Match Report
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Swansea City. A crowd of 19,101 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Brighton and Hove Albion and Swansea City are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Swansea City kick off!
6.45
0-0Denni Laudrup controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
10.53
0-0Noe Magana sees a break and surges forward. Noe Magana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Quaresma.
12.41
0-0Denni Laudrup threads the ball through to Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Alpay Türkyilmaz easily smothers it!
15.32
Mike Hackworth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morgan Tedesco. Morgan Tedesco chips the ball to his team mate, Gonzalo Maldonado. Gonzalo Maldonado shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
16.14
1-0Noboru Kikuchi passes the ball forward to Nicholas Aloisi. Nicholas Aloisi chips the ball to his team mate, Matthew Gallagher. Matthew Gallagher goes all the way! Matthew Gallagher takes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.58
1-0Matthew Gallagher catches José Moran on the ankles. Matthew Gallagher is given a warning by the referee! José Moran hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.56
Noe Magana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier whips in a cross ball towards Leon Carrick. Leon Carrick connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
36.41
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
44.07
José Moran clumsily knocks into Jermaine Salmon. José Moran is warned by the referee! Jermaine Salmon stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off and get the second half underway!
51.39
Morgan Tedesco threads the ball through to Hannes Maier. Hannes Maier shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
53.50
Denni Laudrup knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Avril Esparza.
55.16
Samuel Fonseca lofts the ball long. Jermaine Salmon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.39
Nicholas Aloisi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alpay Türkyilmaz who gathers it comfortably.
60.02
Matthew Gallagher barges into José Moran. Matthew Gallagher is given another warning by the referee! José Moran stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.48
Samuel Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Denni Laudrup. Denni Laudrup passes the ball forward to Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.00
1-0Neil Young advances with the ball. Neil Young kicks a strong pass forward to Jermaine Salmon but the referee indicates it's offside!
73.08
Vitaliy Kharenko makes a probing pass to Denni Laudrup. Denni Laudrup takes it forward alone. Denni Laudrup goes all the way! Denni Laudrup shoots from just inside the box but somehow Alpay Türkyilmaz manages to keep it out.
75.22
Noe Magana kicks a strong pass forward to Gonzalo Maldonado. Gonzalo Maldonado goes all the way! Gonzalo Maldonado takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Glynn Gilchrist.
77.38
Vitaliy Kharenko passes the ball forward to Neil Young. Neil Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alpay Türkyilmaz who gathers it comfortably.
84.34
Noe Magana sees a break and surges forward. Noe Magana kicks a strong pass forward to Gonzalo Maldonado. Gonzalo Maldonado shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
89.36
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
24.7%
48.1%
27.3%
Scorers