Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     SunderlandSunderland
Computer Player Computer Player Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Gavin LampardG. Lampard65
G
1
G
80Oliver RahnO. Rahn
Lomano HuntL. Hunt70
D
2
D
79Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering
Marc GrondinM. Grondin68
D
3captain
D
77Christian LindemannC. Lindemann
Patrick Le TissierP. Le Tissier68
D
4
D
78Bruno MendesB. Mendes
Damien GeorgeD. George66
D
5
M
83Brandon LopezB. Lopez
Niccolo FlintlockN. Flintlock74
M
captain6
M
69Seth SmithS. Smith
Alex LiddellA. Liddell74
M
7
M
85Joao Batista FerreiraJ. Ferreira
Alan BouldA. Bould70
A
8
M
74Leon ShiltonL. Shilton
Gilles MurrinG. Murrin70
A
9
A
79Philippe BenyachouP. Benyachou
Spencer PattersonS. Patterson69
A
10
A
68Joao SemedoJ. Semedo
Liam CrooksL. Crooks68
A
11
A
76Scott McGroryS. McGrory
 
Ross TilerR. Tiler73
M
12
D
67Nick SherwoodN. Sherwood
Peter SeamanP. Seaman68
M
13
M
71Omer LampardO. Lampard
Gavin ElliottG. Elliott67
M
14
A
67Neil MintoN. Minto

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Sunderland. A crowd of 16,730 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Sunderland appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Danny Fenton.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.40
Leon Shilton threads a neat ball through to Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez skips past Marc Grondin! Brandon Lopez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Gavin Lampard!
4.15
Joao Batista Ferreira brings the ball forward. Joao Batista Ferreira skips past Lomano Hunt! Some silky footwork from Joao Batista Ferreira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.46
Patrick Le Tissier chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.55
Seth Smith chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Batista Ferreira. Seeing a gap ahead, Joao Batista Ferreira laces a through ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory makes a pass forward but Joao Semedo is yards offside!
15.58
Joao Batista Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Scott McGrory collects the pass. Scott McGrory makes a probing pass to Philippe Benyachou but he's offside!
20.29
Niccolo Flintlock flicks a high pass forward to Liam Crooks who brings the ball under control. Liam Crooks shoots from outside the area. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
24.51
Seth Smith knocks the ball to his team mate, Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lomano Hunt.
26.14
Marc Grondin knocks the ball forward to Alan Bould. Alan Bould knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.56
Alex Liddell barges into Scott McGrory. The referee warns Alex Liddell to calm down! Scott McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.48
Joao Batista Ferreira hits a low pass to Seth Smith. Seth Smith knocks the ball forward, putting Joao Batista Ferreira through on goal. Joao Batista Ferreira tries a spectacular strike. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
34.03
Fabian Van Beukering makes a simple pass to Seth Smith. Seth Smith threads the ball through to Philippe Benyachou. Philippe Benyachou plays a scrappy one-two with Joao Semedo and advances towards the goal... Philippe Benyachou side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sunderland!
40.28
Fabian Van Beukering decides to run forward with the ball. Fabian Van Beukering makes a simple pass to Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo tries a spectacular long range effort but Gavin Lampard is on top of it.
42.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Alex Liddell picks a pass forward to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks heads the ball goalwards but Oliver Rahn reads it well. Excellent save!
44.33
Alex Liddell surges forward with the ball. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Gilles Murrin. Gilles Murrin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Sunderland also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Sunderland kicking off!
48.59
Lomano Hunt flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell controls it well on his chest. Alex Liddell sees Gilles Murrin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gilles Murrin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Mendes.
51.26
Marc Grondin pushes up the pitch. Marc Grondin hits a low pass to Alan Bould. Alan Bould whips in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.46
Niccolo Flintlock flicks a high pass forward to Alex Liddell who brings the ball under control. Alex Liddell knocks in a cross ball towards Niccolo Flintlock. Niccolo Flintlock finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Bruno Mendes happens to be in the right place to block it.
57.31
Gilles Murrin surges forward with the ball. Gilles Murrin whips in a cross ball towards Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
59.14
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.08
Bruno Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Scott McGrory collects the pass. Scott McGrory plays a one-two with Joao Semedo and advances towards the goal... Scott McGrory shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
63.23
Bruno Mendes threads a neat ball through to Leon Shilton. Leon Shilton threads the ball through to Brandon Lopez. Brandon Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.50
Bruno Mendes makes a probing pass to Joao Batista Ferreira. Joao Batista Ferreira makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Semedo. Joao Semedo makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Gavin Lampard.
69.05
Joao Batista Ferreira takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Seth Smith tries a spectacular strike but it's drastically wayward!
71.37
Damien George kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Liddell. Alex Liddell shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Oliver Rahn.
72.47
Corner kick to Brighton and Hove Albion. Alex Liddell plays it short to Damien George. Damien George flicks the ball on with his first touch. Oliver Rahn scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
75.04
Alan Bould flicks a high pass forward. Alex Liddell controls it well on his chest. Alex Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks flicks the ball with his head. Oliver Rahn manages to gather it comfortably.
77.16
Sunderland have made 2 substitutions with Omer Lampard replacing Joao Batista Ferreira and Neil Minto replacing Joao Semedo .
79.18
Damien George barges into Scott McGrory. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Christian Lindemann plays the ball forward to Seth Smith. Seth Smith threads a neat ball through to Neil Minto. Neil Minto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Patrick Le Tissier.
85.53
Bruno Mendes hits a low pass to Seth Smith. Seth Smith kicks a strong pass forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gavin Lampard!
87.47
Christian Lindemann flicks a high pass forward to Scott McGrory who brings the ball under control. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Shilton. Leon Shilton makes a deft header but Gavin Lampard reads it well. He makes it look easy!
89.08
Niccolo Flintlock kicks a strong pass forward to Liam Crooks. Liam Crooks tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Alan Bould threads a neat ball through to Spencer Patterson. Spencer Patterson shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Sunderland
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
5
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.4%
56.6%
Play Area
30.1%
43.4%
26.5%

Scorers
Joao Batista Ferreira 4
Philippe Benyachou 34
Scott McGrory 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joao Batista Ferreira of Sunderland

Match Ratings
1.Gavin Lampard (GK)
7
2.Lomano Hunt (DEF)
6
3.Marc Grondin (DEF)
6
4.Patrick Le Tissier (DEF)
6
5.Damien George (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Niccolo Flintlock (MID)
6
7.Alex Liddell (MID)
7
8.Alan Bould (ATT)
6
9.Gilles Murrin (ATT)
6
10.Spencer Patterson (ATT)
6
11.Liam Crooks (ATT)
6
 
12.Ross Tiler (MID)
0
13.Peter Seaman (MID)
0
14.Gavin Elliott (MID)
0

1.Oliver Rahn (GK)
8
2.Fabian Van Beukering (DEF)
6
3.Christian Lindemann (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Mendes (DEF)
7
5.Brandon Lopez (MID)
6
6.Seth Smith (MID)
7
7.Joao Batista Ferreira (MID)goal scored
9
8.Leon Shilton (MID)
6
9.Philippe Benyachou (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Joao Semedo (ATT)
7
11.Scott McGrory (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Nick Sherwood (DEF)
0
13.Omer Lampard (MID)
6
14.Neil Minto (ATT)
6