FFO Champ, Cardiff City vs. Brighton (Mon Jan 26)


                         Cardiff City  |  Brighton
                          4-1-1-2-2 E  |  4-1-1-2-2 P
                            Matt Rose  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                          A_Kinsky GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                         N_Osborne DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                      H_Westermann DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                         P_Comuzzo DF  |  DF M_Dagasan
                          R_Nelsen DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           R_Gomis DM  |  DM N_Seiwald
                            R_Esse MF  |  MF I_Bennacer
                           J_Slory AM  |  AM A_Baena
                         A_Johnson AM  |  AM O_Bobb
                          I_Thiago FW  |  FW T_Dago
                        J_Baptista FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                        A_Stejskal SUB |  SUB E_van_der_Sar
                           D_Godin SUB |  SUB C_Panucci
                         C_Brocchi SUB |  SUB G_Gattuso
                        S_Floccari SUB |  SUB M_Camus
                            A_Kone SUB |  SUB T_Conway




Min. 3  :(car) R_Esse loses his marker 
          ...  R_Esse bears down on goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Sanchez was worried by that one 
          ...  He wipes the sweat off his brow? 
Min. 3  :(bri) D_Luiz holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to O_Bobb 
          ...  P_Comuzzo is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was pushing down on his man 
          ...  The Referee lectures him 
Min. 3  :(car) P_Comuzzo is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to N_Osborne 
          ...  M_Dagasan with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 5  :(bri) S_Haller beats R_Nelsen 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Kinsky is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 7  :(car) R_Esse 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! 
          ...  J_Slory receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  E_Konsa hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Slory with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  D_Luiz clears the corner with a header away from the near post 
Min. 9  :(car) J_Slory with a slick pass to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago hits a curling shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a difficult save 
Min. 9  :(bri) D_Agger turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Gomis with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 10 :(car) I_Thiago with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  I_Thiago drives the shot in! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 10 :(bri) A_Baena jinks past R_Esse 
          ...  A_Baena hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Kinsky makes a good save 
Min. 13 :(car) A_Johnson with the towering header to R_Nelsen 
          ...  R_Nelsen bears down on goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 14 :(bri) T_Dago pushes it past the defender 
          ...  But P_Comuzzo barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 17 :(bri) T_Dago has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Kinsky! 
          ...  J_Baptista hacks him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  D_Agger hoists it forward 
          ...  S_Haller gets on the end of it 
          ...  S_Haller attempts to nutmeg R_Sanchez! 
          ...  A_Kinsky parries it 
          ...  It rolls out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Bobb curls it into the box! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by N_Osborne 
Min. 21 :(car) H_Westermann sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  R_Nelsen runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A glorious effort by R_Nelsen! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits R_Sanchez and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Mike Willett is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-0 Brighton ...
Min. 30 :(car) N_Osborne holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Baptista 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Konsa 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 33 :(bri) D_Agger saunters past his marker 
          ...  J_Baptista with a nasty foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 36 :(car) A_Johnson skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 37 :(bri) D_Agger looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Haller 
          ...  A left-footer by S_Haller! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  His manager looks unmoved 
          ...  That goal restores parity, and we're level! 
          ...  Cardiff City 1-1 Brighton ...
Min. 37 :(car) J_Slory runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Konsa back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  A_Baena pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  A_Johnson with the thundering drive 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 38 :(bri) S_Haller gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past N_Osborne! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Nelsen cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 40 :(car) R_Gomis cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Thiago 
          ...  I_Thiago aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  R_Sanchez saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 42 :(car) H_Westermann takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  H_Westermann hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  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. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(car) P_Comuzzo with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves N_Seiwald behind 
          ...  P_Comuzzo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez falls over 
          ...  But R_Sanchez is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 44 :(car) R_Nelsen plays a long ball to J_Baptista 
          ...  S_Haller takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 46 :(bri) I_Bennacer runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to O_Bobb 
          ...  O_Bobb swings in the shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Cardiff City 1-1 Brighton

