FMFA League Cup, Brighton vs. Chelsea (Wed May 30) Brighton | Chelsea 4-4-2 P | 5-3-2 C Daniel Mason | Will Schoolar | M_Ryan GK | GK T_Courtois Bruno DF | DF C_Azpilicueta S_Duffy DF | DF S_de_Vrij L_Dunk DF | DF K_Zouma E_Scheloto DF | DF A_Florenzi A_Knockaert MF | DF G_Hanley D_Propper MF | MF L_Messi J_Wilshere MF | MF N_Kante P_Gross MF | MF A_Ramsey J_Locadia FW | FW P_Dybala G_Murray FW | FW B_Assombalon- | T_Krul SUB | SUB J_Alnwick G_Bong SUB | SUB C_Chambers C_Goldson SUB | SUB G_Xhaka S_March SUB | SUB R_LoftusCh'k* D_Sturridge SUB | SUB S_Aguero Referee: Andre_Marriner (Level_1) Min. 14 :(che) B_Assombalon- beats his man ... L_Dunk plays the back pass ... M_Ryan can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... S_de_Vrij chips the ball into the area! ... M_Ryan reads it well, and claims it! Min. 20 :(che) S_de_Vrij with the dribble ... S_Duffy is easily beaten ... S_de_Vrij could have let it bounce! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Ryan dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had M_Ryan beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Florenzi chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Ryan reads it well, and claims it! Min. 22 :(che) N_Kante with a probing pass to A_Ramsey ... A left-footer by A_Ramsey ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 27 :(bri) P_Gross skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Propper ... P_Dybala takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... Just outside the box! ... J_Locadia with the thundering drive ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... T_Courtois acrobatically tips it over !! ... Great keeping! ... CORNER! ... A_Knockaert chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Wilshere gets something on it! ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great Reflexes there Min. 38 :(che) B_Assombalon- beats Bruno ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Dunk ... He timed it well Min. 42 :(bri) J_Wilshere brings it under control ... He takes on S_de_Vrij ... He gets past him! ... He puts in J_Locadia! ... P_Dybala clears with a diving header Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(bri) P_Gross could get a shot on goal here ... P_Gross rifles it at the goal ! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... T_Courtois dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had T_Courtois beaten! Min. 43 :(che) C_Azpilicueta kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... B_Assombalon- gets on the end of the pass ... B_Assombalon- aiming for the bottom corner ! ... It hits the post!! ... GOAL !! ... That puts Chelsea ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it! ... Brighton 0-1 Chelsea ... Min. 45 :(che) S_Aguero is coming on for B_Assombalon- and will play FW Min. 45 :(bri) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a mistake by A_Florenzi ... Can he make them pay? ... J_Wilshere with the shot on net ! ... T_Courtois with a great save ... And he holds onto it as well! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Chelsea Min. 47 :(bri) D_Propper hoofs it up field to find J_Locadia ... J_Locadia hits the ball first time! ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 47 :(che) P_Dybala finds himself in acres of space ... A left-footer by P_Dybala ! ... But M_Ryan makes a fine save Min. 49 :(che) N_Kante drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Messi ... S_Duffy with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... Andre_Marriner called him over for a strong verbal warning Min. 54 :(che) L_Messi cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to S_Aguero ... S_Aguero with a graceful, looping effort ! ... M_Ryan parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 55 :(che) R_LoftusCh'k* will come on for A_Ramsey and play MF Min. 55 :(bri) P_Gross sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... J_Locadia runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... K_Zouma with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! Min. 60 :(che) L_Messi takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into S_Aguero ... But E_Scheloto wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but Andre_Marriner has none of it. Min. 63 :(che) P_Dybala breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Ryan! ... L_Dunk brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 64 :(bri) L_Dunk with the diagonal pass P_Gross ... P_Gross fires a shot at goal ! ... It floats over T_Courtois ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 72 :(bri) A_Knockaert with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from L_Messi ... But S_de_Vrij clears the ball to safety Min. 73 :(bri) J_Wilshere feeds the ball through the middle ... D_Propper runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... S_de_Vrij takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 73 :(bri) A_Knockaert breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Courtois! ... P_Dybala brings him down! ... That's a terrible challenge ... The referee comes over ... He's already on a yellow ... Straight RED CARD! Min. 75 :(bri) Bruno has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past S_de_Vrij ... He puts in D_Propper! ... S_Aguero with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 77 :(bri) D_Propper backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... A_Knockaert latches onto the end of it ... A_Florenzi wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 79 :(che) S_de_Vrij kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... N_Kante gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Bruno slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 86 :(bri) J_Wilshere controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... G_Murray gets onto the end of the pass! ... G_Murray from 20 yards ! ... The shot slips through T_Courtois's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(bri) P_Gross chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Murray ... G_Murray beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat T_Courtois ... He nutmegs T_Courtois ... GOAL !! ... What a time to grab an equaliser!! ... Brighton 1-1 Chelsea ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : AMEX Stadium Attendance : 41,393 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Gross (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Murray (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : L_Dunk (63) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chelsea Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Assombalon- Scorers : B_Assombalon- (43) Sent Off : P_Dybala (73) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Chelsea Attempts on Goal : 8 | 5 Off target : 4 | 2 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 52 | 48 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 4 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 1 Chelsea ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Ryan GK 26 4 3 2 26 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 Bruno DF 2 23 7 2 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Duffy DF 2 23 4 3 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Dunk DF 2 22 5 2 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 7 -3 E_Scheloto DF 2 22 8 3 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Knockaert MF 2 3 23 12 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Propper MF 2 5 23 9 26 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Wilshere MF 1 4 23 3 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 P_Gross MF 2 3 22 10 25 | 95 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 2 J_Locadia FW 2 2 8 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 G_Murray FW 2 3 4 22 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 T_Krul GK 26 3 3 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bong DF 2 22 7 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Goldson DF 2 22 4 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_March MF 2 3 22 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sturridge FW 2 4 4 22 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Chelsea Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 2 3 2 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 C_Azpilicueta DF 3 24 11 2 23 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 24 4 3 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 1 K_Zouma DF 2 23 8 2 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 2 23 8 4 24 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Hanley DF 2 22 3 2 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Messi MF 2 3 24 13 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 N_Kante MF 2 10 24 2 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 A_Ramsey MF 2 4 23 11 25 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 P_Dybala FW 1 4 13 24 23 | 77 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -4 B_Assombalon- FW 2 2 4 24 22 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 J_Alnwick GK 19 2 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Chambers DF 2 22 3 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 25 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_LoftusCh'k* MF 2 3 22 10 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Aguero FW 2 4 12 24 24 | 50 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1527707375 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35