FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Middlesbrough (Fri Jan 23)


                             Brighton  |  Middlesbrough
                          4-1-1-3-1 C  |  4-4-2 C
                         Mike Willett  |  David Hannah
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK Ad_Davies
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF I_Jones
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF D_Fry
                         M_Dagasan DF  |  DF P_McNair
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF S_Whittaker
                         N_Seiwald DM  |  MF M_Fellaini
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF M_Crooks
                           A_Baena AM  |  MF M_Cuisance
                            O_Bobb AM  |  MF S_Traore
                            T_Dago AM  |  FW R_Muniz
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW A_Pinamonti
                                       |
                     E_van_der_Sar SUB |  SUB C_Klaus
                         C_Panucci SUB |  SUB A_Dijksteel
                         G_Gattuso SUB |  SUB F_Onyeka
                           M_Camus SUB |  SUB R_Aguilar
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB G_Agbonlahor




Min. 3  :(mid) M_Cuisance with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  S_Haller with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  M_Cuisance hits it hard 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 4  :(mid) P_McNair beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  P_McNair with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by M_Fellaini! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for R_Sanchez, who catches the ball 
Min. 6  :(bri) O_Bobb knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Fry 
          ...  O_Bobb belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Ad_Davies gathers it easily 
Min. 7  :(mid) M_Crooks hoofs it upfield to find S_Traore 
          ...  S_Traore tries to beat R_Sanchez! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It defies description! 
          ...  How about 'sensational'? 
          ...  How about 'superb'? 
          ...  Let's see if Middlesbrough can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 8  :(bri) O_Bobb flicks it past S_Whittaker 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  I_Jones with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 12 :(mid) M_Crooks runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to P_McNair 
          ...  O_Bobb with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 13 :(bri) D_Luiz heads the ball back to O_Bobb 
          ...  D_Fry with the tackle 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 21 :(mid) M_Crooks has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past I_Bennacer 
          ...  He knocks it to A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Pinamonti! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 21 :(bri) O_Bobb unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Haller 
          ...  P_McNair is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 23 :(bri) A_Baena beats D_Fry 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  A_Baena hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 25 :(bri) O_Bobb takes possession 
          ...  R_Muniz with an ugly foul 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 34 :(bri) A_Baena beats his man 
          ...  A_Baena sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  Ad_Davies acrobatically tips it over!! 
          ...  Great keeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Bobb dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Luiz 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But Ad_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 36 :(bri) O_Bobb spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to A_Baena! 
          ...  A_Baena goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 38 :(mid) M_Crooks with a 50-yard pass to R_Muniz 
          ...  R_Muniz with the chance! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And R_Sanchez reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Pinamonti hits it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez 
          ...  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. 41 :(bri) O_Bobb retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Haller! 
          ...  Ad_Davies can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Ad_Davies makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 42 :(bri) T_Dago finds O_Bobb with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  M_Fellaini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Middlesbrough

Min. 49 :(bri) T_Dago beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Whittaker hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Luiz chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  Ad_Davies comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 51 :(mid) S_Traore hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Jones latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Dagasan brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 53 :(mid) M_Fellaini runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  R_Muniz latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  A delicate chip from R_Muniz! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Sanchez moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 57 :(mid) M_Fellaini is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to A_Pinamonti 
          ...  M_Dagasan stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 59 :(mid) M_Cuisance sidesteps D_Luiz 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Cuisance! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 60 :(mid) M_Cuisance has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Konsa 
          ...  He puts in S_Traore! 
          ...  S_Traore runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 62 :(bri) I_Bennacer holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Panucci 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Agger 
Min. 65 :(bri) I_Bennacer beats D_Fry 
          ...  I_Bennacer drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Ad_Davies is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  It's a level game! 
          ...  Brighton 1-1 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 65 :(mid) S_Traore nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  S_Traore aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He nutmegged R_Sanchez 
          ...  That's put Middlesbrough into the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 68 :(bri) N_Seiwald saunters past S_Traore 
          ...  N_Seiwald looks to see where Ad_Davies is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  Ad_Davies parries it 
Min. 69 :(mid) M_Fellaini plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Cuisance 
          ...  E_Konsa with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 70 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Dijksteel 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Whittaker 
Min. 72 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Pinamonti 
Min. 73 :(mid) M_Fellaini with an early cross to I_Jones 
          ...  I_Jones goes for the top corner! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez stops that one easily 
Min. 74 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Onyeka 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fellaini 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Gattuso 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Bobb 
Min. 76 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with the chance! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_McNair swings it in! 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 76 :(bri) G_Gattuso rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to E_Konsa 
          ...  P_McNair pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 81 :(bri) T_Dago takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  T_Dago with the drive! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 83 :(mid) G_Agbonlahor flicks it over M_Dagasan and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  G_Agbonlahor with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick 
Min. 84 :(bri) M_Dagasan with a penetrating pass to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Baena tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  But Ad_Davies punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mid) R_Muniz with a smart turn 
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Dagasan 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 92 :(mid) I_Jones with a glorious long pass to G_Agbonlahor 
          ...  C_Panucci cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball upfield 
Min. 93 :(bri) E_Konsa plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  D_Fry cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : I_Bennacer
Scorers              : I_Bennacer (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : S_Traore (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Traore (7,65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       11
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Final Score          : Brighton 1 - 2 Middlesbrough
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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 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  16   7  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  23
M_Dagasan      DF   1  22  17   4  29 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  17   0
D_Agger        DF   1  20  14   5  25 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  22  13  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  50
A_Baena        AM   1   4  23  19  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  42
O_Bobb         AM   1   3  21  19  25 |  76   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  11
T_Dago         AM   1   7  17  22  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   6
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  24  27 |  94   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
C_Panucci      DF   1  20  16   8  20 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
G_Gattuso      MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Camus        AM   1   4  21  16  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ad_Davies      GK  26   1   1   1  27 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
I_Jones        DF   1  23  17  13  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  17  17
D_Fry          DF   1  22  14   9  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
P_McNair       DF   1  21  13  13  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
S_Whittaker    DF   1  20  16   4  27 |  71   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
M_Fellaini     MF   1  13  19  11  21 |  75   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  60   0
M_Crooks       MF   1  12  21  11  24 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  69   0
M_Cuisance     MF   1   4  21  14  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  28
S_Traore       MF   1  15  21  14  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  13  96
R_Muniz        FW   1   9  18  23  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
A_Pinamonti    FW   1   8  16  22  28 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
C_Klaus        GK  19   1   1   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  20  15  14  22 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Onyeka       MF   1  12  16   7  27 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Aguilar      DF   1  20  14   7  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  10  15  20  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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