FMFA, Brighton vs. Manchester City (Fri Jun 27) Brighton | Manchester City 5-1-2-2 C | 4-3-1-2 C Will Schoolar | Todd Fortune | M_Rodak GK | GK G_Grando L_Colwill DF | DF O_Zinchenko A_Webster DF | DF N_Semedo K_Walker DF | DF Eric_Garcia A_Benarous DF | DF Pedro_Porro P_Estupinan DF | AM L_Diaz S_Berge MF | MF C_Pulisic L_Trossard MF | MF A_MacAllister Lucien_Agoume DM | MF W_Ndidi O_Marmoush FW | FW Joao_Pedro Jordi_Ferrer FW | FW Richarlison | J_Talbot SUB | SUB A_Areola M_Cucurella SUB | SUB Pipa J_M_da_Silva SUB | SUB R_Yates M_Verratti SUB | SUB S_McTominay P_Schick SUB | SUB B_Brobbey Referee: Andrew_Madley (West_Yorkshire) Min. 2 :(mnc) Richarlison nutmegs A_Webster, he continues to run forward ... Richarlison attempts to drive it home! ... GOAL !! ... He rips off his shirt and spins it in the air ... That’s given Manchester City the advantage! ... Brighton 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 3 :(bri) A_Webster sidesteps Pedro_Porro ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... A cheeky lob from A_Webster ! ... But G_Grando makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 3 :(mnc) Richarlison cuts inside K_Walker ... He worked that well ... Richarlison looks to see where M_Rodak is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... M_Rodak with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 4 :(bri) M_Rodak is on the ground ... He looks in agony ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 4 :(bri) a big roar from the crowd as J_Talbot comes on for M_Rodak to play GK Min. 10 :(mnc) N_Semedo with an intelligent ball to Pedro_Porro ... Pedro_Porro fires a shot at goal ! ... J_Talbot makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 11 :(bri) L_Colwill beats Eric_Garcia ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Andrew_Madley ... L_Colwill from 20 yards ! ... But G_Grando just gets his fingers to that one Min. 22 :(bri) K_Walker leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to O_Marmoush ... N_Semedo forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Jordi_Ferrer chips the ball into the area! ... G_Grando reads it well, and claims it! Min. 24 :(bri) A_Benarous is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to P_Estupinan ... A_MacAllister wins the ball Min. 26 :(mnc) N_Semedo brings it under control ... He takes on P_Estupinan ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Richarlison! ... Richarlison tries to chip the ball over J_Talbot! ... Over the bar Min. 29 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... N_Semedo attacks him with a large hello kitty. Where was he hiding that? ... Oh well the referee says play On!! Min. 30 :(bri) Lucien_Agoume holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Webster ... A_Webster chases it through, he must score ! ... G_Grando gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it over Min. 42 :(bri) L_Trossard plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Jordi_Ferrer decides to go for goal instead! ... O_Zinchenko is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Todd Fortune looks relieved ... Will Schoolar is far from happy with that decision Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(bri) O_Marmoush nutmegs C_Pulisic ... O_Marmoush with a stunning strike ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Brighton 0-1 Manchester City Min. 47 :(bri) K_Walker hoists the ball across to O_Marmoush ... Well executed sliding challenge from O_Zinchenko Min. 50 :(bri) A_Benarous has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... L_Colwill gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... The defender plays it back to G_Grando ... L_Colwill intercepts the back pass! ... He tries to dummy G_Grando ... He slips it underneath G_Grando ... He hits it towards goal! ... wide!! Min. 52 :(bri) O_Marmoush beats N_Semedo ... He muscled him off the ball ... A_MacAllister with the tackle Min. 52 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 54 :(bri) K_Walker looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_Benarous ... A_Benarous tries to curl it into the bottom corner ! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... It's all square now! ... Brighton 1-1 Manchester City ... Min. 57 :(mnc) A_MacAllister finds himself in acres of space ... A_MacAllister rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... J_Talbot is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... J_Talbot looks very relieved! Min. 58 :(bri) S_Berge retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... O_Marmoush latches onto the end of it ... O_Marmoush leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But G_Grando gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... L_Trossard hits it into the box! ... P_Estupinan with the header ... G_Grando won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 59 :(mnc) Richarlison races into the box ... He sees L_Diaz lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... L_Trossard muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 60 :(bri) M_Cucurella is coming on for L_Colwill and playing DF Min. 61 :(mnc) N_Semedo flicks the ball through ... Eric_Garcia runs onto it! ... Eric_Garcia hits a curling shot! