FMFA Division One, West Bromwich Albion vs. Brighton (Thu Mar 31) West Bromwich Albion | Brighton 5-3-2 C | 5-1-2-2 C Neil Rowley | Graham Brown | E_Mendy GK | GK R_Burki O_Kabak DF | DF T_Castagne A_Hegazy DF | DF M_Doherty D_Furlong DF | DF M_Keane C_Townsend DF | DF M_Cucurella D_O'Shea DF | DF M_Fox J_Livermore MF | MF S_Berge Matt_Phillips MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse R_Sawyers MF | DM M_Verratti H_Robson-Kanu FW | FW Jordi_Ferrer C_Austin FW | FW G_Martinelli | S_Johnstone SUB | SUB J_Robles K_Gibbs SUB | SUB M_Hermoso R_Harper SUB | SUB M_Targett O_Burke SUB | SUB Y_Bissouma A_Zohore SUB | SUB M_Icardi Min. 2 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... D_Furlong with a two footed challenge!! ... The Referee stops play ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 8 :(bri) M_Verratti sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Jordi_Ferrer ... Jordi_Ferrer tries the shot ! ... GOAL !! ... Superb strike! ... His team mates join him in a celebration ... They dance around his shirt in delight!! ... Brighton go in front now with that goal! ... West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Brighton ... Min. 16 :(wba) D_O'Shea runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to Matt_Phillips ... Intercepted by M_Cucurella Min. 19 :(wba) R_Sawyers with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Austin gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Keane wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 21 :(wba) R_Sawyers kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... H_Robson-Kanu gets on the end of the pass ... Jordi_Ferrer with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 35 :(wba) Matt_Phillips gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past M_Doherty! ... He has some space now! ... S_Berge bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! Min. 39 :(wba) Matt_Phillips nutmegs the defender ... Excellent sliding challenge by M_Cucurella ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Livermore chips the ball in towards the back post! ... M_Cucurella gets up well ... And he clears the danger Min. 40 :(wba) West Bromwich Albion altered their play to a E strategy Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(bri) M_Doherty races into the box ... He sees G_Martinelli lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... C_Townsend seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: West Bromwich Albion 0-1 Brighton Min. 46 :(bri) S_Berge hits a hard pass to Jordi_Ferrer ... A_Hegazy with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 47 :(wba) H_Robson-Kanu latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... The cross hits H_Robson-Kanu on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... What a great finish ... West Bromwich Albion are back on level terms now! ... West Bromwich Albion 1-1 Brighton ... Min. 48 :(bri) M_Verratti changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Cucurella ... M_Cucurella hits a great shot ! ... E_Mendy saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 49 :(wba) A_Hegazy is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Livermore ... M_Doherty pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 54 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... Jordi_Ferrer tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... But E_Mendy hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 60 :(bri) a big roar from the crowd as M_Hermoso comes on for T_Castagne to play DF Min. 61 :(bri) G_Martinelli lobs it over the defender ... C_Townsend brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!!! Min. 65 :(bri) a big roar from the crowd as Y_Bissouma comes on for J_Ward-Prowse to play MF Min. 65 :(bri) S_Berge with the first time pass to M_Fox ... C_Townsend wins the ball Min. 68 :(wba) O_Kabak with an inch perfect pass to C_Austin ... C_Austin tries to beat R_Burki from outside the area! ... OOOOHHHHH!!!! ... Unbelievable!!! ... It's gone wide Min. 70 :(wba) There's going to be a change ... R_Harper will come on for J_Livermore and play MF Min. 70 :(bri) M_Icardi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Martinelli ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 75 :(wba) K_Gibbs takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace D_Furlong ... He'll play as a DF ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off Min. 80 :(wba) A_Zohore is coming on for C_Austin and playing FW Min. 80 :(wba) R_Harper moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to O_Kabak ... Y_Bissouma steals the ball of off him Min. 83 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... K_Gibbs read the danger and stops the pass Min. 85 :(wba) Matt_Phillips cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Robson-Kanu ... M_Hermoso gets to the ball first Min. 87 :(bri) Y_Bissouma has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past A_Hegazy ... He knocks it to Jordi_Ferrer! ... The cross hits Jordi_Ferrer on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... E_Mendy gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wba) R_Harper comes up lame after the wicked challenge. ... He's unable to continue ... They have used all of their substitutions ... They will have to play on a man less! Min. 90 :(wba) Matt_Phillips skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Robson-Kanu ... But M_Cucurella reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Hawtorns Attendance : 40,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Robson-Kanu Scorers : H_Robson-Kanu (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : R_Harper (88) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Jordi_Ferrer (Man of the Match) Scorers : Jordi_Ferrer (8) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- West Bromwich Albion | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 2 | 4 Off target : 1 | 1 On target : 1 | 3 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 12 | 6 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - West Bromwich Albion Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Mendy GK 32 1 1 1 24 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 O_Kabak DF 1 28 6 3 25 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 A_Hegazy DF 1 26 6 3 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Furlong DF 1 25 5 2 25 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Townsend DF 1 25 11 3 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 D_O'Shea DF 1 23 5 2 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Livermore MF 1 8 26 3 26 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt_Phillips MF 1 3 25 12 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Sawyers MF 1 7 25 3 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 H_Robson-Kanu FW 1 2 8 25 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 C_Austin FW 1 3 7 26 24 | 82 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Johnstone GK 29 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Gibbs DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Harper MF 1 6 25 4 23 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Burke AM 1 3 24 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Zohore FW 1 2 3 24 23 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 T_Castagne DF 1 31 14 9 21 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 29 10 5 24 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Keane DF 2 28 11 2 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Cucurella DF 1 28 10 3 24 | 94 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 3 M_Fox DF 1 28 10 3 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 30 3 25 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 30 3 23 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti DM 1 12 28 3 29 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 29 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 G_Martinelli FW 1 4 11 28 32 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 27 10 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma MF 1 8 28 12 25 | 27 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Icardi FW 1 2 4 28 24 | 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1648753310 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35