FFO Champ, Bournemouth vs. Brighton (Mon Mar 17) Bournemouth | Brighton 4-1-3-2 P | 4-4-2 P - | Mike Willett | I_Meslier GK | GK R_Sanchez N_Tavares DF | DF Yeray I_Zabarnyi DF | DF J_Angelino P_Mertesacker DF | DF E_Konsa J_Aidoo DF | DF O_Kossounou G_Barry DM | MF I_Bennacer G_Reyna MF | MF Y_Bissouma O_Kaschuk MF | MF Q_Timber D_Ouattara MF | MF N_Seiwald J_Zirkzee FW | FW S_Haller M_Petrov FW | FW T_Dago | B_Bertinato SUB | SUB A_Gomis W_Faes SUB | SUB R_Dunne P_Gueye SUB | SUB J_W_Prowse F_Di_Mariano SUB | SUB M_Acimovic G_Garner SUB | SUB A_Voronin Min. 1 :(bou) D_Ouattara with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... D_Ouattara has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 2 :(bou) P_Mertesacker with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Angelino a clean set of heals ... P_Mertesacker with the shot on net! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork!! ... And goes safely clear! ... R_Sanchez never had a chance! Min. 2 :(bri) N_Seiwald takes advantage of a mistake by O_Kaschuk ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to Yeray! ... Yeray is clean through, he is one on one with I_Meslier ... I_Meslier charges out of his area ... I_Meslier catches the ball Min. 4 :(bri) T_Dago pushes it past the defender ... A skilful effort from T_Dago! ... I_Meslier tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Seiwald swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... P_Mertesacker wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 5 :(bri) S_Haller slips past his marker N_Tavares ... The ball is whipped into I_Bennacer ... J_Zirkzee with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 5 :(bri) N_Seiwald is hurt ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue Min. 6 :(bri) S_Haller takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... S_Haller hits a curling shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 7 :(bou) M_Petrov flicks it over O_Kossounou's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... Good sliding challenge from E_Konsa and it had to be Min. 10 :(bou) G_Barry is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... D_Ouattara latches onto the ball ... D_Ouattara with a graceful, looping effort! ... The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands ... GOAL!! ... What a terrible mistake ... Let's see if Bournemouth can hang onto that lead! ... Bournemouth 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 11 :(bou) G_Reyna beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... G_Reyna pounds a rocket on goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 11 :(bri) Y_Bissouma finds S_Haller with a perfectly weighted pass ... I_Zabarnyi with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 14 :(bou) M_Petrov gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside J_Angelino! ... He has some space now! ... M_Petrov attempts a lob! ... It floats over R_Sanchez ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 17 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Yeray ... He puts in J_Zirkzee! ... J_Zirkzee has a dig at goal! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 17 :(bri) T_Dago finds himself with plenty of time ... G_Reyna had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(bou) R_Sanchez miskicks! ... G_Reyna takes control of the ball! ... Y_Bissouma with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 19 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... Y_Bissouma hits a curling shot! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 21 :(bou) J_Aidoo beats one ... Knocks it past a second ... And finds D_Ouattara ... E_Konsa fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... 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. 23 :(bou) D_Ouattara takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Reyna ... G_Reyna sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... He scores his 10th goal of the season! ... Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 24 :(bri) T_Dago plays a long ball to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It hits the bar and goes over ... Well, it's kinda 50/50 ... Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't Min. 25 :(bri) S_Haller whips the ball across to T_Dago ... T_Dago tries one from the edge of the box! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer dinks the ball into the area! ... T_Dago swings a leg at it! ... I_Meslier gets up well to catch that one Min. 26 :(bou) O_Kaschuk drives it forward to G_Reyna ... But J_Angelino sweeps up the threat Min. 30 :(bou) D_Ouattara plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... N_Tavares decides to go for goal instead! ... N_Tavares carves a shot towards goal! ... But R_Sanchez hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 39 :(bou) O_Kaschuk finds N_Tavares in the box ... N_Tavares has a dig at goal! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 40 :(bou) G_Barry pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... M_Petrov is clean through! ... M_Petrov hits a crisp volley! ... R_Sanchez is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... R_Sanchez looks very relieved! Min. 42 :(bri) O_Kossounou with an incisive pass to J_Angelino ... J_Angelino fires the shot in! ... I_Meslier gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bou) N_Tavares jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Ouattara ... D_Ouattara tries to beat R_Sanchez from outside the area! ... R_Sanchez with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 45 :(bri) N_Seiwald hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... S_Haller collects the loose ball! ... J_Aidoo with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 46 :(bri) Q_Timber flicks it past I_Zabarnyi ... He runs forward ... Q_Timber keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... He miskicks the ball ... He's managed to put that out of the stadium ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton Min. 48 :(bri) J_Angelino holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Over the bar! Min. 50 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi plays the early ball across the box to find J_Zirkzee in space ... The defender is caught ball watching ... J_Zirkzee takes advantage and races towards the goal! ... Just R_Sanchez is between him and the goal ... He rounds R_Sanchez ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 51 :(bri) Y_Bissouma holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to N_Seiwald ... N_Seiwald leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 52 :(bou) I_Zabarnyi looks up ... He swings the ball right towards M_Petrov ... Y_Bissouma with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 53 :(bou) M_Petrov takes on Yeray ... He runs past him ... M_Petrov aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 53 :(bou) J_Zirkzee breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Sanchez! ... O_Kossounou brings him down! ... The Referee warns him Min. 57 :(bri) E_Konsa is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to T_Dago ... T_Dago with the header! