FFO Champ, Stockport County vs. Brighton (Mon Apr 28)


                     Stockport County  |  Brighton
                          4-1-1-3-1 E  |  4-4-2 N
                          Mike Bridge  |  Mike Willett
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                          M_Amelia GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                             P_Max DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                       M_Materazzi DF  |  DF A_Ramalho
                            A_Bell DF  |  DF O_Kossounou
                           M_Sykes DF  |  DF R_Dunne
                       J_Capdevila DM  |  MF I_Bennacer
                           M_Blasi MF  |  MF Y_Bissouma
                         P_Canales AM  |  MF N_Seiwald
                         J_Gonzaga AM  |  MF Q_Timber
                           A_Guler AM  |  FW T_Conway
                         G_Pazzini FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                            X_Mous SUB |  SUB A_Gomis
                           N_Gerak SUB |  SUB Yeray
                             Vesga SUB |  SUB J_W_Prowse
                           Zarraga SUB |  SUB M_Acimovic
                           E_Avila SUB |  SUB T_Dago




Min. 2  :(stp) A_Guler sidesteps O_Kossounou 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Guler! 
          ...  R_Sanchez blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 4  :(bri) A_Ramalho nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Ramalho with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 5  :(bri) Q_Timber sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But M_Amelia gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Q_Timber lofts the ball in! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  M_Amelia catches it with ease 
Min. 8  :(bri) J_Bednarek spots I_Bennacer who is in acres of space 
          ...  I_Bennacer with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 9  :(bri) S_Haller with a 40-yard pass to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway tries to beat M_Amelia from outside the area! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 10 :(stp) M_Materazzi skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Conway 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 11 :(bri) T_Conway picks up the pass 
          ...  M_Sykes with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
Min. 11 :(bri) I_Bennacer feeds the ball to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  M_Amelia turns it behind for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Amelia comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  T_Conway with the shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Brighton go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Stockport County 0-1 Brighton ...
Min. 12 :(bri) I_Bennacer cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  P_Canales with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Haller hits it hard 
          ...  M_Amelia is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And M_Amelia reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Bissouma swings it in! 
          ...  S_Haller with the header 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 14 :(bri) S_Haller with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  S_Haller strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  M_Amelia with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 18 :(stp) J_Capdevila is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  He isn't going to continue! 
Min. 18 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: Vesga 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Capdevila 
Min. 22 :(bri) I_Bennacer holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Q_Timber 
          ...  Q_Timber could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 26 :(bri) R_Dunne with a slide rule pass to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  But P_Max wins the ball 
Min. 29 :(stp) M_Sykes hoists the ball across to M_Blasi 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Blasi! 
          ...  R_Sanchez drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Stockport County have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  Stockport County 1-1 Brighton ...
Min. 30 :(stp) M_Blasi with a measured ball to P_Canales 
          ...  J_Bednarek clears with a diving header 
Min. 32 :(stp) J_Gonzaga watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  N_Seiwald takes the ball 
          ...  OOOHHHH!! 
          ...  He almost loses it straight away 
          ...  But he hits it clear! 
Min. 32 :(bri) S_Haller runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off M_Sykes back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  S_Haller curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 35 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a real burst of pace 
          ...  Vesga can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the chance! 
          ...  But M_Amelia pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 36 :(bri) S_Haller with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  A well-placed shot from S_Haller! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 38 :(stp) A_Bell with the cross-field pass to M_Blasi 
          ...  Q_Timber cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 40 :(bri) S_Haller saunters past his marker 
          ...  S_Haller attempts a low drive! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 40 :(stp) J_Gonzaga rushes through the defence 
          ...  T_Conway with a terrible tackle 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 42 :(stp) P_Canales runs at A_Ramalho 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  P_Canales with a thundering volley! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(bri) Y_Bissouma looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  But M_Amelia reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 46 :(stp) J_Gonzaga with a flashy move 
          ...  J_Gonzaga attempts the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Stockport County 1-1 Brighton