Min. 48 :(bri) O_Bobb with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves J_Slory behind 
          ...  J_Baptista with an ugly foul 
Min. 53 :(car) P_Comuzzo slows the ball down 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! 
          ...  I_Bennacer reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 55 :(car) J_Baptista beats D_Agger 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Baptista! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a good save 
Min. 55 :(bri) T_Dago saunters past his marker 
          ...  T_Dago cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Kinsky punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 57 :(car) R_Esse chips the ball over the defence and finds P_Comuzzo 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  M_Dagasan looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 58 :(car) J_Baptista takes advantage of a mistake by M_Dagasan 
          ...  He crosses to I_Thiago 
          ...  The ball hits E_Konsa in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 60 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Godin 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Comuzzo 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Gattuso 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 60 :(car) J_Slory makes himself available 
          ...  J_Slory shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez stops that one easily 
Min. 62 :(bri) S_Haller beats N_Osborne 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  H_Westermann wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 65 :(car) Substitution by Cardiff City 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Brocchi 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Esse 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Panucci 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Agger 
Min. 65 :(bri) A_Baena with a slide rule pass to G_Gattuso 
          ...  But D_Godin barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 66 :(car) I_Thiago finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  M_Dagasan gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 66 :(bri) M_Dagasan runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of S_Haller 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  S_Haller fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Kinsky with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 67 :(bri) A_Baena sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  H_Westermann slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 68 :(car) H_Westermann breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat R_Sanchez now! 
          ...  T_Dago trips him up from behind! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 69 :(car) J_Slory jinks infield 
          ...  E_Konsa robs him of the ball 
Min. 71 :(car) H_Westermann with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  J_Baptista gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A glorious effort by J_Baptista! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 71 :(bri) E_Konsa takes possession 
          ...  He looks up 
          ...  He's in acres of space 
          ...  I_Thiago wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 73 :(bri) C_Panucci finds G_Gattuso with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  G_Gattuso from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Kinsky gathers it easily 
Min. 75 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: O_Bobb 
Min. 75 :(bri) N_Seiwald with an early cross to C_Panucci 
          ...  C_Panucci with the crafty shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Kinsky moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Kinsky catches it with style! 
Min. 77 :(bri) N_Seiwald with a byline cross to T_Dago 
          ...  I_Thiago scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  A_Baena bends it in 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Haller swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  A_Kinsky catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 82 :(car) A_Johnson jinks past the defender 
          ...  A_Johnson flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 82 :(car) I_Thiago times his run well 
          ...  A_Baena fouls badly 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  I_Thiago drives it in 
          ...  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. 84 :(car) J_Baptista with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Nelsen gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Nelsen with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  R_Sanchez just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 86 :(car) J_Baptista makes himself available 
          ...  J_Baptista runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 90 :(car) D_Godin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  J_Slory gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  J_Slory cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Cardiff City Stadium
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Cardiff City Match Info
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Best player          : H_Westermann
Scorers              : R_Nelsen (21)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Baptista (17), I_Thiago (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Haller (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , A_Baena (37)T_Dago (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Cardiff City  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       10
Off target           :           9        |       3
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       8
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Final Score          : Cardiff City 1 - 1 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Cardiff 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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A_Kinsky       GK  27   1   1   1  27 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
N_Osborne      DF   1  21  17  11  20 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  17   0
H_Westermann   DF   1  20  16  10  28 |  92   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  58  18
P_Comuzzo      DF   1  20  15  15  30 |  61   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  18   0  15
R_Nelsen       DF   1  19  17   8  25 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  19  17  92
R_Gomis        DM   1  15  19   7  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
R_Esse         MF   1   9  21  17  25 |  66   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  26  11
J_Slory        AM   1   7  20  19  26 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  14  22
A_Johnson      AM   1   3  18  21  30 |  92   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  23
I_Thiago       FW   1   6  17  24  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  30  -2  20
J_Baptista     FW   1  10  14  21  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  38  21
A_Stejskal     GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Godin        DF   1  19  13   7  26 |  31   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  21   0
C_Brocchi      MF   1  13  20   5  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Floccari     FW   1   5  14  19  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kone         FW   1   5  16  18  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  64   0   0
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  16   7  23 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  18   0
M_Dagasan      DF   1  22  17   4  29 |  92   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  17   0
D_Agger        DF   1  20  14   5  25 |  66   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  22  13  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  61   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  12   0
A_Baena        AM   1   4  23  19  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   9  18
O_Bobb         AM   1   3  21  19  25 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
T_Dago         FW   1   7  17  22  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  24  27 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  32   0  36
E_van_der_Sar  GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   1  20  16   8  20 |  26   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  22
G_Gattuso      MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
M_Camus        AM   1   4  21  16  29 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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