Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     Manchester UnitedManchester United
Computer Player Computer Player Greg Kneale Greg Kneale
Marvin GoodwinM. Goodwin58
G
1
G
67John JackJ. Jack
Christian BaslerC. Basler62
D
2
D
61Graham WinterburnG. Winterburn
Andy HutchisonA. Hutchison58
D
3
D
51Gareth ParkerG. Parker
Seth WoodcockS. Woodcock56
D
4
D
57Christian FerroC. Ferro
Billy DaviesB. Davies56
D
5
D
58David GreigD. Greig
Ruel StewartR. Stewart65
M
6
M
56Robbie StewartR. Stewart
Graham BowerG. Bower56
M
7captain
M
56Piero CoriniP. Corini
Billy SummerbellB. Summerbell54
M
8
A
54Jean-Claude BagayokoJ. Bagayoko
Alex BoothA. Booth64
A
captain9
A
54Arturo VidalA. Vidal
Oliver KoschmiederO. Koschmieder58
A
10
A
61Garry NaysmithG. Naysmith
Graham MarshallG. Marshall56
A
11
A
53Oscar GentileO. Gentile
 
Moritz EiltsM. Eilts55
D
12
M
47Graeme HuntG. Hunt
Tijani SimonsT. Simons51
M
13
A
43Jason ScholesJ. Scholes
Ferry De GrootF. De Groot50
M
14
M
43George RufusG. Rufus

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Manchester United. A crowd of 13,692 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Manchester United appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Adam Vieira.


0.00
Brighton and Hove Albion start the match!
3.02
Ruel Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Koschmieder collects the pass. Oliver Koschmieder shoots from long range but is denied by John Jack. Excellent save.
4.15
Piero Corini clumsily knocks into Graham Bower. The referee calls over Piero Corini and shows him a yellow card! Graham Bower hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.23
Robbie Stewart makes a probing pass to Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko rushes past Billy Summerbell! Jean-Claude Bagayoko rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Marvin Goodwin. Excellent save.
8.41
Robbie Stewart makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Piero Corini. Piero Corini whips in a cross ball towards Garry Naysmith. Garry Naysmith is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Marvin Goodwin.
9.29
Jean-Claude Bagayoko takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Billy Davies gets to the ball and clears it up field.
10.46
Billy Summerbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Koschmieder. Oliver Koschmieder rushes past Christian Ferro! Some good footwork from Oliver Koschmieder provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
16.32
Piero Corini picks a pass forward to Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal knocks in a cross ball towards Piero Corini. Piero Corini makes a looping header on goal. Piero Corini scores for Manchester United!! That brings them back into the game!
21.44
Seth Woodcock deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Bower. Graham Bower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oliver Koschmieder. Oliver Koschmieder controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.34
Graham Winterburn hits a low pass to Piero Corini. Piero Corini changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Piero Corini shoots from 25 yards. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
26.35
Graham Bower hits a low pass to Alex Booth. Alex Booth tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.18
Gareth Parker comes in with a late challenge on Billy Summerbell. Gareth Parker is warned by the referee! Billy Summerbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.13
David Greig threads the ball through to Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko knocks the ball forward to Robbie Stewart but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.46
David Greig hits a low pass to Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Gentile collects the pass. Oscar Gentile whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arturo Vidal!
40.35
Piero Corini threads a neat ball through to Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile knocks in a cross ball towards Garry Naysmith. Garry Naysmith makes a looping header on goal. Marvin Goodwin picks it out of the air!
42.40
Andy Hutchison hacks Piero Corini from behind! Andy Hutchison is warned by the referee! Piero Corini hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.03
Christian Basler flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Stewart collects the pass. Ruel Stewart threads a neat ball through to Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester United kick off!
55.33
Graham Bower knocks the ball forward to Oliver Koschmieder. Oliver Koschmieder shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
57.03
David Greig sees Jean-Claude Bagayoko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Claude Bagayoko knocks in a cross ball towards Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.40
Graham Winterburn pushes up the pitch. Graham Winterburn flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Marvin Goodwin reads it well. Great keeping!
61.27
Christian Ferro kicks a strong pass forward to Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Piero Corini. Piero Corini shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.56
Graham Bower runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Graham Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but John Jack reads it well. Great keeping!
67.06
With some swift thinking, Gareth Parker plays the ball forward to Piero Corini. Piero Corini passes the ball forward to Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile whips in a cross ball towards Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is shockingly off target!
69.40
Gareth Parker kicks a strong pass forward to Piero Corini. Piero Corini sees space and advances. Piero Corini whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.07
With imagination, Piero Corini picks a pass forward to Robbie Stewart. Robbie Stewart knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Davies.
72.03
Piero Corini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oscar Gentile. Oscar Gentile plays a scrappy one-two with Garry Naysmith and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Oscar Gentile provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
77.49
Piero Corini threads the ball through to Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko knocks the ball to his team mate, Arturo Vidal. Arturo Vidal shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.17
Gareth Parker hits a low pass to Piero Corini. Piero Corini makes a probing pass to Jean-Claude Bagayoko. Jean-Claude Bagayoko whips in a cross ball towards Piero Corini. Piero Corini makes a looping header on goal. Marvin Goodwin didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
85.44
Christian Ferro chips the ball to his team mate, Piero Corini. Piero Corini makes a simple pass, allowing Garry Naysmith to run into the box. Garry Naysmith makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies well off target!
89.37
Christian Basler flicks a high ball forward to Seth Woodcock who takes it down. Seth Woodcock threads the ball through to Graham Marshall. Graham Marshall tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Manchester United
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
35%
65%
Play Area
30%
45%
25%

Scorers
Oliver Koschmieder 10
Alex Booth 26
Graham Marshall 89
Piero Corini 16, 22
Arturo Vidal 34

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Piero Corini of Manchester United

Match Ratings
1.Marvin Goodwin (GK)
7
2.Christian Basler (DEF)
6
3.Andy Hutchison (DEF)
6
4.Seth Woodcock (DEF)
6
5.Billy Davies (DEF)
6
6.Ruel Stewart (MID)
6
7.Graham Bower (MID)
7
8.Billy Summerbell (MID)
6
9.Alex Booth (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Oliver Koschmieder (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Graham Marshall (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Moritz Eilts (DEF)
0
13.Tijani Simons (MID)
0
14.Ferry De Groot (MID)
0

1.John Jack (GK)
6
2.Graham Winterburn (DEF)
7
3.Gareth Parker (DEF)
6
4.Christian Ferro (DEF)
6
5.David Greig (DEF)
6
6.Robbie Stewart (MID)
6
7.Piero Corini (MID)goal scoredgoal scoredyellow card
9
8.Jean-Claude Bagayoko (ATT)
7
9.Arturo Vidal (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Garry Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Oscar Gentile (ATT)
7
 
12.Graeme Hunt (MID)
0
13.Jason Scholes (ATT)
0
14.George Rufus (MID)
0