FFO Champ, Brighton vs. West Brom (Mon Feb 23)


                             Brighton  |  West Brom
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                         Mike Willett  |  Frank Deeming
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK D_Iversen
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF M_Holgate
                            D_Luiz DF  |  DF J_Poyth
                         C_Panucci DF  |  DF F_Clerc
                           D_Agger DF  |  DF M_Bola
                         N_Seiwald DM  |  DM M_Lanzaro
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF A_Palombo
                         G_Gattuso MF  |  MF S_Longstaff
                           A_Baena AM  |  AM A_Mulele
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW L_Podolski
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW D_Solanke
                                       |
                     E_van_der_Sar SUB |  SUB T_Hasal
                         A_Ramalho SUB |  SUB Y_Konoplia
                          T_Cahill SUB |  SUB C_Gomes
                           M_Camus SUB |  SUB R_Bozenik
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB R_Brewster




Min. 2  :(wba) M_Lanzaro with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past D_Agger 
          ...  M_Lanzaro swings in the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez holds his head in his hands! 
          ...  West Brom have the advantage! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 West Brom ...
Min. 3  :(bri) N_Seiwald flicks the ball through 
          ...  A_Baena runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Poyth reads it well 
          ...  He clears the danger 
Min. 6  :(bri) G_Gattuso is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  D_Iversen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 6  :(bri) S_Haller turns past J_Poyth 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  F_Clerc is late with that one 
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball 
Min. 8  :(bri) A_Baena cuts inside M_Bola 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  A_Baena drives the shot in! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 9  :(bri) D_Luiz runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Konsa with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 11 :(bri) S_Haller turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Panucci 
          ...  C_Panucci could have let it bounce! 
          ...  D_Iversen heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 17 :(wba) A_Palombo finds L_Podolski with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  L_Podolski chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 19 :(bri) T_Dago flicks it over M_Holgate and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  S_Longstaff picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 20 :(wba) M_Bola holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to M_Lanzaro 
          ...  M_Lanzaro with the side footed shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Brighton 0-2 West Brom ...
Min. 22 :(wba) F_Clerc runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Brighton fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 25 :(bri) D_Iversen with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Panucci takes control of the ball! 
          ...  A delicate header from C_Panucci! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 25 :(wba) M_Holgate kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Solanke gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Solanke blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 27 :(bri) E_Konsa plays the early ball across the box to find S_Haller in space 
          ...  S_Haller with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 27 :(wba) S_Longstaff jumps over D_Luiz's challenge 
          ...  D_Agger with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 30 :(bri) A_Baena finds T_Dago in the box 
          ...  T_Dago tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into D_Iversen's arms 
          ...  But he recovers to save! 
Min. 30 :(wba) A_Mulele with the dribble 
          ...  A_Mulele with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  R_Sanchez turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Clerc with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 31 :(wba) F_Clerc has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 32 :(bri) S_Haller makes himself available 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  D_Iversen plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 33 :(bri) I_Bennacer moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Baena 
          ...  J_Poyth brings him down in the area 
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely! 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on!! 
Min. 33 :(wba) S_Longstaff hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  J_Poyth latches onto it! 
          ...  J_Poyth attempts to nutmeg R_Sanchez! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Longstaff hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Mulele makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It grazes the post! 
          ...  And hits the side netting 
          ...  Goal Kick! 
Min. 40 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 40 :(bri) G_Gattuso runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Baena plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 40 :(wba) F_Clerc is spitting at E_Konsa 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 42 :(bri) G_Gattuso takes on J_Poyth 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  G_Gattuso with a thundering volley! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a good save 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(bri) S_Haller steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Bola 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Haller! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Gattuso swings it in! 
          ...  M_Bola heads it away 
Min. 45 :(bri) D_Agger spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to C_Panucci! 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by A_Palombo 
Min. 46 :(wba) M_Bola with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Bola! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 0-2 West Brom

