FMFA Division One, Norwich City vs. Brighton (Wed Apr 13) Norwich City | Brighton 4-5-1 P | 5-2-3 P Tony McCleary | Graham Brown | K_Darlow GK | GK R_Burki A_Koiki DF | DF T_Castagne L_Chambers DF | DF M_Doherty J_Young DF | DF M_Keane Tom_Clayton DF | DF M_Cucurella M_Odegaard MF | DF M_Fox K_Ly MF | MF S_Berge Y_Tielemans MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse H_Barnes MF | FW Jordi_Ferrer M_Olise MF | FW G_Martinelli M_Rashford FW | FW M_Icardi | T_Krul SUB | SUB J_Robles M_Aarons SUB | SUB M_Hermoso N_Clyne SUB | SUB M_Targett M_Pereira SUB | SUB L_Trossard A_Ndiaye SUB | SUB C_Slack Min. 1 :(nor) K_Ly shoves T_Castagne in the chest!! ... The Referee has seen it! ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 7 :(nor) H_Barnes takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to Tom_Clayton ... Tom_Clayton with the cheeky shot! ... But it goes just over Min. 7 :(nor) M_Rashford beats the defender ... G_Martinelli pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 12 :(nor) M_Rashford runs at the heart of the defence ... M_Doherty with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 13 :(nor) M_Odegaard steps over the ball ... He nutmegs M_Cucurella ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Keane with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line ... Tom_Clayton swings it in ... H_Barnes takes control of it! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Castagne looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 14 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse with a glorious 60-yard pass to M_Icardi ... L_Chambers gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 15 :(nor) M_Rashford with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... A vicious shot by M_Rashford ! ... R_Burki has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... R_Burki is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 15 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer passes the ball to M_Doherty ... M_Doherty with his head down lets it go ! ... K_Darlow heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 17 :(bri) T_Castagne sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... G_Martinelli runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... J_Young wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 18 :(bri) M_Doherty is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... H_Barnes is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 21 :(bri) The ball goes loose! ... G_Martinelli seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... Fine tackle by L_Chambers ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 25 :(nor) M_Rashford sidesteps his marker ... M_Rashford hits a great drive! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 26 :(bri) M_Keane has it now ... He takes on A_Koiki ... He gets past him! ... He puts in G_Martinelli! ... A_Koiki reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 29 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Icardi latches onto it! ... Tom_Clayton robs him of the ball Min. 31 :(nor) Y_Tielemans looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Young ... T_Castagne attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 34 :(nor) M_Rashford plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... M_Rashford flicks the header toward the far post! ... Saved by R_Burki Min. 36 :(nor) J_Young plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Rashford decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Keane wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 41 :(bri) M_Keane takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to G_Martinelli ... Well executed sliding challenge from Tom_Clayton Min. 42 :(bri) S_Berge looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Keane ... M_Keane with a scorcher of a shot ! ... K_Darlow watches it sail safely wide! Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Norwich City 0-0 Brighton Min. 48 :(bri) G_Martinelli finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... G_Martinelli runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... K_Darlow tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... M_Cucurella crosses it in! ... K_Darlow jumps well to claim it! Min. 52 :(nor) A_Koiki kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Y_Tielemans gets on the end of the pass ... M_Cucurella knocks the ball back to R_Burki ... Ohhhh no!! ... It’s gone past R_Burki! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... A_Koiki plays it towards the near post! ... R_Burki jumps well to claim it! Min. 52 :(bri) M_Keane boots it towards Jordi_Ferrer ... The ball comes in high ... Jordi_Ferrer beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has K_Darlow to beat ... He tries to slide it past K_Darlow ... K_Darlow gets a foot to it !! Min. 53 :(nor) M_Rashford finds himself with plenty of time ... M_Rashford with the chance ! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 55 :(bri) M_Icardi takes on 3 men ... A vicious shot by M_Icardi ! ... K_Darlow parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 55 :(nor) Y_Tielemans has it now ... He takes on M_Cucurella ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Odegaard! ... M_Icardi with an over the top challenge Min. 58 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Martinelli ... Tom_Clayton with the block Min. 60 :(bri) M_Hermoso is coming on for M_Fox and playing DF Min. 61 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer nutmegs L_Chambers ... Y_Tielemans with a bad challenge Min. 61 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer flicks the ball through ... G_Martinelli runs onto it! ... A_Koiki knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 65 :(bri) Up goes the substitution board - L_Trossard on for S_Berge as a MF Min. 65 :(nor) H_Barnes beats T_Castagne ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... H_Barnes with the punt towards goal! ... R_Burki collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace L_Chambers as DF Min. 70 :(bri) Up goes the substitution board - C_Slack on for G_Martinelli as a FW Min. 74 :(nor) H_Barnes plays the early ball across the box to find Tom_Clayton in space ... Tom_Clayton keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But R_Burki comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 76 :(bri) M_Hermoso fires over a low cross to T_Castagne ... T_Castagne shoots towards goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 77 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse finds the run of Jordi_Ferrer ... Jordi_Ferrer hits the ball first time! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Norwich City 0-1 Brighton ... Min. 79 :(nor) M_Rashford sidesteps M_Doherty ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Hermoso Min. 80 :(nor) There's going to be a change ... M_Pereira will come on for H_Barnes and play MF Min. 80 :(nor) A_Ndiaye will come on for M_Rashford and play FW Min. 81 :(nor) A_Ndiaye sidesteps M_Doherty ... He showed great skill there ... A_Ndiaye launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... R_Burki gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Swung in by M_Odegaard ... T_Castagne belts it clear Min. 84 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to C_Slack ... C_Slack tries the shot ! ... K_Darlow makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 85 :(nor) M_Odegaard with the header on ... He finds A_Ndiaye in space ... A_Ndiaye with the goal bound shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(nor) M_Odegaard retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... A_Koiki gets on the end of it ... A skillful effort from A_Koiki ! ... R_Burki makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Carrow Road Attendance : 41,503 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Tom_Clayton Scorers : N/A Sent Off : K_Ly (1) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jordi_Ferrer (Man of the Match) Scorers : Jordi_Ferrer (77) Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Martinelli (7), M_Keane (13) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 10 | 8 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 5 | 6 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 6 | 4 Key Tackles : 8 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Norwich City 0 - 1 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 26 13 2 22 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 3 L_Chambers DF 1 27 10 5 23 | 71 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Young DF 2 27 10 1 17 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 Tom_Clayton DF 1 29 12 4 25 | 94 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 39 0 4 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 29 11 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 29 11 21 | 81 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 M_Olise MF 1 4 28 11 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 30 23 | 81 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 T_Krul GK 28 3 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 27 9 2 22 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 28 10 4 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 13 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 | 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 31 14 9 21 | 94 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 20 1 M_Doherty DF 1 29 10 5 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 3 M_Keane DF 2 28 11 2 26 | 94 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 27 -2 M_Cucurella DF 1 28 10 3 24 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 M_Fox DF 1 28 10 3 22 | 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 30 3 25 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 30 3 23 | 94 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 29 22 | 94 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 40 26 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 28 32 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 28 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 J_Robles GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hermoso DF 1 28 10 6 26 | 33 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Targett DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Trossard MF 1 4 29 13 28 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Slack FW 1 2 5 27 23 | 23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1649876700 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35