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Angelino drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of I_Meslier Min. 58 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: F_Di_Mariano ... COMING OFF: D_Ouattara Min. 59 :(bou) G_Reyna kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... P_Mertesacker gets on the end of the pass ... P_Mertesacker shapes up for a shot! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... GOAL!! ... The defence had gone walk about! ... Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton ... Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Acimovic ... COMING OFF: Q_Timber Min. 63 :(bou) O_Kaschuk with a penetrating pass to J_Aidoo ... J_Aidoo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 65 :(bou) O_Kaschuk brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Zirkzee gets on the end of the pass ... E_Konsa makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by F_Di_Mariano! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... I_Zabarnyi with the shot! ... 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. 67 :(bou) G_Barry with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Petrov gets on the end of the pass ... M_Petrov sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands ... But R_Sanchez recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 68 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: G_Garner ... COMING OFF: M_Petrov Min. 69 :(bri) N_Seiwald knocks the ball past N_Tavares ... Now he crosses to E_Konsa! ... E_Konsa carves a shot towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Bournemouth 3-1 Brighton ... Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: R_Dunne ... COMING OFF: E_Konsa Min. 72 :(bou) G_Reyna runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... J_Zirkzee latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... J_Zirkzee rifles it to the far post! ... R_Sanchez can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... R_Sanchez makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 75 :(bou) Substitution by Bournemouth ... COMING ON: P_Gueye ... COMING OFF: G_Barry Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: A_Voronin ... COMING OFF: T_Dago Min. 75 :(bri) M_Acimovic plays a long ball to R_Dunne ... R_Dunne with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... I_Meslier dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had I_Meslier beaten! Min. 76 :(bri) M_Acimovic runs into space ... M_Acimovic has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... But I_Meslier pulls out a save of the game Min. 77 :(bou) G_Reyna finds the run of J_Aidoo ... From long range J_Aidoo bends the ball towards goal! ... R_Sanchez with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 79 :(bou) F_Di_Mariano plays a long ball to G_Garner ... G_Garner attempts a low drive! ... R_Sanchez blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 81 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a 40-yard pass to A_Voronin ... I_Zabarnyi wins the ball Min. 86 :(bri) Y_Bissouma looks up ... He swings the ball right towards I_Bennacer ... I_Bennacer controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(bri) M_Acimovic with a long pass to Y_Bissouma ... Y_Bissouma flicks the header toward the far post! ... I_Meslier heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 90 :(bri) Yeray with a glorious 60-yard pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And I_Meslier reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... I_Bennacer hits it towards the far post! ... I_Zabarnyi reads it well and clears the danger Min. 91 :(bri) I_Bennacer holds the ball up ... He sees M_Acimovic in space! ... M_Acimovic attempts the shot! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Vitality Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Ouattara (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Ouattara (10), G_Reyna (23), P_Mertesacker (59) Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Zabarnyi (11), G_Reyna (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Konsa Scorers : E_Konsa (69) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Konsa (21) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bournemouth | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 20 | 19 Off target : 11 | 11 On target : 9 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 9 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 18 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bournemouth 3 - 1 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Bournemouth Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I_Meslier GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 94 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 N_Tavares DF 1 20 14 5 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 43 I_Zabarnyi DF 1 19 15 9 23 | 94 0 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 38 13 P_Mertesacker DF 1 19 13 5 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17 0 71 J_Aidoo DF 1 16 11 4 27 | 94 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 18 46 G_Barry DM 1 13 18 3 20 | 77 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 G_Reyna MF 1 10 21 20 26 | 94 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 -4 32 22 O_Kaschuk MF 1 4 17 14 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 D_Ouattara MF 1 5 19 16 29 | 60 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 34 49 J_Zirkzee FW 1 3 19 22 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Petrov FW 1 7 13 18 22 | 70 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Faes DF 1 18 13 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Gueye DM 1 11 16 3 22 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Di_Mariano MF 1 7 18 16 26 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 G_Garner FW 1 9 14 16 16 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 25 1 1 1 22 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 22 13 10 33 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 J_Angelino DF 1 21 15 8 22 | 94 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 14 19 E_Konsa DF 1 21 15 11 23 | 72 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 26 10 34 O_Kossounou DF 1 21 19 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 21 8 31 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 Y_Bissouma MF 1 15 21 12 31 | 94 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 21 32 57 Q_Timber MF 1 9 19 15 29 | 62 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 N_Seiwald MF 1 18 21 11 19 | 94 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 15 S_Haller FW 1 6 12 23 27 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 7 T_Dago FW 1 6 16 19 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Dunne DF 1 18 15 7 31 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 J_W_Prowse MF 1 13 21 14 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Acimovic MF 1 5 17 12 21 | 32 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 29 A_Voronin FW 1 9 12 18 21 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1742237001 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40