FFO Champ, Brighton vs. Sunderland (Mon Mar 31)


                             Brighton  |  Sunderland
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                         Mike Willett  |  Chris W
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                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK J_Pickford
                             Yeray DF  |  DF D_Dumfries
                           R_Dunne DF  |  DF R_Knoche
                       O_Kossounou DF  |  DF N_Gudelj
                           E_Konsa DF  |  DF C_Biraghi
                        Y_Bissouma MF  |  MF A_Rabiot
                          Q_Timber MF  |  MF M_Nunes
                         N_Seiwald MF  |  MF J_Toulalan
                        I_Bennacer MF  |  MF W_Alves
                          S_Haller FW  |  FW Evanilson
                            T_Dago FW  |  FW C_Rodriguez
                                       |
                           A_Gomis SUB |  SUB C_Diop
                        J_Bednarek SUB |  SUB C_Mbemba
                        M_Acimovic SUB |  SUB J_Ball
                        J_W_Prowse SUB |  SUB G_Xhaka
                         A_Voronin SUB |  SUB B_Bayo




Min. 2  :(bri) T_Dago leaves his marker standing 
          ...  T_Dago with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 3  :(sun) R_Sanchez with a terrible kick! 
          ...  M_Nunes takes control of the ball! 
          ...  I_Bennacer rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again 
Min. 4  :(sun) R_Knoche with a precise ball to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  C_Rodriguez fires the shot in! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 9  :(bri) Y_Bissouma with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 13 :(sun) M_Nunes looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Rodriguez 
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Rodriguez! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 14 :(bri) Y_Bissouma holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne swings in the shot! 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects wide for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  I_Bennacer gets a shot in 
          ...  J_Pickford parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 16 :(bri) T_Dago holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Haller 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Haller! 
          ...  J_Pickford can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Pickford was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 16 :(bri) N_Seiwald brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Rabiot fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! 
          ...  Will we see it? 
          ...  S_Haller fires it towards the goal 
          ...  J_Pickford tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Konsa flights it in! 
          ...  J_Pickford jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 19 :(bri) A defence splitting pass from S_Haller to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  The net moves! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Brighton have taken the lead! 
          ...  Brighton 1-0 Sunderland ...
Min. 20 :(bri) Q_Timber with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from R_Knoche 
          ...  Q_Timber attempts a low drive! 
          ...  J_Pickford parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And J_Pickford recovers to save!! 
Min. 22 :(bri) S_Haller looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Yeray drives it into the box! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 23 :(bri) R_Dunne kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  D_Dumfries picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 24 :(bri) I_Bennacer looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Dago 
          ...  R_Knoche with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 27 :(sun) M_Nunes plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Evanilson decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  R_Dunne is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
Min. 27 :(bri) Yeray has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Knoche is late with that one 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 30 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 31 :(sun) C_Rodriguez takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Evanilson 
          ...  R_Dunne slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 36 :(bri) I_Bennacer stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  I_Bennacer curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  J_Pickford catches the ball 
Min. 36 :(sun) C_Rodriguez sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  N_Seiwald wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 40 :(bri) Q_Timber is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  J_Pickford makes a difficult save 
Min. 41 :(bri) Q_Timber beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  Q_Timber has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  J_Pickford never had a chance! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Mbemba 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Gudelj 
Min. 47 :(bri) I_Bennacer with the cross-field pass to N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  J_Pickford tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He rounds J_Pickford 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Brighton 2-0 Sunderland ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Brighton 2-0 Sunderland

