Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     Coventry CityCoventry City
Rob OwenRob Owen Ed Davies Ed Davies
Rodrigo RegoR. Rego73
G
1
G
83Eishun KaitaE. Kaita
Marco SukerM. Suker71
D
2
D
82Anthony PriceA. Price
Ricardo GuerreroR. Guerrero68
D
3captain
D
75Terry BarmbyT. Barmby
Robert DefoeR. Defoe66
D
4
D
73Anton Van DalenA. Van Dalen
Arnold LameyA. Lamey67
M
5
D
73J-David RubilJ. Rubil
Malte HelmerM. Helmer74
M
6
M
86Vittorio RinaldiniV. Rinaldini
Fernando AlvesF. Alves73
M
captain7
M
86Ernesto MarinE. Marin
Dale JoachimD. Joachim69
M
8
M
83Francisco CastroF. Castro
Daniel GilD. Gil72
A
9
A
75Joe PhilipsJ. Philips
Oscar VazquezO. Vazquez72
A
10
A
76Nigel GrimandiN. Grimandi
Eddie WestwoodE. Westwood72
A
11
A
83Jón Kristinn FinnbogasonJ. Finnbogason
 
Claudio GarciaC. Garcia73
A
12
D
78Claude LeclercqC. Leclercq
Aki NurmiA. Nurmi72
D
13
M
79Teddy MorrisT. Morris
Marin PancuM. Pancu49
D
14
A
74Thomas RubilT. Rubil

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 18,346 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Teddy Williams.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the match underway!
3.56
Ricardo Guerrero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood knocks in a cross ball towards Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Anthony Price clears it off the line with his head!
6.46
Fernando Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood shoots from outside the area. Eishun Kaita gets down and covers it.
9.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Ernesto Marin plays the ball forward to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro whips in a cross ball towards Jón Kristinn Finnbogason. Jón Kristinn Finnbogason knocks the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
12.58
Ricardo Guerrero passes the ball forward to Dale Joachim. Dale Joachim flicks a high ball forward to Oscar Vazquez who takes it down. Oscar Vazquez knocks the ball forward, putting Eddie Westwood through on goal. Eddie Westwood shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent block by Terry Barmby!
14.09
Arnold Lamey flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vazquez collects the pass. Oscar Vazquez whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
16.23
Nigel Grimandi barges into Marco Suker. Nigel Grimandi is given a warning by the referee! Marco Suker gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.44
Dale Joachim knocks the ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves skips past Anthony Price! Fernando Alves side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
32.04
Anton Van Dalen makes a probing pass to Ernesto Marin. Ernesto Marin sees Vittorio Rinaldini in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vittorio Rinaldini shoots from long range. Solid save from Rodrigo Rego.
34.04
Ernesto Marin flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Rinaldini controls it well on his chest. Vittorio Rinaldini controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Nigel Grimandi through on goal. Nigel Grimandi rockets a shot on goal. The ball strikes Marco Suker's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
35.12
Corner kick to Coventry City. Vittorio Rinaldini chips it out wide. Eddie Westwood reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
36.17
Fernando Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malte Helmer. Malte Helmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Eishun Kaita manages to gather it easily.
39.03
Francisco Castro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Francisco Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Philips. Marco Suker comes in with a late challenge on Joe Philips. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
40.10
J-David Rubil flicks a high pass forward. Terry Barmby controls it well on his chest. With vision, Terry Barmby picks a pass forward to Ernesto Marin. Ernesto Marin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
44.23
Terry Barmby kicks a strong pass forward to Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini hits a low pass to Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jón Kristinn Finnbogason but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Coventry City players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Coventry City kick off the second half!
48.16
Dale Joachim makes a probing pass to Eddie Westwood. Eddie Westwood makes a pass forward but Oscar Vazquez is yards offside!
49.37
Francisco Castro makes a simple pass to Joe Philips. Joe Philips knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Suker.
53.15
Joe Philips clumsily knocks into Robert Defoe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Defoe stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.43
J-David Rubil flicks a high pass forward. Vittorio Rinaldini controls it well on his chest. Vittorio Rinaldini flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Jón Kristinn Finnbogason. Jón Kristinn Finnbogason whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.51
Vittorio Rinaldini flicks a high ball forward to Jón Kristinn Finnbogason who takes it down. Jón Kristinn Finnbogason knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Guerrero.
60.28
Coventry City have made 3 substitutions with Claude Leclercq replacing Anthony Price, Teddy Morris replacing Ernesto Marin and Thomas Rubil replacing Jón Kristinn Finnbogason .
61.30
Ricardo Guerrero plays a long ball forward. Daniel Gil makes a probing pass to Eddie Westwood but he's offside!
65.59
Robert Defoe knocks the ball forward to Arnold Lamey. Arnold Lamey skips past Terry Barmby! Arnold Lamey cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
66.12
Dale Joachim sees Daniel Gil in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Gil controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Eishun Kaita!
67.06
Francisco Castro takes a quick throw-in. Teddy Morris controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vittorio Rinaldini. Vittorio Rinaldini lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Rodrigo Rego.
77.33
Brighton and Hove Albion have made 2 substitutions with Claudio Garcia replacing Malte Helmer and Aki Nurmi replacing Arnold Lamey and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
81.49
Francisco Castro makes a simple pass to Nigel Grimandi. Nigel Grimandi knocks in a cross ball towards Joe Philips. Joe Philips shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
87.22
Vittorio Rinaldini knocks the ball forward to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro passes the ball forward to Teddy Morris. Teddy Morris knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Rubil. Thomas Rubil rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Rodrigo Rego manages to gather it effortlessly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Coventry City
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.5%
43.5%
Play Area
30.4%
43.5%
26.1%

Scorers
Jón Kristinn Finnbogason 55
Joe Philips 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Castro of Coventry City

Match Ratings
1.Rodrigo Rego (GK)
8
2.Marco Suker (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Guerrero (DEF)
8
4.Robert Defoe (DEF)
6
5.Arnold Lamey (MID)
7
6.Malte Helmer (MID)
6
7.Fernando Alves (MID)
8
8.Dale Joachim (MID)
7
9.Daniel Gil (ATT)
6
10.Oscar Vazquez (ATT)
6
11.Eddie Westwood (ATT)
7
 
12.Claudio Garcia (ATT)
6
13.Aki Nurmi (DEF)
6
14.Marin Pancu (DEF)
0

1.Eishun Kaita (GK)
8
2.Anthony Price (DEF)
6
3.Terry Barmby (DEF)
7
4.Anton Van Dalen (DEF)
6
5.J-David Rubil (DEF)
6
6.Vittorio Rinaldini (MID)
8
7.Ernesto Marin (MID)
7
8.Francisco Castro (MID)
9
9.Joe Philips (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Nigel Grimandi (ATT)
7
11.Jón Kristinn Finnbogason (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Claude Leclercq (DEF)
6
13.Teddy Morris (MID)
6
14.Thomas Rubil (ATT)
6