FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Norwich City (Mon Feb 24)


                             Brighton  |  Norwich City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 P
                         Mike Willett  |  Jon Banks
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK N_Pope
                             Yeray DF  |  DF A_Forson
                        J_Angelino DF  |  DF A_Cole
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF K_Fisher
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                          Q_Timber MF  |  DM Joao_Neves
                        Y_Bissouma MF  |  MF P_Aimar
                        J_W_Prowse MF  |  MF H_Losada
                         N_Seiwald MF  |  MF A_Rais
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW E_Laidlaw
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW J_Carew
                                       |
                           A_Gomis SUB |  SUB L_Wahlstedt
                         A_Ramalho SUB |  SUB D_Harvie
                          D_Sinani SUB |  SUB B_Cheyrou
                        M_Acimovic SUB |  SUB J_Onomah
                          T_Conway SUB |  SUB J_Lens




Min. 2  :(nor) A_Cole runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  N_Seiwald is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 2  :(nor) J_Carew plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Rais 
          ...  A_Rais unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 3  :(bri) J_Bednarek looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Dago 
          ...  P_Aimar pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 5  :(bri) S_Haller beats one 
          ...  Goes past the second 
          ...  He keeps going 
          ...  Fantastic skill!! 
          ...  S_Haller tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 5  :(nor) H_Losada with an amazing show of skill to get past E_Konsa 
          ...  He crosses to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  J_Bednarek wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 8  :(nor) E_Laidlaw cuts inside J_Angelino 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from E_Laidlaw! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But R_Sanchez reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 9  :(bri) S_Haller controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 9  :(nor) The ball is passed in from A_Forson, he finds Joao_Neves 
          ...  S_Haller rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  And in a dangerous position as well! 
          ...  Joao_Neves smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 10 :(bri) T_Dago beats P_Aimar 
          ...  Cleared by H_Losada 
Min. 10 :(nor) A_Forson with a probing through ball J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He’s scored from 30 yards, he’ll be reliving that goal on Crouch’s podcast next weekend! 
          ...  That's put Norwich City into the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 0-1 Norwich City ...
Min. 11 :(bri) J_W_Prowse dribbles past P_Aimar 
          ...  A_Rais with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 15 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  N_Seiwald is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by A_Cole! 
          ...  N_Seiwald plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  N_Pope with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 18 :(bri) Y_Bissouma steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs B_Howedes 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  N_Pope has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  N_Pope is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 19 :(nor) J_Carew nutmegs J_Bednarek, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Bednarek recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 20 :(nor) K_Fisher holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Rais 
          ...  The defender plays it back to R_Sanchez 
          ...  A_Rais intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy R_Sanchez 
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Sanchez 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton 0-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 21 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 21 :(bri) J_Angelino puts in S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with the header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  And with that goal, he moves onto 10 for the season!! 
          ...  Brighton 1-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 25 :(bri) Q_Timber retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  E_Konsa latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Konsa rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  N_Pope saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 25 :(nor) A_Cole spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to A_Forson! 
          ...  A_Forson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And R_Sanchez recovers to save!! 
Min. 26 :(nor) P_Aimar finds himself in acres of space 
          ...  S_Haller with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 27 :(bri) J_Angelino with the cross-field pass to T_Dago 
          ...  A_Forson gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 29 :(bri) E_Konsa finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  But K_Fisher wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(nor) J_Carew could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  N_Seiwald with the block 
Min. 32 :(bri) S_Haller knocks the ball past the lunge of A_Cole 
          ...  P_Aimar with an awful challenge 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  There are appeals for a penalty! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The defenders are furious! 
          ...  S_Haller is the man who takes it 
          ...  Oh he didn't mess about with that one 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smashed right down the middle!. 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  Brighton 2-2 Norwich City...
Min. 33 :(bri) J_Bednarek with the through ball to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  N_Pope tips it round the post 
          ...  Well saved 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Konsa swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  J_Angelino gets to it! 
          ...  N_Pope makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 34 :(bri) T_Dago beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Dago runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  That puts Brighton ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  Brighton 3-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 35 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays a great one-two 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Yeray belts it clear 
Min. 36 :(bri) S_Haller breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on N_Pope! 
          ...  Joao_Neves brings him down! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  It could have been worse! 
Min. 37 :(bri) J_Bednarek plays in J_Angelino with a beautiful ball 
          ...  But K_Fisher wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 39 :(bri) T_Dago beats A_Forson 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Dago with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  N_Pope is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Angelino plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  N_Pope comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 41 :(bri) T_Dago knocks the ball past A_Forson 
          ...  T_Dago looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 41 :(nor) H_Losada with a measured ball to J_Carew 
          ...  J_Carew tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(nor) A_Cole is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to P_Aimar 
          ...  P_Aimar with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a good save 
Min. 44 :(bri) J_W_Prowse with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to E_Konsa 
          ...  But A_Forson puts it in row Z! 
Min. 44 :(nor) J_Carew finds E_Laidlaw with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Bednarek clears with a diving header 
Min. 45 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 46 :(bri) J_W_Prowse gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  N_Pope is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  N_Pope looks very relieved! 
Min. 47 :(bri) Yeray gets lucky and beats Joao_Neves 
          ...  Now with the centre to J_W_Prowse 
          ...  J_W_Prowse looks to see where N_Pope is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  N_Pope tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald hits it into the box! 
          ...  It is cleared by B_Howedes 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 3-2 Norwich City