Min. 48 :(bri) N_Seiwald is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to A_Baena 
          ...  A_Baena with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  D_Iversen never had a chance! 
Min. 58 :(wba) A_Palombo hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Holgate latches onto it! 
          ...  T_Dago wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 59 :(bri) C_Panucci feeds the ball to G_Gattuso 
          ...  G_Gattuso with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 West Brom ...
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Cahill 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 60 :(bri) S_Haller hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Baena latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Baena rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald crosses it in! 
          ...  T_Dago gets his head on it 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 61 :(bri) A_Baena eases past A_Mulele 
          ...  A_Baena hits a great drive! 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
Min. 62 :(wba) M_Holgate 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! 
          ...  F_Clerc receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  N_Seiwald goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 63 :(bri) D_Luiz is through on goal 
          ...  D_Luiz uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  D_Iversen gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 63 :(wba) A_Palombo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  D_Luiz wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ramalho 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Agger 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Baena 
Min. 65 :(bri) C_Panucci flights the ball to N_Seiwald 
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Seiwald! 
          ...  What agility from D_Iversen 
Min. 65 :(bri) A_Ramalho moves forward 
          ...  J_Poyth fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 69 :(wba) A_Palombo hits a hard pass to L_Podolski 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Podolski! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 70 :(bri) T_Dago is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  T_Dago plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  But D_Iversen punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 71 :(wba) J_Poyth has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Luiz 
          ...  He puts in D_Solanke! 
          ...  D_Solanke with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 73 :(bri) A_Ramalho 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_Camus receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A delicate header from M_Camus! 
          ...  D_Iversen makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 73 :(bri) D_Iversen with a terrible kick! 
          ...  C_Panucci is through! 
          ...  A_Palombo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 76 :(bri) S_Haller is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  D_Iversen is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb finish!! 
          ...  Brighton have done it!! 
          ...  They are all square 
          ...  Brighton 2-2 West Brom ...
Min. 77 :(bri) D_Luiz runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  D_Iversen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And D_Iversen tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Luiz swings it in! 
          ...  M_Bola cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 79 :(bri) G_Gattuso with a 30-yard pass to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 81 :(wba) R_Sanchez with a terrible kick! 
          ...  D_Solanke takes control of the ball! 
          ...  C_Panucci pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 82 :(wba) M_Bola lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Longstaff latches on to it 
          ...  S_Longstaff with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Podolski drives it into the box! 
          ...  R_Sanchez catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 83 :(bri) S_Haller eases past M_Lanzaro 
          ...  L_Podolski gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 86 :(wba) L_Podolski beats D_Luiz 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  T_Cahill pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  You can't swap shirts until after the game! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  L_Podolski with the thundering drive 
          ...  But R_Sanchez punches it away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 93 :(bri) G_Gattuso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds N_Seiwald with a lovely pass! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 93 :(wba) J_Poyth slips past his marker T_Cahill 
          ...  The ball is whipped into M_Holgate 
          ...  M_Holgate with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  R_Sanchez has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  R_Sanchez reacts well to save!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : G_Gattuso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : , G_Gattuso (59)T_Dago (76)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Agger (27), I_Bennacer (31), N_Seiwald (62), C_Panucci (81)
Injured              : N/A
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West Brom Match Info
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Best player          : M_Lanzaro
Scorers              : M_Lanzaro (2,20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , F_Clerc (40), J_Poyth (65)A_Palombo (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    West Brom
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       14
Off target           :          13        |       4
On target            :          11        |       10
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          18        |       11
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Final Score          : Brighton 2 - 2 West Brom
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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  27   1   1   1  22 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  16
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  16   7  23 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  36  21
C_Panucci      DF   1  20  16   8  20 |  96   0   0   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  -2  56  42
D_Agger        DF   1  20  14   5  25 |  66   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  23  13  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  20  30
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
G_Gattuso      MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  56  59
A_Baena        AM   1   4  23  19  27 |  66   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  11  47
T_Dago         FW   1   7  18  23  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   6   1   0   0   0  31   0  51
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  24  27 |  96   0   0   3   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  88  18
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      DF   1  18  13   8  27 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  20  15  30 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Camus        AM   1   4  21  16  29 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - West Brom
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Iversen      GK  26   1   1   1  24 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  52   0   0   0
M_Holgate      DF   1  23  15  12  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  18
J_Poyth        DF   1  21  14  11  25 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  32  38  17
F_Clerc        DF   1  19  15   9  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  17  -2
M_Bola         DF   1  18  15   9  21 |  96   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  61  19
M_Lanzaro      DM   1  20  15  13  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  84
A_Palombo      MF   1  13  20   5  31 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  40  -2
S_Longstaff    MF   1  12  20   6  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  26  14  22
A_Mulele       AM   1   7  18  20  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
L_Podolski     FW   1  10  15  20  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  28   0  38
D_Solanke      FW   1   2  14  21  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
T_Hasal        GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Konoplia     DF   1  16  12   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gomes        DM   1  12  19   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bozenik      AM   1   8  13  19  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Brewster     FW   1   5  11  19  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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