FFO Champ, Newcastle United vs. Brighton (Fri Feb 27) Newcastle United | Brighton 4-4-2 E | 3-2-1-3-1 C Nathan Prior | Mike Willett | T_Strakosha GK | GK R_Sanchez J_Clauss DF | DF E_Konsa Nuno_Santos DF | DF D_Luiz J_Tarkowski DF | DF M_Dagasan M_Helik DF | DM G_Gattuso M_Taverneir MF | DM N_Seiwald T_Reijnders MF | MF I_Bennacer J_R_Riquelme MF | AM O_Bobb D_McNeil MF | AM A_Baena C_Pulisic FW | AM T_Dago A_Gudmundsson FW | FW S_Haller | S_Hornby SUB | SUB E_van_der_Sar R_E_Green SUB | SUB A_Ramalho P_Biel SUB | SUB T_Cahill J_Bacuna SUB | SUB M_Camus S_Yamada SUB | SUB T_Conway Min. 2 :(bri) D_Luiz controls it well ... He nutmegs D_McNeil ... He puts in T_Dago! ... T_Dago sends it flying towards goal! ... But T_Strakosha palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 3 :(bri) N_Seiwald has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Helik! ... He has some space now! ... M_Helik recovers the situation to win the ball back Min. 5 :(bri) S_Haller has space to run with the ball ... S_Haller lobs T_Strakosha! ... T_Strakosha makes a good save Min. 10 :(new) M_Taverneir brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Gudmundsson gets on the end of the pass ... A_Gudmundsson with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 11 :(new) T_Reijnders jumps over the defender's challenge ... T_Reijnders sees R_Sanchez off his line! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Nuno_Santos lofts the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Sanchez ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 11 :(bri) I_Bennacer with a 40-yard pass to T_Dago ... J_Tarkowski rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... I_Bennacer passes to S_Haller ... J_Tarkowski gathers up the loose ball Min. 15 :(new) A_Gudmundsson gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Dagasan! ... He has some space now! ... A_Gudmundsson with the overhead! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... R_Sanchez tips it over !! ... Great keeping there! ... CORNER! ... A_Gudmundsson chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for R_Sanchez, who catches the ball Min. 18 :(new) M_Helik has broken clear! Just R_Sanchez to beat! ... T_Dago brings him down! ... He deserves punishment for that! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 19 :(bri) I_Bennacer moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to S_Haller ... A cracking drive from S_Haller! ... T_Strakosha goes down well to save Min. 20 :(new) A_Gudmundsson skips the challenge from D_Luiz ... A_Gudmundsson attempts to drive it home! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic save by R_Sanchez to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... J_Tarkowski lofts the ball in! ... R_Sanchez catches it! Min. 22 :(bri) N_Seiwald slips past his marker J_Tarkowski ... The ball is whipped into O_Bobb ... O_Bobb hits a crisp volley! ... T_Strakosha makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 23 :(new) J_Clauss takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... J_Clauss strikes a wicked curler! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 23 :(bri) O_Bobb controls it well ... He nutmegs Nuno_Santos ... He puts in S_Haller! ... S_Haller has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... T_Strakosha just watches it float over the bar! Min. 24 :(bri) N_Seiwald plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Konsa ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from E_Konsa! ... It looks good ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 25 :(bri) O_Bobb with a smart turn ... J_Tarkowski with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... I_Bennacer plays it short to S_Haller ... J_Clauss gathers up the loose ball Min. 26 :(new) J_Clauss with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... But M_Dagasan sweeps up the threat Min. 28 :(new) C_Pulisic looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... E_Konsa takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 29 :(new) J_Clauss turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_R_Riquelme ... J_R_Riquelme runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... R_Sanchez just watches it drift out of play! Min. 31 :(bri) A_Baena sidesteps J_Clauss ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... But he loses control of it ... J_Tarkowski belts it clear Min. 31 :(new) T_Reijnders takes advantage of a mistake by E_Konsa ... Can he make them pay? ... I_Bennacer is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... Looks like a set piece from the training ground coming up! ... Nuno_Santos drives it in ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And R_Sanchez reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Helik lofts the ball in! ... R_Sanchez catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 33 :(bri) T_Dago breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Strakosha! ... C_Pulisic brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... O_Bobb floats it forward ... A_Baena latches onto the end of it ... J_Tarkowski reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 33 :(bri) A_Baena gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A_Baena has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... T_Strakosha saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 37 :(new) M_Taverneir beats N_Seiwald ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... M_Taverneir lobs R_Sanchez! ... R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 37 :(new) M_Helik barges into T_Dago!! ... And he's butted him!! ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 40 :(new) J_Tarkowski brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_R_Riquelme gets on the end of the pass ... J_R_Riquelme belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... GOAL!! ... YOU BEAUTY! ... That's put Newcastle United ahead! ... Newcastle United 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 41 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to P Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(bri) D_Luiz feeds the ball through the middle ... O_Bobb runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... Nuno_Santos gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 45 :(bri) T_Dago controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Dagasan gets onto the end of the pass! ... M_Dagasan tries the shot! ... T_Strakosha saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(new) J_R_Riquelme chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Helik ... G_Gattuso cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 46 :(bri) S_Haller is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to A_Baena ... A well-placed shot from A_Baena! ... The shot slips through T_Strakosha's hands ... But T_Strakosha recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 48 :(bri) O_Bobb beats Nuno_Santos ... He showed great skill there ... O_Bobb with a little chip! ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 49 :(new) J_Clauss spots A_Gudmundsson who is in acres of space ... A_Gudmundsson with a scorcher of a shot! ... R_Sanchez is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... No! It's disallowed! ... The linesman flags for offside Min. 50 :(bri) A_Baena flicks it over J_Tarkowski and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But J_Clauss slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 54 :(bri) T_Dago with the dribble ... Blocked by J_R_Riquelme Min. 55 :(new) C_Pulisic takes advantage of a mistake by M_Dagasan ... C_Pulisic launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... R_Sanchez with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 55 :(new) C_Pulisic with the Cruyff turn ... O_Bobb with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 57 :(bri) O_Bobb with the heel pass to S_Haller ... S_Haller shapes up for a shot! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away Min. 59 :(bri) A_Baena backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... O_Bobb gets on the end of it ... O_Bobb with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... The ball moves through the air! ... T_Strakosha moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... T_Strakosha catches it with style! Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: P_Biel ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 61 :(bri) N_Seiwald sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to I_Bennacer ... Nuno_Santos rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! ... That's a foul!! Min. 61 :(bri) O_Bobb turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Gattuso ... P_Biel wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 63 :(new) T_Reijnders beats M_Dagasan ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Reijnders tries the shot! ... R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 63 :(bri) T_Dago jumps over the defender's challenge ... T_Dago tries to lob the keeper! ... T_Strakosha with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: S_Yamada ... COMING OFF: A_Gudmundsson Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: M_Camus ... COMING OFF: T_Dago Min. 65 :(new) C_Pulisic nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... M_Dagasan makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... D_McNeil hits it into the box! ... R_Sanchez comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... J_R_Riquelme with the shot! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 65 :(bri) E_Konsa with a smart pass to N_Seiwald ... J_Clauss gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 66 :(new) J_R_Riquelme floats the ball in to find P_Biel ... D_Luiz steals the ball of off him Min. 67 :(new) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Luiz! ... He has some space now! ... J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 67 :(bri) M_Camus has picked up a knock ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 67 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Cahill ... COMING OFF: M_Camus Min. 69 :(bri) I_Bennacer takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to T_Cahill ... J_Tarkowski stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_Bacuna ... COMING OFF: T_Reijnders Min. 74 :(new) J_R_Riquelme with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_McNeil gets on the end of the pass ... D_McNeil fires off a right-footed shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 75 :(new) S_Yamada with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... S_Yamada strikes a wicked curler! ... R_Sanchez saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 78 :(new) C_Pulisic beats his marker ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" waves The Referee ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from C_Pulisic! ... It looks good ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 80 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: T_Conway ... COMING OFF: S_Haller Min. 82 :(bri) A_Baena with a real burst of pace ... He shows J_Clauss a clean set of heals ... Nuno_Santos cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 83 :(new) J_Clauss with the through ball to P_Biel ... D_Luiz brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 85 :(new) D_McNeil runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Biel ... I_Bennacer with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(new) J_R_Riquelme changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Nuno_Santos ... A powerful shot by Nuno_Santos! ... R_Sanchez gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 92 :(new) J_Clauss cuts inside D_Luiz ... He worked that well ... J_Clauss rises above the defence to head the ball! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 92 :(bri) O_Bobb sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... T_Cahill runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... T_Cahill hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... T_Strakosha makes a difficult save Min. 93 :(bri) N_Seiwald knocks it forward ... J_Clauss slips ... A_Baena gets to it! ... Intercepted by Nuno_Santos Min. 94 :(bri) A_Baena makes himself available ... J_R_Riquelme with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... O_Bobb with the delicate chip over the wall ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 95 :(new) M_Taverneir finds P_Biel with a perfectly weighted pass ... A delicate chip from P_Biel! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 97 :(bri) D_Luiz works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to A_Baena ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Tarkowski ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... T_Cahill lofts the ball in! ... T_Strakosha comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... G_Gattuso swings a leg at it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Tarkowski (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_R_Riquelme (40) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tarkowski (25), C_Pulisic (33) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Bobb Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , T_Dago (18)O_Bobb (55) Injured : M_Camus (67) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 20 | 16 Off target : 7 | 4 On target : 13 | 12 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 5 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 11 | 6 Key Tackles : 14 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 1 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 30 1 1 1 24 | 99 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 99 0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 48 30 Nuno_Santos DF 1 23 17 13 25 | 99 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 45 0 32 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 13 11 30 | 99 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 78 44 -2 M_Helik DF 1 20 16 14 29 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 22 16 22 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 21 17 27 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 J_R_Riquelme MF 1 10 20 17 30 | 99 0 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 28 56 67 D_McNeil MF 1 10 23 19 28 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 24 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 10 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 18 23 22 | 67 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 S_Hornby GK 16 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_E_Green DF 1 18 12 6 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Biel DF 1 8 19 12 17 | 37 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 16 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 10 25 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Yamada FW 1 5 14 18 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 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 27 1 1 1 22 | 99 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95 0 0 0 E_Konsa DF 1 22 16 12 23 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 18 16 D_Luiz DF 1 21 16 7 23 | 99 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 54 0 M_Dagasan DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 99 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 26 G_Gattuso DM 1 16 20 13 29 | 99 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 15 N_Seiwald DM 1 18 23 13 19 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 I_Bennacer MF 1 15 22 9 31 | 99 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 36 0 O_Bobb AM 1 3 21 19 25 | 99 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 50 40 A_Baena AM 1 4 23 19 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 T_Dago AM 1 7 18 23 24 | 67 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 14 12 S_Haller FW 1 6 13 24 27 | 82 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 21 22 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Cahill AM 1 5 20 15 30 | 30 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M_Camus AM 1 4 21 16 29 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Conway FW 1 7 12 19 24 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1772214681 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40