FMFA Division One, Norwich City vs. Brighton (Sun Dec 22) Norwich City | Brighton 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 A William McGregor | Caretaker Will Schoolar | T_Krul GK | GK M_Ryan R_Stearman DF | DF D_Zappacosta G_Hanley DF | DF L_Dunk T_Klose DF | DF J_Bednarek S_Byram DF | DF C_Davis A_Tetley MF | MF K_Coman M_Vrancic MF | MF A_Knockaert O_Hernandez MF | MF S_March T_Pukki FW | MF T_Bakayoko J_Drmic FW | FW A_Gouiri M_Stiepmann AM | FW R_Lukaku | R_Fahrmann SUB | SUB D_Button R_Vlaar SUB | SUB G_Bong L_Thompson SUB | SUB B_White E_Buendia SUB | SUB T_Huddlestone B_Sharp SUB | SUB G_Murray Min. 1 :(bri) C_Davis kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Knockaert gets on the end of the pass ... T_Klose cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 5 :(nor) T_Pukki beats L_Dunk ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... T_Pukki sees M_Ryan off his line ! ... M_Ryan with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 6 :(nor) A_Tetley with a simple pass to M_Stiepmann ... M_Stiepmann hits a great drive! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 10 :(bri) A_Knockaert with a simple pass to A_Gouiri ... A_Gouiri has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goal ward! ... T_Krul won't get to that! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... Brighton have snatched the lead! ... Norwich City 0-1 Brighton ... Min. 11 :(nor) Norwich City's manager orders his side to play C Min. 11 :(bri) Brighton made the switch to a C strategy Min. 11 :(bri) T_Bakayoko seems to have switched to a DM role Min. 11 :(nor) M_Vrancic jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Stiepmann ... M_Stiepmann with the shot on net ! ... Wide of goal Min. 14 :(nor) M_Vrancic retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... J_Drmic latches onto the end of it ... R_Lukaku with a pull on the shirt ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 18 :(nor) M_Vrancic plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A vicious shot by M_Vrancic ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 19 :(nor) T_Pukki rushes through the defence ... D_Zappacosta slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 20 :(nor) T_Klose finds J_Drmic in the box ... But T_Bakayoko barges him off the ball Min. 21 :(nor) R_Stearman gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at K_Coman ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(bri) D_Zappacosta turns past M_Vrancic ... He has created space for himself now ... D_Zappacosta heads the ball towards goal ! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 24 :(bri) A_Knockaert with the heel pass to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... A_Knockaert curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to D_Zappacosta ... He knocks it goalward ... T_Krul tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 26 :(nor) M_Stiepmann skips the challenge from D_Zappacosta ... D_Zappacosta goes in hard to win the ball back Min. 33 :(nor) A_Tetley lays the ball back to T_Pukki ... T_Pukki tries the shot ! ... But M_Ryan just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 40 :(nor) T_Pukki takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... L_Dunk plays the back pass ... M_Ryan can't get to it!! ... It goes just wide!! ... What a lucky escape!! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by A_Tetley! ... M_Ryan catches it! Min. 41 :(bri) K_Coman gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past T_Pukki! ... He has some space now! ... K_Coman with the overhead ! ... T_Krul falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 42 :(nor) J_Drmic makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... J_Drmic with the 40 yard drive ! ... But M_Ryan palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bri) Up goes the substitution board - T_Huddlestone on for T_Bakayoko as a MF Min. 45 :(bri) The ball rolls free! ... R_Lukaku takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... A thundering drive by R_Lukaku ! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... Norwich City 0-2 Brighton ... Min. 46 :(nor) The Norwich City manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 46 :(bri) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Brighton will now be playing D Min. 46 :(nor) M_Vrancic controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Bednarek ... He puts in T_Klose! ... A wicked drive by T_Klose ! ... But M_Ryan tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 46 :(bri) K_Coman moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to J_Bednarek ... J_Bednarek is clean through! ... The linesman has his flag raised ... But The Referee waves play on ... He just has to beat T_Krul ... He rounds T_Krul ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!! Min. 49 :(bri) T_Huddlestone with a probing pass to R_Lukaku ... R_Lukaku drives the ball low ! ... T_Krul won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... Norwich City 0-3 Brighton ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-3 Brighton Min. 48 :(nor) T_Pukki finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... J_Bednarek anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 50 :(bri) R_Lukaku with a flashy move ... R_Lukaku unleashes a pile driver ! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 51 :(bri) J_Bednarek with a slick pass to A_Knockaert ... O_Hernandez with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 52 :(bri) J_Bednarek runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Lukaku ... G_Hanley with a bad challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 54 :(bri) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Lukaku is through! ... R_Lukaku with the overhead ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 55 :(bri) G_Murray takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace A_Gouiri ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 56 :(nor) M_Vrancic looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to R_Stearman ... R_Stearman leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... M_Ryan heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 57 :(bri) R_Lukaku 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! ... M_Stiepmann with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 59 :(bri) K_Coman knocks it forward ... S_Byram slips ... R_Lukaku gets to it! ... R_Lukaku hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 60 :(nor) R_Vlaar comes on for R_Stearman and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(bri) G_Bong comes on for S_March and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 61 :(nor) B_Sharp replaces A_Tetley to play as a FW Min. 66 :(bri) A_Knockaert with a probing pass to G_Murray ... G_Murray with the header ! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 67 :(nor) M_Stiepmann barges J_Bednarek off the ball ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Stiepmann ! ... M_Ryan saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 67 :(nor) T_Pukki gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at J_Bednarek ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 68 :(nor) T_Pukki picks up a loose ball ... G_Bong reads the situation well and wins the ball ... But it goes out ... CORNER! ... M_Vrancic chips the ball in towards the back post! ... G_Bong gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 69 :(nor) O_Hernandez controls it well ... He nutmegs L_Dunk ... He puts in T_Pukki! ... T_Pukki blasts it at the goal ! ... Wide of goal Min. 69 :(bri) R_Lukaku with the dribble ... He made that look easy ... T_Pukki with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... K_Coman swings it in ... R_Lukaku gets on the end of it ... G_Hanley tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... G_Murray lofts the ball in! ... T_Krul comes out and claims it! Min. 71 :(bri) T_Huddlestone holds the ball up ... He sees G_Murray in space! ... Brilliantly taken away by T_Klose !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 75 :(bri) G_Bong lobs the ball over the defence ... G_Murray latches on to it ... G_Murray drives the shot in! ... GOAL !! ... T_Krul shouts at his defenders ... Norwich City 0-4 Brighton ... Min. 75 :(nor) B_Sharp runs with pace at the defence ... T_Huddlestone had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 80 :(nor) B_Sharp runs at the defence ... He nutmegs C_Davis ... He showed his class there ... T_Huddlestone with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 81 :(nor) G_Hanley looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Drmic ... G_Bong clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 81 :(bri) T_Huddlestone spots G_Murray who is in acres of space ... S_Byram robs him of the ball Min. 86 :(bri) K_Coman brings the ball into the opposing area ... R_Lukaku makes himself available ... R_Vlaar robs him of the ball Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(nor) B_Sharp runs forward ... B_Sharp strikes a wicked curler ! ... M_Ryan can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Ryan makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road Attendance : 31,935 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Vrancic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : T_Pukki (69) Booked : R_Stearman (21), O_Hernandez (51), G_Hanley (52) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Lukaku (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Gouiri (10), R_Lukaku (45,49), G_Murray (75) Sent Off : N/A Booked : T_Huddlestone (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 11 | 13 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 9 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 0 - 4 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -40 0 0 0 R_Stearman DF 1 23 9 2 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 G_Hanley DF 1 24 6 2 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 7 -3 T_Klose DF 1 24 5 4 26 | 96 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 3 S_Byram DF 1 23 10 2 24 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Tetley MF 1 9 23 4 25 | 65 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Vrancic MF 1 6 24 6 24 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1 O_Hernandez MF 1 3 23 10 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 T_Pukki FW 1 2 5 24 24 | 73 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 0 J_Drmic FW 1 3 8 23 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Stiepmann AM 1 3 23 11 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 R_Fahrmann GK 26 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Vlaar DF 2 23 3 2 23 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Thompson MF 1 5 22 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Buendia MF 1 2 23 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Sharp FW 1 3 7 24 25 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 28 4 3 1 26 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 0 0 D_Zappacosta DF 2 25 6 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 L_Dunk DF 1 24 7 2 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 J_Bednarek DF 1 24 9 6 31 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 1 C_Davis DF 1 24 4 4 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Coman MF 2 3 25 9 22 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1 A_Knockaert MF 1 3 24 10 24 | 96 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 56 8 S_March MF 1 3 24 6 24 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Bakayoko DM 1 10 24 2 26 | 45 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Gouiri FW 1 2 12 27 22 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 R_Lukaku FW 3 4 5 25 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 8 8 58 D_Button GK 26 4 2 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Bong DF 1 23 9 2 24 | 32 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 28 0 B_White DF 1 22 10 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Huddlestone MF 1 6 24 4 26 | 51 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 45 -3 G_Murray FW 1 3 5 24 26 | 37 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 1577045080 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35