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 Rotherham United. A crowd of 15,241 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Rotherham United are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Omer Gray.


0.00
Rotherham United kick off the first half!
3.28
Johan Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Bartsch collects the pass. Hauke Bartsch flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Dijkstra holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martijn Dijkstra knocks in a cross ball towards Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov connects with a diving header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.21
Aki Nurmi flicks a high pass forward. Malte Helmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
10.53
Daniel Gil chips the ball to his team mate, Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Oscar Vazquez through on goal. Some silky footwork from Oscar Vazquez provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Solid save from Lucien Tchoutang. What a great pair of hands!
12.07
Andriy Feskov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Fernandes and advances towards the goal... Martijn Dijkstra side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.37
Alessio Ottofaro barges into Ricardo Guerrero. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Guerrero runs off the knock.
16.44
Martijn Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward to Andriy Feskov who brings the ball under control. Andriy Feskov controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Rodrigo Rego. What a great pair of hands!
24.30
Hauke Bartsch makes a simple pass to Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Fernandes but he's offside!
27.37
Malte Helmer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez advances inside the box! Oscar Vazquez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
28.32
Gilles Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marco Suker.
32.47
Marco Suker threads the ball through to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves threads the ball through to Claudio Garcia. Claudio Garcia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.10
Johan Oliveira takes the throw-in. Sylvain Lowe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gilles Young. Gilles Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov knocks in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Rodrigo Rego is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.18
Sylvain Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Hauke Bartsch. Hauke Bartsch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Fernandes but he's offside!
39.15
Hauke Bartsch advances with the ball. Hauke Bartsch plays a quick one-two with Andriy Feskov and rushes in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Hauke Bartsch provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
40.38
Claudio Garcia clumsily knocks into Sylvain Lowe. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Sylvain Lowe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.47
Eddie Westwood threads a neat ball through to Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Rotherham United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Brighton and Hove Albion get the second half underway!
51.30
Gilles Young flicks a high pass forward. Alessio Ottofaro collects the pass. Alessio Ottofaro plays a scrappy one-two with Andriy Feskov and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alessio Ottofaro strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Rodrigo Rego is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
54.43
Hauke Bartsch hits a low pass to Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra threads a neat ball through to Gilles Young. Gilles Young side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rodrigo Rego with no chance!! Goal for Rotherham United!
57.46
Ricardo Guerrero pushes up the pitch. Ricardo Guerrero deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Gil. Daniel Gil plays a scrappy one-two with Fernando Alves and advances towards the goal... Daniel Gil comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it rises well off target!
59.19
Johan Oliveira sees Hauke Bartsch in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hauke Bartsch threads a neat ball through to Alessio Ottofaro. Alessio Ottofaro lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Dijkstra. Martijn Dijkstra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!! The crowd cheers as the Dutchman celebrates his hattrick!
66.11
Seth White flicks a high pass forward. Andriy Feskov collects the pass. Andriy Feskov rushes past Ricardo Guerrero! Andriy Feskov rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.49
Eddie Westwood flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vazquez collects the pass. Oscar Vazquez advances inside the box! Oscar Vazquez comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Brighton and Hove Albion!
75.45
Johan Oliveira barges into Claudio Garcia. Johan Oliveira is shown the yellow card! Claudio Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.49
Brighton and Hove Albion have made 2 substitutions with Marino Di Masi replacing Malte Helmer and Mario Reis replacing Fernando Alves and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
79.45
Gilles Young threads a neat ball through to Andriy Feskov. Andriy Feskov puts a great ball through. Martijn Dijkstra runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
84.47
Seth White chips the ball to his team mate, Gilles Young. Gilles Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Artur Fernandes. Artur Fernandes shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
90.00
Daniel Gil runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Gil threads the ball through to Eddie Westwood but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
2
7
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
4
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40%
60%
Play Area
34.3%
42.9%
22.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Martijn Dijkstra of Rotherham United

Match Ratings
1.Rodrigo Rego (GK)
6
2.Marco Suker (DEF)
6
3.Aki Nurmi (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Guerrero (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Alves (MID)
6
6.Malte Helmer (MID)
6
7.Dale Joachim (MID)
6
8.Eddie Westwood (ATT)
6
9.Claudio Garcia (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
6
10.Daniel Gil (ATT)
6
11.Oscar Vazquez (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Marino Di Masi (DEF)
6
13.Mario Reis (GK)
6
14.Marin Pancu (DEF)
0

1.Lucien Tchoutang (GK)
6
2.Arek Lato (DEF)
6
3.Johan Oliveira (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Sylvain Lowe (DEF)
6
5.Alessio Ottofaro (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
6.Hauke Bartsch (MID)
6
7.Gilles Young (MID)goal scored
8
8.Seth White (MID)
6
9.Artur Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Martijn Dijkstra (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Andriy Feskov (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Franceco Mezzano (ATT)
0
13.Daniele Fletcher (ATT)
0
14.Colin Baird (DEF)
0