FMFA Division One, Brighton vs. Manchester City (Wed May 05) Brighton | Manchester City 4-4-2 N | 4-3-1-2 N Carlos Granados | Derek Purvis | R_Burki GK | GK J_Hart T_Castagne DF | DF C_Dummigan M_Doherty DF | DF M_Navarro M_Keane DF | DF J_Tarkowski G_Cahill DF | DF D_Boyata J_Ward-Prowse MF | MF S_Forte A_Golovin MF | AM S_Nasri S_Berge MF | MF D_Silva L_Trossard MF | MF O_Rowe K_Mbappe FW | FW Maxi_Gomez M_Icardi FW | FW C_O'Hare | J_Robles SUB | SUB L_McGee K_Walker SUB | SUB R_Yates S_de_Vrij SUB | SUB S_McTominay M_Verratti SUB | SUB A_Griezmann G_Martinelli SUB | SUB E_Cavani Min. 9 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez finds the run of S_Forte ... S_Forte tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 11 :(bri) K_Mbappe with the dribble ... K_Mbappe with a thundering shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... Lets see if Brighton can hang onto that lead! ... Brighton 1-0 Manchester City ... Min. 13 :(bri) M_Icardi sprints past the defender ... A glorious effort by M_Icardi ! ... But J_Hart punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 13 :(mnc) S_Nasri breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Burki! ... A_Golovin brings him down! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Min. 16 :(bri) T_Castagne drives it across the face of the goal S_Berge ... S_Berge aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 18 :(mnc) O_Rowe bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to C_O'Hare ... What a shot from C_O'Hare ! ... It could go anywhere ... R_Burki is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 19 :(mnc) C_O'Hare beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... S_Berge with the two footed tackle!! ... The Referee halts play ... RED CARD!! ... The Referee had no choice there!! ... Derek Purvis appluads the decision Min. 20 :(bri) K_Mbappe sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... D_Silva fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 24 :(mnc) D_Silva gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside M_Doherty! ... He has some space now! ... G_Cahill scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 24 :(mnc) C_Dummigan is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 25 :(bri) L_Trossard plays the early ball across the box to find T_Castagne in space ... A glorious effort by T_Castagne ! ... J_Hart manages to turn it behind Min. 29 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Trossard ... J_Tarkowski pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... The opposition manager looks like he's getting an erection from that decision! Min. 34 :(bri) G_Cahill jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Ward-Prowse ... C_Dummigan is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... J_Hart misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Ward-Prowse plays it towards the near post! ... K_Mbappe gets to it! ... J_Hart won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 41 :(bri) M_Icardi takes advantage of a mistake by S_Nasri ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Icardi tries to chip the ball over J_Hart! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... J_Hart never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bri) G_Martinelli is coming on for M_Icardi and playing FW Min. 45 :(bri) M_Verratti is going to be brought on ... L_Trossard is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 48 :(bri) M_Verratti brings it under control ... He takes on D_Boyata ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Martinelli! ... G_Martinelli runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Brighton fans! ... Brighton 2-0 Manchester City ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 2-0 Manchester City Min. 47 :(bri) M_Doherty hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... G_Martinelli latches onto it! ... Brilliantly taken away by C_Dummigan !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 50 :(mnc) R_Yates replaces C_Dummigan to play as a DF Min. 50 :(mnc) A_Griezmann is ready to come on to replace C_O'Hare ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 50 :(mnc) E_Cavani will replace the useless S_Nasri and will play FW Min. 51 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez sprints past the defender ... J_Ward-Prowse is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 54 :(bri) G_Martinelli takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Yates ... Excellent sliding challenge from J_Tarkowski Min. 58 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... M_Keane with a reckless challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Carlos Granados looks relieved Min. 61 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse drives the ball across field ... It comes to K_Mbappe ... M_Navarro is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 64 :(mnc) E_Cavani leaves his marker standing ... E_Cavani fires off a left-footed shot ! ... But R_Burki palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 66 :(mnc) R_Yates with the deft touch ... He takes it past T_Castagne ... He knocks it to A_Griezmann! ... A_Griezmann hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 70 :(bri) M_Verratti takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 78 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse has a go! ... It hits the defender ... K_Mbappe collects the loose ball! ... R_Yates reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 80 :(bri) M_Keane kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... K_Mbappe gets on the end of the pass ... D_Boyata reads the play well Min. 82 :(bri) M_Keane holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to G_Martinelli ... J_Tarkowski rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He received a good talking to from The Referee Min. 84 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to G_Martinelli ... But J_Tarkowski sweeps up the threat Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(bri) G_Martinelli has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Boyata! ... He has some space now! ... M_Navarro with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk! Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Silva with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... M_Keane tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Silva gets to the by line and finds E_Cavani with a beautiful cross ... E_Cavani hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... R_Burki tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 93 :(mnc) Maxi_Gomez beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Maxi_Gomez with the shot on net ! ... But R_Burki punches it away ... He could have caught that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Verratti (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Mbappe (11), G_Martinelli (48) Sent Off : A_Golovin (13), S_Berge (19) Booked : J_Ward-Prowse (51), M_Keane (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Cavani Scorers : N/A Sent Off : M_Navarro (90) Booked : D_Silva (20), J_Tarkowski (29) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 8 | 6 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 4 | 3 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 2 | 1 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 11 Key Tackles : 0 | 6 Key Passes : 12 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 2 - 0 Manchester 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 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 29 14 9 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 18 11 M_Doherty DF 1 28 10 5 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Keane DF 2 27 11 2 26 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 17 -3 G_Cahill DF 3 27 6 2 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 29 3 23 | 97 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 37 -3 A_Golovin MF 1 8 28 12 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 S_Berge MF 1 6 29 3 25 | 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -6 L_Trossard MF 1 4 28 13 28 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Mbappe FW 2 3 4 27 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_de_Vrij DF 1 26 4 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti MF 1 12 27 3 29 | 52 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 27 32 | 52 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Hart GK 30 2 2 2 33 | 97 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -16 0 0 0 C_Dummigan DF 2 25 3 2 16 | 54 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 M_Navarro DF 1 24 7 3 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 J_Tarkowski DF 2 25 5 3 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 D_Boyata DF 3 24 3 2 33 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 S_Forte MF 2 5 25 3 29 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Nasri AM 2 4 24 11 25 | 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Silva MF 3 2 25 11 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 O_Rowe MF 2 5 23 4 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 9 24 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 C_O'Hare FW 2 2 3 24 19 | 54 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 L_McGee GK 21 2 1 1 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Yates DF 1 27 10 3 22 | 43 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 28 6 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Griezmann FW 2 2 4 28 23 | 43 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 E_Cavani FW 1 2 4 27 24 | 43 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1620247285 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35