15 On target : 11 | 13 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 11 Key Tackles : 7 | 9 Key Passes : 14 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 2 Leicester 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 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 20 16 8 20 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0 D_Luiz DF 1 21 16 7 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 18 21 M_Dagasan DF 1 22 18 4 29 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 23 16 12 23 | 68 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 16 16 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 23 9 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 42 G_Gattuso MF 1 16 20 13 29 | 68 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 O_Bobb AM 1 3 21 19 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 39 31 M_Camus AM 1 4 21 17 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 T_Dago FW 1 7 18 23 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 S_Haller FW 1 6 14 24 27 | 68 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 22 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 8 27 | 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 T_Cahill MF 1 5 20 15 30 | 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 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 | 28 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 10 Player Statistics - Leicester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Areola GK 27 1 1 1 25 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 23 18 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14 12 J_Angelino DF 1 23 16 10 22 | 96 0 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 105 54 18 B_Pearson DM 1 16 20 13 31 | 96 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 32 N_Aguerd DF 1 24 15 14 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 28 19 44 A_Sorensen DF 1 21 17 9 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 15 -2 E_Eze MF 1 8 20 19 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 28 80 N_Kante MF 1 13 21 12 25 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 26 18 K_Dolberg FW 1 3 16 23 27 | 68 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Ronaldinho FW 1 7 18 20 20 | 96 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 32 62 A_Djalo MF 1 3 20 17 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 13 M_Muller GK 21 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Montiel DF 1 22 16 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Sanchez DM 1 12 18 11 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_De_Paul MF 1 3 23 19 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Doumbia FW 1 7 14 18 20 | 28 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1775839582 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40