FMFA Division One, Brighton vs. Norwich City (Wed Sep 15) Brighton | Norwich City 4-4-2 P | 4-4-2 P Carlos Granados | Vacant | R_Burki GK | GK K_Darlow T_Castagne DF | DF N_Clyne G_Cahill DF | DF A_Koiki M_Keane DF | DF J_Young M_Doherty DF | DF Pipa+ A_Golovin MF | MF H_Barnes J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF K_Ly S_Berge MF | MF M_Pereira L_Trossard MF | MF M_Odegaard M_Icardi FW | FW A_Ndiaye G_Martinelli FW | FW M_Rashford | J_Robles SUB | SUB T_Krul K_Walker SUB | SUB M_Aarons M_Verratti SUB | SUB Y_Tielemans M_Asensio SUB | SUB T_Trybull K_Mbappe SUB | SUB T_Werner Min. 1 :(bri) G_Martinelli knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Young ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse chips the ball into the area! ... J_Young belts it clear Min. 1 :(nor) M_Rashford finds himself in acres of space ... M_Rashford flicks the header toward the far post! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 2 :(bri) Brighton will now play C Min. 6 :(nor) M_Rashford with a real burst of pace ... He shows G_Cahill a clean set of heals ... M_Rashford tries to lob the keeper ! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 6 :(bri) S_Berge controls it well ... He nutmegs N_Clyne ... He puts in M_Icardi! ... M_Pereira pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee wants a quiet word Min. 8 :(bri) S_Berge knocks it past A_Koiki and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... S_Berge fires a shot at goal ! ... But K_Darlow punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 9 :(nor) M_Odegaard heads the ball back to A_Ndiaye ... A_Ndiaye rifles it to the far post ! ... But R_Burki dives to his left ... I think R_Burki just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 12 :(bri) M_Doherty moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to G_Martinelli ... N_Clyne makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to G_Martinelli ... He knocks it goalward ... But K_Darlow tips it over ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 14 :(bri) L_Trossard finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... L_Trossard aiming for the bottom corner ! ... K_Darlow gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by K_Darlow !! Min. 16 :(bri) L_Trossard lobs it over N_Clyne ... L_Trossard with the side footed shot! ... But K_Darlow punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 20 :(bri) M_Icardi leaves N_Clyne standing ... But he loses control of it ... M_Pereira belts it clear Min. 24 :(bri) S_Berge has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Koiki ... He knocks it to M_Icardi! ... A_Koiki reacts well to win the ball back Min. 26 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse pass splits open the defence and finds G_Martinelli ... A delicate chip from G_Martinelli ! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 27 :(bri) L_Trossard kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... G_Martinelli gets on the end of the pass ... Brilliantly taken away by Pipa+ !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 33 :(bri) A_Golovin controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... S_Berge gets onto the end of the pass! ... A delicate header from S_Berge ! ... But K_Darlow with the difficult save Min. 34 :(bri) G_Cahill is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi with a terrific drive ! ... K_Darlow manages to turn it behind ... CORNER! ... S_Berge lofts the ball in! ... T_Castagne makes a firm connection with his head ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 35 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse takes on N_Clyne ... He runs past him ... J_Ward-Prowse drives it low ! ... But K_Darlow pulls out a save of the game Min. 36 :(bri) A_Golovin slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... What a shot from A_Golovin ! ... It could go anywhere ... K_Darlow makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 37 :(bri) G_Martinelli beats A_Koiki ... He showed great skill there ... G_Martinelli with a graceful, looping effort ! ... The shot slips through K_Darlow's hands ... But K_Darlow recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 37 :(bri) L_Trossard turns on a sixpence ... Pipa+ with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee lectures him Min. 39 :(nor) H_Barnes kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Rashford gets on the end of the pass ... Intercepted by G_Cahill Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(bri) A_Golovin with a penetrating pass to L_Trossard ... M_Rashford with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 45 :(bri) M_Keane kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Icardi gets on the end of the pass ... M_Icardi with the cheeky shot! ... But K_Darlow dives to his left ... I think K_Darlow just got a hand on that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 46 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Icardi ... But Pipa+ sweeps up the threat Min. 49 :(bri) L_Trossard gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past J_Young! ... He has some space now! ... But N_Clyne clears the danger ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-0 Norwich City Min. 47 :(nor) H_Barnes plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... J_Ward-Prowse is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 51 :(bri) A_Golovin is too quick for the defence ... Fine tackle by A_Koiki ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 55 :(bri) M_Verratti is coming on for L_Trossard and playing MF Min. 56 :(bri) G_Martinelli with the dribble ... N_Clyne is easily beaten ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Young ... He timed it well Min. 59 :(bri) M_Verratti gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... G_Martinelli is unmarked ... But A_Koiki sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 63 :(bri) S_Berge crosses to M_Doherty ... N_Clyne wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 65 :(bri) M_Verratti looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Icardi ... M_Icardi looks to see where K_Darlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But K_Darlow palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 66 :(bri) A_Golovin fires over a low cross to M_Icardi ... But A_Ndiaye comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 70 :(bri) There's going to be a change ... K_Walker will come on for G_Cahill and play DF Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons is coming on for N_Clyne and playing DF Min. 70 :(nor) Y_Tielemans is coming on for M_Odegaard and playing MF Min. 70 :(bri) K_Walker plays it forward to M_Keane ... M_Keane breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round K_Darlow ... He nutmegs K_Darlow ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Brighton go ahead in this match now! ... Brighton 1-0 Norwich City ... Min. 71 :(nor) A_Ndiaye stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... J_Ward-Prowse with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 74 :(nor) M_Rashford with a Cruyff turn ... M_Verratti with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 74 :(nor) M_Pereira with the towering header to A_Ndiaye ... But T_Castagne wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 75 :(bri) K_Mbappe comes on for M_Icardi and takes up a FW role Min. 75 :(nor) T_Trybull comes on for M_Pereira and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 75 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to G_Martinelli ... M_Rashford with the dive ... There's no room in the game for that! ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Vacant looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... M_Doherty hoists it forward ... G_Martinelli gets on the end of it ... From long range G_Martinelli bends the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... K_Darlow is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse crosses it in! ... M_Keane swings a leg at it! ... K_Darlow blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 81 :(bri) T_Castagne hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Mbappe collects the loose ball! ... K_Mbappe lobs K_Darlow! ... K_Darlow can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... K_Darlow makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 82 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse with a glorious long pass to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It flies in! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Brighton 2-0 Norwich City ... Min. 83 :(bri) Brighton will now play D Min. 84 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to K_Mbappe ... K_Mbappe hits a great shot ! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it thumps off the woodwork !! ... And goes safely clear! ... K_Darlow never had a chance! Min. 87 :(bri) K_Walker unselfishly lays the ball back to G_Martinelli ... T_Trybull with a well timed tackle ... The Referee didn't like it though Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... K_Mbappe latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... K_Mbappe has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It hits the side netting! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Ward-Prowse (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Keane (70), G_Martinelli (82) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Clyne Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 20 | 3 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 14 | 1 Possession : 64 | 36 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 13 Key Passes : 20 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 0 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Burki GK 31 2 4 1 28 | 95 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 30 14 9 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 1 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 74 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 8 M_Keane DF 2 28 11 2 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 26 M_Doherty DF 1 28 10 5 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Golovin MF 1 8 28 12 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 29 3 23 | 95 0 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 78 3 S_Berge MF 1 6 29 3 25 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 6 L_Trossard MF 1 4 28 13 28 | 59 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 79 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 27 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 J_Robles GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 26 15 8 26 | 21 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 28 0 M_Verratti MF 1 12 28 3 29 | 36 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Asensio MF 1 4 26 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mbappe FW 2 3 4 27 20 | 16 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 8 8 11 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 27 10 4 24 | 74 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 25 13 2 22 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 J_Young DF 2 26 10 1 17 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 Pipa+ DF 1 27 10 3 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 28 11 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 27 11 23 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 28 11 26 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 29 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 2 T_Krul GK 29 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 25 8 2 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Trybull FW 1 10 24 3 26 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Werner FW 2 3 3 25 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1631739381 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35