Min. 47 :(bri) N_Seiwald with a 30-yard pass to T_Conway 
          ...  J_Gonzaga with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  T_Conway with the thundering drive 
          ...  M_Amelia parries it 
Min. 47 :(bri) Y_Bissouma looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Bednarek 
          ...  J_Bednarek cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Stockport County fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 48 :(bri) N_Seiwald with the first time flick to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma with the chance! 
          ...  M_Amelia parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 48 :(stp) A_Bell with a long pass to G_Pazzini 
          ...  I_Bennacer with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 49 :(stp) P_Max bursts forward 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Max! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 51 :(stp) J_Gonzaga boots it towards P_Canales 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Bednarek 
Min. 51 :(bri) J_Bednarek has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Materazzi 
          ...  He puts in T_Conway! 
          ...  Vesga wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 53 :(bri) N_Seiwald moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Haller 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Vesga picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 54 :(stp) P_Canales finds himself in a good position 
          ...  O_Kossounou with a bad challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 56 :(bri) Q_Timber with the heel pass to Y_Bissouma 
          ...  Y_Bissouma fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Stockport County fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 57 :(bri) Q_Timber passes the ball to S_Haller 
          ...  Cleaned up by Vesga 
Min. 61 :(bri) Y_Bissouma finds himself in a good position 
          ...  Y_Bissouma tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 62 :(bri) O_Kossounou is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  M_Amelia with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 64 :(stp) M_Blasi with a penetrating pass to P_Canales 
          ...  R_Dunne with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The Referee is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Dago 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Conway 
Min. 65 :(bri) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  T_Dago seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  T_Dago attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a crappy effort! 
Min. 67 :(bri) N_Seiwald with the diagonal pass to R_Dunne 
          ...  R_Dunne tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 69 :(bri) R_Dunne changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: J_W_Prowse 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Bennacer 
Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Acimovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Bissouma 
Min. 71 :(bri) T_Dago plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He looks around for options 
          ...  He moves forward with the ball 
          ...  P_Max hits it out for a corner 
          ...  That was sent up into the top tier 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Materazzi wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 72 :(bri) N_Seiwald runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  N_Seiwald with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  M_Amelia takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 75 :(stp) M_Sykes flicks it past R_Dunne 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Q_Timber clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 76 :(stp) M_Blasi with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Gonzaga 
          ...  J_Gonzaga drives it towards goal! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 79 :(bri) R_Dunne with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Seiwald 
          ...  N_Seiwald flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Q_Timber with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  M_Amelia jumps well to claim it! 
Min. 80 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: Zarraga 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Blasi 
Min. 80 :(stp) A_Bell is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball upfield 
          ...  A_Guler latches onto the end of it 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by R_Dunne 
Min. 80 :(bri) S_Haller knocks it past Vesga and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  S_Haller strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  M_Amelia tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Seiwald plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  R_Dunne swings a leg at it! 
          ...  M_Amelia makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 82 :(bri) N_Seiwald with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  M_Amelia falls over 
          ...  But M_Amelia is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 83 :(stp) Vesga with a pinpoint pass to A_Guler 
          ...  Cleaned up by R_Dunne 
Min. 84 :(bri) S_Haller flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  S_Haller with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 85 :(stp) Substitution by Stockport County 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Avila 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Pazzini 
Min. 85 :(bri) T_Dago breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat M_Amelia now! 
          ...  J_Gonzaga trips him up from behind! 
          ...  That's a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The referee beckons him over with his finger 
          ...  He's on a yellow - he knows what's coming next! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 85 :(bri) S_Haller beats his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  S_Haller throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But M_Amelia makes an easy save 
Min. 86 :(bri) M_Acimovic cuts the ball back to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller tries to chip the ball over M_Amelia! 
          ...  M_Amelia gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 87 :(bri) O_Kossounou passes the ball to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago attempts the shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  M_Amelia never had a chance! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(stp) A_Guler finds his way through 
          ...  He has tremendous pace 
          ...  O_Kossounou cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 94 :(bri) M_Acimovic cuts the ball back to T_Dago 
          ...  T_Dago curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Amelia's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 95 :(bri) J_W_Prowse latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  Zarraga with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Edgeley Park
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Stockport County Match Info
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Best player          : M_Amelia
Scorers              : M_Blasi (29)
Sent Off             : J_Gonzaga (85)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Capdevila (18)
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Conway (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Conway (40), I_Bennacer (48), R_Dunne (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Stockport County  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       34
Off target           :           2        |       15
On target            :           4        |       19
Possession           :          27        |       73
Corners              :           0        |       6
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       21
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Final Score          : Stockport County 1 - 1 Brighton
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Player Statistics - Stockport County
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Amelia       GK  23   1   1   1  25 |  97  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  19  16   9  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  34   0  17
M_Materazzi    DF   1  18  14   4  21 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  15   0
A_Bell         DF   1  18  16   4  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0
M_Sykes        DF   1  19  14   7  28 |  97   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34   0
J_Capdevila    DM   1  18  16  10  23 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Blasi        MF   1  14  18  15  25 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  33  30
P_Canales      AM   1   7  18  16  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Gonzaga      AM   1   4  17  19  29 |  87   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -15  -3   1
A_Guler        AM   1  10  19  18  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
G_Pazzini      FW   1   7  15  18  28 |  87   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
X_Mous         GK  15   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Gerak        DF   1  15   9   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Vesga          DM   1   4  13   9  22 |  79   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  64  16   0
Zarraga        MF   1   5  15  12  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Avila        FW   1   5  11  15  25 |  10   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  25   1   1   1  22 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  15  12  23 |  97   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  14  29
A_Ramalho      DF   1  19  14   9  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
O_Kossounou    DF   1  21  19   3  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  20   0
R_Dunne        DF   1  18  15   7  31 |  97   0   2   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  32  38  35
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  21   8  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  12  14
Y_Bissouma     MF   1  15  21  12  31 |  72   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  16  43
N_Seiwald      MF   1  18  21  12  19 |  97   0   1   5   1   2   0   0   0   0  18  52  29
Q_Timber       MF   1   9  19  15  29 |  97   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  54  30  11
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  67   0   1   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  25  -4  49
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  23  27 |  97   0   0   1   0  12   0   0   0   0   0  16  45
A_Gomis        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeray          DF   1  23  13  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_W_Prowse     MF   1  13  21  14  22 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Acimovic     MF   1   5  17  12  21 |  25   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
T_Dago         FW   1   6  16  20  24 |  30   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  31
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