FMFA Division One, Brighton vs. Norwich City (Sat Jan 22) Brighton | Norwich City 4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-5-1 P Graham Brown | Tony McCleary | R_Burki GK | GK K_Darlow T_Castagne DF | DF A_Koiki M_Targett DF | DF L_Chambers J_Bogle DF | DF J_Young J_Walker DF | DF Tom_Clayton S_Berge MF | MF M_Pereira M_Verratti MF | MF K_Ly A_Edmundsson AM | MF Y_Tielemans Trezeguet MF | MF M_Odegaard Lucien_Agoume DM | MF M_Olise G_Martinelli FW | FW M_Rashford | J_Robles SUB | SUB T_Krul A_Benarous SUB | SUB M_Aarons N_Williams SUB | SUB N_Clyne J_Ward-Prowse SUB | SUB H_Barnes M_Icardi SUB | SUB A_Ndiaye Min. 1 :(nor) M_Odegaard is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to K_Ly ... K_Ly with the drive! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into R_Burki arms ... He's spilt it! ... GOAL !! ... He'll want to forget about that quickly! ... And Norwich City are leading in the game now ... Brighton 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 4 :(nor) M_Olise pass splits open the defence and finds M_Odegaard ... M_Targett reads the play well Min. 5 :(nor) M_Odegaard is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... K_Ly latches onto the ball ... K_Ly gets up high for the header ! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 13 :(bri) A_Edmundsson with an in swinging cross to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli hits a great shot ! ... But K_Darlow parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 14 :(nor) M_Olise moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard with the goal bound shot! ... But R_Burki makes a fine save Min. 15 :(bri) T_Castagne 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! ... T_Castagne flings a shot at goal ! ... It’s going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net !! ... K_Darlow looks relieved there! Min. 15 :(nor) J_Young with a 50-yard pass to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford aiming for the bottom corner ! ... R_Burki is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... R_Burki looks very relieved! Min. 19 :(nor) M_Odegaard moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Rashford ... M_Targett wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 24 :(bri) T_Castagne with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Verratti ... A cracking drive from M_Verratti ! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... K_Darlow was beaten there! Min. 27 :(nor) Tom_Clayton back heels to find M_Odegaard in space ... Cleaned up by M_Targett Min. 28 :(bri) G_Martinelli takes advantage of a mistake by J_Young ... That mistake could prove costly ... G_Martinelli has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But K_Darlow comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 30 :(nor) M_Pereira with a precise ball to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford with the punt towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 31 :(bri) Trezeguet holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Martinelli ... But A_Koiki puts the ball out of play Min. 31 :(nor) M_Rashford steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... J_Walker with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 32 :(nor) Y_Tielemans gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... M_Rashford is unmarked ... M_Rashford with the overhead ! ... R_Burki gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by R_Burki !! Min. 33 :(nor) Y_Tielemans has it now ... He takes on J_Bogle ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Rashford! ... M_Verratti with an ugly foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... FREE KICK! ... It’s in a very dangerous position! ... M_Olise swings it in ... M_Rashford takes control of it! ... M_Rashford with the side footed shot! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 37 :(bri) A_Edmundsson with the heel pass to Trezeguet ... Trezeguet with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... K_Darlow saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 38 :(nor) K_Ly hoists the ball across to M_Odegaard ... M_Targett wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(bri) The ball goes loose! ... G_Martinelli seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... G_Martinelli has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... K_Darlow makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 43 :(bri) J_Bogle with a measured pass to G_Martinelli ... A_Koiki with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Brighton players ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Norwich City Min. 46 :(bri) M_Targett gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Trezeguet ... Trezeguet beats the offside trap! ... He looked offside to me ... K_Darlow comes towards him ... He tries to slide it past K_Darlow ... K_Darlow dives bravely at his feet !! Min. 46 :(nor) J_Young with a glorious long pass to L_Chambers ... L_Chambers tries to catch the keeper out! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 54 :(nor) M_Odegaard finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... M_Odegaard with the side footed shot! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 57 :(bri) Trezeguet plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Trezeguet with the shot ! ... K_Darlow gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 58 :(bri) T_Castagne gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... T_Castagne fires off a right-footed shot ! ... He hits the side netting Min. 60 :(bri) A_Benarous is ready to come on to replace J_Walker ... Looks like he will play as a DF Min. 60 :(bri) Lucien_Agoume with a pinpoint pass to Trezeguet ... But L_Chambers with the fine tackle Min. 60 :(nor) Y_Tielemans has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_Rashford collects the loose ball! ... T_Castagne reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 63 :(nor) Y_Tielemans has it now ... He takes on T_Castagne ... He gets past him! ... He puts in M_Olise! ... A powerful shot by M_Olise ! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 64 :(nor) M_Pereira breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Burki! ... J_Bogle brings him down! ... RED CARD!! ... He's been hard done by for that!! Min. 64 :(bri) N_Williams is coming on for Lucien_Agoume and will play DF Min. 65 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse is being brought on ... M_Verratti is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play MF Min. 65 :(nor) K_Ly holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to M_Odegaard ... M_Targett reads the play well Min. 66 :(bri) A_Edmundsson with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... A_Edmundsson attempts a chip! ... But K_Darlow punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 67 :(bri) M_Targett looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to üÿÿ ... üÿÿ fires off a right-footed shot ! ... K_Darlow with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 68 :(bri) G_Martinelli runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... But he loses control of it ... A_Koiki takes possession Min. 68 :(nor) M_Rashford breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on R_Burki! ... A_Benarous brings him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside there own half ... Y_Tielemans knocks it forward ... M_Rashford gets on the end of it ... N_Williams wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge Min. 68 :(nor) M_Olise with a pinpoint pass to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... GOAL !! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Brighton 0-2 Norwich City ... Min. 70 :(bri) Brighton are switching their playing style to A Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons will replace the useless Tom_Clayton and will play DF Min. 70 :(nor) N_Clyne is being brought on ... A_Koiki is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(nor) H_Barnes replaces Y_Tielemans and will play MF Min. 72 :(nor) M_Pereira with the first time flick to H_Barnes ... N_Williams brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 76 :(bri) A_Edmundsson holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Benarous ... A_Benarous pounds a rocket on goal ! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Norwich City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 77 :(bri) G_Martinelli gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past L_Chambers! ... He has some space now! ... But N_Clyne wins the ball Min. 77 :(nor) K_Ly gains control of the loose ball ... A_Benarous rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 78 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... G_Martinelli gets on the end of it ... G_Martinelli looks to see where K_Darlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 79 :(bri) T_Castagne brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... A_Edmundsson gets on the end of the pass ... But L_Chambers clears the ball to safety Min. 81 :(nor) H_Barnes holds the ball up ... He sees K_Ly in space! ... K_Ly hits a curling shot! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 86 :(nor) M_Pereira runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... N_Williams wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(nor) M_Pereira with a real burst of pace ... He shows Trezeguet a clean set of heals ... M_Pereira sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... It hits off a defender! ... R_Burki is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Clyne drives it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of R_Burki Min. 90 :(bri) T_Castagne barges M_Aarons off the ball ... T_Castagne hits a crisp volley! ... But K_Darlow punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium Attendance : 59,500 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Targett Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Bogle (64) Booked : A_Benarous (68) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Odegaard (Man of the Match) Scorers : K_Ly (1), M_Rashford (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Koiki (43) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 14 | 13 Off target : 5 | 9 On target : 9 | 4 Possession : 55 | 45 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 11 | 17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 0 - 2 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 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 30 14 9 21 | 96 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 13 20 5 M_Targett DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 96 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 20 0 J_Bogle DF 1 26 10 2 23 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 3 -7 J_Walker DF 1 26 15 2 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 30 3 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti MF 1 12 28 3 29 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_Edmundsson AM 1 2 26 14 23 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 3 Trezeguet MF 1 4 25 8 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 Lucien_Agoume DM 1 14 25 2 29 | 68 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 28 32 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J_Robles GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 25 11 7 24 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 N_Williams DF 1 25 13 2 21 | 28 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 30 3 23 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 28 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 A_Koiki DF 2 26 13 2 22 | 74 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 L_Chambers DF 1 27 10 5 23 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 J_Young DF 2 27 10 1 17 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Tom_Clayton DF 1 29 12 4 25 | 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 M_Pereira MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 K_Ly MF 2 1 26 12 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20 25 Y_Tielemans MF 1 5 26 3 23 | 74 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 28 11 26 | 96 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 4 M_Olise MF 1 4 28 11 23 | 96 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 1 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 29 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 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 8 2 22 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 8 N_Clyne DF 1 28 10 4 24 | 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 H_Barnes MF 2 3 28 11 21 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 A_Ndiaye FW 1 3 10 27 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642884187 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35