Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Griffin Park where Brentford play host to Brighton and Hove Albion. A crowd of 20,569 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Brentford and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Brentford and Brighton and Hove Albion are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Brighton and Hove Albion kicking off!
3.45
0-0Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a probing pass to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noboru Kikuchi.
8.39
1-0Oluwashegun Babayaro passes the ball forward to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado whips in a cross ball towards Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis powers a header at goal. Georgios Bourbakis scores for Brentford!!
15.23
1-0Denni Laudrup knocks the ball forward to Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks the ball forward to Matthew Gallagher but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
20.49
1-0Nicholas Aloisi clumsily knocks into Luis Santos. The referee calls over Nicholas Aloisi and shows him a yellow card! Luis Santos runs off the knock.
21.22
1-0Guerino Triuzzi sees space and advances. Guerino Triuzzi whips in a cross ball towards Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.16
Denni Laudrup flicks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon goes all the way! Jermaine Salmon shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
26.26
1-0Neil Young barges into Oluwashegun Babayaro. The referee calls over Neil Young and warns him to calm down! Oluwashegun Babayaro stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.14
1-0Nicholas Aloisi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon goes all the way! Jermaine Salmon rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
32.39
Elbekay Hadji threads the ball through to Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a probing pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado makes a probing pass to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis shows great control and tries a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.09
Elbekay Hadji makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guerino Triuzzi. Guerino Triuzzi makes a probing pass to Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Glynn Gilchrist manages to keep it out.
38.15
Denni Laudrup kicks a strong pass forward to Rainer Bräutigam. Rainer Bräutigam knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Dugbatey who gathers it comfortably.
44.14
Oluwashegun Babayaro knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado knocks in a cross ball towards Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Brentford kick off!
48.11
Neil Young catches Oluwashegun Babayaro on the ankles. Neil Young is given another warning by the referee! Oluwashegun Babayaro stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.33
Neil Young knocks the ball forward to Jermaine Salmon. Jermaine Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Mark Dugbatey manages to gather it comfortably.
57.13
Guerino Triuzzi knocks the ball forward to Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.19
Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a probing pass to Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.12
Mark Appiah barges into Vitaliy Kharenko. Mark Appiah is warned by the referee! Vitaliy Kharenko runs off the knock.
65.18
Matthew Gallagher hacks Evangelos Boutaris from behind! Matthew Gallagher is warned by the referee! Evangelos Boutaris stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.06
Vitaliy Kharenko boots it upfield. Rainer Bräutigam whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Gallagher. Matthew Gallagher powers a header at goal. Mark Dugbatey easily picks it out of the air!
73.01
Samuel Fonseca catches Georgios Bourbakis on the ankles. The referee calls over Samuel Fonseca and warns him to calm down! Georgios Bourbakis stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.45
Evangelos Boutaris clumsily knocks into Jermaine Salmon. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jermaine Salmon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.10
2-0Luis Santos clumsily knocks into Nicholas Aloisi. The referee calls over Luis Santos and warns him to calm down! Nicholas Aloisi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.08
Evangelos Boutaris makes a probing pass to Oluwashegun Babayaro. Oluwashegun Babayaro chips the ball to his team mate, Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.13
Oluwashegun Babayaro makes a probing pass to Mark Appiah. Mark Appiah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Fonseca.
89.43
Elbekay Hadji passes the ball forward to Guerino Triuzzi. Guerino Triuzzi knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Salgado. Manuel Salgado whips in a cross ball towards Georgios Bourbakis. Georgios Bourbakis heads the ball goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
5
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
25%
45.8%
29.2%
Scorers
| Georgios Bourbakis 8, 32 Manuel Salgado 83 |