Min. 47 :(bri) E_Konsa with a smart pass to N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But N_Pope just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 49 :(bri) Q_Timber holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But N_Pope makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 49 :(nor) H_Losada takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_Konsa 
          ...  But Y_Bissouma comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 50 :(bri) J_W_Prowse is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 53 :(bri) J_W_Prowse moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Haller 
          ...  K_Fisher reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 56 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Harvie 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Howedes 
Min. 56 :(bri) S_Haller leaves A_Cole standing 
          ...  S_Haller with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  N_Pope can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  N_Pope was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 57 :(nor) A_Cole beats J_Bednarek 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Dago with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 58 :(bri) J_W_Prowse holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Haller 
          ...  But K_Fisher wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 58 :(bri) E_Konsa finds the run of J_W_Prowse 
          ...  E_Laidlaw is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ramalho 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bednarek 
Min. 64 :(nor) E_Laidlaw plays in A_Forson with a beautiful ball 
          ...  J_Angelino forces him off the ball 
Min. 65 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Lens 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Carew 
Min. 69 :(bri) J_W_Prowse feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  T_Dago runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Harvie 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Acimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Seiwald 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Conway 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 74 :(bri) E_Konsa with a one-touch layoff to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway drives the shot in! 
          ...  N_Pope 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? 
          ...  What's he going to give? 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton 4-2 Norwich City ...
Min. 75 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton 
          ...  Brighton have changed their playing style to D 
Min. 75 :(nor) Substitution by Norwich City 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Onomah 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Rais 
Min. 79 :(bri) J_Angelino unselfishly heads the ball back to A_Ramalho 
          ...  Joao_Neves is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Well spotted by the referee 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  Y_Bissouma runs up straight 
          ...  And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! 
          ...  N_Pope takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 81 :(nor) D_Harvie retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  H_Losada gets on the end of it 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Angelino 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 84 :(bri) T_Conway takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  P_Aimar with the high feet 
Min. 87 :(nor) A_Cole is shaking his head 
          ...  It looks like he's hurt his knee 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
          ...  They have already used up their quota of substitutions 
          ...  Now they'll have to play a man short 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bri) Q_Timber beats D_Harvie 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  A delicate header from Q_Timber! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 94 :(bri) Y_Bissouma runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  S_Haller latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by S_Haller! 
          ...  N_Pope guesses right 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : AMEX Stadium
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Haller (21,32 pen), T_Dago (34), T_Conway (74)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Haller (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Norwich City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Carew
Scorers              : J_Carew (10), A_Rais (20)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Aimar (32), Joao_Neves (36)
Injured              : A_Cole (87)
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Norwich City
Attempts on Goal     :          22        |       8
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :          16        |       7
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       15
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Brighton 4 - 2 Norwich City
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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  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13  10  33 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  16   0
J_Angelino     DF   1  21  15   8  22 |  98   0   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  60  19
E_Konsa        DF   1  20  15  10  23 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  17
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  63   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  42  15
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  15  29 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  22
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  21  11  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  21   8  47
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  20  14  22 |  98   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  54  13
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  11  19 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  18   0  32
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  22  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   6   2   1   0   0  -4  13  46
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  19  24 |  73   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramalho      DF   1  18  14   9  27 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sinani       MF   1   8  16   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  12  21 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  22

Player Statistics - Norwich City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  24   1   1   1  25 |  98  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Forson       DF   1  19  16  12  24 |  98   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  34  43  15
A_Cole         DF   1  18  16   4  21 |  90   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
K_Fisher       DF   1  18  14   2  30 |  98   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  72  34   0
B_Howedes      DF   1  18  13   4  27 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
Joao_Neves     DM   1  18  21  14  27 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  -4   9
P_Aimar        MF   1   8  18  16  31 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  24  -4   7
H_Losada       MF   1   6  17  15  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
A_Rais         MF   1   4  18  16  24 |  78   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  32   0  38
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  18  20 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14   9
J_Carew        FW   1   8  13  18  22 |  68   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  32  33
L_Wahlstedt    GK  19   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Harvie       DF   1  15  14   5  30 |  39   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  15   0
B_Cheyrou      MF   1  12  18   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Onomah       MF   1  10  13   6  25 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lens         FW   1   5  13  17  20 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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