FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Newcastle United (Mon May 18) Brighton | Newcastle United 4-2-0-2-2 N | 4-3-3 A Mike Willett | Nathan Prior | R_Sanchez GK | GK T_Strakosha C_Panucci DF | DF J_Clauss D_Agger DF | DF M_Helik M_Dagasan DF | DF R_Taylor E_Konsa DF | DF Nuno_Santos N_Seiwald DM | MF J_Bacuna I_Bennacer DM | MF D_McNeil O_Bobb AM | MF M_Taverneir A_Baena AM | FW D_Milito T_Conway FW | FW C_Pulisic T_Dago FW | FW A_Gudmundsson | E_van_der_Sar SUB | SUB S_Hornby A_Ramalho SUB | SUB P_Van_Aanholt S_Dumont SUB | SUB P_Biel D_Sinani SUB | SUB R_Kauf S_Haller SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 1 :(new) D_McNeil holds the ball up 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! ... T_Dago is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 1 :(new) J_Bacuna drives it forward to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... R_Sanchez has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Sanchez reacts well to save!! Min. 1 :(bri) A_Baena kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... Nuno_Santos with an awful challenge ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... A_Baena hoists it forward ... T_Conway gets on the end of it ... T_Conway tries the shot! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save Min. 2 :(new) M_Helik pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... M_Dagasan forces him off the ball Min. 3 :(new) M_Helik with the nod to Nuno_Santos ... Nuno_Santos could have let it bounce! ... R_Sanchez makes a fine save Min. 5 :(bri) T_Dago with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Baena ... A_Baena from 20 yards! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 10 :(bri) D_Agger drives it across the face of the goal E_Konsa ... J_Clauss body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... The Referee wants a word ... It's just a warning Min. 11 :(new) J_Bacuna hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... A_Gudmundsson latches onto it! ... A_Gudmundsson tries to chip the ball over R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... C_Pulisic floats the ball in! ... R_Sanchez fists it away! Min. 13 :(bri) A_Baena picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... D_Milito tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 14 :(new) D_McNeil is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... J_Clauss latches onto the end of it ... I_Bennacer dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 16 :(new) J_Bacuna loses C_Panucci ... E_Konsa wins the ball Min. 17 :(new) C_Pulisic plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Dagasan ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Bacuna floats the ball in! ... E_Konsa reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 20 :(bri) C_Panucci with a simple pass to A_Baena ... Nuno_Santos slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 22 :(bri) N_Seiwald cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Baena ... A_Baena with a thundering volley! ... But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 23 :(bri) T_Conway makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... T_Conway tries to catch the keeper out! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... Brighton go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 23 :(new) A_Gudmundsson get's past D_Agger ... He's gonna worry them again ... C_Panucci pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 23 :(new) D_Milito pushes it past E_Konsa ... A wicked drive by D_Milito! ... R_Sanchez just watches it float over the bar! Min. 25 :(bri) A_Baena with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to I_Bennacer ... I_Bennacer belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Helik reads it well ... And he knocks it away Min. 25 :(new) M_Helik has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past M_Dagasan ... He puts in J_Bacuna! ... C_Panucci hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... M_Taverneir crosses it in! ... C_Panucci clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 26 :(bri) I_Bennacer plays it long to A_Baena ... A_Baena with a thundering drive! ... T_Strakosha dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer hits it into the box! ... T_Dago with the header ... It hits off a defender! ... T_Strakosha is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Baena with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Helik reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 26 :(new) Nuno_Santos has the ball ... He knocks the ball past T_Conway ... He puts in A_Gudmundsson! ... A_Gudmundsson has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 27 :(bri) T_Conway cuts inside J_Clauss ... He worked that well ... T_Conway with a screamer of a shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 30 :(new) D_Milito reads the run of D_McNeil ... D_McNeil beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has R_Sanchez to beat! ... He rounds R_Sanchez ... He taps it towards the goal! ... R_Sanchez manages to get to it!! Min. 30 :(new) A_Gudmundsson squares up to A_Baena ... He's kicked him behind the knee taking his knee out! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 32 :(bri) O_Bobb pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... O_Bobb with a terrific drive! ... T_Strakosha catches the ball Min. 33 :(bri) T_Dago takes possession ... What can he do here? ... T_Dago flings a shot at goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Strakosha catches it with style! Min. 34 :(bri) T_Dago comes to collect the ball ... Great turn!! ... Superb play ... T_Dago sends it flying towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 39 :(bri) A_Baena feeds the ball through the middle ... I_Bennacer runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... I_Bennacer runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL!! ... T_Strakosha looks dejected ... Brighton 2-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 39 :(new) A_Gudmundsson beats D_Agger ... A_Gudmundsson tries to place it in the corner! ... R_Sanchez with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 39 :(bri) T_Dago with an intelligent ball to O_Bobb ... R_Taylor tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 40 :(bri) T_Dago takes advantage of a mistake by M_Helik ... He knocks the ball to A_Baena! ... A_Baena rifles it at the goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 40 :(new) M_Helik sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Helik sends it flying towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez makes an easy save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) D_Agger looks up ... He swings the ball right towards N_Seiwald ... N_Seiwald throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... T_Strakosha claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 3-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 43 :(new) D_McNeil leaves E_Konsa standing ... D_Agger with a nasty foul ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 45 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Ramalho ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 45 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Sinani ... COMING OFF: N_Seiwald Min. 45 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: S_Haller ... COMING OFF: T_Dago Min. 45 :(bri) C_Panucci holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Haller ... S_Haller sends it flying towards goal! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... D_Sinani curls it into the box! ... T_Strakosha reads it well, and claims it! Min. 47 :(new) M_Helik sprints past the defender ... M_Helik hits the ball on the bounce! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 48 :(bri) T_Conway jumps over the defender's challenge ... T_Conway shoots towards goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 3-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) C_Pulisic runs with pace at the defence ... C_Pulisic goes for goal! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 47 :(bri) A_Ramalho cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the header! ... But T_Strakosha parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 47 :(bri) C_Panucci plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... O_Bobb decides to go for goal instead! ... C_Pulisic is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand Min. 51 :(bri) O_Bobb takes advantage of a mistake by M_Helik ... It's a lucky break ... O_Bobb hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium Min. 53 :(bri) D_Sinani with a 40-yard pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller drives the ball low! ... T_Strakosha has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Strakosha is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 54 :(new) Nuno_Santos is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to D_Milito ... D_Milito drives the shot in! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 55 :(bri) I_Bennacer skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to S_Haller ... C_Pulisic leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 56 :(bri) A_Baena gains control of the loose ball ... M_Helik with the block Min. 56 :(new) J_Clauss heads the ball back to D_Milito ... But T_Conway slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 58 :(new) A_Gudmundsson with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... A_Gudmundsson with the shot on net! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 61 :(bri) S_Haller controls it with ease ... S_Haller must beat T_Strakosha! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! ... Brighton 4-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 62 :(bri) M_Dagasan plays a long ball to A_Baena ... M_Taverneir goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 64 :(bri) I_Bennacer plays the early ball across the box to find T_Conway in space ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from T_Conway! ... It looks good ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... Brighton 5-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 66 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: P_Biel ... COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos Min. 69 :(bri) M_Dagasan with the header on ... He finds A_Baena in space ... A_Baena belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... T_Strakosha makes a fine save Min. 70 :(new) J_Bacuna takes advantage of a mistake by M_Dagasan ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to D_McNeil! ... But I_Bennacer spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 71 :(new) D_Milito unselfishly lays the ball back to A_Gudmundsson ... A_Gudmundsson attempts a low drive! ... R_Sanchez tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... K_Moore floats the ball in! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... Great catch! Min. 72 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Kauf ... COMING OFF: D_McNeil Min. 74 :(bri) T_Conway moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Baena ... A_Baena aims for the top right corner! ... T_Strakosha fists it away Min. 76 :(bri) A_Baena runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... A_Baena sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... T_Strakosha falls over ... But T_Strakosha is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 81 :(bri) S_Haller sidesteps R_Taylor ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... R_Taylor recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 81 :(new) A_Gudmundsson nutmegs the defender ... A_Gudmundsson lobs R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 83 :(new) J_Bacuna pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... K_Moore is clean through! ... K_Moore fires the shot in! ... R_Sanchez just watches it drift out of play! Min. 84 :(bri) D_Sinani lays the ball back to A_Baena ... A_Baena with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 85 :(bri) A_Baena is through on goal ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Bacuna ... He timed it well Min. 86 :(new) R_Kauf dribbles past A_Ramalho ... T_Conway is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball Min. 87 :(new) K_Moore looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Helik receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Helik hits a great shot! ... R_Sanchez just watches it drift out of play! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) T_Conway flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... T_Conway chases it through, he must score! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 89 :(bri) C_Panucci controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... A delicate header from C_Panucci! ... But T_Strakosha reaches the ball. Good save Min. 93 :(bri) I_Bennacer flicks the ball through ... C_Panucci runs onto it! ... C_Panucci beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat T_Strakosha ... He tries to slide it past T_Strakosha ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL!! ... Brighton 6-0 Newcastle United ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Bennacer (Man of the Match) Scorers : T_Conway (23,64), I_Bennacer (39), N_Seiwald (43), S_Haller (61), C_Panucci (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Dago (1), D_Agger (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Nuno_Santos Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , A_Gudmundsson (30), R_Taylor (39)M_Taverneir (62) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 28 | 16 Off target : 11 | 7 On target : 17 | 9 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 4 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 14 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 20 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 6 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 97 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 20 16 8 20 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 54 36 74 D_Agger DF 1 20 15 5 25 | 97 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 59 -2 M_Dagasan DF 1 23 18 4 29 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 32 0 E_Konsa DF 1 23 17 12 23 | 45 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 N_Seiwald DM 1 19 23 13 19 | 45 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 42 I_Bennacer DM 1 15 23 9 31 | 97 0 2 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 46 74 69 O_Bobb AM 1 3 22 20 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 A_Baena AM 1 4 24 20 27 | 97 0 0 2 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 34 74 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 20 24 | 97 0 1 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 31 22 92 T_Dago FW 1 7 18 23 24 | 45 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 46 15 E_van_der_Sar GK 24 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 | 52 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 S_Dumont AM 1 13 18 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 16 5 22 | 52 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 14 25 27 | 52 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 30 1 1 1 24 | 97 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 24 19 16 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 M_Helik DF 1 21 16 14 29 | 97 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 51 36 44 R_Taylor DF 1 19 14 4 24 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -2 -2 Nuno_Santos DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 69 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 15 34 34 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 10 25 | 97 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 56 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 24 19 28 | 75 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 11 M_Taverneir MF 1 8 22 17 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 21 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 14 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 17 25 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 7 18 23 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 36 S_Hornby GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 17 13 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Biel DF 1 9 19 12 17 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Kauf MF 1 12 18 11 29 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 5 16 20 24 | 34 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 8 1779124743 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40