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 65 :(bri) J_M_da_Silva is being brought on ... P_Estupinan is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 67 :(bri) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... M_Verratti will come on for Lucien_Agoume and play DM Min. 67 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball up field ... A_MacAllister latches onto the end of it ... A_MacAllister with an overhead kick ! ... He gets a connection ... J_Talbot parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 69 :(bri) P_Schick is coming on for Jordi_Ferrer and will play FW Min. 69 :(bri) A_Webster with a flicked pass to O_Marmoush ... Eric_Garcia with a bad challenge ... Andrew_Madley will want to speak to him ... Andrew_Madley reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 70 :(mnc) Pipa is going to be brought on ... Eric_Garcia is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 72 :(mnc) S_McTominay is coming on for A_MacAllister and playing MF Min. 72 :(bri) O_Marmoush loses W_Ndidi ... O_Marmoush with a thundering volley! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 75 :(mnc) B_Brobbey comes on for Richarlison and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 76 :(mnc) B_Brobbey takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... But M_Verratti spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 78 :(mnc) N_Semedo gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at P_Schick ... Andrew_Madley calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 83 :(mnc) C_Pulisic with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Verratti behind ... The cross hits C_Pulisic on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 86 :(mnc) Pedro_Porro runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Cucurella ... He showed his class there ... Pedro_Porro lobs J_Talbot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 89 :(mnc) W_Ndidi hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... Joao_Pedro latches onto it! ... Joao_Pedro has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Brobbey plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Talbot Min. 90 :(mnc) Pipa has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past K_Walker ... He puts in B_Brobbey! ... M_Cucurella wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 92 :(mnc) O_Zinchenko with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Diaz gets on the end of the pass ... But he loses control of it ... P_Schick hits it out for a throw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Amex Community Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Benarous Scorers : A_Benarous (54) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : M_Rodak (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Richarlison (Man of the Match) Scorers : Richarlison (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Eric_Garcia (69), N_Semedo (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 5 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 3 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Brighton 1 - 1 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak GK 25 2 2 1 24 | 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 L_Colwill DF 1 23 15 8 27 | 64 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Webster DF 1 22 15 9 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 K_Walker DF 1 21 15 2 26 | 97 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 A_Benarous DF 1 21 15 2 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20 23 P_Estupinan DF 1 21 13 8 25 | 69 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 S_Berge MF 1 6 23 3 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 L_Trossard MF 1 4 21 14 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Lucien_Agoume DM 1 14 21 2 29 | 71 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 O_Marmoush FW 1 9 15 26 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 21 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Talbot GK 22 3 3 2 19 | 93 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 M_Cucurella DF 1 21 10 3 24 | 33 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 J_M_da_Silva MF 1 15 21 15 25 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti DM 1 14 20 1 29 | 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 20 25 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Grando GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 97 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 O_Zinchenko DF 1 22 15 8 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 N_Semedo DF 1 21 14 3 24 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 27 -3 Eric_Garcia DF 2 22 13 3 23 | 74 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -2 Pedro_Porro DF 1 23 16 9 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 L_Diaz AM 1 10 23 16 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic MF 1 2 21 14 24 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_MacAllister MF 1 13 24 14 34 | 76 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 W_Ndidi MF 1 14 21 3 25 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Joao_Pedro FW 1 6 14 25 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Richarlison FW 1 4 14 24 34 | 79 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 A_Areola GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pipa DF 1 21 11 3 26 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_Yates DF 1 20 11 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_McTominay MF 1 10 22 6 27 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Brobbey FW 1 5 14 22 21 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1751051740 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35