Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Bury. A crowd of 2,724 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Bury appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
4.01
Patrick Riza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Howey. Ross Howey goes all the way! Ross Howey rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.23
Ian Kirkland clumsily knocks into Shaun Stuart. Ian Kirkland is given a warning by the referee! Shaun Stuart hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.38
Ian Kirkland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Bridges. Craig Bridges tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
12.55
Jason Perry makes a simple pass to Des Etherington. Des Etherington knocks the ball forward to Lars Schneider. Lars Schneider plays a perfect one-two with Craig Bridges and rushes in on goal... Lars Schneider shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.35
Jonathan Davies knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Clegg. Billy Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Howey. Ross Howey knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Ward.
15.33
Michael de Jong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Clegg. Billy Clegg makes a beautiful solo run. Billy Clegg whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
18.45
Rio Terry threads the ball through to Billy Clegg. Billy Clegg makes a simple pass to Sylvain Fowler. Sylvain Fowler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthew Barrett.
24.57
Rio Terry boots it upfield. Ross Howey lofts in a cross ball towards Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.54
Des Etherington controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Bridges. Craig Bridges goes all the way! Craig Bridges rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.44
Gianni Castellini knocks the ball forward to Ross Howey. Ross Howey knocks in a cross ball towards Sylvain Fowler. Sylvain Fowler powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.43
Shaun Stuart chips the ball to his team mate, Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.05
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
39.19
Billy Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Sylvain Fowler. Sylvain Fowler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stanley Ward.
42.10
Ian Kirkland makes a probing pass to Craig Bridges. Craig Bridges kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Sherwood but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
Bury kick off and get the second half underway!
57.22
Jason Perry knocks the ball to his team mate, Des Etherington. Des Etherington kicks a strong pass forward to Carl Sherwood. Carl Sherwood finds some space and shoots from distance but Stuart Pearson is on top of it.
59.47
Jason Perry flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Lisbie. Daniel Lisbie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Lars Schneider. Lars Schneider shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.42
Jonathan Davies passes the ball forward to Billy Clegg. Billy Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Howey. Ross Howey flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Potts. Eddie Potts rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.09
Billy Clegg makes a probing pass to Sylvain Fowler. Sylvain Fowler whips in a cross ball towards Ross Howey. Ross Howey is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
77.38
Ross Howey hacks Matthew Barrett from behind! Ross Howey is warned by the referee! Matthew Barrett stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.18
Shaun Stuart threads the ball through to Ross Howey. Ross Howey shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Ross Howey of Brighton and Hove Albion
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
28%
45.3%
26.7%