Min. 46 :(bri) I_Bennacer heads the ball back to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber with the strike! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Q_Timber flights it in! 
          ...  E_Konsa loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  But J_Pickford hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 47 :(bri) R_Dunne looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 48 :(bri) R_Dunne cuts inside D_Dumfries 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in I_Bennacer! 
          ...  A_Rabiot with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee yells at him to come over 
          ...  It's not the first time he's been called over today 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 49 :(bri) S_Haller beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Haller with the chance! 
          ...  J_Pickford is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 51 :(sun) W_Alves gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds Evanilson 
          ...  A well-placed shot from Evanilson! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Sanchez's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  Brighton 2-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 52 :(bri) S_Haller retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  T_Dago gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Dago hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 53 :(bri) Y_Bissouma with an inch perfect pass to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But J_Pickford punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 55 :(bri) Q_Timber sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  R_Knoche with a nasty foul 
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  An early bath for him then! 
Min. 58 :(bri) Y_Bissouma has it now 
          ...  He takes on D_Dumfries 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in T_Dago! 
          ...  A skilful effort from T_Dago! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Bayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: C_Rodriguez 
Min. 60 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Ball 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Alves 
Min. 60 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland 
          ...  Sunderland have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 61 :(sun) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  J_Ball is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by Yeray! 
          ...  From long range J_Ball bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(bri) I_Bennacer has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Nunes 
          ...  He puts in Q_Timber! 
          ...  Q_Timber swings in the shot! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 63 :(sun) D_Dumfries jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Evanilson 
          ...  E_Konsa stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Bednarek 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Dunne 
Min. 65 :(bri) Curled in dangerously from I_Bennacer to N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  J_Pickford narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 65 :(bri) Y_Bissouma 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! 
          ...  Q_Timber receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Rabiot with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings 
          ...  He has already been booked also! 
          ...  The Referee shows him his second yellow!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 66 :(sun) D_Dumfries brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Evanilson gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Evanilson with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_Toulalan 
          ...  I_Bennacer clears the danger 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_W_Prowse 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 70 :(bri) Q_Timber takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mbemba 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  But M_Nunes wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 72 :(sun) J_Toulalan sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Nunes 
          ...  M_Nunes rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting 
          ...  Goal kick given 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Voronin 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Dago 
Min. 79 :(bri) S_Haller knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A great volley from S_Haller! 
          ...  J_Pickford has it covered 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  J_Pickford is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone in 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Brighton 3-1 Sunderland ...
Min. 81 :(bri) S_Haller with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  S_Haller hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  J_Pickford won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 81 :(sun) Evanilson runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Bayo 
          ...  B_Bayo sees R_Sanchez off his line! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 82 :(bri) I_Bennacer is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to S_Haller 
          ...  Cleared by D_Dumfries 
Min. 84 :(sun) B_Bayo takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  But J_Bednarek sweeps up the threat 
Min. 86 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a measured pass to A_Voronin 
          ...  A_Voronin has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But J_Pickford parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(bri) Yeray runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Voronin 
          ...  A_Voronin shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 91 :(sun) J_Ball 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! 
          ...  B_Bayo receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  O_Kossounou takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 92 :(bri) E_Konsa hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  I_Bennacer latches onto it! 
          ...  I_Bennacer hits a great drive! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  J_Pickford will be disappointed he did not save that! 
          ...  Brighton 4-1 Sunderland ...

*************  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 (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Q_Timber (19), N_Seiwald (47), S_Haller (79), I_Bennacer (92)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Bennacer (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Sunderland Match Info
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Best player          : Evanilson
Scorers              : Evanilson (51)
Sent Off             : R_Knoche (55), A_Rabiot (65)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Brighton  |    Sunderland
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       7
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :          15        |       1
Possession           :          64        |       36
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          21        |       10
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Final Score          : Brighton 4 - 1 Sunderland
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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 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  22  13  10  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  15   7  31 |  67   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  28  40
O_Kossounou    DF   1  21  19   3  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  21  15  11  23 |  94   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  15  32  16
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  21  12  31 |  72   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32  14
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  15  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  75
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  11  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  18   8  54
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  94   0   1   6   1   3   1   1   0   0  17  56  78
S_Haller       FW   1   6  12  23  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   6   1   0   0   0   0  72  31
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  77   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  25
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  14   0
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Voronin      FW   1   9  12  18  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17

Player Statistics - Sunderland
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Pickford     GK  25   1   1   1  19 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0   0   0
D_Dumfries     DF   1  22  16   7  22 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  26   0
R_Knoche       DF   1  18  14   2  22 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0 -15
N_Gudelj       DF   1  21  13  11  29 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Biraghi      DF   1  20  12   8  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Rabiot       MF   1   5  20  15  22 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -15 -15 -15
M_Nunes        MF   1   9  20  14  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  27  18  12
J_Toulalan     MF   1  11  18  15  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  11   0
W_Alves        MF   1   8  18  15  26 |  62   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
Evanilson      FW   1   3  14  22  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  15  20
C_Rodriguez    FW   1   6  12  18  24 |  62   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17  16
C_Diop         GK  19   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Mbemba       DF   1  21  16  10  29 |  49   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ball         MF   1  13  16   6  22 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  20
G_Xhaka        MF   1   2  19  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bayo         FW   1   3  13  16  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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